---
title: "Audit Python dependency sets for known vulnerabilities before release or environment promotion with Safety"
description: "Scan Python requirements and environments for known vulnerable or malicious packages before they move further through delivery or promotion workflows."
verification: "listed"
source: "https://github.com/pyupio/safety"
author: "pyup.io"
publisher_type: "company"
category:
  - "Security & Verification"
framework:
  - "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "pyupio/safety"
  github_stars: 1974
---

# Audit Python dependency sets for known vulnerabilities before release or environment promotion with Safety

Scan Python requirements and environments for known vulnerable or malicious packages before they move further through delivery or promotion workflows.

## Prerequisites

Python, pip, a requirements file or Python environment to scan, and Safety authentication when using full Safety features.

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

Install command or upstream instructions:

```
Install with pip install safety, then run safety scan in a project directory or against the target environment.
```

## Documentation

- https://docs.safetycli.com/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/audit-python-dependency-sets-for-known-vulnerabilities-before-release-or-environment-promotion-with-safety/)