As AI agents rapidly evolve into autonomous digital actors capable of performing real-world tasks, Gen has announced a strategic partnership with Vercel to introduce independent safety verification across the AI skills ecosystem. This collaboration focuses on strengthening trust and transparency within skills.sh, Vercel’s open directory that enables developers to publish and deploy reusable AI agent capabilities.
Currently, Vercel supports more than six million developers globally, which makes its ecosystem a critical foundation for AI agent innovation. However, as AI agents move beyond basic assistance into autonomous execution such as browsing the web, interacting with APIs, and accessing sensitive data the need for structured security validation becomes significantly more urgent. Therefore, this partnership aims to embed security verification directly into the skills discovery and deployment process.
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Through this initiative, Gen will integrate its Agent Trust Hub (ATH) to provide transparent security verification and risk classification for every skill published on the platform. Specifically, the system will evaluate skills and categorize them as Safe, Low Risk, High Risk, or Critical Risk. As a result, developers and organizations can make informed decisions before installing or running AI agent capabilities.
“AI agents are becoming powerful digital actors,” said Howie Xu, Chief AI & Innovation Officer at Gen. “Trust must be built into the ecosystem itself. By partnering with Vercel, we are embedding independent verification directly into the skills layer, helping innovation and safety scale together.”
“Developers want to move quickly, and users want confidence,” said Andrew Qu, Chief of Software at Vercel. “This partnership with Gen’s Agent Trust Hub helps ensure that as AI capabilities grow, so does transparency.”
Moreover, the partnership directly addresses a growing challenge in AI ecosystems. Malicious or poorly developed skills can introduce security vulnerabilities, expose confidential data, or enable fraudulent activity without immediate detection. Previously, developers often relied on limited metadata or community feedback to assess risk. However, this approach lacks standardized security validation and creates potential exposure points.
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To solve this problem, Gen’s Agent Trust Hub uses advanced risk modeling, behavioral analysis, and threat intelligence powered by Gen Threat Labs. The system analyzes permissions, detects anomalous behavior patterns, identifies unsafe configurations, and flags potential malicious intent. Consequently, developers gain deeper visibility into the security posture of each AI skill before deployment.
Additionally, embedding these security ratings directly into the skills discovery layer ensures that trust becomes part of the user experience rather than an external validation step. This shift allows organizations to proactively manage AI risk while maintaining development speed and innovation.
From a broader industry perspective, this collaboration signals a major shift toward building dedicated security infrastructure for autonomous AI ecosystems. Traditionally, cybersecurity focused on protecting networks, devices, and applications. In contrast, Agent Trust Hub focuses specifically on securing AI agents and the modular skill ecosystems that power them.
Ultimately, this partnership represents a step toward establishing trust frameworks for the emerging agentic AI era. By integrating security verification directly into development workflows, Gen and Vercel are working to ensure that innovation and safety advance together. As AI agents become more autonomous and influential in enterprise and consumer environments, building security directly into the skills layer will likely become a foundational requirement for responsible AI deployment.
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