Description
memory-safety-patterns is an agent skill from the wshobson/agents collection that teaches memory-safe programming across Rust, C++ and C. It covers the patterns that prevent the common memory bugs in systems code: RAII, where a resource is tied to an object's lifetime so it is released automatically, ownership, which makes it clear which part of the program is responsible for a value, smart pointers, and disciplined resource management for files, sockets and memory. The skill sorts the common memory bug categories, such as use-after-free and leaks, so the agent can see which pattern addresses which bug. It applies when writing safe systems code, managing resources such as files, sockets and memory, preventing use-after-free errors and leaks, implementing RAII in C++, choosing between languages for safety, and debugging memory problems. It is useful to developers who work in more than one of these languages and want consistent habits across them, and to teams deciding how much safety a component needs. The guidance is about writing code that is correct by construction, so the agent applies it when writing or reviewing code, and the team's own tests and tools still confirm the result. The skill is installed with the skills CLI from the wshobson/agents repository. Its skills.sh page showed about 11.5K installs and passing results from three security audits at the time of the scan.…
Highlights
- RAII for automatic resource release
- Ownership and smart pointers
- Covers Rust, C++ and C
- Use-after-free and leak prevention
- Resource management for files, sockets and memory
- Installs with the skills CLI
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What languages does it cover?
Rust, C++ and C, with cross-language patterns.
What is RAII?
Resource Acquisition Is Initialization, a pattern that ties a resource's release to an object's lifetime so it is freed automatically.
Which bugs does it help prevent?
Memory bugs such as use-after-free and leaks, along with resource leaks for files and sockets.
Does it help choose a language?
Yes. Choosing between languages for safety is one of the topics.
How do I install it?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/wshobson/agents --skill memory-safety-patterns.
What security audits does it have?
skills.sh lists three audits: Gen Agent Trust Hub Pass, Socket Pass and Snyk Pass.
What are the best memory-safety-patterns alternatives?
Popular alternatives to memory-safety-patterns include rust-engineer, cpp-pro and rust-async-patterns. See all memory-safety-patterns alternatives