name: agent-bom-scan
description: >-
Open security scanner for agentic infrastructure — agents, MCP, packages,
blast radius, runtime, and trust for package CVEs (OSV, NVD, EPSS,
KEV), container images, provenance, filesystems, and SBOMs. Use
when: "check package", "scan image", "verify", "is this safe",
"scan dependencies", "CVE lookup", "blast radius".
version: 0.89.2
license: Apache-2.0
compatibility: >-
Requires Python 3.11+. Install via pipx or pip. Native container image
scanning — no external scanner required. No API keys required for basic
operation.
metadata:
author: msaad00
homepage: https://github.com/msaad00/agent-bom
source: https://github.com/msaad00/agent-bom
pypi: https://pypi.org/project/agent-bom/
scorecard: https://securityscorecards.dev/viewer/?uri=github.com/msaad00/agent-bom
tests: 7239
install:
pipx: agent-bom
pip: agent-bom
docker: ghcr.io/msaad00/agent-bom:0.89.2
openclaw:
requires:
bins: []
env: []
credentials: none
credential_policy: "Zero credentials required. Optional env vars below increase rate limits. They are never auto-discovered, inferred, or transmitted."
optional_env: []
optional_bins:
- semgrep
- kubectl
emoji: "\U0001F6E1"
homepage: https://github.com/msaad00/agent-bom
source: https://github.com/msaad00/agent-bom
license: Apache-2.0
os:
- darwin
- linux
- windows
credential_handling: "Env var values are NEVER extracted from config files. sanitize_env_vars() replaces all env values with REDACTED BEFORE any config data is processed or stored. Only structural data (server names, commands, URLs) passes through. Source: https://github.com/msaad00/agent-bom/blob/main/src/agent_bom/security.py#L159"
data_flow: "All scanning is local-first. Only public package names and CVE IDs are sent to vulnerability databases (OSV, NVD, EPSS, GitHub Advisories). No credentials, config file contents, or scan results leave the machine."
file_reads:
# Claude Desktop
- "/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json"
- "/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json"
# Claude Code
- "/.claude/settings.json"
- "/.claude.json"
# Cursor
- "/.cursor/mcp.json"
- "/Library/Application Support/Cursor/User/globalStorage/cursor.mcp/mcp.json"
# Windsurf
- "/.windsurf/mcp.json"
# Cline
- "/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json"
# VS Code Copilot
- "/Library/Application Support/Code/User/mcp.json"
# Codex CLI
- "/.codex/config.toml"
# Gemini CLI
- "/.gemini/settings.json"
# Goose
- "/.config/goose/config.yaml"
# Continue
- "/.continue/config.json"
# Zed
- "/.config/zed/settings.json"
# Roo Code
- "/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/rooveterinaryinc.roo-cline/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json"
# Amazon Q
- "/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/amazonwebservices.amazon-q-vscode/mcp.json"
# JetBrains AI
- "/Library/Application Support/JetBrains/*/mcp.json"
- "/.config/github-copilot/intellij/mcp.json"
# Junie
- "/.junie/mcp/mcp.json"
# GitHub Copilot CLI
- "/.copilot/mcp-config.json"
# Tabnine
- "/.tabnine/mcp_servers.json"
# Cortex Code (Snowflake)
- "/.snowflake/cortex/mcp.json"
- "/.snowflake/cortex/settings.json"
- "/.snowflake/cortex/permissions.json"
- "/.snowflake/cortex/hooks.json"
# Snowflake CLI
- "/.snowflake/connections.toml"
- "~/.snowflake/config.toml"
# Project-level configs
- ".mcp.json"
- ".vscode/mcp.json"
- ".cursor/mcp.json"
# User-provided files
- "user-provided SBOM files (CycloneDX/SPDX JSON)"
file_writes: []
network_endpoints:
- url: "https://api.osv.dev/v1"
purpose: "OSV vulnerability database — batch CVE lookup for packages"
auth: false
- url: "https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0"
purpose: "NVD CVSS v4 enrichment — optional API key increases rate limit"
auth: false
- url: "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss"
purpose: "EPSS exploit probability scores"
auth: false
- url: "https://api.github.com/advisories"
purpose: "GitHub Security Advisories — supplemental CVE lookup"
auth: false
telemetry: false
persistence: false
privilege_escalation: false
always: false
autonomous_invocation: restricted
agent-bom-scan — AI Supply Chain Vulnerability Scanner
Checks packages for CVEs, scans container images natively, verifies package provenance via Sigstore, scans filesystems, and generates SBOMs.
