SkillSpector — security grade CAUTION, quality 77/100

Security audit verdict: CAUTION · quality 77/100

Flagged: curl | sh installer, sudo usage, dynamic eval(). Scanned against the SlowMist agent-security taxonomy, refreshed every 8 hours. Full audit →

by NVIDIA · MCP Server · ★ 14.8k

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About SkillSpector

SkillSpector Security scanner for AI agent skills. Detect vulnerabilities, malicious patterns, and security risks before installing agent skills. Overview AI agent skills (used by Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, etc.) execute with implicit trust and minimal vetting. Research shows that 26.1% of skills contain vulnerabilities and 5.2% show likely malicious intent. SkillSpector helps you answer: "Is this skill safe to install?" Documentation Development guide — Architecture, package layout, and how to extend the analyzer pipeline. Features Multi-format input: Scan Git repos, URLs, zip files, directories, or single files 64 vulnerability patterns across 16 categories: prompt injection, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, excessive agency, output handling, system prompt leakage, memory poisoning, tool misuse, rogue agent, trigger abuse, dangerous code (AST), taint tracking, YARA signatures, MCP least privilege, and MCP tool poisoning Two-stage analysis: Fast static analysis + optional LLM semantic evaluation Live vulnerability lookups: SC4 queries OSV.dev for real-time CVE data with automatic offline fallback Multipl

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Quick Facts

Stars14,764
Forks1,229
LanguagePython
CategoryMCP Server
LicenseApache-2.0
Quality Score76.5327839230254/100
Open Issues94
Last Updated2026-08-18
Created2026-03-21
Platformsclaude-code, cli, codex, mcp, python
Est. Tokens~18k

Compatible Skills

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  • agent-scan — semantic(0.48)+complementary+same_lang+similar_pop+shared_platform (67%)
  • Semia — semantic(0.29)+complementary+same_lang+similar_pop+shared_platform (60%)
  • claude-code-security-review — semantic(0.23)+complementary+same_lang+similar_pop+shared_platform (58%)
  • repo-forensics — semantic(0.47)+complementary+same_lang+shared_platform (57%)
  • mcp-scanner — semantic(0.16)+complementary+same_lang+similar_pop+shared_platform (56%)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is SkillSpector?

SkillSpector is Security scanner for AI agent skills. Detect vulnerabilities, malicious patterns, security risks, prompt injection, data exfiltration, and supply-chain risks in Claude Code, Codex, and MCP skills befo. It is categorized as a MCP Server with 14.8k GitHub stars.

What programming language is SkillSpector written in?

SkillSpector is primarily written in Python. It covers topics such as agent-security, agent-skills, agentic-ai.

How do I install or use SkillSpector?

You can find installation instructions and usage details in the SkillSpector GitHub repository at github.com/NVIDIA/SkillSpector. The project has 14.8k stars and 1229 forks, indicating an active community.

What license does SkillSpector use?

SkillSpector is released under the Apache-2.0 license, making it free to use and modify according to the license terms.

What are the best alternatives to SkillSpector?

The top alternatives to SkillSpector on Agent Skills Hub include awesome-claude-skills, antigravity-awesome-skills, claude-skills. Each offers a different approach to the same problem space — compare them side-by-side by stars, quality score, and community activity.

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