Vygil FAQs

Question 1

What is Vygil and its main purpose?

Accepted Answer

Vygil is a production-ready security scanner designed for developers and startups. It performs deep security audits of systems (networks, processes, filesystems, dependencies, configurations, containers), generates cryptographically signed reports, and integrates with AI assistants via the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Question 2

How does Vygil ensure the integrity of its security reports?

Accepted Answer

Vygil ensures report integrity by cryptographically signing every scan report using Ed25519 signatures with SHA-256 hashing. This makes the reports tamper-evident and verifiable, crucial for compliance and auditing.

Question 3

Which areas of a system does Vygil audit?

Accepted Answer

Vygil conducts comprehensive audits across multiple domains, including network security, process security, filesystem security, dependency security, configuration security, and container security.

Question 4

How does Vygil integrate with AI assistants?

Accepted Answer

Vygil includes an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that exposes its security scanning capabilities directly to AI assistants like Claude Desktop and Cursor, enabling natural language prompts for security tasks.

Question 5

Is Vygil suitable for developers and their workflows?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely. Vygil features a developer-friendly command-line interface (CLI) for easy integration into development workflows, helping identify vulnerabilities, exposed secrets, and dangerous configurations in local development environments.

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