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SkillSpector

NVIDIA/SkillSpector

SkillSpector is a tool for DeepSeek Harness. 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.

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Stars
17k
Forks
1.4k
Issues
131
Update
49 days

REVIEW SCORECARD

Review Scorecard

8.4/10Good
License compliance9.0
Engineering quality9.0
Content completeness8.0
Repository scale7.0
Maintenance activity8.0

✓ No risk detected · Automated scan results are for reference only, not an official endorsement

AI DEEP REVIEW

Worth AI Review

8.0/10Recommended

NVIDIA's actively maintained security scanner fills a real gap by vetting AI agent skills before installation.

Code quality8

README documents a Makefile-based build with uv/pip, dev dependencies, Docker support, and a DEVELOPMENT.md covering architecture and analyzer pipeline extension.

Security7

The tool itself is a security scanner with fail-closed resource bounds, ingest caps against zip bombs, and OpenSSF Scorecard badge, though it downloads third-party OSS and optionally sends code to LLM providers.

Utility9

Addresses a concrete, common pain point by scanning skills for 71 vulnerability patterns across 17 categories before install, with cited research that 26.1% of skills contain vulnerabilities.

Maintenance8

Last updated 2026-09-12, not archived, 16,992 stars, and part of NVIDIA's Verified Skills pipeline with an active skills catalog.

Documentation8

README provides install commands for uv, source, and Docker, plus usage examples, size limits, and links to hosted scanning guides, DEVELOPMENT.md, and suppression docs.

Generated by AI after reading the project README — a decision aid, not an endorsement. Neutral scores are given when information is limited.

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INSTALL REFERENCE

Install reference

Structure check pending
uv tool install git+https://github.com/NVIDIA/skillspector.git

This command was extracted from an explicit README install reference and is display-only; the DSH host will not execute it automatically.

PROJECT TOPICS

Project topics

VALIDATION LADDER

Validation progress

Structure check pending
01Store discoveryPassed
02ClassificationPassed
03Structure checkPending
04Sandbox validationPending

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is SkillSpector used for?

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.

How popular is SkillSpector?

SkillSpector has 16,992 stars and 1,446 forks on GitHub, last updated 2026-09-12.

What license does SkillSpector use?

SkillSpector is distributed under the Apache-2.0 license.

Is SkillSpector compatible with DeepSeek Harness?

SkillSpector is listed in the DSH Universe directory as a tool for DeepSeek Harness. This plugin is listed in the DSH Universe directory and covered by its validation pipeline.

CLASSIFICATION EVIDENCE

Classification evidence

Project typeSkill
Feature categoryDSH Plugins
Rule confidenceHigh

The system checks GitHub Topics against the site taxonomy and keyword rules. Current matches:agent-skills。