Install
pipx install agent-bom
agent-bom agents # discover agents and scan dependencies
agent-bom check langchain==0.1.0 # check a specific package with version
agent-bom image nginx:1.25 # scan container image (native)
agent-bom fs . # scan filesystem packages
agent-bom sbom . # generate SBOM
agent-bom verify agent-bom # verify Sigstore provenance
agent-bom where # show all discovery paths
As an MCP Server
{
"mcpServers": {
"agent-bom": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["agent-bom", "mcp", "server"]
}
}
}
When to Use
- "check package" / "is this package safe"
- "scan image" / "scan container"
- "verify" / "check provenance"
- "is this safe" / "CVE lookup"
- "scan dependencies"
- "blast radius"
- "generate SBOM"
Tools (8)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
check |
Check a package for CVEs (OSV, NVD, EPSS, KEV) |
scan |
Full discovery + vulnerability scan pipeline |
blast_radius |
Map CVE impact chain across agents, servers, credentials |
remediate |
Prioritized remediation plan for vulnerabilities |
verify |
Package integrity + SLSA provenance check |
diff |
Compare two scan reports (new/resolved/persistent) |
where |
Show MCP client config discovery paths |
inventory |
List discovered agents, servers, packages |
Examples
# Check a package before installing
check(package="langchain", version="0.1.0", ecosystem="pypi")
# Map blast radius of a CVE
blast_radius(cve_id="CVE-2024-21538")
# Full scan
scan()
# Verify package provenance
verify(package="agent-bom")
Agentic Workflows
Use tool chains, not isolated calls, when the user asks for a decision:
| User intent | Recommended sequence | Output |
|---|---|---|
| "Is this MCP safe to install?" | registry_lookup -> check -> blast_radius when a package/version is known |
concise allow/warn/block recommendation with evidence |
| "Gate this PR" | scan with SARIF output and fail on high/critical findings |
SARIF for code scanning plus non-zero gate result |
| "Audit my fleet inventory" | validate inventory -> scan/agents with JSON output -> context_graph |
findings plus graph-ready JSON |
| "What changed since last run?" | current scan -> diff against prior JSON |
new/resolved/persistent findings |
| "What should I fix first?" | scan -> blast_radius -> remediate plan |
prioritized plan only; no file writes |
Pick output by consumer: SARIF for CI, JSON for automation/graph, HTML or Markdown for human review, CycloneDX/SPDX for SBOM consumers.
For CLI gates, prefer:
agent-bom agents --format sarif --output agent-bom.sarif --fail-on-severity high
Guardrails
- Show CVEs even when NVD analysis is pending or severity is
unknown— a CVE ID is still a real finding. - Treat
UNKNOWNseverity as unresolved, not benign — it means data is not yet available. - Do not modify any files, install packages, or change system configuration.
- Only public package names and CVE IDs leave the machine for vulnerability database lookups.
- Ask before scanning paths outside the user's home directory.
Privacy & Data Handling
# Step 1: Install
pip install agent-bom
# Step 2: Review redaction logic BEFORE scanning
# sanitize_env_vars() replaces ALL env var values with ***REDACTED***
# BEFORE any config data is processed or stored:
# https://github.com/msaad00/agent-bom/blob/main/src/agent_bom/security.py#L159
# Step 3: Verify package provenance (Sigstore)
agent-bom verify agent-bom
# Step 4: Only then run scans
agent-bom agents
Verification
- Source: github.com/msaad00/agent-bom (Apache-2.0)
- Sigstore signed:
agent-bom verify agent-bom@0.89.2 - 7,100+ tests with CodeQL + OpenSSF Scorecard
- No telemetry: Zero tracking, zero analytics