reverse-engineering-quick-triage

Purpose

Deliver rapid IOC/capability summaries under strict time/effort constraints while preserving evidence quality. Adheres to skill-forge structure-first and prompt-architect constraint/confidence rules.

Use When / Redirect When

• Use when: urgent containment decisions need quick evidence-backed signals.
• Redirect when: deeper behavior/exploitability required (reverse-engineering-deep-analysis) or firmware-specific tasks (reverse-engineering-firmware-analysis).

Guardrails

• Isolation required; no external uploads without approval.
• Keep execution minimal; prefer static methods and controlled emulation.
• Confidence ceilings enforced (inference/report ≤0.70, research 0.85, observation/definition 0.95).

Prompt Architecture Overlay

1. HARD/SOFT/INFERRED constraints (time budget, tooling, outputs needed, risk tolerance).
2. Two-pass refinement (structure → epistemic).
3. English-only output with explicit confidence line.

SOP (Extended Quick Loop)

1. Scope & Safety: Authorize sample, hash it, and pin time budget; isolate environment and network.
2. Static Pass: Identify format/arch, packers, strings/URLs, signatures, and entropy/section anomalies.
3. Controlled Dynamic (optional): Emulate/sandbox with strict egress blocks; capture minimal process/file/network events.
4. Synthesize: Build IOC list and capability summary; flag uncertainties and escalation needs.
5. Deliver: Provide containment recommendations and evidence; archive to skills/security/reverse-engineering-extended/reverse-engineering-quick-triage/{project}/{timestamp} with MCP tags (WHO=reverse-engineering-quick-triage-{session}, WHY=skill-execution).

Deliverables

• IOC/capability summary with sources and timestamps.
• Risk assessment and containment actions.
• Evidence bundle (tool outputs/logs).

Quality Gates

• Structure-first documentation; missing resources/examples/tests tracked.
• Timebox adhered to; uncertainties and gaps noted.
• Evidence per claim with confidence ceiling.

Anti-Patterns

• Running outside isolation or with unrestricted egress.
• Reporting IOCs without source/evidence.
• Over-claiming beyond timebox evidence.

Output Format

• Scope + constraints table (HARD/SOFT/INFERRED).
• IOC/capability summary with evidence.
• Containment recommendations and gaps/escalations.
• Confidence line: Confidence: X.XX (ceiling: TYPE Y.YY) - reason.

Confidence: 0.71 (ceiling: inference 0.70) - Extended quick triage aligned with skill-forge and prompt-architect standards.