Question 1

How does SkillzBench decide if an AI agent skill is safe to use on client security work?

Accepted Answer

Every skill version is pinned to a commit SHA, then validated, license-checked, security-scanned and quality-judged. Results feed a Trust score from 0-100 built from security, quality, license, maintenance and community signals. Note that launch scope covers instruction-only skills (SKILL.md plus text references); script-bearing skills are listed link-out only.

Question 2

Can I show a client objective proof that a skill improves my agent's performance?

Accepted Answer

Yes — that's the Benchmark pillar. Each skill is tested in a sandbox with the same model, with and without the skill, and the Lift is published in percentage points. Lift is always shown separately from ratings, and money never touches scores, so the number is defensible.

Question 3

What happens when a skill maintainer pushes an update after I've started using it?

Accepted Answer

The Stay-current pillar tracks upstream changes, re-scans and re-benchmarks affected skills, and notifies you. Because every version is pinned to a commit SHA, you always know exactly which version you reviewed and what changed since.

Question 4

When can freelancers actually start using SkillzBench?

Accepted Answer

SkillzBench is pre-launch and actively being built — the waitlist/newsletter is live, but the product isn't public yet. Join the waitlist now; early access to verification, benchmarking and the MCP server will roll out to that list first. Pricing is planned with a generous free tier and a Pro tier around $9-15/mo for more agents and unlimited enabled skills.

Question 5

How is this different from just browsing GitHub or a skill marketplace directly?

Accepted Answer

Marketplaces list skills; they don't test them. SkillzBench is an independent testing lab: it dedupes skills crawled from GitHub, pins versions, runs security scans and license checks, benchmarks Lift with the same model, and scores trust 0-100. It doesn't sell skills, and money never touches scores — so the ratings can't be gamed by listing fees.

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