Secret Scanner
Overview
Detect hardcoded secrets and credentials in codebases — API keys, tokens, passwords, and remediation steps.
When to Use This Skill
Use Secret Scanner when you need to:
- Work with secret scanner tasks in your project or workflow
- Automate secret scanner operations at scale
- Generate production-quality secret scanner output quickly
Instructions
When this skill is active, Claude will:
- Understand the full context of your secret scanner request
- Apply best practices and conventions for Security
- Produce clean, well-structured, production-ready output
- Explain key decisions and offer alternatives where relevant
Examples
Example 1 — Basic Usage
User: Help me get started with secret scanner.
Claude: I'll walk you through the essential steps for secret scanner in your context...
Example 2 — Advanced Usage
User: I need a production-ready secret scanner setup with full error handling.
Claude: Here's a complete, production-hardened secret scanner implementation...
Guidelines
- Always validate inputs before processing
- Follow the conventions of the target platform or language
- Prefer explicit over implicit — clarity beats cleverness
- Include comments for non-obvious logic
- Suggest tests or validation steps where appropriate
Dependencies
Required: none
Platforms
Available on: claude-code, api
Part of the claude-skills collection — 183+ skills for Claude.