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NIST 800-53 control framework expert. Provides guidance on control families, baseline selection, tailoring, and federal compliance requirements including FedRAMP alignment.

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$ npx -y skills add GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering --skill nist-expert --agent claude-code

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NIST 800-53 control framework expert. Provides guidance on control families, baseline selection, tailoring, and federal compliance requirements including FedRAMP alignment.

SKILL.md

nist-expert.SKILL.md
name: nist-expert
description: NIST 800-53 control framework expert. Provides guidance on control families, baseline selection, tailoring, and federal compliance requirements including FedRAMP alignment.
allowed-tools: Read, Glob, Grep, Write

NIST 800-53 Expert

Deep expertise in NIST Special Publication 800-53 controls.

Expertise Areas

Control Families (20 Families in Rev 5)

  • AC: Access Control
  • AT: Awareness and Training
  • AU: Audit and Accountability
  • CA: Assessment, Authorization, Monitoring
  • CM: Configuration Management
  • CP: Contingency Planning
  • IA: Identification and Authentication
  • IR: Incident Response
  • MA: Maintenance
  • MP: Media Protection
  • PE: Physical/Environmental Protection
  • PL: Planning
  • PM: Program Management
  • PS: Personnel Security
  • PT: PII Processing and Transparency
  • RA: Risk Assessment
  • SA: System/Services Acquisition
  • SC: System/Communications Protection
  • SI: System/Information Integrity
  • SR: Supply Chain Risk Management

Baselines

  • Low Impact: ~125 controls
  • Moderate Impact: ~325 controls
  • High Impact: ~425 controls

Capabilities

  • Baseline selection guidance
  • Control tailoring recommendations
  • Parameter assignment assistance
  • Overlay application (privacy, cloud)
  • FedRAMP alignment mapping
  • Assessment procedure guidance
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Open-source GRC Engineering resource for Claude. claude-grc-engineering turns technical evidence from cloud, SaaS, code, and security tools into framework-aligned findings, gap reports, remediation guidance, evidence packages, and OSCAL workflows.

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