Use Case
References is a powerful AI agent skill that extends your assistant with new capabilities. Comprehensive security audit skills. Check file permissions, environment variables, dependency vulnerabilities, configuration files, network ports, Git security, Shell security, macOS security, key detection, and more. Supports CLI parameters, JSON output, configuration files. Use this skill when the user requires "security check", "vulnerability scan", "permission check", and "security audit". This guide walks you through installing References, configuring it for your setup, and running your first commands β so you can start getting value in minutes.
Install References: npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install references
Restart your AI client (Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, or OpenClaw)
Type a natural language request related to developer & devops to trigger References
Review the output and refine your prompt for better results
Combine References with other skills to build multi-step workflows
Copy these prompts and use them with your AI agent after installing References
Help me get started with References
What can References do for my developer & devops workflow?
Show me an example of using References
Select your agent
Option 1: Install via CLI (recommended)
Recommended (no pre-install needed)
npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install referencesOr via clawhub CLI (if already installed)
clawhub --dir ~/.claude/skills install referencesβ οΈ Requires Node.js 18+. No Node? Use Option 2 below to download the ZIP instead. Install Node.js β
Option 2: Manual install (no Node required)
Download the ZIP, extract it, and place the folder at the path below. Restart your agent to activate.
Install path
~/.claude/skills/references/π‘Extract and place the folder at the path above, then restart your agent.