SkillSpector
Apache NVIDIA scanner for agent skills before you install them
AI Agents / Agents · Apache-2.0 · 20.5k
Reviewed 2026-09-25 · last push 2026-10-19 · repo checked 2026-10-19
What's Good
Apache-2.0 (NVIDIA/SkillSpector). Part of the NVIDIA Verified Skills pipeline; docs at docs.nvidia.com/skills. Research-backed framing (high vuln rates in skill corpora). Gate installs in CI or locally instead of trusting a skill README.
The Catch
Vs Semgrep/Trivy-class general SAST: this is skill/MCP-skill oriented, not a whole-repo AppSec suite. Scanner signal ≠ proof a skill is safe forever — still review permissions and network egress; NVIDIA catalog signing is a separate trust path from running the OSS scanner alone.
Verdict
Apache skill security gate when your agents install third-party skills — run it before the skill runs you.
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