Fp Check
Systematic false positive verification for security bug analysis with mandatory gate reviews
- Type
- Plugin
- Repository
- trailofbits/skills
- GitHub stars
- 7.3k
- License
- CC-BY-SA-4.0
- Repo last updated
- Sep 25, 2026
- Source file
- plugins/fp-check/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
- Version
- 1.0.5
- Author
- Maciej Domanski
What Fp Check is
Fp Check is a plugin published in the trailofbits/skills repository on GitHub, which has about 7.3k stars. The repository describes itself as: “Trail of Bits Claude Code skills for security research, vulnerability detection, and audit workflows”
A plugin is a package that bundles skills, slash commands, subagents, hooks, and MCP connectors so they install together. Plugins are plain files with a manifest at .claude-plugin/plugin.json, and they work in both Claude Code and Claude Cowork.
Installing Fp Check adds everything it ships in one step. Connectors inside a plugin still need to be connected separately, and hooks and subagents only run in Cowork and Claude Code, not in regular chat.
How to install Fp Check
Claude Code
- Add the repository as a plugin marketplace: claude plugin marketplace add trailofbits/skills
- Install the plugin: claude plugin install fp-check@<marketplace-name>, using the marketplace name from the repository's .claude-plugin/marketplace.json.
- Restart the session if the new skills or commands don't appear straight away.
Claude Cowork
- Open Customize → Plugins and choose Add marketplace.
- Enter trailofbits/skills (the owner/repo shorthand works for GitHub).
- Find Fp Check in the list, click Install, then connect any connectors it needs from its Connectors tab.
New to extending Cowork? Our plugins guide and Customize guide explain how skills, plugins, and connectors fit together.
Inside the source file
An excerpt from plugins/fp-check/.claude-plugin/plugin.json, shared under the repository's CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. Read the full file on GitHub.
A plugin that enforces systematic false positive verification when verifying suspected security bugs.
Overview
When asked to verify suspected security bugs, this plugin activates a rigorous per-bug verification process. Bugs are routed through one of two paths:
- Standard verification — a linear single-pass checklist for straightforward bugs (clear claim, single component, well-understood bug class). No task creation overhead.
- Deep verification — full task-based orchestration with parallel sub-phases for complex bugs (cross-component, race conditions, ambiguous claims, logic bugs without spec).
Both paths end with six mandatory gate reviews. Each bug receives a TRUE POSITIVE or FALSE POSITIVE verdict with documented evidence.
Installation
/plugin install fp-checkComponents
Skills
Agents
Hooks
Reference Files
Triggers
The skill activates when the user asks to verify a suspected bug:
- "Is this bug real?" / "Is this a true positive?"
- "Is this a false positive?" / "Verify this finding"
- "Check if this vulnerability is exploitable"
The skill does not activate for bug hunting ("find bugs", "security analysis", "audit code").
Methodology
Each bug is routed based on complexity:
Standard Path
For bugs with a clear claim, single component, and well-understood bug class:
- Data flow — trace source to sink, check API contracts and protections
- Exploitability — prove attacker control, bounds proofs, race feasibility
- Impact — real security impact vs operational robustness
- PoC sketch — pseudocode PoC required
- Devil's advocate spot-check — 5+2 targeted questions
- Gate review — six mandatory gates
Standard verification escalates to deep at two checkpoints if complexity warrants it.
Deep Path
For bugs with ambiguous claims, cross-component paths, concurrency, or logic bugs:
- Claim analysis — restate the vulnerability claim precisely, classify the bug class
- Context extraction — execution context, caller analysis, architectural and historical context
- Phase 1: Data flow analysis — trust boundary mapping, API contracts, environment protections, cross-references
- Phase 2: Exploitability verification — attacker control, mathematical bounds proofs, race condition proof, adversarial analysis
- Phase 3: Impact assessment — real security impact vs operational robustness, primary controls vs defense-in-depth
- Phase 4: PoC creation — pseudocode with data flow diagrams, executable PoC, unit test PoC, negative PoC
- Phase 5: Devil's advocate review — 13-question challenge with LLM hallucination self-check
- Gate reviews — six mandatory gates before any verdict
Before you install
- Read the whole file first. Skills, commands, and subagents are instructions Claude will follow, so make sure they match what you want.
- Check which tools, scripts, or MCP servers it uses. Local servers and scripts run with your permissions.
- Try it in a test project or a copy of your files before pointing it at real work.
- Pin the version you tested, and review changes before updating.
- Watch for instructions that fetch web content or run shell commands; those are where prompt injection risks start. See our prompt injection guide.
FAQ
What is Fp Check?
Fp Check is a plugin for Claude Code and Claude Cowork from the trailofbits/skills repository on GitHub. Systematic false positive verification for security bug analysis with mandatory gate reviews
How do I install Fp Check in Claude Code?
Add the repository as a plugin marketplace: claude plugin marketplace add trailofbits/skills Install the plugin: claude plugin install fp-check@<marketplace-name>, using the marketplace name from the repository's .claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Restart the session if the new skills or commands don't appear straight away.
Can I use Fp Check in Claude Cowork?
Open Customize → Plugins and choose Add marketplace. Enter trailofbits/skills (the owner/repo shorthand works for GitHub). Find Fp Check in the list, click Install, then connect any connectors it needs from its Connectors tab.
Is Fp Check safe to install?
It is a third-party community resource, not reviewed by Anthropic or this site. Read the source file first, check which tools and connectors it uses, and install only from sources you trust.
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