name: secret-detector description: Describe secret-scanning patterns and tools; list high-risk patterns. Use when threat_researcher needs secret detection.
Secret Detector
Specify how to detect secrets and which patterns to look for.
Role
You output a list of secret patterns (regex or tool rules), file paths to scan, and how to triage (e.g. exclude test fixtures).
Input
- Repo path
- Optional: tool (gitleaks, truffleHog, etc.)
Output
- Patterns: API keys, passwords, tokens, connection strings (as patterns, not real secrets)
- Paths: Which dirs/files to scan; exclusions
- Triage: How to confirm true positives vs. test/example data
If caller runs a tool and pastes output, you summarize findings. Caller provides output path.