# Implementing Secret Scanning With Gitleaks (agent skill)

> 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.

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.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills |
| Skill path | skills/implementing-secret-scanning-with-gitleaks/SKILL.md |
| Skill name | implementing-secret-scanning-with-gitleaks |
| GitHub stars | 35,033 |
| Installs on skills.sh | 2 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Skills in repo | 6 |
| Plugin marketplace | anthropic-cybersecurity-skills |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot |
| Category | Security |
| Last commit | Aug 31, 2026 |

## Add this skill

### Claude Code

```sh
/plugin marketplace add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills
/plugin install cybersecurity-skills@anthropic-cybersecurity-skills
```

In the Claude apps, zip the skill folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

### ChatGPT / Codex

```sh
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 projects
```

### Cursor

```sh
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 projects
```

Sources (checked 2026-10-07): https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills, https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills, https://cursor.com/docs/context/skills

skills.sh listing: https://www.skills.sh/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/implementing-secret-scanning-with-gitleaks

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