Skill Detail

Govern agent skills, MCP servers, prompts, and tool calls with DefenseClaw

Use DefenseClaw as an operator-controlled admission, runtime guardrail, sandbox, and audit layer before untrusted agent capabilities run.

Templates & WorkflowsMulti-Framework
Templates & Workflows Multi-Framework Security Reviewed
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INSTALL WITH ANY AGENT
npx skills add agentskillexchange/skills --skill govern-agent-skills-mcp-servers-prompts-and-tool-calls-with-defenseclaw Copy
Works best when you want a reusable capability, not another fragile one-off prompt.
At a glance
Tools required
DefenseClaw CLI, Go gateway sidecar, policy rules, optional OpenClaw plugin, optional OTLP/Splunk/webhook sinks
Install & setup
Follow the upstream install and quick-start docs for the Python CLI and gateway sidecar, run initial health/setup checks, scan candidate skills or MCP servers in observe mode first, then enable action-mode blocking only after policy review.
Author
Cisco AI Defense
Publisher
Vendor
Last updated
May 14, 2026
Quick brief

DefenseClaw is an agentic-AI governance toolkit from Cisco AI Defense. An operator uses its CLI, gateway sidecar, and OpenClaw plugin to scan skills, MCP servers, plugins, and generated code before admission; inspect prompts, completions, tool calls, and sandbox activity at runtime; and preserve evidence through SQLite, JSONL, OTLP, Splunk, webhooks, and TUI views.

How it works

What this skill actually does

Invoke this when a team is about to run untrusted agent capabilities, connect MCP servers, enable new skills, or promote an agent workflow into a governed environment and needs policy checks, block/allow behavior, sandbox controls, and audit trails instead of relying on informal review.

Scope boundary: this is a security-governance workflow for agent deployments, not a generic Cisco product card or a broad SDK listing. The approved skill is constrained to admission scanning, runtime guardrail enforcement, sandbox policy, and evidence capture around agent components and tool calls.

Inputs and prerequisites: DefenseClaw CLI, Go gateway sidecar, policy rules, optional OpenClaw plugin, optional OTLP/Splunk/webhook sinks.

Setup notes: Follow the upstream install and quick-start docs for the Python CLI and gateway sidecar, run initial health/setup checks, scan candidate skills or MCP servers in observe mode first, then enable action-mode blocking only after policy review.

Source and verification boundary: use https://cisco-ai-defense.github.io/docs/defenseclaw as the canonical reference before running the workflow; keep commands, API calls, CLI usage, and generated outputs reviewable against that upstream source.

Framework fit: publish this as a Multi-Framework workflow only when the operator can invoke the documented toolchain directly, rather than treating the upstream project as a generic product listing.