skill-security-scanner vs AI Scanner
skill-security-scanner is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑16.
skill-security-scanner is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by alon-a. No marketplace we read lists it any more. AI Scanner is an MCP server published by Aakashbhardwaj27. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-21. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  AI Scanner | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace alon-a/skill-security-scanner | Removed on 2026-10-16 Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.6 Downloads/month (npm): 185 Downloads/week (npm): 35 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | skill-security-scannerno longer listed · | AI Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) | 1 | 1 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (ai-scanner-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/alon-a/skill-security-scanner | github.com/aakashbhardwaj27/ai-scanner-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of skill-security-scanner
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Offline security scanner for AI-agent repos, skills, plugins, and MCP servers. 26 scanners detect prompt injection, MCP tool poisoning, credential exposure, malicious lifecycle…
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Scan GitHub-hosted AI skills for vulnerabilities: prompt injection, malware, OWASP LLM Top 10.
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Repo Security Scanner — Malicious Code & Supply Chain
Audit GitHub repos for malicious and supply-chain code before you depend on them.
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Aikido Security scanning for Claude Code — SAST, secrets, and IaC vulnerability detection powered by the Aikido MCP server.
What each says it does
skill-security-scanner
Scan a Claude Code skill for malicious content before installing it — local folders or remote GitHub repos, with or without cloning.
AI Scanner
Scan codebases for LLM/AI SDK usage, exposed API tokens, and hardcoded secrets.
How to run each
skill-security-scanner
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
AI Scanner As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio ai-scanner -- npx -y ai-scanner-mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: skill-security-scanner · What it can do: AI Scanner · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.