Identifies error-prone APIs, dangerous configurations, and footgun designs that enable security mistakes. Use when reviewing API designs, configuration schemas, cryptographic library ergonomics, or evaluating whether code follows 'secure by default' and 'pit of success' principles. Triggers: footgun, misuse-resistant, secure defaults, API usability, dangerous configuration.
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---
name: sharp-edges
description: Identifies error-prone APIs, dangerous configurations, and footgun designs that enable security mistakes. Use when reviewing API designs, configuration schemas, cryptographic library ergonomics, or evaluating whether code follows 'secure by default' and 'pit of success' principles. Triggers: footgun, misuse-resistant, secure defaults, API usability, dangerous configuration.
category: sharp-edges
author: Trail of Bits
source: trailofbits/skills
license: AGPL-3.0
trit: -1
trit_label: MINUS
verified: true
featured: false
---
# Sharp Edges Skill
**Trit**: -1 (MINUS)
**Category**: sharp-edges
**Author**: Trail of Bits
**Source**: trailofbits/skills
**License**: AGPL-3.0
## Description
Identifies error-prone APIs, dangerous configurations, and footgun designs that enable security mistakes. Use when reviewing API designs, configuration schemas, cryptographic library ergonomics, or evaluating whether code follows 'secure by default' and 'pit of success' principles. Triggers: footgun, misuse-resistant, secure defaults, API usability, dangerous configuration.
## When to Use
This is a Trail of Bits security skill. Refer to the original repository for detailed usage guidelines and examples.
See: https://github.com/trailofbits/skills
## Related Skills
- audit-context-building
- codeql
- semgrep
- variant-analysis
