Secret Guard

Secret Guard

MANDATORY: Run before ANY git commit, push, add, or PR operation.

Scan Commands

Run these before proceeding with any git operation:

# Check for secret keywords in staged changes (skip removed lines)
git diff --cached | grep -iE '(client_secret|password|api[_-]?key|secret_key|private_key|token|bearer|credential)' | grep -v "^-" | head -20

# Check for long credential-like strings (base64, hex, Azure secrets with ~)
git diff --cached | grep -oE '[a-zA-Z0-9+/~]{35,}' | head -10

# Check config files specifically for secrets
git diff --cached -- '*.json' '*.yaml' '*.yml' | grep -iE '(secret|password|key|token)' | grep -v "^-" | head -10

# List staged files
git diff --cached --name-only

High-Risk Files

STOP and warn if any of these are staged:

• .env, .env.* — Never commit
• .claude/settings.json — Often contains embedded secrets
• *.pem, *.key, *.p12, *.pfx — Private keys
• credentials.json, secrets.json, auth*.json, *token*.json
• **/config/*.json — May contain hardcoded credentials

Secret Patterns

| Pattern | Identifier | |----------------------|-----------------------------------------| | Azure AD secrets | Contains ~ (e.g., Pl~8Q~abc...) | | AWS Access Keys | Starts with AKIA | | GitHub tokens | Starts with ghp_, gho_, ghs_ | | API keys | Prefixes: sk-, pk-, api_ | | JWT tokens | Starts with eyJ | | Base64 secrets | 40+ alphanumeric chars |

If Secrets Detected

BLOCK the git operation immediately.

Response format:

🚨 SECRET DETECTED - BLOCKING COMMIT

Found in: 
Pattern: 

REQUIRED ACTIONS:
1. Remove the secret from the file
2. Use environment variables instead
3. If already committed: rotate the credential immediately

Proceed with commit? (only after user confirms false positive)

Safe to Proceed When

• No secret keywords in staged diffs
• No high-risk files staged (or user explicitly reviewed)
• No long random strings resembling credentials
• User confirmed any flagged items are false positives

Post-Commit Reminder

After successful commit without pre-commit hooks installed: > "Consider adding a pre-commit hook for automatic secret scanning."

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: kissrosecicd-hub
• Source: kissrosecicd-hub/agents-evolution
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.