Agent skill · Security · redis

redis-security agent skill by redis

Guides Redis security, covering authentication with requirepass and ACL users, TLS, least-privilege access control, network exposure limits, and disabling dangerous commands.

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At a glance

PublisherRedis Official
Repositoryredis/agent-skills (8 listed skills)
CategorySecurity
LicenseMIT
Last commitSeptember 8, 2026 (repository)
SKILL.md97 lines, 422 words
Bundled files4 files, including references
Quality score75/100 · C Passes all seven graded checks
Security scanNot scanned
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Before you install

Read from the skill's files at the directory's October 19, 2026 snapshot: what ships with it, what its code reads, and the terms it is published under.

Install redis-security

The skills CLI works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents; the other routes copy the folder by hand.

Skills CLI
npx skills add https://github.com/redis/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/redis-security
Claude Code, project-level copy
tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/redis/agent-skills.git "$tmp/repo"
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -R "$tmp/repo/"skills/redis-security .claude/skills/
rm -rf "$tmp"
Codex installer
python3 ~/.codex/skills/.system/skill-installer/scripts/install-skill-from-github.py \
    --repo redis/agent-skills \
    --path skills/redis-security

redis/agent-skills is third-party code. Read SKILL.md and any bundled scripts before you install it.

How the author describes it

Redis security guidance covering authentication (requirepass and ACL users), TLS, ACL-based least-privilege access control, restricting network exposure via bind and protected-mode, firewall rules, and disabling dangerous commands. Use when deploying Redis to production, defining ACL users for an application, configuring TLS connections, locking down a Redis instance behind a firewall, or auditing a Redis deployment for security hardening.

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Suede Skill Check: 75/100 · C

Report snapshot · · graded-v2

The rubric totals 100 points; published scores are capped at 99. Security scan: not scanned.

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  • Boundary clause: 0 of 4 points. 4 when the description says when not to use the skill (“Not for …”, “Do not use …”, “Use … instead”).
  • Example request: 0 of 3 points. 3 when the description quotes an example request (3–60 characters in quotation marks).
  • Instruction depth: 4 of 7 points. 7 for a SKILL.md body of 500–3,000 words; 4 for 250–4,500; 1 for 100 or more.

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redis-security passes the required frontmatter check and all seven graded checks, which cover the SKILL.md format, a declared license and a commit in the last year. Those checks earn 56 of the score’s points; the rest come from description quality, instruction depth, bundled files, maintenance and curated-list citations. How the score works.

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CheckResult
Frontmatter parses and declares a name and a descriptionPass
Name uses lowercase letters, digits and hyphens, 64 characters or fewerPass
Name matches the skill's folder namePass
Description is between 50 and 1,024 charactersPass
Description says when an agent should use the skillPass
SKILL.md body is 500 lines or fewerPass
A license is declared in the frontmatter or the repositoryPass
Repository has a commit in the last 12 monthsPass
Score componentPoints
Structural checks56 of 56
Description length5 of 5
Boundary clause0 of 4
Example request0 of 3
Instruction depth4 of 7
Reference files3 of 3
Bundled scripts0 of 2
Recent maintenance6 of 9
Curated-list citations1 of 7
Tool permissions declared0 of 2
Compatibility declared0 of 2

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redis-security is listed with 75/100 · C. This badge links to its Suede listing. Skills scoring 80–99 add a numeric and a letter quality shield; the largest open points for redis-security are boundary clause (4), example request (3) and instruction depth (3). Send your repository and the points you want to raise, then request a fresh review after updating the skill.

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redis/agent-skills appears in 1 curated list: VoltAgent/awesome-agent-skills.

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