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SkillSpector

NVIDIA's scanner that checks agent skills and MCP servers for malicious patterns, prompt injection and data leaks before you install them.

Skill★ 21k starsApache-2.0Security

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Key facts

Type
Skill
Jobs it fits
Vet a skill or MCP server before installing
Fields
Security
Works with
Claude Code, Codex, Any MCP client
GitHub
NVIDIA/SkillSpector
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
20,786 as of October 21, 2026
Last updated
October 21, 2026 (last push to GitHub)
Author
@NVIDIA
Submitted by
@aiteamguide
Added to the Hub
October 21, 2026

Install / Use it

Apache-2.0Local MCP server

Download skill (ZIP) View source

Cursor

Install SkillSpector with its MCP extra first: uv tool install 'skillspector[mcp] @ git+https://github.com/NVIDIA/skillspector.git'

Add to Cursor

Or paste into ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skillspector": {
      "command": "skillspector",
      "args": [
        "mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

Install SkillSpector with its MCP extra first: uv tool install 'skillspector[mcp] @ git+https://github.com/NVIDIA/skillspector.git'

Command from the README

claude mcp add skillspector -- skillspector mcp

Claude Desktop

Install SkillSpector with its MCP extra first: uv tool install 'skillspector[mcp] @ git+https://github.com/NVIDIA/skillspector.git'

Add to claude_desktop_config.json (Settings → Developer → Edit Config), then restart Claude

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skillspector": {
      "command": "skillspector",
      "args": [
        "mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Install SkillSpector with its MCP extra first: uv tool install 'skillspector[mcp] @ git+https://github.com/NVIDIA/skillspector.git'

Add to VS Code

Or from the command line

code --add-mcp '{"name":"skillspector","type":"stdio","command":"skillspector","args":["mcp"]}'

Codex

Install SkillSpector with its MCP extra first: uv tool install 'skillspector[mcp] @ git+https://github.com/NVIDIA/skillspector.git'

Run in your terminal

codex mcp add skillspector -- skillspector mcp

Quickstart

Install

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

Safety: Runs code from a third-party repo. Review the source and the permissions before installing.

Commands and configs are taken from the project's README and re-wrapped in each app's documented format. If they differ, the README wins.

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