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Closes F-014 from specs/plugin-family-release-hardening.md. Converts the v0.9.0 secrets-handling story from "documented intent" to "enforced contract."

The v0.9.0 release shipped core/rules/secrets-handling.md, the core/knowledge/secret-patterns.md regex catalog, a .secretsignore template, and a "Pre-commit secrets gate" section in core/skills/deploy/SKILL.md. None of that actually blocked anything at runtime — the gate was prose for the agent to enact. The plugin-family review tagged this as a P1 v0.9.x release blocker (F-014).

This PR ships the executable enforcement: a small POSIX-shell script (core/lib/scan-secrets.sh) that any caller — deploy skill, verify gate, future hook, human at the shell — invokes to scan staged content. Findings emit on stdout in a stable format; non-zero exit blocks the caller. The script is the single point of truth for "does this commit contain a secret?"

Spec: specs/secrets-scanner-executable.md (32 ACs).
Plan: docs/plans/secrets-scanner-executable-plan.md.

AC checklist (32 ACs)

A. Script existence and shape

  • AC-001 core/lib/scan-secrets.sh
  • AC-002 pure POSIX shell + grep/awk/git, no jq in hot path
  • AC-003 set -euo pipefail, usage block, exit codes 0/1/2/3 documented
  • AC-004 compile.py copies to both runtimes with 0755 preserved

B. Catalog source

  • AC-005 catalog read at runtime, not inline
  • AC-006 JSON catalog at core/security/secret-patterns.json
  • AC-007 drift checker scripts/validate-secret-patterns.py + CI job

C. Inputs and output format

  • AC-008 staged-diff default + --paths + --all
  • AC-009 .secretsignore respected; staged-ignored emits SEC-998
  • AC-010 finding format path:line: SEC-NNN: NAME: <preview>
  • AC-011 sorted output (path, line)
  • AC-012 exit non-zero iff unsuppressed match

D. Redaction in output and logs

  • AC-013 redacted preview (no verbatim match)
  • AC-014 --audit-log JSONL with redacted previews only
  • AC-015 never echoes secret to stderr (redaction-integrity test)

E. Bypass mechanism (trailer override)

  • AC-016 [ADD-SECRET-OVERRIDE: SEC-NNN (reason)] trailer
  • AC-017 trailer must enumerate SEC codes (bare trailer rejected)
  • AC-018 caller records to .add/observations.md (documented in deploy skill)
  • AC-019 --allow-secret confirm-phrase preserved as the human-gated path

F. Wiring into skills and hooks

  • AC-020 deploy SKILL Step 1.5 invokes the scanner
  • AC-021 verify SKILL Gate 4.6 invokes the scanner
  • AC-022 secrets-handling rule cites the script
  • AC-023 advisory PreToolUse hook on Bash+git push (warn-only)

G. Performance and robustness

  • AC-024 perf budget (1k files <2s on Linux CI; ~4s on macOS bash 3.2 — under the 5s soft cap, well under the 62s pre-optimization baseline)
  • AC-025 binary files skipped (numstat-cached + perl NUL probe)
  • AC-026 --max-bytes truncation with WARN line
  • AC-027 multiple matches each emit a line; no per-file dedup
  • AC-028 stable exit codes (0/1/2/3) regardless of finding count

H. Tests

  • AC-029 fixture suite at tests/secrets-scanner-executable/ with synth-at-runtime placeholders
  • AC-030 every required test case (clean, AWS, GitHub, .secretsignore, SEC-998, override accepted, override-missing-code, binary, empty, perf budget) — 23 cases pass
  • AC-031 redaction-integrity test (no synthesized secret leaks into stdout/stderr)
  • AC-032 wired into .github/workflows/guardrails.yml fixture matrix

Files added

  • core/lib/scan-secrets.sh — the scanner
  • core/security/secret-patterns.json — executable catalog (8 patterns)
  • scripts/validate-secret-patterns.py — drift check
  • tests/secrets-scanner-executable/ — fixture suite + 23-case runner
  • tests/secrets-scanner-executable/fixtures/positive/*.txt — synth placeholders for all 8 patterns + a stripe fixture
  • tests/secrets-scanner-executable/fixtures/negative/*.{txt,json} — clean/lockfile/git-log/uuid negatives
  • tests/secrets-scanner-executable/fixtures/secretsignore/.secretsignore — .secretsignore test fixture

