Guidelines Advisor skill: what it does and how to install it
Reviews smart contract projects against Trail of Bits development guidelines, assessing architecture, implementation, dependencies and testing.
Summary generated from the skill's documentation.
Install
$ npx skills add trailofbits/skills --skill guidelines-advisorRun it in a terminal. If your agent is already running, start a new session so it picks the skill up.
About this skill
What it does. Examines a smart contract codebase, its documentation, architecture, dependencies and tests. It reviews applicable design patterns and implementation practices, then provides project-specific findings and prioritised recommendations, with file references where possible.
When to use it. For guidance on contract design, documentation, upgradeability, proxies, dependencies or test strategy. It adapts its checks to the platform and analyses only relevant areas.
History
Repo stars
7.4kAbout +216 since 9 Jul 2026
Before 1 Oct 2026 the curve is estimated from public event data.
Stars are counted for the whole repository, which holds 49 skills.
Show as a table
| Date | Repo stars |
|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2026 | 7,370 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | 7,355 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | 7,348 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 7,340 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 7,320 |
| 24 Sept 2026 (estimated) | 7,310 |
| 17 Sept 2026 (estimated) | 7,305 |
| 10 Sept 2026 (estimated) | 7,239 |
| 3 Sept 2026 (estimated) | 7,179 |
| 27 Aug 2026 (estimated) | 7,174 |
| 20 Aug 2026 (estimated) | 7,174 |
| 13 Aug 2026 (estimated) | 7,169 |
| 6 Aug 2026 (estimated) | 7,164 |
| 30 Jul 2026 (estimated) | 7,164 |
| 23 Jul 2026 (estimated) | 7,164 |
| 16 Jul 2026 (estimated) | 7,164 |
| 9 Jul 2026 (estimated) | 7,154 |
Installs
5.1k
Tracking since . A chart appears once there are 7 days of data.
Installs via skills.sh
Similar skills
- Source-Driven DevelopmentChecks every implementation decision against official documentation, so the code cites its sources and avoids outdated patterns.
- Subagent-Driven DevelopmentExecutes an implementation plan by handing independent tasks to subagents within the current session.
- Test-Driven DevelopmentMakes the agent write a failing test before any implementation code, for features and bug fixes alike.