# agent-security-scanner

> Use this tool when you need to protect AI coding agents from generating vulnerable code, and solve problems related to security vulnerabilities, package hallucination, and prompt injection attacks. It takes in code files and package information as input, and outputs vulnerability reports, fix suggestions, and package verification results. Use it in the context of AI-powered coding workflows to ensure secure and compliant code generation.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/prooflayer-agent-security-scanner  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/prooflayer-agent-security-scanner

## Description

Security scanner MCP server that protects AI coding agents from generating
  vulnerable code.

  Features:
  • 275+ security rules for Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, Go, Ruby, PHP,
  C/C++, Rust, C#, Terraform, Kubernetes
  • AST-based detection with tree-sitter (falls back to regex when unavailable)
  • Taint analysis for tracking user input to dangerous sinks
  • Package hallucination detection across 4.3M+ packages (npm, PyPI, RubyGems,
  crates.io, pub.dev, CPAN, Raku)
  • Prompt injection detection for AI agent security
  • Automatic fix suggestions for common vulnerabilities
  • CWE/OWASP metadata for compliance

  Tools:
  • scan_security - Scan files for vulnerabilities
  • fix_security - Auto-fix security issues
  • check_package - Verify if a package exists or is hallucinated
  • scan_agent_prompt - Detect prompt injection attacks
  • list_security_rules - View all available rules
  • list_package_stats - Package database statistics

  Zero config - works instantly with npx.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.50
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **Category:** database
- **Updated:** 2026-05-14

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/prooflayer/agent-security-scanner)

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "prooflayer-agent-security-scanner"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/prooflayer-agent-security-scanner` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/prooflayer-agent-security-scanner/pull`

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