solve-challenge
Solves CTF challenges by performing first-pass triage, identifying the dominant category, and routing execution to the right specialized ctf-* skill. Use when the user gives you a challenge bundle, a remote service, a suspicious file, or only a vague challenge description and you must determine where to start. Do not use it when the category is already clear and a specialized skill can be invoked directly; this is the dispatcher and recon entrypoint, not the deepest reference for category-specific techniques.
Before you install
- Last update
- Files in folder
- 1
- Scripts
- No script files found
- SKILL.md size
- 11 KB (about 2,700 tokens of context each time it loads)
- License
- MIT
- Source on GitHub
- ljagiello/ctf-skills
Skills are plain text instructions the agent follows, sometimes with scripts. Check the source, prefer repositories with many installs and stars, and read any script it ships.
Install
npx skills add ljagiello/ctf-skills@solve-challengeRuns in a terminal with Node.js 18 or newer. Add -y to skip the prompts and -g to install for every project instead of this one.
Install for your agent
npx skills add ljagiello/ctf-skills@solve-challenge --agent claude-code -y- Project install writes to
.claude/skills/solve-challenge- Global install writes to
~/.claude/skills/solve-challenge
Start a new session afterwards so the agent picks the skill up. In Claude Code you can also call it directly with /solve-challenge.
What it does
CTF Challenge Solver You're a skilled CTF player. Your goal is to solve the challenge and find the flag. Environment Setup Two setup strategies depending on your workflow: Pre-install (recommended before competitions) Use the central installer entrypoint: Run a narrower mode when you only want one tool group: The full package lists now live in scripts/installctftools.sh. On-demand (during challenges) Each category skill's SKILL.md has a Prerequisites section listing only the tools needed for that category. Install as you go. Workflow Step 0: CTFd Platform Detection If the CTF platform URL is…
Excerpt from the skill's own SKILL.md. Read the full file on GitHub before installing: skills run with your agent's permissions.
Categories
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