Question 1

How does SkillzBench decide which MCP servers and skills are trustworthy?

Accepted Answer

Every listing goes through the Verify pillar: the version is pinned to a commit SHA, validated, license-checked, security-scanned, and quality-judged. The results feed a 0-100 trust score built from security, quality, license, maintenance, and community signals — and money never touches scores.

Question 2

What does 'Lift' mean and why is it shown separately from ratings?

Accepted Answer

Lift is the measured performance difference a skill produces, tested in a sandbox with the same model both with and without the skill, published in percentage points. It's shown separately from ratings because popularity and effectiveness are different things — a highly-rated skill might add zero Lift, and SkillzBench won't blur that line.

Question 3

Can SkillzBench protect my team from prompt injection and malicious MCP servers?

Accepted Answer

Prompt injection and data leakage are real MCP security risks — half of adopters cite security complexity as their top challenge. SkillzBench addresses this with security scans on every version, commit-SHA pinning, license checks, and a launch scope limited to instruction-only skills; script-bearing skills are listed link-out only so you know exactly what you're getting.

Question 4

When can I actually use SkillzBench?

Accepted Answer

SkillzBench is pre-launch and actively being built — the waitlist and newsletter are live now, and the product itself is not yet public. Joining the waitlist gets you notified as the five pillars (Discover, Verify, Benchmark, Equip, and Stay current) roll out.

Question 5

How is SkillzBench different from browsing an MCP server directory or GitHub directly?

Accepted Answer

Directories list servers; SkillzBench tests them. You get continuous deduped discovery from GitHub, verification with security scans and license checks, published Lift benchmarks rather than star counts, and per-agent loadouts through one MCP server so each agent only sees the tools you chose. A directory tells you what exists — SkillzBench tells you what works and what's risky.

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