shodan
Shodan lookups: internet-connected devices, ports, services
Install / Use
npx skills add taracodlabs/aiden --skill shodanInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
Quality Score
Category
SecuritySupported Platforms
Our assessment of shodan
shodan scores 78/100 on our quality scale, 981st of 1,077 Security skills we index.
We have not analysed the SKILL.md file itself yet, so the content part of this score is an estimate until our crawler reaches it.
It has 843 GitHub stars, a meaningful sign that others use it.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated 19 days ago, so shodan is actively maintained.
- It is released under AGPL-3.0, a copyleft license: you can use it, but modified versions you distribute must carry the same license.
- Its trust signals score 100/100, with no cautions. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
shodan compared with similar skills
All 4 of these similar skills score higher than shodan; compare them before choosing.
| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| shodan (this skill)by taracodlabs | 78 | 843 | 19d ago | SKILL.md |
| Agent-Reachby Panniantong | 100 | 89.0k | 17d ago | CLAUDE.md |
| headroomby headroomlabs-ai | 100 | 74.3k | today | CLAUDE.md |
| Scraplingby D4Vinci | 100 | 85.3k | 2d ago | MCP Server |
| crawl4aiby unclecode | 100 | 84.7k | 8d ago | MCP Server |
Frequently asked questions
- How do I install shodan?
- Run
npx skills add taracodlabs/aiden --skill shodan. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does shodan work with?
- It is written for Universal, as a SKILL.md file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is shodan safe to use?
- It is AGPL-3.0-licensed and scores 100/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is shodan still maintained?
- The repository was last updated 19 days ago, so shodan is actively maintained.
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Trust signals
From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.