Overview
skill-inspector is an open-source workflow skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by NVIDIA. Its author describes it as: “Review AI agent skills before installation using NVIDIA SkillSpector and source-aware semantic review. Use when asked whether a skill or downloaded skill folder is safe, trustworthy, installable, over-permissioned, or…”. The project has 15k stars on GitHub and is available under the Apache-2.0 license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/NVIDIA/SkillSpector ~/.claude/skills/skill-inspector`.
What skill-inspector does
Decide whether an AI agent skill is safe to install, keep installed, or submit for review.
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for skill-inspector is organised into these sections:
- Goal
- Operating Rules
- Review Workflow
- Score Interpretation
- Report Style
- Manual Fallback
Installation
Add skill-inspector to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/NVIDIA/SkillSpector ~/.claude/skills/skill-inspectorReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- Claude Code — declared in the repository topics
License
skill-inspector is published under the Apache-2.0 license.
Strengths
- Clear Apache-2.0 license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in NVIDIA/SkillSpector, an established project with 14,743 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does skill-inspector do?
- Review AI agent skills before installation using NVIDIA SkillSpector and source-aware semantic review. Use when asked whether a skill or downloaded skill folder is safe, trustworthy, installable, over-permissioned, or malicious.
- How do I install skill-inspector?
- Run git clone https://github.com/NVIDIA/SkillSpector ~/.claude/skills/skill-inspector in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/NVIDIA/SkillSpector before installing.
- Is skill-inspector free to use?
- Yes. skill-inspector is free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Which agents does skill-inspector work with?
- skill-inspector lists Claude Code — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does skill-inspector come from?
- skill-inspector ships inside NVIDIA/SkillSpector, a repository that contains 24 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 14,743 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.