# SecurityScan

> Use this tool when you need to identify security vulnerabilities in GitHub repositories and skills, such as prompt injection, malware, and OWASP risks. It scans for threats in external dependencies and provides detailed reports and certification status to ensure software health and compliance. Ideal for verifying the safety of projects, SecurityScan takes in repository data and outputs comprehensive security assessments.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/securityscan-api-securityscan  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/securityscan-api-securityscan

## Description

Scans GitHub repositories and skills for vulnerabilities like prompt injection, malware, and OWASP risks. Identifies security threats in external dependencies to ensure software health. Provides detailed reports and certification status to verify the safety and compliance of your projects.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.30
- **Verification tier:** unverified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-02

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** version-control
- **Updated:** 2026-09-02

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/securityscan-api/securityscan)

## 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": "securityscan-api-securityscan"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/securityscan-api-securityscan` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/securityscan-api-securityscan/pull`

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SkillsRegistry indexes agent skills from public registries and GitHub. Skills we have analysed are scanned with Circle-IR and scored on six dimensions; each listing states its scan coverage. More: https://skillsregistry.net/llms.txt