00-START-HERE.md              ← YOU ARE HERE
01-foundation.md              ← Mindset, target selection, recon setup
02-bug-classes.md             ← All 10 bug classes with patterns + real examples
03-grep-arsenal.md            ← Master grep patterns for every class
04-poc-and-foundry.md         ← Foundry PoC writing, cheatcodes, 18 exploit templates
05-triage-report-examples.md  ← 7-Question Gate, report format, 20 real paid examples
06-methodology-research.md    ← ToB, SlowMist, ConsenSys, Immunefi, Cyfrin, Lido, Nethermind
07-live-hunt-ern.md           ← Completed hunt: Ern protocol (2 findings)
09-live-hunt-zksync.md        ← Completed hunt: ZKsync Era (0 findings — defense study)
08-ai-tools.md                ← Shannon, LuaN1ao, SmartGuard, CAI Framework, AI code hunting
36-solidity-audit-mcp.md      ← MCP server: Slither+Aderyn+SWC in Claude Code

HOW TO USE THIS

Read one file fully — every section
At the bottom: follow → NEXT
After file 05: you can hunt independently
Files 06-08: advanced tools + active work
File 36: MCP integration for live scanning

QUICK STATS

Metric	Number
Immunefi reports analyzed	2,749
Protocols covered	51
Critical reports	406
High reports	616
Total paid by Immunefi	$100M+
Avg critical payout	$50K–$2M
Nethermind reports analyzed	166
DeFiHackLabs hacks reproduced	681

THE ONE RULE

"Read ALL sibling functions. If vote() has a modifier, check poke(), reset(), harvest(). The missing modifier on the sibling IS the bug."

This single rule explains 19% of all Critical findings.

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WEB3 SKILLS — MASTER INDEX

THE CHAIN (read in this exact order)