Perplexity has released Bumblebee as an open-source security scanner designed to help organizations identify software supply-chain risks across developer endpoints. Built for macOS and Linux, Bumblebee operates in read-only mode and scans packages, browser extensions, editor extensions, and AI tool configurations without executing potentially harmful installation scripts.
The company says the tool was originally developed internally to protect systems behind products such as Comet and Perplexity Computer. Bumblebee also supports incident response workflows by helping security teams quickly identify exposure to compromised dependencies and malicious extensions.
The launch reflects growing industry concern around developer endpoint security and software supply-chain attacks targeting modern AI-powered engineering environments.
