Snyk Skill Scanner

Scan installed agent components (MCP servers, skills, agent tools) for security vulnerabilities using snyk-agent-scan. Use only when running uvx snyk-agent-s...

Skill Scanner

Use snyk/agent-scan to detect security risks in agent components.

Quick Scan

# Scan all skills on the machine
uvx snyk-agent-scan@latest --skills

# Scan MCP servers (default behavior)
uvx snyk-agent-scan@latest

# Scan with verbose output
uvx snyk-agent-scan@latest --skills --verbose

# Output JSON for automation
uvx snyk-agent-scan@latest --skills --json

What It Detects

For Skills

• Prompt Injection (E004) - Malicious instructions hidden in prompts
• Malware Payloads (E006) - Harmful code disguised as content
• Untrusted Content (W011) - Potentially unsafe external data
• Credential Handling (W007) - Improper secrets management
• Hardcoded Secrets (W008) - API keys or passwords in code

For MCP Servers

• Prompt Injection (E001)
• Tool Poisoning (E003)
• Tool Shadowing (E002)
• Toxic Flows (TF001)
• Rug Pull (W005) - Malicious skill replacement

Workflow

1. Before installing a new skill → Run a scan first
2. After scanning → Review any E001/E003/E004/E006 issues (high severity)
3. Low severity warnings (W005-W008) → Decide based on your risk tolerance

Interpreting Results

Prefix	Severity	Action
E	High	Fix or avoid the skill
W	Medium/Low	Review and decide
TF	High	Toxic flow detected

Common Issues

If uvx is not found, install uv first:

# macOS
brew install uv

# Linux
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

OpenClaw Skills Location

OpenClaw skills are typically stored at:

• Global: ~/.openclaw/skills/
• Workspace: <project>/skills/

To scan a custom path, pass it directly:

uvx snyk-agent-scan@latest ~/.openclaw/skills/

Output Example

The scan will show:

• File path of the issue
• Risk type and description
• Severity level (E/W/TF)
• Recommended fix

Review the full report at: https://github.com/snyk/agent-scan/blob/main/docs/issue-codes.md