Getting it into your agent
One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.
npx skills add DeerYang/server-security-init-skill --skill server-security-initgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/DeerYang/server-security-init-skillWrote this? Show the measurements
A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.
[](https://agentmods.dev/skills/deeryang/server-security-init-skill/server-security-init)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/deeryang/server-security-init-skill/server-security-init"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/deeryang/server-security-init-skill/server-security-init/github.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>Or the 80×15 button, for a site that already has a row of RSS and ATOM ones. Only the verdict fits; the numbers stay here.
<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/deeryang/server-security-init-skill/server-security-init"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/deeryang/server-security-init-skill/server-security-init.svg" alt="Reviewed on agentmods" width="80" height="20"></a>- NVIDIA SkillSpector warn
SkillSpector: 4 findings, up to high
These are SkillSpector’s own severities. On a checked sample its high-severity flags on skills were ~96% false positives — a documented command, a public API, a “never do X” rule — so we show them as a caution to read, not a verdict. Why →
- high Tool Misuse · line 72 Tool parameters are crafted to achieve unintended or unsafe behavior. Parameter abuse can bypass intended safety checks (e.g. shell=True, --force, dangerous glob patterns).Fix: Validate all tool parameters against an allowlist. Reject dangerous parameter values (shell=True, --force, -rf /) and use safe defaults.
- medium Privilege Escalation · line 3 Commands invoke sudo or root privileges. Verify this elevated access is necessary and justified.Fix: Avoid sudo/root unless strictly required. Prefer least-privilege patterns. If elevation is needed, document the justification and scope.
- medium Privilege Escalation · line 56 Commands invoke sudo or root privileges. Verify this elevated access is necessary and justified.Fix: Avoid sudo/root unless strictly required. Prefer least-privilege patterns. If elevation is needed, document the justification and scope.
- medium Privilege Escalation · line 92 Commands invoke sudo or root privileges. Verify this elevated access is necessary and justified.Fix: Avoid sudo/root unless strictly required. Prefer least-privilege patterns. If elevation is needed, document the justification and scope.
What it costs to keep this loaded
Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.00057 | $0.02064 |
| Opus 5.5 | $0.00023 | $0.00826 |
| Sonnet 5.5 | $0.00011 | $0.00413 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00006 | $0.00206 |
Grade A, and why
server-security-init scanned grade A with 1 finding against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 1mo ago.
A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.
Asks for rootlowPrivilege escalation
A mod that escalates privileges can change anything on the machine, not only the project.
description: "Use when safely initializing or hardening a newly installed or rebuilt Ubuntu/Debian server over SSH, including SSH keys, a non-root sudo user, SSH policy, server timezone, UFW, fail2ban, local SSH config, Downgraded: this mod is about security review, or the phrase is quoted, so it is likely naming the pattern rather than instructing it.
How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 116 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Server Security Init
Purpose and Scope
Harden a fresh Ubuntu/Debian server without locking the operator out. Treat SSH, firewall, fail2ban, and service-manager changes as high-risk: inspect first, add and verify a parallel access path, then remove old access paths.
This workflow targets OpenSSH with systemd. UFW and fail2ban are optional. For another distribution, firewall, init system, or SSH implementation, stop before mutation, explain the differences, and obtain agreement on an adapted plan.
Intake
Collect the bootstrap facts before touching the server. Infer values from prior context or local SSH config when safe, but show inferred values and obtain confirmation before high-risk mutations.
| Parameter | Meaning |
|---|---|
root_public_key_installed |
Whether the selected public key already works for the initial login user |
target_host |
Server IP, hostname, or existing SSH alias |
initial_user |
Current login user, often root |
initial_port |
Current SSH port, often 22 |
admin_user |
Non-root human administrator account to create or verify |
public_key_source |
Local .pub file, existing authorized key, or pasted public key |
local_key_name |
Local key basename, usually derived from the server alias |
identity_file |
Matching local private-key path used for every access-path gate |
ssh_config_alias |
Local SSH alias to create or update |
new_ssh_port |
Final SSH port |
target_timezone |
Desired IANA timezone such as UTC or Asia/Shanghai, or keep-current |
recovery_access |
Available provider console, VNC, rescue panel, or other out-of-band recovery path |
external_firewall_ready |
Whether provider/security-group rules permit the temporary and final SSH ports |
Collect these choices at the same intake gate:
| Parameter | Default |
|---|---|
disable_root_login |
true; when false, retain root public-key login rather than enabling root passwords |
disable_password_login |
true |
enable_ufw |
true |
rebuild_ufw |
false; preserve existing rules unless the user explicitly approves rebuilding them |
allowed_tcp_ports |
No additional ports; new_ssh_port is handled separately |
enable_fail2ban |
Ask; do not infer consent |
management_ips |
Required only when enabling fail2ban; current and usual admin egress IPs/CIDRs |
fail2ban_maxretry |
3 |
fail2ban_findtime |
86400 |
fail2ban_bantime |
86400 |
generate_local_keypair |
Ask if no usable key exists |
local_key_comment |
Server alias or user-specified comment |
local_key_passphrase |
Ask; do not assume an empty passphrase |
What ships with it
3 files beside SKILL.md in the same directory: the scripts, references and assets a skill reads on demand. Not counted in the per-session cost; read them before you install if any of them is executable.
What this file has done since we first saw it
Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.
- 1mo ago First seen · 116 lines · 57 tokens per session scan A ee3087289e3c
server-security-init is a skill published in the GitHub repository DeerYang/server-security-init-skill (41 stars, last pushed 1mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 57 tokens to every session and 2,064 once invoked, about $0.0002 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 1 finding (asks for root). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.
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