---
title: "Gitleaks Git Repository Secret Scanner"
description: "Gitleaks is an open-source SAST tool for detecting hardcoded secrets like passwords, API keys, and tokens in Git repositories, files, and directories. With 24,000+ GitHub stars and 20 million Docker downloads, it is the most widely adopted open-source secret scanner."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks"
category:
  - "Security & Verification"
framework:
  - "Claude Code"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "gitleaks/gitleaks"
  github_stars: 25731
---

# Gitleaks Git Repository Secret Scanner

Gitleaks is an open-source SAST tool for detecting hardcoded secrets like passwords, API keys, and tokens in Git repositories, files, and directories. With 24,000+ GitHub stars and 20 million Docker downloads, it is the most widely adopted open-source secret scanner.

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/gitleaks-git-secret-scanner/)