diff --git a/src/agent_rules_kit/cli.py b/src/agent_rules_kit/cli.py
index 013f2f4..6fd4119 100644
--- a/src/agent_rules_kit/cli.py
+++ b/src/agent_rules_kit/cli.py
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ def _print_console_check(
     instruction_files: tuple[InstructionFile, ...],
     findings: tuple[Finding, ...],
 ) -> int:
-    print(f"agent-rules-kit check: {repository_root}")
+    print(f"agent-rules-kit check: {redact_secret_like_values(str(repository_root))}")
 
     if not instruction_files:
         print("No supported agent instruction files found.")
diff --git a/tests/test_golden_outputs.py b/tests/test_golden_outputs.py
index 676a983..c4f7f94 100644
--- a/tests/test_golden_outputs.py
+++ b/tests/test_golden_outputs.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import io
 import json
+import tempfile
 import unittest
 from contextlib import redirect_stderr, redirect_stdout
 from dataclasses import dataclass
@@ -50,6 +51,18 @@ def test_check_console_clean_fixture_matches_golden_output(self) -> None:
             "- AGENTS.md [agents]\n",
         )
 
+    def test_check_console_redacts_secret_like_repository_path(self) -> None:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="sk-ant-testredaction123456-") as temp_dir:
+            repository = Path(temp_dir)
+            (repository / "AGENTS.md").write_text("Scope: test\nNo secrets.\n", encoding="utf-8")
+
+            result = run_cli(["check", str(repository)])
+
+        self.assertEqual(result.exit_code, 0)
+        self.assertEqual(result.stderr, "")
+        self.assertIn("[REDACTED]", result.stdout)
+        self.assertNotIn("sk-ant-testredaction123456", result.stdout)
+
     def test_check_json_clean_fixture_matches_golden_output(self) -> None:
         repository = FIXTURE_ROOT / "single-agent"
 
@@ -316,7 +329,10 @@ def test_current_cli_contract_matrix_matches_expected_channels_and_exit_codes(se
                 "stdout_contains": [
                     "Status: ok",
                     "Supported instruction files: 1",
-                    "Total bytes: 321",
+                    (
+                        "Total bytes: "
+                        f"{len((FIXTURE_ROOT / 'single-agent' / 'AGENTS.md').read_bytes())}"
+                    ),
                 ],
                 "stderr": "",
             },