# Vet

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Vet and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free open-source code review and security scanner that flags risky MCP servers and AI tools, and works well alongside coding agents.

## Why people recommend it

- Static analysis flags malicious tools (1 comments): "Static analysis for the 537 flagged tools (crypto miners, SSH backdoors, .env readers) is exactly the right tool" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47282335))
- Designed to work with coding agents (1 comments): "It's an Open Source code review tool, designed to work well with coding agents." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47265886))
- Catches issues Codex misses (1 comments): "Vet often catches issues that codex does not!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47265909))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [AISLE](https://hackerapproved.com/p/aisle.md): 11 recommend
- [Socket](https://hackerapproved.com/p/socket-dev.md): 7 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Vet", https://hackerapproved.com/p/vet/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).