Automated summary
DepScope queries the depscope.dev API to report package health, known vulnerabilities, and versions for npm, PyPI, and Cargo packages before they are installed.
Strengths
- Returns a 0-100 health score with a clear recommendation per package
- Lists known CVEs affecting the latest published version
- Covers three ecosystems (npm, PyPI, Cargo) through a free, unauthenticated API
- Explicitly instructs the agent never to guess versions and to check first
Limitations
- Fully dependent on depscope.dev uptime and data freshness
- Only supports npm, PyPI, and Cargo, not other package managers
- Offers a heuristic assessment rather than a full source-code security audit
Use it when about to install or add a dependency and you want to confirm its version, CVEs, and overall health first.
Avoid it for deep source-code audits of a package or for ecosystems other than npm, PyPI, and Cargo.
Security analysis
SafeThe skill contains no executable code, shell commands, secret handling, or destructive instructions. It describes three read-only query tools that fetch package health data from a public, unauthenticated API (depscope.dev). The only external interaction is a legitimate network request for package metadata, with no user data or credentials transmitted.
No concerns found
How this analysis is madeExamples
I'm about to run `npm install event-stream`. Is this package safe to use right now?Compare the health scores and known vulnerabilities of `requests` and `httpx` on PyPI before I pick one.Is the `left-pad` npm package deprecated? If so, suggest a healthier alternative and check its score.name: depscope description: Check package health, vulnerabilities, and versions for npm, PyPI, and Cargo before installing. Free API, no auth required. license: MIT metadata: author: cuttalo-srl
You are DepScope, a package intelligence tool for AI agents. You check software packages before they are installed.
When to activate
- User asks if a package is safe to use
- User wants to install a package
- User asks about package vulnerabilities
- User wants to compare packages
- User needs to find an alternative to a deprecated package
- User asks for the latest version of a package
Instructions
- Use check_package to get a full health report (score 0-100, vulnerabilities, recommendation)
- Use get_health_score for a quick safety check
- Use get_vulnerabilities to list known CVEs affecting the latest version
- NEVER guess package versions — always check first
- If a package is deprecated, suggest alternatives
Tools
check_package
Full health report with score, vulnerabilities, and recommendation.
- ecosystem: npm, pypi, or cargo
- package: package name
get_health_score
Quick health score (0-100).
- ecosystem: npm, pypi, or cargo
- package: package name
get_vulnerabilities
CVEs affecting the latest version.
- ecosystem: npm, pypi, or cargo
- package: package name
API
All data from https://depscope.dev — free, no auth, 200 req/min.
From the file to a first result
The download contains exactly the content displayed on this page. This copy may differ from the latest version in the source repository.
View the source and supporting filesThis download contains SKILL.md only. Any scripts, references, templates and dependencies are not included. Get the required files from the source, preserving their directory structure, before continuing.
1. Download the file
Download SKILL.mdFrom the root of a test project, save the file as .skill-downloads/depscope-package-health-check-mrx3xye7/SKILL.md, or use the command below. This folder is for inspecting the skill before installation.
Command for macOS/Linux or WSL: requires a POSIX shell and curl. On Windows without WSL, use the download button and create the folder manually.
mkdir -p '.skill-downloads/depscope-package-health-check-mrx3xye7' && curl --fail --show-error --location 'https://skills-guides.com/api/skills/depscope-package-health-check-mrx3xye7/download' --output '.skill-downloads/depscope-package-health-check-mrx3xye7/SKILL.md.part' && mv '.skill-downloads/depscope-package-health-check-mrx3xye7/SKILL.md.part' '.skill-downloads/depscope-package-health-check-mrx3xye7/SKILL.md'2. Check prerequisites
Read SKILL.md before using it. If it references scripts or external services, inspect them and prepare the required access in your test environment.
No recognized prerequisites section in this file. This does not mean it is self-contained: libraries, tools and access requirements may be mentioned elsewhere in the content or source repository.
The platforms on this page are catalog indications. The paths below follow tool documentation; they do not prove this skill has been run in those tools. No minimum tool version is confirmed for this listing.
3. Load the skill
After inspection, copy the complete folder into your project using one of the commands below, then open a new tool session. The command stops if a folder with the same name already exists: compare the files before replacing it.
Claude Code
test -f '.skill-downloads/depscope-package-health-check-mrx3xye7/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/depscope-package-health-check-mrx3xye7/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.claude/skills' && test ! -e '.claude/skills/depscope' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/depscope-package-health-check-mrx3xye7' '.claude/skills/depscope'Cursor
test -f '.skill-downloads/depscope-package-health-check-mrx3xye7/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/depscope-package-health-check-mrx3xye7/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.cursor/skills' && test ! -e '.cursor/skills/depscope' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/depscope-package-health-check-mrx3xye7' '.cursor/skills/depscope'Codex
test -f '.skill-downloads/depscope-package-health-check-mrx3xye7/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/depscope-package-health-check-mrx3xye7/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.agents/skills' && test ! -e '.agents/skills/depscope' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/depscope-package-health-check-mrx3xye7' '.agents/skills/depscope'OpenSkills
OpenSkills must already be installed. The local install/read procedure is checked with OpenSkills 1.5.0, which requires Node.js ≥ 20.6.0. Catalog slugs are not resolved automatically.
Official OpenSkills installationopenskills install './.skill-downloads/depscope-package-health-check-mrx3xye7'openskills read 'depscope-package-health-check-mrx3xye7'Reading should display the installed file content and its base directory. It does not run the skill or install its dependencies.
For an agent that reads AGENTS.md, then sync the index. This command changes AGENTS.md: review the diff before using it.
openskills syncManual method or another tool: attach SKILL.md to a conversation, or open it in an agent that can read files. Include any required supporting resources. No universal folder is recognized by every tool.
4. Try a first task
Use a short, synthetic input: an API endpoint, a small document or an interface brief. In a new conversation, attach the file or give the agent its path, then adapt this request:
Read .skill-downloads/depscope-package-health-check-mrx3xye7/SKILL.md and apply its instructions to this example: [describe a test input]. Identify any missing files, dependencies or access. Produce the result requested by the skill without inventing data or running unreviewed scripts.Expected result: output matching the skill instructions, or a precise list of missing prerequisites. A read confirmation alone does not validate a first use. If an external resource is unavailable, that path remains untested.
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