Snyk deploys via Jamf. CodeSlick installs in 30 seconds with one line in your MCP config. Both scan AI security — from opposite ends of your stack.
Snyk's Skill Inspector scans how AI agents behave. CodeSlick scans how MCP servers are implemented. Both matter.
Scans the server implementation code
When you build an MCP server, CodeSlick reads your source code and finds vulnerabilities that will be present at runtime — command injection in tool handlers, path traversal in file-access tools, hardcoded secrets in config, missing auth checks.
19 checks specific to MCP server implementation (13 JS + 6 Python) + 306 general security checks
Scans agent skill behavior
Snyk analyzes how installed AI skills behave at runtime — what capabilities they claim, whether they match their descriptions, whether they exfiltrate data or execute unexpected system calls.
Deployed via Jamf, enterprise-priced. Part of Snyk Evo (design partner phase).
These are complementary, not competing. If you're building MCP servers, you need code-level checks. If you're deploying third-party skills, behavioral checks matter too.
These vulnerabilities live in the source code. A behavioral scanner cannot find them until they are exploited at runtime.
These behavioral checks exist in CodeSlick's MCP-specific analyzer AND would be caught by Snyk's behavioral layer. Different detection method, same vulnerability class.
Prompt injection pass-through in tool handlers
Third-party content exposure via tool output
Unauthorized financial API access in tools
System persistence writes (cron, launchd, rc files)
Unverifiable dependency execution (curl | sh, dynamic npm install)
Prompt injection — Python tool handlers
System persistence — Python (systemd, .bashrc)
Green = CodeSlick · Gray = Snyk Skill Inspector
| Feature | CodeSlick | Snyk Studio / Evo |
|---|---|---|
| Installation | One line in cursor_mcp.json or claude_desktop_config.json | Jamf MDM deployment (IT-managed) |
| Pricing | Free — own API key or no key needed for SAST | Enterprise pricing, sales call required |
| MCP server scanning | Yes — scans server implementation code (the target) | No — Snyk IS the MCP client, not the target |
| AI-BOM | Yes — via generate_ai_bom (free, local) | Via Evo — enterprise only, design partner phase |
| Code analysis runs | Locally — your code never leaves your machine | Cloud-sent to Snyk servers |
| Security directives | .codeslick.yml in your repo (version-controlled) | Pushed via Jamf by CISO (not dev-controlled) |
| Pre-commit hook | Yes — codeslick CLI, npx install | Via Snyk CLI (separate product) |
| GitHub PR integration | Yes — GitHub App, free tier | Yes — GitHub App (paid) |
| Languages | JS, TS, Python, Java, Go (306 checks) | JS, TS, Python, Java, Go, C#, Ruby, and more |
| Who controls it | The developer | The CISO / IT department |
Add one line to your Cursor or Claude Desktop config and start scanning. Own API key or no key needed for static analysis.
Get Started Free// ~/.cursor/mcp.json{ "codeslick": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "codeslick-mcp-server"] } }