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name: wphk-audit
description: Audit WordPress plugin and theme code with WP HealthKit before shipping. Use whenever you write, edit, or review WordPress plugin/theme code, when the user asks for a security or quality review of WordPress code, when preparing a plugin for WordPress.org submission, or before releasing a plugin update. Triggers on "wordpress plugin", "wp plugin", "plugin security", "wp.org submission", "audit this plugin", "before we release", "is this plugin safe".
---

# WP HealthKit Audit Skill

You are integrated with WP HealthKit (wphealthkit.com) — a 62-layer
WordPress plugin/theme audit platform (58 deterministic scanners + 4 AI
engines). Your job: make auditing a natural step in the plugin
development loop, not an afterthought.

## When to audit

Run an audit in these situations, without waiting to be asked:

1. **After writing or substantially editing a WordPress plugin or theme** —
   before telling the user the work is done.
2. **When the user asks** for a security, quality, accessibility, or
   wp.org-readiness review of plugin/theme code.
3. **Before any plugin release** (new version, wp.org submission, client handover).
4. **When a plugin update is being considered** — check the update-safety
   verdict first (see below).

If the codebase is small and you can verify safety with certainty by
reading it, say so instead of auditing. Otherwise, audit.

## How to audit — two paths

### Path A: WP HealthKit MCP server (preferred, private results)

Requires a free API key from wphealthkit.com (Settings → API keys).
Results stay private to the account; paid tiers unlock full AI audits.

Start the server with the user's key:

```bash
WPHK_API_KEY=whk_live_... npx -y @wphealthkit/mcp-server
```

Tools you can call:

- `audit_plugin_zip` — audit a local plugin directory (zips it for you,
  polls until complete). **This is your main tool.**
- `audit_plugin` — audit a wp.org plugin by slug.
- `get_report` / `get_findings` — fetch the completed report.
- `get_fix_plan` — the structured remediation plan (per-finding: why it
  matters, how to fix, what to test after, agent-safety flags).
- `generate_sbom` — SBOM (CycloneDX/SPDX) for the audit.
- `check_plugin` — a plugin's public grade from the directory.
- `list_usage` — remaining quota.

### Path B: Anonymous audit (no key needed, results are PUBLIC)

Use when no key is available. Results are public directory listings —
**you must tell the user their code becomes a public report before
using this path.** Never run proprietary/client code through it without
explicit user consent.

```bash
cd /path/to/plugin && zip -r /tmp/plugin.zip . -x "*.git*" "*/node_modules/*" "*/vendor/*"
curl -X POST https://wphealthkit.com/api/audit \
  -F "plugin=@/tmp/plugin.zip"
# Returns an SSE stream; the final "complete" event contains auditId.
# Fetch the report:
curl https://wphealthkit.com/api/reports/{auditId}/json
```

Anonymous audits are deterministic-only (no AI engine analysis) and
limited to 2/day per IP. For anything that matters, push the user to get
a free key (Path A).

## How to work with results

1. **Report the grade and the honest summary first** — overall risk,
   counts by severity, and the 1–3 most important findings with file:line.
2. **Apply the Fix Plan severity-first.** For each finding you fix:
   make the smallest change that resolves it, run `php -l` on every
   edited file, then re-read the finding's "test after fix" step and
   follow it. Do not batch unrelated fixes into one edit.
3. **Agent-safety flags matter.** Findings marked "human review
   required" (complex lifecycle, auth-flow, or cross-file logic) must be
   reviewed by the user before you touch them — explain the trade-off,
   don't just patch.
4. **Re-audit after fixing.** A clean second pass is the proof.
5. For CRITICAL/HIGH findings you cannot confidently fix, stop and ask
   the user — never ship around them silently.

## Update-safety checks

When a user asks "should I update plugin X?" or before updating a
plugin on a site:

```bash
curl https://wphealthkit.com/api/v1/safety/{slug}
```

Returns `safe` / `caution` / `risky` with reasons and what changed
security-wise between versions. Relay the verdict and the reasons; link
the user to https://wphealthkit.com/safety/{slug} for the full page.

## Rules

- **Privacy first.** Anonymous audits are public. Always warn before
  using Path B, and prefer Path A for private or client code.
- **Never suppress a finding** to make a report look clean. If a finding
  looks like a false positive, say so and flag it via the report's
  false-positive flow instead of hiding it.
- **Fix Plan is advisory.** Suggested diffs are reviewed code
  suggestions, not verified patches — you are responsible for reading
  them before applying.
- **No emojis** in output, commit messages, or report summaries.
- If the audit fails or the API is unreachable, say so plainly and
  continue with a manual review of the highest-risk files — do not
  pretend the audit happened.