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stable_id: skills/skills-sh-trailofbits-skills-differential-review
type: skills
title: skills-sh-trailofbits-skills-differential-review
summary: >-
  # Differential Review Methodology

  Detailed phase-by-phase workflow for security-focused code review.

  ## Pre-Analysis: Baseline Context Building

  **FIRST ACTION - Build complete baseline understanding:**

  If `audit-context-building` skill is available:

  ```bash

  # Checkout baseline commit

  git checkout <baseline_commit>

  # Invoke audit-context-building skill on baseline codebase

  # Scope = entire relevant project (e.g., packages/contracts/contracts/ for
  Solidity, src/ for Rust, etc.)
tags:
  - skills-sh
  - skills-sh-all-time
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license: ""
upstream_ref: https://skills.sh/trailofbits/skills/differential-review
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retrieved_at: 2026-06-11T08:32:04.213Z
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