Which ecosystems does Socket-Scan support?

It supports a wide range of ecosystems including npm, PyPI (pip), Go, Maven, and Gradle through the Socket CLI and its integrated fallback mechanisms.

Does this require a Socket account?

While it supports a public demo token and cdxgen fallback, a free or enterprise Socket account is recommended for full accuracy, malware detection, and dashboard features.

Is my scan data public?

By default, authenticated scans run in temporary read-only mode (--tmp), meaning results are returned locally and not persisted to the Socket dashboard unless you explicitly request a persistent scan.

Can I use this for license compliance?

Yes, the skill audits licenses across your dependency tree to identify restrictive or incompatible licenses like GPL, SSPL, or non-standard SPDX identifiers.

What is reachability analysis?

It is an enterprise-tier feature that determines if a vulnerable dependency is actually called by your project's code, helping you prioritize fixes based on actual risk.

Socket Security Scan

Name: Socket Security Scan
Author: SocketDev

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Security & Testing

Performs deep dependency security scans to detect vulnerabilities, malware, and supply-chain risks using the Socket CLI.

Socket Security Scan is a specialized capability for Claude Code that enables automated security audits of project dependencies. By integrating directly with the Socket CLI, it identifies critical vulnerabilities (CVEs), malicious packages, and license compliance issues. The skill features a sophisticated workflow that supports temporary local scans for development, persistent dashboard reports for enterprise tracking, and reachability analysis to determine if vulnerabilities are exploitable in the specific codebase. It even includes a fallback mechanism to cdxgen for unauthenticated users, ensuring security visibility is accessible at every stage of the development lifecycle.

Key Features

01Deep dependency scanning for vulnerabilities and supply-chain threats

02Temporary read-only mode for safe development-time scans

03Comprehensive license compliance auditing and reporting

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05Automated SBOM generation in CycloneDX format

06Reachability analysis to identify exploitable code paths

Use Cases

01Auditing a project for malware and high-severity CVEs before deployment

02Performing reachability analysis to prioritize security fixes based on actual exploitability

03Verifying license compatibility across complex dependency trees for legal compliance

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add socketdev/skills socket-scan

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT