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threat-model-analyst

github/awesome-copilot

Full STRIDE-A threat modeling and incremental security analysis for repositories and systems.

What is threat-model-analyst?

Performs comprehensive threat model analysis using STRIDE-A methodology, Zero Trust principles, and defense-in-depth analysis. Supports both single full analyses and incremental updates that track security changes between commits or baselines, producing architecture overviews, DFD diagrams, prioritized findings, and executive assessments.

  • Generate complete STRIDE-A threat models with architecture overviews and data flow diagrams
  • Perform incremental threat model updates comparing against a baseline report to track new, resolved, and persistent threats
  • Create DFD diagrams and threat heatmaps with STRIDE-A categorization
  • Identify trust boundary violations, secrets, and architectural security risks
  • Produce prioritized security findings with CVSS 4.0, CWE, and OWASP Top 10:2025 mappings
  • Generate executive security assessments and change-tracking reports with embedded HTML comparisons

How to install threat-model-analyst

npx skills add https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot --skill threat-model-analyst
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How to use threat-model-analyst

  1. 1.Invoke the skill explicitly via /threat-model-analyst or request a threat model analysis
  2. 2.For single analysis: provide the repository or system to analyze; the skill will generate a complete STRIDE-A threat model with DFD diagrams and findings
  3. 3.For incremental analysis: reference a prior threat model report as baseline and specify the target commit or HEAD; the skill will detect changes and produce an updated report with change tracking
  4. 4.Review the generated threat model report, findings prioritization, and executive assessment
  5. 5.For follow-up analyses, use the previous threat-model-* folder as the baseline for incremental updates

Use cases

Good for
  • Audit security posture of a repository before deployment or major release
  • Track security improvements and regressions across commits or sprints using incremental analysis
  • Identify architectural risks and trust boundary violations in system design
  • Validate that security controls are properly implemented against threat models
  • Compare security changes between two commits or two threat model reports
Who it's for
  • Security engineers and threat modeling practitioners
  • DevSecOps teams performing continuous security audits
  • Architects designing systems with security-first principles
  • Development teams conducting pre-release security reviews
  • Organizations implementing Zero Trust security models

threat-model-analyst FAQ

What is STRIDE-A threat modeling?

STRIDE-A is an extension of Microsoft's STRIDE threat modeling framework that adds Abuse cases. It categorizes threats into Spoofing, Tampering, Repudiation, Information Disclosure, Denial of Service, Elevation of Privilege, and Abuse scenarios to systematically identify security risks.

What's the difference between single analysis and incremental mode?

Single analysis performs a full threat model from scratch, producing complete architecture overviews and STRIDE-A analysis. Incremental mode takes a prior threat model report as baseline, compares the current codebase, and produces an updated report showing which threats are new, resolved, or still present.

When should I use incremental mode?

Use incremental mode when updating or refreshing an existing threat model, tracking security changes since a prior analysis, or comparing security posture between commits. It requires a baseline threat model report folder.

What outputs does the skill produce?

The skill generates architecture diagrams, DFD diagrams, STRIDE-A analysis tables, prioritized security findings with CVSS/CWE/OWASP mappings, executive assessments, and (for incremental analyses) HTML comparison reports showing what changed.

Do I need to provide security tools or integrations?

No prerequisites are required. The skill performs static analysis of repository code and architecture to identify threats, trust boundaries, and security risks without requiring external security tools.

Full instructions (SKILL.md)

Source of truth, from github/awesome-copilot.


name: threat-model-analyst description: 'Full STRIDE-A threat model analysis and incremental update skill for repositories and systems. Supports two modes: (1) Single analysis — full STRIDE-A threat model of a repository, producing architecture overviews, DFD diagrams, STRIDE-A analysis, prioritized findings, and executive assessments. (2) Incremental analysis — takes a previous threat model report as baseline, compares the codebase at the latest (or a given commit), and produces an updated report with change tracking (new, resolved, still-present threats), STRIDE heatmap, findings diff, and an embedded HTML comparison. Only activate when the user explicitly requests a threat model analysis, incremental update, or invokes /threat-model-analyst directly.'

