chore: add gitleaks secret scanning to pre-commit hook#1968
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Stephen Belanger (Qard) merged 1 commit intomainfrom May 7, 2026
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Adds gitleaks to the pre-commit hook to catch API keys and secrets before they are committed. Extends the default ruleset with a custom rule for Braintrust API keys. Gracefully degrades if gitleaks is not installed. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
gitleaks protect --stagedto the Husky pre-commit hook to scan staged files for API keys and secrets before each commit.gitleaks.tomlextending the default gitleaks ruleset with a custom rule for Braintrust API keys (sk-prefix)gitleaksis not installed, so contributors aren't hard-blocked until they install itSetup
Developers need to install gitleaks once:
Test plan
sk-abc123...) and verifygit commitis blockedgit commitproceeds normally when no secrets are present🤖 Generated with Claude Code