{ctf-misc}

Security

Provides miscellaneous CTF challenge techniques for problems that do not cleanly fit the main categories. Use for encoding puzzles, pyjails, bash jails, RF/SDR, DNS oddities, unicode tricks, esoteric languages, QR or audio puzzles, constraint solving, game theory, unusual sandbox escapes, and hybrid logic puzzles. Prefer a more specific skill first when the challenge is mainly web, pwn, reverse, forensics, malware, OSINT, or crypto. Treat this as the fallback skill for genuine cross-category or edge-case challenges, not the default starting point.

ljagiello/ctf-skills·8,268 installsMIT
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npx skills add ljagiello/ctf-skills --skill ctf-misc

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Packaging13 filesSKILL.md plus 12 moreDirectory Scan
External Dependencies1 possibleFrom one text matchDirectory Scan
Tool AccessNarrowA short, scoped allow-listFrontmatter
SafetyFail5 partner scansPartner Audits

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Partner Audits5 scans
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  • COMMAND_EXECUTION
  • DYNAMIC_EXECUTION
  • PRIVILEGE_ESCALATION
ProviderStatusLevelSummaryScanned
Gen Agent Trust HubfailCRITICALThe skill is a comprehensive reference and cheat sheet repository for Capture The Flag (CTF) miscellaneous challenges, including jail escapes, cryptography puzzles, and Linux privilege escalation techniques. While automated scanners flag signatures of exploit payloads and shell patterns within the documentation, these are entirely educational examples and static reference material aligned with the primary purpose of the skill.2026-09-14
Socketfail—2 alerts: gptSecurity, gptMalware2026-09-14
SnykfailHIGHRisk: HIGH · 1 issue2026-09-14
RunlayerwarnMEDIUM5/7 files flagged2026-03-16
ZeroLeakspassLOW2 findings · Score: 80/1002026-04-15

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Files
  • SKILL.md
  • bashjails.md
  • ctfd-navigation.md
  • dns.md
  • encodings-advanced.md
  • encodings.md
  • games-and-vms-2.md
  • games-and-vms-3.md
  • games-and-vms-4.md
  • games-and-vms.md
  • linux-privesc.md
  • pyjails.md
  • rf-sdr.md

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  • Mentions a sign-in or credentialSKILL.md: token auth

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LicenseMIT
Tool permissions1 declared
Bash Read Write Edit Glob Grep Task WebFetch WebSearch Skill
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Requiresfilesystem-basedagent(ClaudeCodeorsimilar)withbashPython3andinternetaccessfortoolinstallation.

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DimensionDirectory ScanAgent ReviewsInstaller ReportsPartner Audits
Safetyno flagsfail
External Dependencies1 matchnonenone
Packaging40/100none
LicenseMITnone
Tool Accessnarrownone
Real-World Fitnone
Writing Qualitynonenone
measured unmeasured not applicableColour repeats the wording beside it; it is never the only channel.

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