# yaragen

> yaragen — cognis-digital-yaragen. Use this tool when you need to generate candidate YARA rules from sample files or strings to aid in malware detection and analysis. It solves problems related to identifying and categorizing malicious code by producing customizable rules. Input sample files or strings and output generated YARA rules for further refinement and implementation.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/cognis-digital-yaragen  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/cognis-digital-yaragen

## Description

Generate candidate YARA rules from sample files/strings

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.50
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **Updated:** 2026-09-21

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/cognis-digital/yaragen)

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "cognis-digital-yaragen"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/cognis-digital-yaragen` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/cognis-digital-yaragen/pull`

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