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Public story · 2026-02-23 · source-backed
Vercel's skills.sh marketplace (69,000+ skills across 15+ platforms including Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Codex, Windsurf) now has three independent security layers:
Builder action: Publish skills on skills.sh to benefit from scanning. Install via npx skills which routes through these checks. This is the first agent ecosystem with npm-grade supply chain security.
Source: Snyk Blog | Gen/Vercel PR
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