SkillShield – AI skills security directory with pre-scanned risk assessments

Summary: SkillShield is an open-source directory that scans AI agent skills for security vulnerabilities, providing a security score before installation. It analyzed 33,530 skills, identifying critical issues like credential theft, reverse shells, and prompt injection attacks in 32% of them.

What it does

SkillShield scans AI skills across major marketplaces to detect security threats and assigns each a security score to inform users before installation.

Who it's for

It is designed for users integrating AI agents with third-party skills who need to assess security risks.

Why it matters

It addresses the risk of unknowingly installing malicious AI skills that can compromise credentials, execute harmful code, or exfiltrate data.