Most Downloaded Skills — Security Analysis — 2026-04-08

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A security analysis of the most downloaded skills found 172 malicious and 1012 suspicious skills out of 52,702 indexed and 2105 audited skills

intermediate Published 8 Apr 2026
Action Steps
  1. Index and audit skills using tools like clawsec.cc
  2. Use search tools like clawsearch.cc to identify suspicious skills
  3. Run pre-install checks using npx clawsearch-guard <skill-name> to ensure skill safety
Who Needs to Know This

This information is relevant to devops and security teams who need to ensure the safety of their skills and dependencies, and to developers who want to protect their projects from malicious code

Key Insight

💡 Regular security audits and checks are crucial to prevent malicious code from compromising projects

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🚨 172 malicious skills found in recent analysis! 🚨 Use clawsec.cc and clawsearch.cc to keep your skills safe #security #ai #devsecops
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