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Skill Scanner
Open Source Code Generation
Updated Mar 9, 2026
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Compared with 42 other Code Generation agents Open source Self-hostable Updated Mar 2026
💰 Open Source
🔄 Updated Mar 2026
🖥️ Self-hostable
💰 Pricing
Open SourcePricing not publicly listed.
🎯 Use Cases
Scanning AI agent skills for vulnerabilities before deployment Integrating security checks into CI/CD pipelines for AI projects Auditing third-party AI agent skills for malicious patterns Generating SARIF reports for compliance or security reviews
⚖️ Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Open-source and self-hostable for full control
- Specialized in detecting AI-specific threats like prompt injection
- Supports SARIF output for compatibility with security tools
❌ Cons
- Requires technical expertise to deploy and configure
- Limited to scanning agent skills, not a general-purpose security tool
- May have fewer integrations compared to commercial alternatives
Overview
Skill Scanner is an open-source AI agent designed to scan and analyze agent skills for security vulnerabilities, focusing on detecting prompt injection, data exfiltration, and malicious code patterns. It outputs results in SARIF format for easy integration with security tooling. The tool is developed by Cisco's AI Defense team and is available on GitHub.
Problem It Solves
It identifies and mitigates security risks in AI agent skills, preventing potential exploits like prompt injection or unauthorized data access.
Target Audience: Developers and teams working with code generation automation.
Inputs
- • User configuration
- • API credentials (if required)
- • Task parameters
Outputs
- • Automated task results
- • Status reports
- • Generated content or actions
Example Workflow
- 1 User configures the agent with required parameters
- 2 Agent receives input data or trigger
- 3 Agent processes the request using its core logic
- 4 Agent interacts with external services if needed
- 5 Results are returned to the user
Sample System Prompt
You are Skill Scanner, an AI assistant. Help the user accomplish their task efficiently.
Tools & Technologies
Not publicly specified
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- • AutoGPT
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- • CrewAI
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FAQs
- Is this agent open-source?
- Yes
- Can this agent be self-hosted?
- Yes
- What skill level is required?
- Intermediate
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