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Hardware Interface Security Triage

Guides authorized hardware research: finding UART/JTAG debug pads, reading boot logs, and planning firmware extraction.

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Repository
zhaoxuya520/reverse-skill
Stars
43,969
Licence
MIT
Files
2 files

What it does

This skill gives an AI agent a checklist and reference notes for examining electronic devices the user is authorized to test. Once installed, the agent walks through steps like identifying debug pads (UART, JTAG, SWD), noting voltage levels, reading boot logs read-only, checking whether JTAG is locked, and hashing any extracted firmware image. It also hands off firmware analysis to other skills and reminds the user about electrical safety and device ownership.

Great for

  • Security researchers testing devices they own or have written permission to examine
  • Embedded engineers debugging their own boards and wanting a structured bring-up or log-capture procedure
  • Students learning hardware security in a lab setting

Skip it if

  • Opening or modifying someone else's device without authorization, which the skill itself forbids and which may be illegal
  • Attacking live industrial or safety-critical equipment, since probing it can cause damage or harm (lab use only)
  • Users looking for a turnkey exploit; the skill is a triage workflow, not a tool that defeats secure boot or encryption

Try asking

  • “I have a cheap Wi-Fi router I own. Help me find the UART pads and capture the boot log safely.”
  • “Walk me through checking whether the JTAG port on my dev board is locked.”
  • “Plan a non-destructive firmware extraction from my own IoT sensor and hash the image.”
  • “Create a checklist to record pin voltages and baud rate for my embedded prototype.”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Hardware Interface Security TriageInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 2 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    hardware-security.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip hardware-security.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip hardware-security.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • State in your prompt that you own or are authorized to test the device, and name the device model.
  • Start with read-only steps (logging, IDCODE enumeration) and avoid power or voltage changes until you have verified logic levels.
  • Keep a photo log of test points and record baud rate and voltage levels, as the skill's checklist asks.

What's inside

  • references/debug-interface-triage.md
  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from zhaoxuya520/reverse-skill under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.