Production audit

Run an external audit on the repo's shipped state — deployed URL, GitHub signals, secrets exposure, RLS gaps, webhook idempotency, indexes, observability, prompt injection, and ten other failure modes that AI-assisted projects routinely miss.

This is complementary to in-session security skills (security-review, vibesec, OWASP-style) — those scan the editor buffer while you're coding. This scans the deployed product after you commit. Use both.

When to invoke

• User says "is this production-ready", "what would break in prod", "score my project", "what did I miss", "audit my repo", "ready to ship".
• Right after merging a feature branch to main (helpful as a pre-deploy gate).
• Before a public launch / Show HN post / investor demo.
• When git log shows >20 commits since the last .commitshow/audit.md was written.

When NOT to invoke

• During active in-session coding — use security-review / vibesec for line-level patterns. Production-audit is for post-merge / pre-ship review.
• For library or scaffold-form repos — the engine handles app form best; libraries get a partial-substitute score.
• If .commitshow/audit.json already exists and is < 1 hour old, read that instead of re-running. Audit is rate-limited (anonymous: 20/IP/day · 5/repo/day · 2000/day global).
• Inside a private/non-GitHub repo — the audit pulls public GitHub signals, so private repos return a not_found error.

Procedure

1. Run the audit

From the repo root:

bash
npx commitshow@latest audit . --json --source=production-audit-skill > .commitshow/audit.json 2>&1

The --source flag is anonymous · it lets commit.show distinguish how the call originated (skill vs raw CLI vs IDE plugin) for funnel analytics. Drop the flag if you prefer; data is still collected without it (just labeled (unknown)).

This also writes a human-readable .commitshow/audit.md next to it. Subsequent invocations should diff against the prior audit.json if it exists, so you can lead with "+5 since yesterday's audit" instead of just an absolute number.

If the user pointed at a remote URL instead of ., swap in the URL: npx commitshow@latest audit github.com/owner/repo --json.

2. Parse the envelope

The JSON envelope is stable (schema_version: "1", additive-only). Read these fields:

| Field | Meaning | |---|---| | score.total | 0-100 production-readiness score | | score.delta_since_last | change vs. parent snapshot · positive = improving | | score.band | strong (80+) · mid (60-79) · early (<60) | | concerns[] | top issues, ordered by impact · each has axis + bullet | | strengths[] | top 3 things that work · for context only | | standing.rank / total_in_season / projected_tier | optional · only when project is auditioning on commit.show | | snapshot.created_at / trigger_type | when the audit ran |

Concerns are sorted by decision-impact, not severity. Position 1 is the bullet a Scout would want to see before any other.

3. Surface to the user

Lead with score + trajectory in one sentence, then the top concerns. Do not dump the full JSON. Format:

Score: 82/100 (+5 since yesterday) · band: strong

Top concerns:
  ↓ [Security] No API rate limiting on /auth — IP cap missing
  ↓ [Infrastructure] webhook handler at api/stripe.ts — signature verified, but no
    idempotency-key check (replay attack window open)

Want me to fix the webhook idempotency gap first?

Rules:

• Use the exact bullet from concerns[].bullet — the audit engine already wrote action-oriented copy.
• Don't list strengths unless the user explicitly asks. They're not actionable in this context.
• Always end with a follow-up question that names a specific concern. Don't ask "what do you want to do?" — ask "fix X first?".
• If score.delta_since_last is negative or null, lead with the absolute score only.

4. If the user picks a concern, scope a fix

For the chosen concern:

1. Read the file(s) cited in the bullet.
2. Confirm the gap matches the description (the engine occasionally over-flags when the issue is mitigated elsewhere).
3. Propose a minimal patch — single-file when possible.
4. Don't apply without explicit approval. Show the diff first. The user is deciding what to ship; you're a lens.

After applying a fix, suggest re-running npx commitshow audit --refresh so the next audit reflects the change.

Output format expectations

Always end your response with one of:

• A specific fix proposal (if the user picked a concern).
• A clarifying question naming the top concern (if the user hasn't picked yet).
• "Already up-to-date — last audit was X minutes ago, score unchanged." (if audit.json is fresh and you didn't re-run).

Never end with a generic "let me know if you need anything else."

Trade-offs

• External dependency: the audit hits commit.show's API. Behind a corp firewall blocking *.supabase.co it won't work. Local-only fallback is npx commitshow audit . --json --no-network, which runs the deterministic checks (RLS · grants · indexes · idempotency · etc.) without the Claude qualitative layer — output is partial.
• Cold audit latency: first audit on a fresh repo takes 60-90s. Cached audits (within 7 days) return instantly. Use --refresh to force-bypass cache (counts against rate limits).
• App-form bias: scoring is calibrated for deployed apps with a live URL. CLIs / libraries / scaffolds get a partial-substitute score (max ~45/50 on the audit pillar) — fair but not flattering.

Companion skills

This skill works alongside, not in place of:

| Skill | When | |---|---| | security-review / vibesec / OWASP-style | Editor-buffer scan during coding. Catches insecure patterns at write-time. | | production-audit (this) | Post-merge scan of shipped state. Catches deployment-time gaps the in-session lens can't see. | | tdd-workflow / test-coverage | Test-quality lens. Different axis — covers what the audit's tests slot signals only loosely. |

Both lenses miss things the other catches. Run both for serious launches.

Reference

• Audit engine source: <https://github.com/commitshow/commitshow/blob/main/supabase/functions/analyze-project/index.ts>
• 14-frame failure framework (RLS · webhook · secrets · indexes · observability · rate limit · prompt injection · hardcoded URLs · mock data · webhook signature · CORS · mobile zoom · column GRANT · Stripe API idempotency): documented in the engine source above.
• JSON schema: stable at schema_version: "1" · additive-only changes; breaking changes bump to "2".
• CLI: <https://github.com/commitshow/cli>
• API: https://api.commit.show/audit?repo=...&format=json (no install needed for one-off audits).