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CertiK launches Skill Scanner, an antivirus for AI agents scoring third-party Skills before execution as the agent market nears $50B by 2030.
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CertiK has launched CertiK Skill Scanner, a security tool that inspects third-party AI Skills and scores them from 0 to 100 before they run. It targets the gap between how fast AI agents are being adopted and how slowly they are being secured. The AI agents market is on track to grow from $5.4 billion in 2024 to $50.31 billion by 2030. The dedicated market for securing those systems is being built almost from zero. CertiK is moving into that gap with a pre-execution trust layer. What happens when an AI agent runs code it was never inspected for, and the first time anyone checks is after the money has already moved? That question sits underneath the launch of CertiK Skill Scanner, announced today by Certik. The product scans third-party AI Skills, the plug-in tools agents call to get things done, and returns a risk score before any of them execute. CertiK frames it as an antivirus for the AI age. The framing is apt for a reason most coverage will skip: the threat model has changed, and the defense has not kept up. What is CertiK Skill Scanner? CertiK Skill Scanner is a security tool launched on May 27, 2026 that inspects third-party AI Skills, the plug-in tools AI agents use, and scores them from 0 to 100 with a pass, warn, or fail verdict before they execute. It works across Web3 and Web2 and reaches up to 90.5 percent precision in identifying security risks. Why does it matter? AI agents are being adopted faster than they are being secured. The AI agents market is projected to grow from $5.4 billion in 2024 to $50.31 billion by 2030, while the dedicated AI Systems Security market is being built from near zero to about $8 billion by 2030. CertiK Skill Scanner targets that gap by checking risk before execution rather than after a breach. Who is it for? AI Skill marketplaces, enterprises, and developers first, with everyday users planned. It is already deployed in select Web3 AI agent infrastructure and is integrating with FinChip.ai.