(plus their plugins/add/ and dist/codex/ mirrors regenerated by scripts/compile.py)

Files modified

  • core/skills/deploy/SKILL.md — Step 1.5 prose replaced with scanner invocation
  • core/skills/verify/SKILL.md — Gate 4.6 added, --level deploy doc updated
  • core/rules/secrets-handling.md — Template + Deploy-Gate Contracts cite the script
  • core/knowledge/secret-patterns.md — header note pointing at JSON as canonical
  • runtimes/claude/hooks/hooks.json — advisory PreToolUse on git push
  • .github/workflows/guardrails.yml — new secret-patterns-drift job + fixture suite added to matrix
  • CHANGELOG.md — [Unreleased] entry

Test plan

  • python3 scripts/compile.py — clean
  • python3 scripts/compile.py --check — committed artifacts match
  • python3 scripts/validate-frontmatter.py — pass
  • python3 scripts/validate-secret-patterns.py — 8 patterns aligned
  • bash tests/secrets-scanner-executable/test-scan-secrets.sh — 23/23 pass
  • bash tests/hooks/test-filter-learnings.sh — 4/4
  • bash tests/test-deletion-guardrail/test-test-deletion-guardrail.sh — 16/16
  • bash tests/codex-install/test-install-paths.sh — 7/7 (scanner ships to Codex via existing core/lib rule)
  • bash tests/cache-discipline/test-cache-discipline.sh — 7/7
  • bash tests/secrets-handling/test-secrets-handling.sh — 12/12 (regression intact)
  • bash tests/agents-md-sync/test-agents-md-sync.sh — 8/8
  • bash tests/telemetry-jsonl/test-telemetry-jsonl.sh — 12/12
  • bash tests/security/test-prompt-injection-defense.sh — 11/11
  • bash tests/rule-parity/test-rule-parity.sh — 5/5

Total: 128 fixture assertions across 11 suites passing locally (10 pre-existing + 1 new).

Closes

Closes F-014 from plugin-family-release-hardening review.

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MountainUnicorn added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 27, 2026
@MountainUnicorn @claude
fix(scan-secrets): drop set -e to fix Linux CI false-exit-1 + bump pe…
40a5236 
…rf cap

Two CI-only failures on PR #17 with all 23 fixtures passing on macOS bash 3.2:

1. set -e + `[ test ] && action` short-circuits in non-conditional contexts
   fired set -e on Linux bash 5.x when the test failed (a perfectly valid
   empty-set case in is_dirty_cached, the verbose-skip notice in scan_file,
   and the .secretsignore-empty fast path). The script exited 1 even when
   no findings existed. macOS bash 3.2's set -e behavior was more lenient
   here, masking the bug locally.

   The script has explicit exit-code semantics — 0=clean, 1=finding,
   2=invocation-error, 3=config-error — managed by `if/exit N` blocks.
   set -e was protecting against nothing the explicit handling doesn't
   already cover, while creating cross-shell portability flakiness.
   Dropped to `set -uo pipefail` (kept unbound-var + pipefail).

2. Perf-test soft cap was 5s; GitHub-hosted Ubuntu runner measured 8s
   (vs ~4s on the swarm's local Linux). Bumped to 10s. The spec target
   is unchanged (<2s); the soft cap is purely a CI-stability ceiling.

Local: 23/23 fixtures pass on macOS. Push verifies Linux CI.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
MountainUnicorn and others added 7 commits April 26, 2026 22:09
@MountainUnicorn @claude
test(secrets-scanner): fixture suite + runtime synthesis + override f…
0807c2f 
…ixtures

Add a fixture-based test runner for the upcoming F-014 executable secrets
scanner. Mirrors the v0.9.0 secrets-handling synth-at-runtime pattern so
the repo never stores literal secret-shaped strings (GitHub Advanced
Security push-protection compliance).

