
agent-supply-chain
Verify supply chain integrity for AI agent plugins, tools, and dependencies. Use this skill when: - Generating SHA-256 integrity manifests for agent plugins or tool packages - Verifying that installed plugins match their published manifests - Detecting tampered, modified, or untracked files in agent tool directories - Auditing dependency pinning and version policies for agent components - Building provenance chains for agent plugin promotion (dev → staging → production) - Any request like "verify plugin integrity", "generate manifest", "check supply chain", or "sign this plugin"
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Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot --skill agent-supply-chain- 01
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Agent Supply Chain Integrity
Generate and verify integrity manifests for AI agent plugins and tools. Detect tampering, enforce version pinning, and establish supply chain provenance.
Overview
Agent plugins and MCP servers have the same supply chain risks as npm packages or container images — except the ecosystem has no equivalent of npm provenance, Sigstore, or SLSA. This skill fills that gap.
Plugin Directory → Hash All Files (SHA-256) → Generate INTEGRITY.json
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Later: Plugin Directory → Re-Hash Files → Compare Against INTEGRITY.json
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Match? VERIFIED : TAMPERED
When to Use
- Before promoting a plugin from development to production
- During code review of plugin PRs
- As a CI step to verify no files were modified after review
- When auditing third-party agent tools or MCP servers
- Building a plugin marketplace with integrity requirements
Pattern 1: Generate Integrity Manifest
Create a deterministic INTEGRITY.json with SHA-256 hashes of all plugin files.
import hashlib
import json
from datetime import datetime, timezone
from pathlib import Path
EXCLUDE_DIRS = {".git", "__pycache__", "node_modules", ".venv", ".pytest_cache"}
EXCLUDE_FILES = {".DS_Store", "Thumbs.db", "INTEGRITY.json"}
def hash_file(path: Path) -> str:
"""Compute SHA-256 hex digest of a file."""
h = hashlib.sha256()
with open(path, "rb") as f:
for chunk in iter(lambda: f.read(8192), b""):
h.update(chunk)
return h.hexdigest()
def generate_manifest(plugin_dir: str) -> dict:
"""Generate an integrity manifest for a plugin directory."""
root = Path(plugin_dir)
files = {}
for path in sorted(root.rglob("*")):
if not path.is_file():
continue
if path.name in EXCLUDE_FILES:
continue
if any(part in EXCLUDE_DIRS for part in path.relative_to(root).parts):
continue
rel = path.relative_to(root).as_posix()
files[rel] = hash_file(path)
# Chain hash: SHA-256 of all file hashes concatenated in sorted order
chain = hashlib.sha256()
for key in sorted(files.keys()):
chain.update(files[key].encode("ascii"))
manifest = {
"plugin_name": root.name,
"generated_at": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
"algorithm": "sha256",
"file_count": len(files),
"files": files,
"manifest_hash": chain.hexdigest(),
}
return manifest
# Generate and save
manifest = generate_manifest("my-plugin/")
Path("my-plugin/INTEGRITY.json").write_text(
json.dumps(manifest, indent=2) + "\n"
)
print(f"Generated manifest: {manifest['file_count']} files, "
f"hash: {manifest['manifest_hash'][:16]}...")
Output (INTEGRITY.json):
{
"plugin_name": "my-plugin",
"generated_at": "2026-04-01T03:00:00+00:00",
"algorithm": "sha256",
"file_count": 12,
"files": {
".claude-plugin/plugin.json": "a1b2c3d4...",
"README.md": "e5f6a7b8...",
"skills/search/SKILL.md": "c9d0e1f2...",
"agency.json": "3a4b5c6d..."
},
"manifest_hash": "7e8f9a0b1c2d3e4f..."
}
Pattern 2: Verify Integrity
Check that current files match the manifest.
# Requires: hash_file() and generate_manifest() from Pattern 1 above
import json
from pathlib import Path
def verify_manifest(plugin_dir: str) -> tuple[bool, list[str]]:
"""Verify plugin files against INTEGRITY.json."""
root = Path(plugin_dir)
manifest_path = root / "INTEGRITY.json"
if not manifest_path.exists():
return False, ["INTEGRITY.json not found"]
manifest = json.loads(manifest_path.read_text())
recorded = manifest.get("files", {})
errors = []
# Check recorded files
for rel_path, expected_hash in recorded.items():
full = root / rel_path
if not full.exists():
errors.append(f"MISSING: {rel_path}")
continue
actual = hash_file(full)
if actual != expected_hash:
errors.append(f"MODIFIED: {rel_path}")
# Check for new untracked files
current = generate_manifest(plugin_dir)
for rel_path in current["files"]:
if rel_path not in recorded:
errors.append(f"UNTRACKED: {rel_path}")
return len(errors) == 0, errors
# Verify
passed, errors = verify_manifest("my-plugin/")
if passed:
print("VERIFIED: All files match manifest")
else:
print(f"FAILED: {len(errors)} issue(s)")
for e in errors:
print(f" {e}")
Output on tampered plugin:
FAILED: 3 issue(s)
MODIFIED: skills/search/SKILL.md
MISSING: agency.json
UNTRACKED: backdoor.py
Pattern 3: Dependency Version Audit
Check that agent dependencies use pinned versions.
