Who is SkillTrace for?

SkillTrace is an open-source project built for AI agent developers and security-conscious developers.

Does SkillTrace have a free plan?

Yes — SkillTrace is open source under the MIT license and free to use.

What platforms does SkillTrace run on?

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

Is SkillTrace still maintained?

The GitHub repository shows 66 commits in the last 90 days.

What projects are similar to SkillTrace?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include skillscan-trace, SkillScan, and skillstat.

Who makes SkillTrace?

SkillTrace is developed by handcraftedbygod.

When did SkillTrace launch?

SkillTrace first shipped in 2026.

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SkillTrace

Name: SkillTrace
Author: handcraftedbygod

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SkillTrace is an open-source behavioral scanner for agent skills used with Claude, Cursor, and Codex. It sandboxes skill execution and traces actual behavior to help developers assess potentially unsafe or misleading skills.

Open SourceMITCLISelf-hosted

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5features

2026since

Overview

5 features

SkillTrace sits in PulseGate's Security & compliance platforms category. It focuses on verifying what agent skills actually do before allowing them to run in a development environment. It is built as an open-source project for AI agent developers and security-conscious developers. SkillTrace is open source under the MIT license. SkillTrace is available on the command line, and it can be self-hosted.

It is developed by handcraftedbygod, and it first shipped in 2026. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 66 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 5 catalogued features are skill sandboxing, behavior tracing, and agent skill scanning.

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

Skill sandboxing
Behavior tracing
Agent skill scanning
Permission analysis
Execution monitoring

Built with & integrations

Connectors

github

Runs on

CLISelf-hosted

Trust & compliance

License

MIT

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen SourceFree tierGitHub · ★ 1Active maintenance

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Frequently asked questions about SkillTrace

What is SkillTrace?: SkillTrace focuses on verifying what agent skills actually do before allowing them to run in a development environment. It is catalogued under Security & compliance platforms on PulseGate.
Who is SkillTrace for?: SkillTrace is an open-source project built for AI agent developers and security-conscious developers.
Does SkillTrace have a free plan?: Yes — SkillTrace is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
What platforms does SkillTrace run on?: SkillTrace runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
Is SkillTrace still maintained?: The GitHub repository shows 66 commits in the last 90 days.
What projects are similar to SkillTrace?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include skillscan-trace, SkillScan, and skillstat.skillscan-trace SkillScan skillstat
Who makes SkillTrace?: SkillTrace is developed by handcraftedbygod.
When did SkillTrace launch?: SkillTrace first shipped in 2026.

At a glance

Platforms: Cli
Languages: English
Open source: Yes · ★ 1
License: MIT
First seen: 8 Aug 2026
Built for: AI agent developers and security-conscious developers
Model: Open source
Solves: Verifying what agent skills actually do before allowing them to run in a development environment.

Registered as

GitHub: handcraftedbygod/SkillTrace
PyPI: skilltrace

Developer

handcraftedbygod

Small team

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 1
Forks: 0
Open issues: 0
Last commit: 7 Aug 2026
Commits 90d: 66
Contributors: 2
Authorship: Small team
Default branch: main

Index record

Identity confidence: Low · 64
Indexed: 8 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Aug 2026
Last seen: 8 Aug 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: skilltrace-pypi-org
Lifecycle last checked: 9 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 8 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: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 8 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://pypi.org/project/skilltrace

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