web3-start-here

# WEB3 SKILLS — MASTER INDEX > Built from: 2,749 Immunefi reports + 100+ paid writeups + DeFiHackLabs (681 hacks) + ConsenSys + SlowMist + Trail of Bits + Foundry + Nethermind + Lido + AI agent research + live hunt experience --- ## THE CHAIN (read in this exact order) ``` 00-START-HERE.md ← YOU ARE HERE 01-foundation.md ← Mindset, target selection, recon setup 02-bug-classes.md ← All 10 bug classes with patterns + real examples 03-grep-arsenal.md ← Master grep patterns for every class 04-poc-and-foundry.md ← Foundry PoC writing, cheatcodes, 18 exploit templates 05-triage-report-examples.md ← 7-Question Gate, report format, 20 real paid examples 06-methodology-research.md ← ToB, SlowMist, ConsenSys, Immunefi, Cyfrin, Lido, Nethermind 07-live-hunt-ern.md ← Completed hunt: Ern protocol (2 findings) 09-live-hunt-zksync.md ← Completed hunt: ZKsync Era (0 findings — defense study) 08-ai-tools.md ← Shannon, LuaN1ao, SmartGuard, CAI Framework, AI code hunting 36-solidity-audit-mcp.md ← MCP server: Slither+Aderyn+SWC in Claude Code ``` --- ## HOW TO USE THIS 1. Read one file fully — every section 2. At the bottom: follow → NEXT 3. **After file 05**: you can hunt independently 4. **Files 06-08**: advanced tools + active work 5. **File 36**: MCP integration for live scanning --- ## QUICK STATS | Metric | Number | |--------|--------| | Immunefi reports analyzed | 2,749 | | Protocols covered | 51 | | Critical reports | 406 | | High reports | 616 | | Total paid by Immunefi | $100M+ | | Avg critical payout | $50K–$2M | | Nethermind reports analyzed | 166 | | DeFiHackLabs hacks reproduced | 681 | --- ## THE ONE RULE > "Read ALL sibling functions. If `vote()` has a modifier, check `poke()`, `reset()`, `harvest()`. The missing modifier on the sibling IS the bug." This single rule explains 19% of all Critical findings. --- → NEXT: [01-foundation.md](01-foundation.md)