---
name: "trufflehog-verified-credential-detector"
description: "Find leaked credentials in Git history and verify if they are active via live API checks."
metadata:
  author: "Truffle Security"
  version: "1.0.0"
  runtime_compatibility:
    - "codex"
    - "claude-code"
    - "cursor"
    - "windsurf"
triggers:
  - "scan repo with trufflehog"
  - "verify leaked credentials trufflehog"
  - "find active api keys git"
permissions:
  fs_read: true
  fs_write: "workspace"
  shell_exec: false
  net_access: false
---

# TruffleHog Verified Git Secret & Key Detector

Scans repositories, S3 buckets, and filesystems with TruffleHog: scanning 800+ credential types, Shannon entropy analysis, and actively verifying whether discovered keys are valid against provider APIs.

## When to Invoke
Invoke this skill whenever you need to:
- scan repo with trufflehog
- verify leaked credentials trufflehog
- find active api keys git

## Execution SOP & Rules
1. Execute trufflehog git file://. --results=verified to report only active, confirmed credentials.
2. Review verified credential alerts immediately and trigger key revocation.
3. Clean git history using git-filter-repo or BFG Repo-Cleaner if keys were pushed upstream.
4. Integrate TruffleHog GitHub Actions workflow to block pull requests containing secrets.

## Verification Checklist
- Run local linting, syntax validation, and type-checks before reporting completion.
- Ensure all created or modified files adhere to workspace boundaries and avoid uncommitted secrets.
- Verify tests or build commands exit cleanly with return code 0.