---
title: "Magika AI File Type Detection and Content Classification"
description: "Magika is Google's AI-powered file type detector for fast, content-based identification of binary and text files. It is useful when an agent needs safer routing, validation, triage, or downstream policy decisions based on the real file contents instead of just filenames or MIME headers."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/google/magika"
category:
  - "Security & Verification"
framework:
  - "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "google/magika"
  github_stars: 10199
---

# Magika AI File Type Detection and Content Classification

Magika is Google's AI-powered file type detector for fast, content-based identification of binary and text files. It is useful when an agent needs safer routing, validation, triage, or downstream policy decisions based on the real file contents instead of just filenames or MIME headers.

## 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.

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/magika-ai-file-type-detection-and-content-classification/)