analyst-overview

Research

Root pointer for the analyst's vulnerability research playbooks. Load this first at iteration start to see the full catalog of vuln-class and chain-building skills.

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How to use this skill

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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/PurpleAILAB/Decepticon/blob/HEAD/packages/decepticon/decepticon/skills/standard/analyst/SKILL.md

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First, summarize what it does, its dependencies, license status if identifiable, and any risks. Show the exact files you propose to add under .agents/skills/analyst-overview/. Do not write files or run scripts until I approve.

After I approve, install the complete skill folder, including required referenced files, into that project location. Verify it is discoverable, then tell me its actual invocation name and how to use it. Do not claim it is installed until you have verified it.

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Analyst Skill Catalog

The analyst has specialised playbooks under this tree. Load the one matching your current hunting lane — don't load them all at once.

Taint / source-review playbooks

Use when you have source code and are hunting a specific weakness class.

Skill	Use for
`/skills/standard/analyst/sql-injection/SKILL.md`	String-concat + format-string → SQL sink
`/skills/standard/analyst/ssrf/SKILL.md`	User-controlled URL reaches http client
`/skills/standard/analyst/deserialization/SKILL.md`	pickle / Java ObjectInputStream / .NET BinaryFormatter / YAML
`/skills/standard/analyst/ssti/SKILL.md`	User input rendered by Jinja/Twig/Freemarker/Velocity
`/skills/standard/analyst/xxe/SKILL.md`	XML parser with external entity expansion enabled
`/skills/standard/analyst/path-traversal/SKILL.md`	User input reaches filesystem path
`/skills/standard/analyst/prototype-pollution/SKILL.md`	JS merge / assign / clone of untrusted object
`/skills/standard/analyst/command-injection/SKILL.md`	User input → shell, exec, system
`/skills/standard/analyst/idor/SKILL.md`	Missing authorization check on object reference
`/skills/standard/analyst/auth-bypass/SKILL.md`	Broken auth state machine, missing session checks
`/skills/standard/analyst/prompt-injection/SKILL.md`	LLM prompts built from untrusted input

Chain playbooks

Use when you have a bag of individual findings and want to combine them into a critical impact chain.

Skill	Use for
`/skills/standard/analyst/chains/ssrf-to-rce/SKILL.md`	SSRF → metadata → IAM → RCE
`/skills/standard/analyst/chains/xss-to-takeover/SKILL.md`	Self-XSS → CSRF → admin creds
`/skills/standard/analyst/chains/cred-reuse/SKILL.md`	Low-priv cred → service pivot → domain admin
`/skills/standard/analyst/chains/idor-to-priv-esc/SKILL.md`	IDOR on settings → role elevation

Workflow

kg_stats — see what you already know.
Identify the target's language / framework.
Load the matching vuln-class skill (one or two per iteration).
Run the skill's recipe, record findings as graph nodes.
When enough vulns exist, load a chain playbook and call plan_attack_chains(promote=True) to persist any complete chains.