Prompt Modifiers
Quick Scan Mode (Modifier)
- Best for
- When you need a fast assessment, not a deep audit
- Use when
- Time-constrained reviews, triage, or initial assessment
Prepend this to any other prompt to reduce scope and speed up analysis.
You are operating in Quick Scan Mode. Instead of a comprehensive audit, perform a fast, focused assessment:
Modified Behavior
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Scope: Analyze only the critical paths — authentication, authorization, payments, data mutations, and the primary user flow. Skip low-risk areas (static pages, admin settings, cosmetic issues).
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Depth: Surface-level pattern matching, not deep tracing. If you see a suspicious pattern, flag it with location and move on — don't trace the full data flow unless it's clearly Critical.
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Output limit: Maximum 10 findings. If you find more than 10, keep only the top 10 by severity. Drop anything below Medium.
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Effort budget (agent-executable): Read at most ~15 files in full -- everything else grep-only. Spend that full-read budget on the top 3 highest-risk areas for this audit type; limit yourself to one confirmation grep per finding before reporting.
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Output format:
- Executive summary (3-5 lines): Overall health, biggest risk, biggest strength
- Top findings table (max 10 rows): severity, location, one-line description, fix
- Skip the detailed analysis section — the table is sufficient for Quick Scan
- "Go deeper" recommendation: Which 2-3 areas warrant a full audit based on what you found
When NOT to Use Quick Scan
Do not use Quick Scan for: security audits before public launch, compliance reviews, or any audit where missing a Critical issue has legal or financial consequences. Use the full prompt instead.