About SkillsSafe Security Scanner
SkillsSafe scans AI agent skills, MCP configurations, and system prompts for security risks before installation. It detects threats such as prompt injection and credential theft, and returns a risk score with a shareable report.
Key features
- 01Scan skill files, MCP configs, and prompts
- 02Detect prompt injection and credential theft
- 03Identify exfiltration and shell injection risks
- 04Detect invisible zero-width characters
- 05Provide risk scores and report links
Use cases
- 01Check an AI agent skill before installing it
- 02Review an MCP config or system prompt
- 03Investigate hidden zero-width characters in text
- 04Scan skill content in a CI/CD pipeline
MCP support
SkillsSafe provides an MCP server with tools to scan a URL, scan supplied content, and retrieve a full report. Agents can use it to check skill safety before installation.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://mcp.skillssafe.com/sseclaude mcp add --transport sse com-skillssafe-scanner https://mcp.skillssafe.com/sse{"mcpServers":{"com-skillssafe-scanner":{"type":"sse","url":"https://mcp.skillssafe.com/sse"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"com-skillssafe-scanner":{"type":"sse","url":"https://mcp.skillssafe.com/sse"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"com-skillssafe-scanner":{"type":"sse","url":"https://mcp.skillssafe.com/sse"}}}{"mcpServers":{"com-skillssafe-scanner":{"serverUrl":"https://mcp.skillssafe.com/sse"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
Details
From the project READMESkillsSafe — AI Skill Security Scanner
Free, no-signup security scanner for AI agent skills.
Scan any SKILL.md, MCP config, or system_prompt for threats before installing.
What Is SkillsSafe?
As AI agents become more powerful, malicious skills can steal credentials, exfiltrate data, or hijack your agent's behavior. SkillsSafe scans skill files before you install them — the same way an antivirus scans software before you run it.
Supported platforms: OpenClaw · Claude Code · Cursor · Codex · any MCP-compatible agent
Features
🔍 Security Scanner
Paste content, enter a URL, or upload a file to scan for:
| Threat | Description |
|---|---|
| Credential Theft | Attempts to access API keys, tokens, or passwords |
| Data Exfiltration | Skills that send your data to external servers |
| Prompt Injection | Hidden instructions that hijack agent behavior |
| Shell Injection | Reverse shell or arbitrary command execution |
| Zero-Width Characters | Invisible Unicode characters hiding malicious instructions |
| Scope Creep | Skills requesting permissions beyond their stated purpose |
| Memory Poisoning | Attempts to corrupt agent memory or context |
| Privacy Risk | Unnecessary access to personal or sensitive data |
Each scan returns a risk score, severity rating (SAFE / CAUTION / DANGER / CRITICAL), and a shareable report link.
👁️ Zero-Width Character Detector
Visualize invisible Unicode characters (U+200B, U+200C, U+200D, U+FEFF, etc.) hidden inside text. Attackers embed these to create prompts that look safe to humans but carry hidden instructions for AI agents.
🔌 MCP Server Integration
Native Model Context Protocol support — let your agent automatically check skill safety before installation. No API key required.
# OpenClaw (one-line setup)
openclaw mcp add https://skillssafe.com/api/mcp
Available MCP tools:
scan_url— Scan a skill by URLscan_content— Scan skill content directlyget_report— Retrieve a full scan report
📡 REST API
Works with any agent, script, or CI/CD pipeline.
# Scan by URL
curl -X POST https://skillssafe.com/api/v1/scan/url \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"url": "https://clawhub.ai/skills/example"}'
# Scan by content
curl -X POST https://skillssafe.com/api/v1/scan/content \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"content": "...skill content..."}'
Full OpenAPI spec: https://skillssafe.com/api/v1/openapi.json
Pages
| Route | Description |
|---|---|
/ | Main security scanner |
/zero-width-detector | Hidden Unicode character detector |
/api-docs | Interactive API documentation |
/integrate | Integration guide for MCP & REST API |
/feedback | Bug reports and feature requests |
Getting Started (Local Development)
npm install
npm run dev
Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser.
Environment Variables
# .env.local
# (see wrangler.toml for Cloudflare Workers configuration)
Tech Stack
- Framework: Next.js (App Router)
- Deployment: Cloudflare Workers via
@opennextjs/cloudflare - Database: Cloudflare D1 (SQLite)
- i18n: next-intl (English · 中文 · 日本語)
Pricing
100% Free · No Signup · No Rate Limits for Humans
API rate limit: 60 requests/hour (no API key required).
Feedback & Support
Found a bug or false positive? Send feedback or email [email protected].
SkillsSafe is an independent security tool, not affiliated with Anthropic, OpenClaw, or Cisco.
Comments
New to MCP?
From what the protocol is to installing your first server, these answers cover most first questions.
An open protocol that defines how AI applications connect to external tools and data in a uniform way. Clients talk to the model; MCP servers provide tools, resources and prompt templates. They exchange standard messages, so one server can be reused by many clients.