Who should use Agent Scan?

Agent Scan is an open-source project built for developers and security teams building AI agents.

Does Agent Scan have a free plan?

Yes — Agent Scan is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

What platforms does Agent Scan run on?

Agent Scan runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Agent Scan still maintained?

Unverified. Agent Scan has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to Agent Scan?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include SecurityScan MCP, agentaudit-scanner, and SkillScan.

Who makes Agent Scan?

Agent Scan is developed by Snyk.

Is Agent Scan open source?

Yes — Agent Scan is open source under the Open Source license.

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Agent Scan

Name: Agent Scan
Author: Snyk

github.comInfrastructure

Agent Scan is an open-source command-line tool from Snyk for assessing the security of AI agents, MCP servers, and agent skills. Developers and security teams can install it with pip and use it to identify security risks in agent-based software.

Open SourceCLISelf-hosted

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Overview

5 features

Agent Scan is an AI & LLM security project. It focuses on scanning AI agents, MCP servers, and agent skills for security vulnerabilities before deployment. It is built as an open-source project for developers and security teams building AI agents. The project is open source (Open Source). It ships for the command line, and it can be self-hosted.

Behind Agent Scan is Snyk. Key capabilities include agent scanning, MCP scanning, and skill scanning. It exposes integrations via an MCP server.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Agent scanning
MCP scanning
Skill scanning
CLI workflow
Pip installation

Built with & integrations

Connectors

MCP

Runs on

CLISelf-hosted

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen SourceFree tier

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed30 Aug · 19:50 UTC
Security scanner for AI agents, MCP servers and agent skills verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Agent Scan

What does Agent Scan do?: Agent Scan focuses on scanning AI agents, MCP servers, and agent skills for security vulnerabilities before deployment. It is catalogued under AI & LLM security on PulseGate.
Who should use Agent Scan?: Agent Scan is an open-source project built for developers and security teams building AI agents.
Does Agent Scan have a free plan?: Yes — Agent Scan is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does Agent Scan run on?: Agent Scan runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Agent Scan still maintained?: Unverified. Agent Scan has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Agent Scan?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include SecurityScan MCP, agentaudit-scanner, and SkillScan.SecurityScan MCP agentaudit-scanner SkillScan
Who makes Agent Scan?: Agent Scan is developed by Snyk.
Is Agent Scan open source?: Yes — Agent Scan is open source under the Open Source license.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: CLI
Languages: English
License: Open Source
First seen: 30 Aug 2026
Built for: developers and security teams building AI agents
Model: Open source
Solves: Scanning AI agents, MCP servers, and agent skills for security vulnerabilities before deployment.

Developer

Snyk

Index record

Indexed: 30 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Aug 2026
Last seen: 30 Aug 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: security-scanner-for-ai-agents-mcp-servers-and-agent-skills-github-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 30 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 30 Aug 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Recorded source: taxonomy-pass-a.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 30 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://github.com/snyk/agent-scan

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