# Scan agent skill folders for risky patterns and missing safeguards before sharing or deployment with Cisco Skill Scanner

> Run a pre-trust security pass over skill packs and prompt bundles before they get shared, merged, or deployed.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/scan-agent-skill-folders-for-risky-patterns-and-missing-safe` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/scan-agent-skill-folders-for-risky-patterns-and-missing-safe`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/scan-agent-skill-folders-for-risky-patterns-and-missing-safe/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/scan-agent-skill-folders-for-risky-patterns-and-missing-safe

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# Scan agent skill folders for risky patterns and missing safeguards before sharing or deployment with Cisco Skill Scanner

Run a pre-trust security pass over skill packs and prompt bundles before they get shared, merged, or deployed.

## Prerequisites

Python 3.10+, skill-scanner package, optional LLM provider credentials for semantic analyzers, and access to the target skill repository or archive

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- uv pip install cisco-ai-skill-scanner
- pip install cisco-ai-skill-scanner
- pip install cisco-ai-skill-scanner[bedrock]
- pip install cisco-ai-skill-scanner[google]

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- [![Python 3.10+](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.10+-blue.svg)](https://www.python.org/downloads/)
- [![CI](https://github.com/cisco-ai-defense/skill-scanner/actions/workflows/python-tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/cisco-ai-defense/skill-scanner/actions/workflows/python-tests.yml)
- **Prerequisites:** Python 3.10+ and [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) (recommended) or pip

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- bash
- # Using uv (recommended)
- # Using pip

- Source: https://github.com/cisco-ai-defense/skill-scanner
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisco-ai-defense/skill-scanner/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://cisco-ai-defense.github.io/docs/skill-scanner

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/scan-agent-skill-folders-for-risky-patterns-and-missing-safeguards-before-sharing-or-deployment-with-cisco-skill-scanner/)