SkillSpector Agent Skill
by NVIDIASecurity 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 before you install them.
SkillSpector is an open-source agent skill by NVIDIA, written mainly in Python, with 23,773 GitHub stars and the Apache-2.0 license. Its code was last updated Oct 31, 2026.
Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit 9a08b0a. Seen able to read environment and secrets, connect to the internet. Scan policy
What SkillSpector can touch
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Run shell commandsNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Run dynamic codeNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or write filesNot seen in this scan
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Read environment and secretsFound in the code by our scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Control a web browserNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to databasesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or send messagesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Touch money or tradingNot seen in this scan
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Connect to the internetFound in the code by our scan
"Not seen" means our checks did not find it, and the tool may still do it. Covers commit 9a08b0a, Nov 5, 2026. See the scan policy.
Before you install SkillSpector
AgenticMart scanned SkillSpector on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What it can access
- A skill is instructions plus optional scripts. The instructions steer your agent; any scripts run on your machine when the agent uses the skill.
Before you install
- Pin the version you reviewed instead of always installing the latest release.
- Read the tool list or scripts before the first run, and keep approval prompts on for actions that write, send or delete.
- Maintained by NVIDIA on GitHub, 23,773 stars and 2,054 forks. Popularity is not proof of safety.
- Last code change: Oct 31, 2026.
- Open-source license: Apache-2.0.
SkillSpector is an open-source agent skill by NVIDIA, written mainly in Python. 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 before you install them.
At a glance
- Stars
- 24k
- Forks
- 2.1k
- Language
- Python
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Created
- Mar 2026
- Last update
- Oct 31, 2026
- Type
- Agent Skill
- Price
- Free
Topics
Questions about SkillSpector
What is SkillSpector?
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 before you install them.
Who maintains SkillSpector?
SkillSpector is maintained by NVIDIA on GitHub (NVIDIA/SkillSpector). AgenticMart lists it from public repository data.
Is SkillSpector safe to use?
AgenticMart scanned SkillSpector on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What license does SkillSpector use?
It is published under the Apache-2.0 license.
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