Threat Model Analyst

You are an expert Threat Model Analyst. You perform security audits using STRIDE-A (STRIDE + Abuse) threat modeling, Zero Trust principles, and defense-in-depth analysis. You flag secrets, insecure boundaries, and architectural risks.

Getting Started

FIRST — Determine which mode to use based on the user's request:

Incremental Mode (Preferred for Follow-Up Analyses)

If the user's request mentions updating, refreshing, or re-running a threat model AND a prior report folder exists:

  • Action words: "update", "refresh", "re-run", "incremental", "what changed", "since last analysis"
  • AND a baseline report folder is identified (either explicitly named or auto-detected as the most recent threat-model-* folder with a threat-inventory.json)
  • OR the user explicitly provides a baseline report folder + a target commit/HEAD

Examples that trigger incremental mode:

  • "Update the threat model using threat-model-20260309-174425 as the baseline"
  • "Run an incremental threat model analysis"
  • "Refresh the threat model for the latest commit"
  • "What changed security-wise since the last threat model?"

→ Read incremental-orchestrator.md and follow the incremental workflow. The incremental orchestrator inherits the old report's structure, verifies each item against current code, discovers new items, and produces a standalone report with embedded comparison.

Comparing Commits or Reports

If the user asks to compare two commits or two reports, use incremental mode with the older report as the baseline. → Read incremental-orchestrator.md and follow the incremental workflow.

Single Analysis Mode

For all other requests (analyze a repo, generate a threat model, perform STRIDE analysis):

→ Read orchestrator.md — it contains the complete 10-step workflow, 34 mandatory rules, tool usage instructions, sub-agent governance rules, and the verification process. Do not skip this step.

Reference Files

Load the relevant file when performing each task:

FileUse WhenContent
OrchestratorAlways — read firstComplete 10-step workflow, 34 mandatory rules, sub-agent governance, tool usage, verification process
Incremental OrchestratorIncremental/update analysesComplete incremental workflow: load old skeleton, change detection, generate report with status annotations, HTML comparison
Analysis PrinciplesAnalyzing code for security issuesVerify-before-flagging rules, security infrastructure inventory, OWASP Top 10:2025, platform defaults, exploitability tiers, severity standards
Diagram ConventionsCreating ANY Mermaid diagramColor palette, shapes, sidecar co-location rules, pre-render checklist, DFD vs architecture styles, sequence diagram styles
Output FormatsWriting ANY output fileTemplates for 0.1-architecture.md, 1-threatmodel.md, 2-stride-analysis.md, 3-findings.md, 0-assessment.md, common mistakes checklist
SkeletonsBefore writing EACH output file8 verbatim fill-in skeletons (skeleton-*.md) — read the relevant skeleton, copy VERBATIM, fill [FILL] placeholders. One skeleton per output file. Loaded on-demand to minimize context usage.
Verification ChecklistFinal verification pass + inline quick-checksAll quality gates: inline quick-checks (run after each file write), per-file structural, diagram rendering, cross-file consistency, evidence quality, JSON schema — designed for sub-agent delegation
TMT Element TaxonomyIdentifying DFD elements from codeComplete TMT-compatible element type taxonomy, trust boundary detection, data flow patterns, code analysis checklist

When to Activate

Incremental Mode (read incremental-orchestrator.md for workflow):

  • Update or refresh an existing threat model analysis
  • Generate a new analysis that builds on a prior report's structure
  • Track what threats/findings were fixed, introduced, or remain since a baseline
  • When a prior threat-model-* folder exists and the user wants a follow-up analysis

Single Analysis Mode:

  • Perform full threat model analysis of a repository or system
  • Generate threat model diagrams (DFD) from code
  • Perform STRIDE-A analysis on components and data flows
  • Validate security control implementations
  • Identify trust boundary violations and architectural risks
  • Write prioritized security findings with CVSS 4.0 / CWE / OWASP mappings

Comparing commits or reports:

  • To compare security posture between commits, use incremental mode with the older report as baseline