
Hunt for AI coding artifacts containing secrets.
Scans public GitHub repositories for leaked credentials in AI coding tool configuration files (.claude/, .cursor/, .continue/, .codex/, CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, etc.).
Uses TruffleHog for secret detection.
Example .claude/ directory:
{
"permissions": {
"allow": [
"Bash(go build:*)",
"Bash(RAPID7_ENCRYPTED_CREDS='**eP3g488hQ23QiU4kJahhwPKs3PyE**' go test ./pkg/agents/ -run TestRules -v -count=1 -timeout 30s)",
"Bash(gcloud sql instances list:*)",
]
}
}
go install github.com/niels/claudleak/cmd/claudleak@latest
Or build from source:
git clone https://github.com/niels/claudleak.git
cd claudleak
go build -o claudleak ./cmd/claudleak/
GITHUB_TOKEN="ghp_..." ./claudleak
# Scan up to 50 repos, output JSON to file
claudleak --max-repos 50 --json --output results.json
# Verbose scan with 4 workers
claudleak --workers 4 --verbose
# Scan a specific org, only verified secrets
claudleak --org microsoft --verified-only
cmd/claudleak/main.go CLI entrypoint
pkg/config/ Config parsing
pkg/discovery/ GitHub repo discovery
pkg/cloner/ Git clone operations
pkg/scanner/ TruffleHog secret scanning
pkg/reporter/ Table/JSON output
0 — No secrets found1 — Secrets found (or runtime error)2 — Configuration error| Flag | Default | Description |
|---|
--token | $GITHUB_TOKEN | GitHub personal access token |
--max-repos | 100 | Maximum repositories to scan |
--workers | CPU count | Concurrent clone/scan workers |
--json | false | Output results as JSON |
--output | stdout | Write results to file |
--verified-only | false | Only show verified credentials |
--org / --user | Only scan repos owned by this GitHub user or org | |
--verbose | false | Show progress/debug info |