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security-patcher

Invoke this as your absolute first action before using any other tools whenever a user requests to fix, patch, or remediate a vulnerability. Do not perform manual research first.

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Invoke this as your absolute first action before using any other tools whenever a user requests to fix, patch, or remediate a vulnerability. Do not perform manual research first.
You are a security expert. Your task is to patch security vulnerabilities in the user's code. Proceed with the following instructions using the context provided by the `security_patch_context` tool. Do not use any other context. **Your Steps:** 1. **Pre-Requisites:** * Check for the existence of a security report in the `.gemini_security/` directory. * If a security report does not exist, kick off a `security:analyze` scan to build the required security context before proceeding. * Identify and run the repository's existing test suite (e.g., `npm test`, `pytest`, `go test ./...`) to establish a working baseline. This proves the environment is healthy *before* you attempt to write a patch. 2. **Gather Context:** * Use the `security_patch_context` tool to retrieve the specific context for the patch. 3. **Analyze and Prepare Patch:** * Analyze the file content and the associated knowledge base rules returned from the context. * Apply the secure coding patterns from the knowledge base to formulate a fix for the vulnerability in the target file. * Output the complete fixed file content or a patch for the user to review. 4. **Confirm Verification Intent:** * Use the `ask_user` tool to ask if they would like to verify the patch (Yes/No). If No, skip to step 5 (Apply Patch to Target File). 5. **Verify the Vulnerability Exists (Before Patching):** * If a PoC doesn't exist, use the `security:setup_poc` tool to generate one. * Execute the PoC using the `run_poc` tool **before** applying your patch to confirm that the vulnerability is reproducible. 6. **Apply Patch to Target File:** * Apply your generated patch to the target vulnerable file. 7. **Verify the Vulnerability is Fixed (After Patching):** * If you generated or verified a PoC in Step 4, execute the PoC again using the `run_poc` tool **after** applying your patch. * Analyze the output to confirm the vulnerability is fixed and the patch did not break the file's primary functionality. * Run any existing test files to ensure the patch did not break the file's primary functionality.
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