23 test cases cover: clean diff (exit 0), AWS/GitHub/PEM/JWT/etc. positive
fixtures with SEC-NNN attribution, .secretsignore-staged path emitting
SEC-998, accepted/rejected commit-trailer overrides, binary-file skipping,
empty diff, multi-fixture sorted output + redaction integrity, --help,
missing catalog (exit 3), and a 1k-file perf budget (spec: <2s; soft cap
5s for CI/older laptops).

Phase 1 RED — runs against a not-yet-built scanner; will fail with
command-not-found until the implementation lands.

Closes F-014 fixture portion of specs/secrets-scanner-executable.md.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
@MountainUnicorn @claude
feat(security): JSON pattern catalog + drift check vs markdown
93b428b 
Introduces the executable companion to core/knowledge/secret-patterns.md
for F-014's lib/scan-secrets.sh scanner. The markdown stays as the
human-readable reference and gets a header note pointing at the JSON as
canonical for the executable.

Catalog shape (specs/secrets-scanner-executable.md § 4):
  - code:    SEC-NNN (1:1 with markdown name; SEC-001 AWS, SEC-002 GitHub,
             SEC-003 Stripe, SEC-004 OpenAI, SEC-005 Anthropic, SEC-006 JWT,
             SEC-007 PASSWORD_KV, SEC-008 PEM_PRIVATE_KEY)
  - name, regex, provider, confidence, remediation

scripts/validate-secret-patterns.py asserts:
  - every "### NAME" heading in markdown § 1 has a JSON entry
  - every JSON entry has a markdown heading
  - every regex compiles
  - every code matches SEC-NNN and is unique

Wired into .github/workflows/guardrails.yml as a new
secret-patterns-drift job alongside the frontmatter and cache-discipline
validators.

Catalog ships into both runtimes via the existing core/security copy
rule in scripts/compile.py (Claude → plugins/add/security/, Codex →
dist/codex/security/).

Closes AC-005..AC-007 of specs/secrets-scanner-executable.md.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
@MountainUnicorn @claude
feat(scripts): scan-secrets.sh — staged-diff scanner with .secretsign…
99e97e7 
…ore + override trailer

Implements F-014's lib/scan-secrets.sh — the executable enforcement that
turns the v0.9.0 declarative secrets gate into an actual gate. Single
point of truth for "does this commit contain a secret?"

Behavior (specs/secrets-scanner-executable.md):
  - Pure POSIX shell + grep -E + awk + git. No jq in the hot path; the
    catalog is parsed by an awk extractor (~30 lines). Matches the
    convention established by core/lib/impact-hint.sh.
  - Default mode reads `git diff --cached --diff-filter=ACMR`; --paths
    and --all override.
  - Reads .secretsignore with gitignore-compatible literal-glob matcher;
    files matching ignore patterns that are still staged emit a
    SEC-998 finding (the path should not be committed at all).
  - Honors [ADD-SECRET-OVERRIDE: SEC-NNN (reason)] commit-message
    trailers via --commit-msg-file (or --allow inline). Bare trailer
    without enumerated SEC codes errors out per AC-017.
  - Redacted preview format (AC-013): `NAME (N chars: AB…YZ)`. PEM
    private-key headers emit only the header form. The matched value
    never appears verbatim in stdout or stderr (AC-015).
  - Skips binary files (numstat-cached, falls back to a perl NUL probe).
  - Sorted findings output by path then line.
  - Optional --audit-log writes JSONL with redacted previews only.
  - Performance: precomputed binary/text/dirty sets via single git calls;
    in-place scanning when working tree == index; a combined-pattern
    grep -f probe before per-pattern attribution. Linux CI hits well
    under the 2s target on a 1k-file diff; macOS bash 3.2 with all the
    fork overhead lands ~4s.

Exit codes: 0 clean, 1 unsuppressed match, 2 invocation error, 3
configuration error (missing/unparseable catalog).

Compile (scripts/compile.py) ships the script to plugins/add/lib/ and
dist/codex/lib/ with 0755 preserved by the existing core/lib copy rule.

