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gitleaks

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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 snapshot28k stars

2.1k forks · 234 contributors

Doramagic.ai Last verification date: 2026-06-19 Verification method: source evidence, semantic profile, public page gate, and static build acceptance.

Official first step Read manual preview Source repository

Publication status · 2026-06-19

What is gitleaks?

Find secrets with Gitleaks 🔑
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/gitleaks/gitleaks, https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks#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

Find secrets with Gitleaks 🔑

Repositorygitleaks/gitleaks

28k stars · 2.1k forks

What it can do

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

Overview, Installation, and CLI Commands

Related topics: Configuration, Rules, and Allowlists, Scanning Modes, Sources, and Detection Engine

Source: https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks / Human Manual

Configuration, Rules, and Allowlists

Related topics: Overview, Installation, and CLI Commands, Scanning Modes, Sources, and Detection Engine, Reporting, Findings, and Output Formats

Source: https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks / Human Manual

Scanning Modes, Sources, and Detection Engine

Related topics: Overview, Installation, and CLI Commands, Configuration, Rules, and Allowlists, Reporting, Findings, and Output Formats

Source: https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks / Human Manual

Reporting, Findings, and Output Formats

Related topics: Overview, Installation, and CLI Commands, Scanning Modes, Sources, and Detection Engine

Source: https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks / 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/gitleaks/gitleaks, 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.

Stars28k stars

Forks2.1k forks

Contributors234 contributors

Licenseunknown

Community Discussion Evidence

12 source-linked items

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

01
fix: global commit allowlist silently bypassed due to misscoped continue
github / github_issue
02
--platform enumeration insufficiently documented
github / github_issue
03
v8.30.1 detects nothing: default rules never match (canonical GitHub PAT
github / github_issue
04
gitleaks_8.30.1_windows_x64.zip checksum does not validate
github / github_issue
05
Possible leaked API key in this repository
github / github_issue
06
Add detection for Anthropic OAuth tokens (sk-ant-oat01-, sk-ant-ort01-)
github / github_issue
07
v8.30.1
github / github_release
08
v8.30.0
github / github_release
09
v8.29.1
github / github_release
10
v8.29.0
github / github_release
11
v8.28.0
github / github_release
12
v8.27.2
github / github_release

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

docker run -v ${path_to_host_folder_to_scan}:/path zricethezav/gitleaks:latest [COMMAND] [OPTIONS] [SOURCE_PATH] # Docker (ghcr.io) docker pull ghcr.io/gitleaks/gitleaks:latest docker run -v ${path_to_host_folder_to_scan}:/path ghcr.io/gitleaks/gitleaks:latest

Official start command · https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks#readme · verified: yes

Human Manual

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

8+ sections · Human Manual

gitleaks Manual

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Open the full manual

https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks Project Manual
Table of Contents
Overview, Installation, and CLI Commands
Related Pages
Purpose and Scope
High-Level Architecture
Installation
CLI Commands and Scan Modes

Overview, Installation, and CLI Commands

Related topics: Configuration, Rules, and Allowlists, Scanning Modes, Sources, and Detection Engine

Source: https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks / Human Manual

Configuration, Rules, and Allowlists

Related topics: Overview, Installation, and CLI Commands, Scanning Modes, Sources, and Detection Engine, Reporting, Findings, and Output Formats

Source: https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks / Human Manual

Scanning Modes, Sources, and Detection Engine

Related topics: Overview, Installation, and CLI Commands, Configuration, Rules, and Allowlists, Reporting, Findings, and Output Formats

Source: https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks / Human Manual

Reporting, Findings, and Output Formats

Related topics: Overview, Installation, and CLI Commands, Scanning Modes, Sources, and Detection Engine

Source: https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks / 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 English page is indexable because the locale quality gate passed and explicit English index approval is enabled.
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.