Implementing Secret Scanning With Gitleaks
Implementing Secret Scanning With Gitleaks is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills. It covers implementing Gitleaks for detecting and preventing hardcoded secrets in git repositories. It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI and GitHub Copilot and has 35,033 GitHub stars across a repository of 6 listed skills.
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Claude
This repository is a Claude Code plugin marketplace. In Claude Code:
/plugin marketplace add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills
/plugin install cybersecurity-skills@anthropic-cybersecurity-skillsIn the Claude apps, zip the implementing-secret-scanning-with-gitleaks folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).
ChatGPT / Codex
Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repo or ~/.agents/skills/ for every project:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills.git
cp -r Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/skills/implementing-secret-scanning-with-gitleaks .agents/skills/implementing-secret-scanning-with-gitleaks # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projectsStandalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.
Cursor
Cursor loads skills from .cursor/skills/ (or ~/.cursor/skills/) and also reads .claude/skills/:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills.git
cp -r Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/skills/implementing-secret-scanning-with-gitleaks .cursor/skills/implementing-secret-scanning-with-gitleaks # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projectsSource (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-marketplaces (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)
What this skill does
This skill covers implementing Gitleaks for detecting and preventing hardcoded secrets in git repositories. It addresses configuring pre-commit hooks, CI/CD pipeline integration, custom rule authoring for organization-specific secrets, baseline management for existing repositories, and remediation workflows for exposed credentials.
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How do I install the Implementing Secret Scanning With Gitleaks skill?
In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills and then /plugin install cybersecurity-skills@anthropic-cybersecurity-skills. For Codex or Cursor, copy the implementing-secret-scanning-with-gitleaks folder into .agents/skills/ or .cursor/skills/.
Is the Implementing Secret Scanning With Gitleaks skill free?
Yes. The repository is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. The skill mentions an API key or token for an external service, which may need its own account.
Is Implementing Secret Scanning With Gitleaks maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Aug 31, 2026. Its latest release is v1.3.0. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.