import re
def audit_versions(config_path: str) -> list[dict]:
"""Audit dependency version pinning in a config file."""
findings = []
path = Path(config_path)
content = path.read_text()
if path.name == "package.json":
data = json.loads(content)
for section in ("dependencies", "devDependencies"):
for pkg, ver in data.get(section, {}).items():
if ver.startswith("^") or ver.startswith("~") or ver == "*" or ver == "latest":
findings.append({
"package": pkg,
"version": ver,
"severity": "HIGH" if ver in ("*", "latest") else "MEDIUM",
"fix": f'Pin to exact: "{pkg}": "{ver.lstrip("^~")}"'
})
elif path.name in ("requirements.txt", "pyproject.toml"):
for line in content.splitlines():
line = line.strip()
if ">=" in line and "<" not in line:
findings.append({
"package": line.split(">=")[0].strip(),
"version": line,
"severity": "MEDIUM",
"fix": f"Add upper bound: {line},<next_major"
})
return findings
Pattern 4: Promotion Gate
Use integrity verification as a gate before promoting plugins.
def promotion_check(plugin_dir: str) -> dict:
"""Check if a plugin is ready for production promotion."""
checks = {}
# 1. Integrity manifest exists and verifies
passed, errors = verify_manifest(plugin_dir)
checks["integrity"] = {
"passed": passed,
"errors": errors
}
# 2. Required files exist
root = Path(plugin_dir)
required = ["README.md"]
missing = [f for f in required if not (root / f).exists()]
# Require at least one plugin manifest (supports both layouts)
manifest_paths = [
root / ".github/plugin/plugin.json",
root / ".claude-plugin/plugin.json",
]
if not any(p.exists() for p in manifest_paths):
missing.append(".github/plugin/plugin.json (or .claude-plugin/plugin.json)")
checks["required_files"] = {
"passed": len(missing) == 0,
"missing": missing
}
# 3. No unpinned dependencies
mcp_path = root / ".mcp.json"
if mcp_path.exists():
config = json.loads(mcp_path.read_text())
unpinned = []
for server in config.get("mcpServers", {}).values():
if isinstance(server, dict):
for arg in server.get("args", []):
if isinstance(arg, str) and "@latest" in arg:
unpinned.append(arg)
checks["pinned_deps"] = {
"passed": len(unpinned) == 0,
"unpinned": unpinned
}
# Overall
all_passed = all(c["passed"] for c in checks.values())
return {"ready": all_passed, "checks": checks}
result = promotion_check("my-plugin/")
if result["ready"]:
print("Plugin is ready for production promotion")
else:
print("Plugin NOT ready:")
for name, check in result["checks"].items():
if not check["passed"]:
print(f" FAILED: {name}")
CI Integration
Add to your GitHub Actions workflow:
- name: Verify plugin integrity
run: |
PLUGIN_DIR="${{ matrix.plugin || '.' }}"
cd "$PLUGIN_DIR"
python -c "
from pathlib import Path
import json, hashlib, sys
def hash_file(p):
h = hashlib.sha256()
with open(p, 'rb') as f:
for c in iter(lambda: f.read(8192), b''):
h.update(c)
return h.hexdigest()
manifest = json.loads(Path('INTEGRITY.json').read_text())
errors = []
for rel, expected in manifest['files'].items():
p = Path(rel)
if not p.exists():
errors.append(f'MISSING: {rel}')
elif hash_file(p) != expected:
errors.append(f'MODIFIED: {rel}')
if errors:
for e in errors:
print(f'::error::{e}')
sys.exit(1)
print(f'Verified {len(manifest[\"files\"])} files')
"
Best Practices
| Practice | Rationale |
|---|---|
| Generate manifest after code review | Ensures reviewed code matches production code |
| Include manifest in the PR | Reviewers can verify what was hashed |
| Verify in CI before deploy | Catches post-review modifications |
| Chain hash for tamper evidence | Single hash represents entire plugin state |
| Exclude build artifacts | Only hash source files — .git, pycache, node_modules excluded |
| Pin all dependency versions | Unpinned deps = different code on every install |
Related Resources
- OpenSSF SLSA — Supply-chain Levels for Software Artifacts
- npm Provenance — Sigstore-based package provenance
- Agent Governance Toolkit — Includes integrity verification and plugin signing
- OWASP ASI-09: Supply Chain Integrity
FAQ
What does the agent-supply-chain skill do?
Verify supply chain integrity for AI agent plugins, tools, and dependencies. Use this skill when: - Generating SHA-256 integrity manifests for agent plugins or tool packages - Verifying that installed plugins match their published manifests - Detecting tampered, modified, or untracked files in agent tool directories - Auditing dependency pinning and version policies for agent components - Building provenance chains for agent plugin promotion (dev → staging → production) - Any request like "verify plugin integrity", "generate manifest", "check supply chain", or "sign this plugin"
How do I install agent-supply-chain?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot --skill agent-supply-chain in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/agent-supply-chain/ (personal) or .claude/skills/agent-supply-chain/ (project).
Which AI agents can use agent-supply-chain?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is agent-supply-chain safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains agent-supply-chain?
It is published by github in github/awesome-copilot, and it is an official skill from the maker of the technology it covers. It has 1,095 recorded installs.
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