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Constrain, log and scan your MCP connections for security vulnerabilities. Version 0.5.12 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-24.
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Package summary
Constrain, log and scan your MCP connections for security vulnerabilities
Project links
Commands and aliases
- snyk-agent-scan
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Project history and usage
Snyk Agent Scan is Snyk's CLI for discovering and scanning local AI agent components, MCP servers, skills, and related configuration for security risks. It reflects the new package-manager problem of executable agent ecosystems: installed tools are no longer just binaries, they are prompts, skills, MCP configs, and commands that may run during inspection.
Project history
The public GitHub repository was created in 2025. Its README describes Agent Scan as a tool for inventorying installed agent components and scanning for prompt injections, sensitive data handling, malware payloads hidden in natural language, tool poisoning, toxic flows, and vulnerabilities in agent skills.
The README notes that CLI output is experimental and that Agent Scan 0.4 was published with a technical report on emerging threats in the agent skill ecosystem, indicating a young tool aimed at a fast-changing area.
Adoption history
Official usage examples install and run the tool with `uvx snyk-agent-scan@latest`, while the input records a Homebrew formula. The supported-agent matrix includes mainstream developer agents such as Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Codex, Amazon Q, and others.
How it is used
Users can run a full machine scan, scan a specific MCP configuration file, scan one skill file, or scan a directory of skills. The README warns that scanning MCP configurations may execute commands defined in those configs, so the CLI includes interactive consent and a deliberately named flag for trusted non-interactive runs.
Why package nerds care
Package nerds care because Agent Scan treats local agent configuration as supply chain surface. It scans the places modern developer tools install behavior, including project, user, system, extension, and plugin scopes, making it relevant to anyone packaging or auditing AI-enabled command-line environments.
Timeline
- 2025: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2025: README documents scanning for MCP servers, agent tools, and skills.
- 2026: Repository metadata shows active maintenance.
Related projects
- Related ecosystems include MCP servers, Codex skills, Claude skills, Cursor/Windsurf/Gemini agent configurations, and Snyk's broader developer security tooling.
Sources
- https://github.com/snyk/agent-scan
- https://github.com/snyk/agent-scan#readme
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for snyk-agent-scan. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 6 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
snyk-agent-scan | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.5.12
manager updated2026-06-24
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/snyk/agent-scan
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/snyk/agent-scannone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:snyk-agent-scan |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.12 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/snyk-agent-scan |
| Homepage | https://github.com/snyk/agent-scan |
| Repository | https://github.com/snyk/agent-scan |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/snyk/agent-scan#readme |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/12/29/7e0b0f90353d02b73a254580d7b2e760f3ecfe3bcbf364b28593d15163eb/snyk_agent_scan-0.5.12.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-24T14:11:04Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | certifi, cryptography, libyaml, pydantic, python@3.14, rpds-py |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | snyk-agent-scan |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
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This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment