scanning-for-secrets
This skill helps you scan your codebase for exposed secrets and credentials. It uses pattern matching and entropy analysis to identify potential security vulnerabilities such as API keys, passwords, and private keys. Use this skill when you want to proactively identify and remediate exposed secrets before they are committed to version control or deployed to production. It is triggered by phrases like "scan for secrets", "check for exposed credentials", "find API keys", or "run secret scanner".
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7%
Does it follow best practices?
Impact
90%
1.18xAverage score across 9 eval scenarios
Risky
Do not use without reviewing
Optimize this skill with Tessl
npx tessl skill review --optimize ./backups/skills-migration-20251108-070147/plugins/security/secret-scanner/skills/secret-scanner/SKILL.mdSecurity
1 high severity finding. You should review these findings carefully before considering using this skill.
W007: Insecure credential handling detected in skill instructions
What this means
The skill handles credentials insecurely by requiring the agent to include secret values verbatim in its generated output. This exposes credentials in the agent’s context and conversation history, creating a risk of data exfiltration.
Why it was flagged
Insecure credential handling detected (high risk: 1.00). The skill explicitly instructs generating reports that list found keys and their locations, which requires the agent to include secret values verbatim in its output and thus creates an exfiltration risk.
- Commit
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- Audited
- Security analysis
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