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TLDR

A security audit skill for the Codex AI coding assistant that runs structured checks for launch blocking bugs, CTF challenges, and AI safety issues.

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  root((ctf-codex))
    What it does
      Security audit skill
      For Codex CLI
      Structured reports
    Modes
      Release audit
      CTF analysis
      Safety bounty
    Use cases
      Pre launch checklist
      CTF challenge review
      AI vulnerability writeups
    Audience
      Security researchers
      Codex users

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Run a pre-launch security checklist over a codebase to catch exposed API keys and broken access controls.

USE CASE 2

Analyze an authorized CTF challenge environment with a structured Codex workflow.

USE CASE 3

Write up a report on an AI specific vulnerability such as prompt injection in an agent system.

What is it built with?

PowerShellCodex CLI

How does it compare?

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LanguagePowerShellPowerShellPowerShell
Setup difficultymoderatemoderateeasy
Complexity3/52/52/5
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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires copying files into Codex configuration directories and restarting Codex, using a shell or PowerShell install script.

No license information is given in the README.

In plain English

This is a security audit skill for the Codex CLI, which is an AI coding assistant. The README is written in Chinese. The skill extends Codex with structured workflows for finding security problems in code and systems. It is intended only for use on systems you own, maintain, or have been explicitly authorized to test, including Capture the Flag competitions. The skill has three modes. The first, called release-audit, is a pre-launch security checklist that looks for real problems that could cause immediate harm, such as API keys accidentally bundled into front-end code, payment amounts controlled by the client instead of the server, broken access controls that let one user read another user's data, webhooks without signature verification, and similar issues. The second mode, called ctf, is for analyzing challenge environments in authorized security competitions. The third mode, called safety-bounty, is for organizing and writing up reports about AI-specific security vulnerabilities such as prompt injection or tool-boundary failures in agent systems. When run in release-audit mode, Codex outputs a structured report for each finding that includes what was found, how severe it is, where the evidence is in the code, what the real-world impact would be, how to fix it, how to verify the fix, and whether the project should be blocked from shipping. Severity levels range from BLOCKER, meaning do not launch, down through HIGH and MEDIUM to INFO. Installing the skill copies several files into Codex configuration directories on your machine. On Windows you run a PowerShell install script, on macOS and Linux you run a shell script. After restarting Codex, you call the skill with a command like $ctf followed by the mode name, a path to the project to audit, and the platform type such as web, api, mobile, or desktop. The repository also includes copyable prompt templates for defenders who want to ask Codex to review input validation or check for SQL injection without installing the full skill.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Install this Codex security audit skill and run release-audit mode against my project.
Prompt 2
Use the ctf mode of this skill to help me analyze this authorized capture the flag environment.
Prompt 3
Help me use the safety-bounty mode to write up a prompt injection finding in my agent system.
Prompt 4
Show me the copyable prompt template for checking input validation without installing the full skill.

Frequently asked questions

What is ctf-codex?

A security audit skill for the Codex AI coding assistant that runs structured checks for launch blocking bugs, CTF challenges, and AI safety issues.

What language is ctf-codex written in?

Mainly PowerShell. The stack also includes PowerShell, Codex CLI.

What license does ctf-codex use?

No license information is given in the README.

How hard is ctf-codex to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is ctf-codex for?

Mainly developer.

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