Agent Supply Chain
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This skill provides a framework for ensuring the supply chain integrity of AI agent plugins and MCP servers. It enables developers to generate cryptographic manifests for plugin directories, verify that installed files match those manifests, and audit dependency configurations for version pinning. By establishing a chain of custody from development to production, it helps detect unauthorized modifications or untracked files within agent tool environments.
What it does
- Generates SHA-256 integrity manifests for plugin file structures
- Verifies installed plugins against existing integrity manifests
- Detects modified, missing, or untracked files in plugin directories
- Audits dependency files for unpinned or loose versioning
- Provides a promotion gate check for production readiness
- Offers patterns for CI/CD integration to enforce integrity checks
When to use it
- Before promoting a plugin from development to production environments
- During code reviews to ensure the reviewed code matches the deployment
- As a CI/CD pipeline step to validate plugin integrity before deployment
- When auditing third-party agent tools or MCP servers for consistency
- When establishing integrity requirements for a plugin marketplace
Advantages
- Provides deterministic verification of plugin file states
- Helps prevent unauthorized tampering with agent components
- Enforces consistent dependency versions across environments
- Automates the detection of missing or unexpected files
- Integrates directly into existing CI/CD workflows
Usage examples
- “Generate an integrity manifest for my-plugin.”
- The agent creates an INTEGRITY.json file containing SHA-256 hashes for all source files in the directory and a master chain hash.
- “Verify the integrity of the current plugin directory.”
- The agent compares the current file hashes against the existing INTEGRITY.json and reports any modifications, missing files, or untracked additions.
- “Audit my package.json for unpinned dependencies.”
- The agent identifies dependencies using loose versioning (like ^ or *) and suggests exact version pinning to ensure consistent builds.
- “Check if my plugin is ready for production.”
- The agent runs a suite of checks including integrity verification, required file presence, and dependency pinning status.
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Documentation by imran-siddique
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 : TAMPEREDWhen 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.pyPattern 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 findingsPattern 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
Files
- ATTRIBUTION.mdAdded by AutoGineer881 B
- LICENSELicence file added by AutoGineer1.0 KiB
- SKILL.md10.5 KiB
LICENSE
MIT License Copyright GitHub, Inc. Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
Requirements and compatibility
Written for: GitHub Copilot
Works with: Claude Code, Claude apps, OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Kiro, OpenCode, Goose, Amp, Roo Code, JetBrains Junie, Factory Droid, Devin (ex-Windsurf), Mistral Vibe, OpenHands, Letta
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Needs: Needs an MCP server, Needs Python
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