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detect-secrets

An enterprise friendly way of detecting and preventing secrets in code.

Best fitUsers who want source-backed project understanding before installing it.

Check whether this project matches your task before installing it.

What it can doskill, recipe, host_instruction, eval, preflight

Review the portable capability path.

Before continuingVerify in a sandbox

Do not treat a preview pack as a proven local install.

GitHub snapshot4.6k stars

552 forks · 89 contributors

Doramagic.ai Last verification date: 2026-06-20 Verification method: source evidence, semantic profile, public page gate, and static build acceptance.

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Preview status · 2026-06-20

What is detect-secrets?

An enterprise friendly way of detecting and preventing secrets in code.
Best fit: Users who want source-backed project understanding before installing it.
Not for: Not for users who want to skip sandbox verification or cannot accept configuration, permission, or maintenance overhead.
Capability added to an AI workflow: skill, recipe, host_instruction, eval, preflight
First safe verification step: Verify the smallest path in an isolated environment and keep a rollback path.
Verification state: source, Quick Start, and sandbox install checks are recorded as passed.
Top risk: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
Evidence base: https://github.com/Yelp/detect-secrets, https://github.com/Yelp/detect-secrets#readme, Human Manual, Pitfall Log

Quick decision

Use this section to decide whether the project is worth a deeper read.

Best forUsers who want source-backed project understanding before installing it.

Match the project to your task before installing it.

Capabilityskill, recipe, host_instruction, eval, preflight

An enterprise friendly way of detecting and preventing secrets in code.

RepositoryYelp/detect-secrets

4.6k stars · 552 forks

What it can do

Translate the upstream project into concrete capabilities the user can judge before installing.

Project Overview and System Architecture

Related topics: Plugins: Secret Detection Rules, Filters and Configuration Tuning, Workflows, CI Integration, and Operational Concerns

Source: https://github.com/Yelp/detect-secrets / Human Manual

Plugins: Secret Detection Rules

Related topics: Project Overview and System Architecture, Filters and Configuration Tuning

Source: https://github.com/Yelp/detect-secrets / Human Manual

Filters and Configuration Tuning

Related topics: Plugins: Secret Detection Rules, Workflows, CI Integration, and Operational Concerns

Source: https://github.com/Yelp/detect-secrets / Human Manual

Workflows, CI Integration, and Operational Concerns

Related topics: Project Overview and System Architecture, Plugins: Secret Detection Rules, Filters and Configuration Tuning

Source: https://github.com/Yelp/detect-secrets / Human Manual

Doramagic Pitfall Log

Source-linked risks stay visible on the manual page so the preview does not read like a recommendation.

Source: Doramagic discovery, validation, and Project Pack records

Sources: https://github.com/Yelp/detect-secrets, Human Manual, Project Pack evidence, and downstream validation signals.

Community Discussion Evidence

Project-level external discussion stays visible on the detail page, not only inside the manual.

Stars4.6k stars

Forks552 forks

Contributors89 contributors

Licenseunknown

Community Discussion Evidence

11 source-linked items

Review these external discussions before using detect-secrets with real data or production workflows. They are review inputs, not standalone proof that the project is production-ready.

01
detect-secrets not identifying all Github token occurrences in a file
github / github_issue
02
py.typed is in the published wheel but missing from the sdist — source i
github / github_issue
03
Extend keyword false positives for yaml/helm template syntax
github / github_issue
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GitHubTokenDetector misses new GitHub App installation token format (ghs
github / github_issue
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Still alive?
github / github_issue
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v1.5.0
github / github_release
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v1.4.0
github / github_release
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v1.3.0
github / github_release
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v1.2.0
github / github_release
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v1.1.0
github / github_release
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Security or permission risk requires verification
GitHub / issue

How to start

Only source-backed commands are shown here. Verify them in an isolated environment first.

Try the prompt first

Test the workflow without installing the upstream project.

preview

Read the Human Manual

Understand inputs, outputs, limits, and failure modes.

manual

Take context to your AI host

Use the compiled assets in your preferred AI environment.

context

Run sandbox verification

Confirm install commands and rollback before using a primary environment.

verify

pip install detect-secrets

Official start command · https://github.com/Yelp/detect-secrets#readme · verified: yes

Human Manual

The English page must expose the real manual, not a short placeholder.

8+ sections · Human Manual

detect-secrets Manual

An enterprise friendly way of detecting and preventing secrets in code.

Open the full manual

https://github.com/Yelp/detect-secrets Project Manual
Table of Contents
Project Overview and System Architecture
Related Pages
Purpose and Design Philosophy
System Architecture
Core Data Model
Plugin Discovery and Matching

Project Overview and System Architecture

Related topics: Plugins: Secret Detection Rules, Filters and Configuration Tuning, Workflows, CI Integration, and Operational Concerns

Source: https://github.com/Yelp/detect-secrets / Human Manual

Plugins: Secret Detection Rules

Related topics: Project Overview and System Architecture, Filters and Configuration Tuning

Source: https://github.com/Yelp/detect-secrets / Human Manual

Filters and Configuration Tuning

Related topics: Plugins: Secret Detection Rules, Workflows, CI Integration, and Operational Concerns

Source: https://github.com/Yelp/detect-secrets / Human Manual

Workflows, CI Integration, and Operational Concerns

Related topics: Project Overview and System Architecture, Plugins: Secret Detection Rules, Filters and Configuration Tuning

Source: https://github.com/Yelp/detect-secrets / Human Manual

Doramagic Pitfall Log

Source-linked risks stay visible on the manual page so the preview does not read like a recommendation.

Source: Doramagic discovery, validation, and Project Pack records

AI Context Pack and portable assets

After deciding to continue, take the project context into your own AI host.

Complete pack plus user-owned assets

These files are planning and verification assets for Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, Cursor, ChatGPT, and other AI hosts.

Download complete pack Read Human Manual

BundleComplete Project Pack AssetAI Context Pack AssetBoundary & Risk Card AssetHuman Manual AssetPitfall Log AssetPrompt Preview AssetQuick Start EvidenceREPO_INSPECTION.json

Preflight checks

Treat this page as a planning asset, not proof that your local environment is ready.

The manual is generated from source-linked project files and Doramagic validation signals.
Community evidence warnings stay visible instead of being converted into marketing claims.
This preview remains noindex and excluded from sitemap/llms citation targets until English quality and index gates pass.
Use the upstream repository as the final authority for installation commands, license, and version-specific behavior.

Pitfall Log and verification risks

Doramagic surfaces high-risk items before users treat a candidate capability as verified.

high

Installation risk requires verification

May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.

high

Security or permission risk requires verification

May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.

high

Security or permission risk requires verification

May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.

medium

Installation risk requires verification

May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.

medium

Capability evidence risk requires verification

May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.

medium

Maintenance risk requires verification

May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.

medium

Security or permission risk requires verification

May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.

medium

Security or permission risk requires verification

May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.