Cloudsmith this week at the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2026 conference unveiled a registry for artificial intelligence (AI) skills that makes it simpler for software engineers to expose a set of reusable instructions, workflows, and resources that teach an AI coding agent how to better perform a specific task.

James Matchett, head of security for Cloudsmith, said the AI Agent Skills registry provides access to a set of vetted skills to ensure that application development teams are not inadvertently using an AI skill that might include a set of malicious prompts.

DevOps.com: Cloudsmith Extends Artifact Registry Reach to AI Skills

Cloudsmith launched an AI Skills Registry on November 9, 2026, treating agent skills and Claude plugins as first-class versioned artifact types alongside packages and containers. The move directly targets a documented enterprise pain point: 44.7% of SLE decision-makers cite lack of governance and control infrastructure as a top-three barrier to expanding AI use. Cloudsmith positions the registry as the control plane that converts ungoverned shadow AI into auditable, policy-enforced infrastructure.

Futurum: Cloudsmith Brings Governed Control to the Agent Skills Supply Chain

Cloudsmith secures the AI software supply chain with agent skills registry support

Cloudsmith has raised $123m to date, a record for a Northern Ireland start-up. Its co-founder Alan Carson talks about scaling a global B2B software company from the region, and why others can do it too.

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Cloudsmith Joins Chainguard's Athena Coalition to Close the Gap Between Vulnerability Discovery and Customer Protection

Cloudsmith, the leading cloud-native artifact management and software supply chain platform, today announced an expansion to its policy management and continuous risk detection capabilities, adding policy templates, cooldown policies and expanded evaluation triggers.


Cloudsmith announces new features for enforcing software supply chain governance in artifact repositories

Cloudsmith appointed Mark O'Connor as Chief Financial Officer and Dan Lascell as General Counsel, strengthening its executive leadership team as the company scales to meet the demands of Fortune 500 and Global 2000 customers. The hires follow Cloudsmith's $72M Series C and position the company to meet IPO-scale financial, legal, and governance standards.


Cloudsmith Expands Leadership with CFO and General Counsel Appointments

Belfast, UK, 23 April, 2026 — Cloudsmith, the universal artifact management platform trusted by some of the world's leading enterprises, today announced a $72M Series C financing led by TCV and with participation from Insight Partners, along with investments from other existing investors. The additional funding positions Cloudsmith for massive growth to power the era of AI-driven software development.