diff --git a/httphandler/handlerequests/v1/prometheus.go b/httphandler/handlerequests/v1/prometheus.go
index c0fdef21..b655b667 100644
--- a/httphandler/handlerequests/v1/prometheus.go
+++ b/httphandler/handlerequests/v1/prometheus.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/kubescape/go-logger"
@@ -75,12 +76,35 @@ func getPrometheusDefaultScanCommand(scanID, resultsFile string) *cautils.ScanIn
 	scanInfo.Local = true                                // do not submit results every scan
 	scanInfo.FrameworkScan = true
 	scanInfo.HostSensorEnabled.SetBool(false)                // disable host scanner
-	scanInfo.ScanAll = true                                  // scan all available frameworks (including CIS)
 	scanInfo.ScanID = scanID                                 // scan ID
 	scanInfo.FailThreshold = 100                             // Do not fail scanning
 	scanInfo.ComplianceThreshold = 0                         // Do not fail scanning
 	scanInfo.Output = resultsFile                            // results output
 	scanInfo.Format = envToString("KS_FORMAT", "prometheus") // default output should be json
-	// Framework identifiers will be set dynamically by the scan process when ScanAll is true
+	
+	// Check if specific frameworks are requested via environment variable
+	frameworksEnv := envToString("KS_METRICS_FRAMEWORKS", "")
+	if frameworksEnv != "" {
+		// Scan specific frameworks (comma-separated list)
+		frameworks := splitAndTrim(frameworksEnv, ",")
+		scanInfo.SetPolicyIdentifiers(frameworks, utilsapisv1.KindFramework)
+	} else {
+		// Default: scan all available frameworks (including CIS)
+		scanInfo.ScanAll = true
+		// Framework identifiers will be set dynamically by the scan process when ScanAll is true
+	}
+	
 	return scanInfo
 }
+
+// splitAndTrim splits a string by delimiter and trims whitespace from each element
+func splitAndTrim(s, sep string) []string {
+	parts := strings.Split(s, sep)
+	result := make([]string, 0, len(parts))
+	for _, part := range parts {
+		if trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(part); trimmed != "" {
+			result = append(result, trimmed)
+		}
+	}
+	return result
+}
diff --git a/httphandler/handlerequests/v1/prometheus_test.go b/httphandler/handlerequests/v1/prometheus_test.go
index a25b37c4..21e541b0 100644
--- a/httphandler/handlerequests/v1/prometheus_test.go
+++ b/httphandler/handlerequests/v1/prometheus_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package v1
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -9,17 +10,95 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestGetPrometheusDefaultScanCommand(t *testing.T) {
-	scanID := "1234"
-	outputFile := filepath.Join(OutputDir, scanID)
-	scanInfo := getPrometheusDefaultScanCommand(scanID, outputFile)
+	t.Run("default behavior - scan all frameworks", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Ensure environment variable is not set
+		os.Unsetenv("KS_METRICS_FRAMEWORKS")
+		
+		scanID := "1234"
+		outputFile := filepath.Join(OutputDir, scanID)
+		scanInfo := getPrometheusDefaultScanCommand(scanID, outputFile)
 
-	assert.Equal(t, scanID, scanInfo.ScanID)
-	assert.Equal(t, outputFile, scanInfo.Output)
-	assert.Equal(t, "prometheus", scanInfo.Format)
-	assert.False(t, scanInfo.Submit)
-	assert.True(t, scanInfo.Local)
-	assert.True(t, scanInfo.FrameworkScan)
-	assert.True(t, scanInfo.ScanAll) // Changed to true to scan all available frameworks
-	assert.False(t, scanInfo.HostSensorEnabled.GetBool())
-	assert.Equal(t, getter.DefaultLocalStore, scanInfo.UseArtifactsFrom)
+		assert.Equal(t, scanID, scanInfo.ScanID)
+		assert.Equal(t, outputFile, scanInfo.Output)
+		assert.Equal(t, "prometheus", scanInfo.Format)
+		assert.False(t, scanInfo.Submit)
+		assert.True(t, scanInfo.Local)
+		assert.True(t, scanInfo.FrameworkScan)
+		assert.True(t, scanInfo.ScanAll) // Scan all available frameworks by default
+		assert.False(t, scanInfo.HostSensorEnabled.GetBool())
+		assert.Equal(t, getter.DefaultLocalStore, scanInfo.UseArtifactsFrom)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("specific frameworks via environment variable", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Set environment variable to scan specific frameworks
+		os.Setenv("KS_METRICS_FRAMEWORKS", "nsa,mitre,cis-v1.10.0")
+		defer os.Unsetenv("KS_METRICS_FRAMEWORKS")
+		
+		scanID := "5678"
+		outputFile := filepath.Join(OutputDir, scanID)
+		scanInfo := getPrometheusDefaultScanCommand(scanID, outputFile)
+
+		assert.Equal(t, scanID, scanInfo.ScanID)
+		assert.Equal(t, outputFile, scanInfo.Output)
+		assert.Equal(t, "prometheus", scanInfo.Format)
+		assert.False(t, scanInfo.Submit)
+		assert.True(t, scanInfo.Local)
+		assert.True(t, scanInfo.FrameworkScan)
+		assert.False(t, scanInfo.ScanAll) // Don't scan all when specific frameworks are set
+		assert.False(t, scanInfo.HostSensorEnabled.GetBool())
+		assert.Equal(t, getter.DefaultLocalStore, scanInfo.UseArtifactsFrom)
+		
+		// Verify specific frameworks are set
+		assert.Len(t, scanInfo.PolicyIdentifier, 3)
+		assert.Equal(t, "nsa", scanInfo.PolicyIdentifier[0].Identifier)
+		assert.Equal(t, "mitre", scanInfo.PolicyIdentifier[1].Identifier)
+		assert.Equal(t, "cis-v1.10.0", scanInfo.PolicyIdentifier[2].Identifier)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestSplitAndTrim(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		input    string
+		sep      string
+		expected []string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "comma-separated with spaces",
+			input:    "nsa, mitre, cis-v1.10.0",
+			sep:      ",",
+			expected: []string{"nsa", "mitre", "cis-v1.10.0"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "no spaces",
+			input:    "nsa,mitre,cis-v1.10.0",
+			sep:      ",",
+			expected: []string{"nsa", "mitre", "cis-v1.10.0"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "single item",
+			input:    "nsa",
+			sep:      ",",
+			expected: []string{"nsa"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "empty string",
+			input:    "",
+			sep:      ",",
+			expected: []string{},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "whitespace only",
+			input:    "  ,  ,  ",
+			sep:      ",",
+			expected: []string{},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := splitAndTrim(tt.input, tt.sep)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expected, result)
+		})
+	}
 }