binary-analysis-patterns SKILL.md skillA
binary-analysis-patterns from wshobson/agents is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add wshobson/agents/binary-analysis-patterns@git:20260522.be57c0bPins git:20260522.be57c0b in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- wshobson/agents
- Path
plugins/reverse-engineering/skills/binary-analysis-patterns/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 3
- Latest version
- git:20260522.be57c0b, committed May 22, 2026
- First version recorded
- Jan 9, 2026
- Size
- 7,856 bytes
- Repository stars
- 42,320
- License
- MIT
Master binary analysis patterns including disassembly, decompilation, control flow analysis, and code pattern recognition. Use when analyzing executables, understanding compiled code, or performing static analysis on binaries.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Binary Analysis Patterns Comprehensive patterns and techniques for analyzing compiled binaries, understanding assembly code, and reconstructing program logic. ## When to Use This Skill - Reverse-engineering an unknown executable to understand its behavior - Analyzing malware or obfuscated binaries with Ghidra / IDA Pro / Binary Ninja - Recognizing common assembly idioms (function prologues, switch tables, vtable dispatch) - Reconstructing high-level control flow from compiled code - Identifying compiler-introduced patterns (stack canaries, PIC trampolines) ## Detailed section: Disassembly Fundamentals Originally a 2047-byte section in this SKILL.md. Moved to `references/details.md` to fit Codex's 8 KB skill body cap. ## Control Flow Patterns ### Conditional Branches ```asm ; if (a == b) cmp eax, ebx jne skip_block ; ... if body ... skip_block: ; if (a < b) - signed cmp eax, ebx jge skip_block ; Jump if greater or equal ; ... if body ... skip_block: ; if (a < b) - unsigned cmp eax, ebx jae skip_block ; Jump if above or equal ; ... if body ... skip_block: ``` ### Loop Patterns ```asm ; for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) xor ecx, ecx ; i = 0 loop_start: …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add wshobson/agents/binary-analysis-patterns@sha256:895c49228f3ed121The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260522.be57c0b, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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Versions
The registry has recorded 3 versions of this file, between Jan 9, 2026 and May 22, 2026, about one every 66 days.
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| git:20260522.be57c0b latest | 2026-05-22 | be57c0b | 7,856 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260119.5684887 | 2026-01-19 | 5684887 | 9,331 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260109.2d769d4 | 2026-01-09 | 2d769d4 | 9,326 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (7856 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
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Source
wshobson/agents · 42,320 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-08 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_7iebfitm45mpmkdb GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=wshobson/agents/binary-analysis-patterns GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/895c49228f3ed1213f4d72c906fef793cba7c0eb81c704b833df3c8c8438b4e7
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