Skills theater-detection-audit
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theater-detection-audit

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Audit Placeholder Code Before Release

Placeholder code hides product risk and can reach production with fake behavior. This skill guides Claude, Codex, or Claude Code through a structured audit that finds, prioritizes, and replaces theater with real implementations.

Supports: Claude Codex Code(CC)
🥉 79 Bronze

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Using "theater-detection-audit". Audit src/api before a production release.

Expected outcome:

The audit found fixed responses in two API paths, one empty retry handler, and one TODO in payment validation. Payment validation is highest priority because it affects checkout accuracy.

Using "theater-detection-audit". Review a prototype for mocks that must be replaced.

Expected outcome:

The report separates harmless demo fixtures from production blockers. It recommends completing the real data client first because four other placeholders depend on it.

Using "theater-detection-audit". Check whether completed theater is actually production-ready.

Expected outcome:

The review confirms two replacements and flags one weak completion. The remaining item still catches all errors silently and needs observable failure handling.

Security Audit

Safe
v8 • 7/6/2026 Open versioned report

The three static system-reconnaissance findings are false positives. The skill describes a scoped workflow for finding mock data, stubs, TODO markers, and incomplete code in user-provided projects. No evidence found of prompt injection, secret collection, host reconnaissance, or data exfiltration intent.

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Files scanned
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Lines analyzed
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Review items
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False positives ignored
No confirmed security findings were detected by the latest completed static and semantic audit. This does not prove the skill has no side effects.
Audited by: codex View Audit History →
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DNYoussef. (2026). theater-detection-audit security audit report (audit version 8) [Author version unspecified]. Skillstore. https://skillstore.io/skills/dnyoussef-theater-detection-audit/audits/8

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@techreport{dnyoussef-dnyoussef-theater-detection-audit-2026, author = {DNYoussef}, title = {theater-detection-audit security audit report (audit version 8)}, institution = {Skillstore}, year = {2026}, number = {8}, url = {https://skillstore.io/skills/dnyoussef-theater-detection-audit/audits/8}, note = {Author version unspecified} }

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Skillstore Score

Why this score Evidence Confidence: High
55
Architecture
85
Maintainability
87
Content
69
Community
91
Spec Compliance

What You Can Build

Release Readiness Review

Find placeholder logic before a release branch moves to production.

Legacy Code Handoff

Separate real implementations from mocks when adopting an unfamiliar codebase.

Prototype Hardening

Convert rapid prototype shortcuts into tracked, prioritized implementation work.

Try These Prompts

Find Basic Theater 
Use the theater-detection-audit skill on the src folder. Find TODO markers, mock data, stub functions, and hardcoded responses. Summarize each item with file, line, risk, and suggested next step.
Prepare A Release Audit 
Use the theater-detection-audit skill on the release branch. Focus on user-facing flows, API clients, authentication, payments, and error handling. Produce a prioritized completion roadmap.
Map Theater Dependencies 
Use the theater-detection-audit skill to map dependencies between placeholder implementations. Identify which mocks or stubs block other work, then recommend the safest completion order.
Complete High-Risk Theater 
Use the theater-detection-audit skill to identify high-risk theater, read full context, design production replacements, and list tests that prove the real behavior works.

Best Practices

  • Provide narrow paths, important flows, and release goals before starting the audit.
  • Review findings with a domain owner before replacing business logic.
  • Add tests that fail against placeholders and pass against real implementations.

Avoid

  • Running the audit across a huge repository without phase boundaries.
  • Treating test fixtures as production failures without checking their scope.
  • Replacing placeholders before confirming requirements, data sources, and failure behavior.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this skill mean by theater?
Theater means code that appears complete but uses placeholders, mocks, stubs, or simplified behavior.
Can it update code after finding placeholders?
Yes. The workflow includes designing and implementing production replacements when requirements and dependencies are clear.
Does it work with any programming language?
It is language-agnostic, but results depend on clear scope and readable project structure.
Will it flag normal tests?
It may flag test fixtures for review, but legitimate test-only code should be separated from production blockers.
How should I scope a large audit?
Start with production entry points, critical user flows, and risky integrations. Audit the rest in phases.
Is this a security audit?
No. It can surface risky placeholders, but it does not replace dedicated security review.

Developer Details

Author

DNYoussef

License

MIT

Skillstore revision

r1

Version notice

The author did not declare a version.

Repository

https://github.com/DNYoussef/ai-chrome-extension/tree/main/.claude/skills/theater-detection-audit

Ref

72d5025b022c77f7a51bdf5c1637c689c80e89d1

Maintenance freshness

7/20/2026

Usage

6 downloads · 164 views

File structure

📄 SKILL.md

📄 theater-detection-audit-process.dot