Use Case
Stop doing repetitive developer & devops tasks manually. ggshield Secret Scanner lets your AI agent handle them automatically through natural conversation. Detect 500+ types of hardcoded secrets (API keys, credentials, tokens) before they leak into git. Wraps GitGuardian's ggshield CLI. This guide shows practical examples of using ggshield Secret Scanner to automate common developer & devops workflows and save hours every week.
Install ggshield Secret Scanner: npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install ggshield-scanner
Identify the repetitive developer & devops tasks you want to automate
Describe the task to your AI in plain English
ggshield Secret Scanner will execute the task and return results directly in the chat
Chain multiple tasks: ask your AI to run a sequence of operations
Copy these prompts and use them with your AI agent after installing ggshield Secret Scanner
Automate my developer & devops tasks using ggshield Secret Scanner
What repetitive tasks can ggshield Secret Scanner handle for me?
Set up a workflow that runs ggshield Secret Scanner every morning
Select your agent
Option 1: Install via CLI (recommended)
Recommended (no pre-install needed)
npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install ggshield-scannerOr via clawhub CLI (if already installed)
clawhub --dir ~/.claude/skills install ggshield-scannerβ οΈ Requires Node.js 18+. No Node? Use Option 2 below to download the ZIP instead. Install Node.js β
Option 2: Manual install (no Node required)
Download the ZIP, extract it, and place the folder at the path below. Restart your agent to activate.
Install path
~/.claude/skills/ggshield-scanner/π‘Extract and place the folder at the path above, then restart your agent.