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Spellwarden vs Trivy
Short answer: Pick Spellwarden if you want static security scanning for AI agents; pick Trivy if you want all-in-one open-source security scanner. Spellwarden has a free plan; Trivy is free and open source.
SpellwardenSecurity checks for agent skills and MCP serversWhich to pick
Pick Spellwarden if you want…
- Static security scanning for AI agents
- Integrations with Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code (on Spellwarden's list, not Trivy's)
Pick Trivy if you want…
- All-in-one open-source security scanner
- Container and config scanning
- A free, open-source tool
- Integrations with Docker, Kubernetes or Azure Container Registry (on Trivy's list, not Spellwarden's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Spellwarden:Spellwarden scans AI agent skills and MCP servers for security issues and enforces policies.
- Trivy:Trivy is an open-source scanner that finds vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, secrets and generates SBOMs for code, containers and Kubernetes.
- Best for
- Spellwarden:Static security scanning for AI agents
- Trivy:All-in-one open-source security scanner
- Who it’s for
- Spellwarden:Teams building or operating AI agents and MCP gateways.
- Trivy:Developers and security teams needing fast, free scanning of code, images and infrastructure.
- Pricing
- Spellwarden:Freemium
- Trivy:Open source
- Starting price
- Spellwarden:—
- Trivy:Free
- Free plan or trial
- Spellwarden:Free trial
- Trivy:Free to use
- Open source
- Spellwarden:Yes, 3 GitHub stars
- Trivy:Yes, 38,170 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Spellwarden:Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Kong, Zuplo MCP Gateway, OpenTelemetry
- Trivy:Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Container Registry
Spellwarden features
- Skill & Server Scanning. Scans SKILL.md packages, MCP servers and A2A agent cards with 65 static rules.
- Policy Packs. Exports enforcement rule packs to Claude Code hooks, Kong and Zuplo MCP Gateway.
- Eval Suites. Runs paired evaluations and grades skill impact before deployment.
- Runtime Tracing. Matches OpenTelemetry traces to scans to show what agents actually use.
- Private MCP Registry. Curates and admits only vetted, auth-enabled entries for MCP servers.
- CI Integration. GitHub Action and GitLab component add code-scanning alerts to PRs/MRs.
Trivy features
- Vulnerability scanning. Detects CVEs in binaries, container images and source code repositories.
- Misconfiguration detection. Finds insecure settings in IaC templates and Kubernetes manifests.
- Secret scanning. Identifies hard-coded credentials and secrets in code and images.
- SBOM generation. Creates Software Bill of Materials for artifacts to track component licenses.
- Cloud and Kubernetes scanning. Scans cloud resources and Kubernetes clusters for security issues.
- Docker extension. Integrates as a Docker extension for easy image scanning in Docker workflows.
Spellwarden vs Trivy FAQ
What is the difference between Spellwarden and Trivy?+
Trivy: Open-source vulnerability scanner for containers and configs, not agent skill policies.
Should I use Spellwarden or Trivy?+
Pick Spellwarden if you want static security scanning for AI agents or integrations with Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code (on Spellwarden's list, not Trivy's). Pick Trivy if you want all-in-one open-source security scanner, container and config scanning or a free, open-source tool.
Is Spellwarden or Trivy free?+
Spellwarden has a free plan and paid plans. Trivy is free and open source.
Is Spellwarden or Trivy open source?+
Yes, both are open source: Spellwarden (spellwarden-ai/spellwarden on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license) and Trivy (aquasecurity/trivy on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license).
Do Spellwarden and Trivy integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Spellwarden lists Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, GitHub Actions and 4 more; Trivy lists Docker, Kubernetes and Azure Container Registry.
On DevHunt
Based on each tool's website and DevHunt data. Details may change; check the official sites.