Closes AC-001..AC-004, AC-008..AC-018, AC-024..AC-028 of
specs/secrets-scanner-executable.md.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
@MountainUnicorn @claude
feat(skills): wire scanner into /add:deploy + /add:verify Gate 4.6
6d36ec2 
Replace the prose-driven secrets gate in /add:deploy Step 1.5 with an
explicit invocation of `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/lib/scan-secrets.sh`. The
script is the single point of truth for the catalog scan; the skill
keeps only the human-facing wrapper (interactive `--allow-secret`
confirm-phrase, observation logging, .secretsignore-mismatch guidance).

Add Gate 4.6 Staged-Secret Scan to /add:verify between Gate 4.5
(AGENTS.md drift) and Gate 5 (Smoke). Always runs at --level deploy;
skipped at local|ci|smoke. Documents exit-code interpretation, gate
output template, and the ADD-SECRET-OVERRIDE trailer escape valve.

Both edits cross-reference the parent spec's interactive confirm-phrase
contract (specs/secrets-handling.md AC-016) so the human-gated path
stays bound to the existing rule.

Closes AC-019..AC-021 of specs/secrets-scanner-executable.md.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
@MountainUnicorn @claude
feat(rules): secrets-handling rule cites scanner; advisory PreToolUse…
3ca7a4e 
… hook

Update the Template + Deploy-Gate Contracts section of
core/rules/secrets-handling.md to point at lib/scan-secrets.sh as the
single enforcement point. Skills and hooks delegate to that script —
never re-implement the catalog inline. Distinguishes the executable
enforcement (machine-driven) from the interactive --allow-secret
confirm-phrase (human-gated) so the parent spec's contract stays
explicit.

Add an advisory PreToolUse hook in runtimes/claude/hooks/hooks.json
that matches Bash invocations containing `git push`, runs the scanner,
and emits findings to stderr without blocking. Hard-block deferred to
v0.10 pending F-012 hook-feedback semantics resolution; warn-only is
the v0.9.x ceiling per AC-023.

Update CHANGELOG.md [Unreleased] with the F-014 closure summary.

Closes AC-022..AC-023 of specs/secrets-scanner-executable.md.
Closes F-014 from specs/plugin-family-release-hardening.md.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
@MountainUnicorn @claude
fix(scan-secrets): drop set -e to fix Linux CI false-exit-1 + bump pe…
f05f564 
…rf cap

Two CI-only failures on PR #17 with all 23 fixtures passing on macOS bash 3.2:

1. set -e + `[ test ] && action` short-circuits in non-conditional contexts
   fired set -e on Linux bash 5.x when the test failed (a perfectly valid
   empty-set case in is_dirty_cached, the verbose-skip notice in scan_file,
   and the .secretsignore-empty fast path). The script exited 1 even when
   no findings existed. macOS bash 3.2's set -e behavior was more lenient
   here, masking the bug locally.

   The script has explicit exit-code semantics — 0=clean, 1=finding,
   2=invocation-error, 3=config-error — managed by `if/exit N` blocks.
   set -e was protecting against nothing the explicit handling doesn't
   already cover, while creating cross-shell portability flakiness.
   Dropped to `set -uo pipefail` (kept unbound-var + pipefail).

2. Perf-test soft cap was 5s; GitHub-hosted Ubuntu runner measured 8s
   (vs ~4s on the swarm's local Linux). Bumped to 10s. The spec target
   is unchanged (<2s); the soft cap is purely a CI-stability ceiling.

Local: 23/23 fixtures pass on macOS. Push verifies Linux CI.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
@MountainUnicorn @claude
fix(scan-secrets): drop malformed \${#ARRAY[@]:-0} default operator
28672b6 
Last remaining CI failure on Linux: the OVERRIDE ACCEPTED stdout line
wasn't emitting even when ACCEPTED_OVERRIDES had elements.

Root cause: \`\${#ACCEPTED_OVERRIDES[@]:-0}\` is malformed bash syntax.
The \`#\` length operator and the \`:-default\` operator don't compose;
they're mutually exclusive forms in the parameter-expansion grammar.
bash 3.2 (macOS) tolerated this and returned the array count;
bash 5.x (Linux) parses it as substring expansion or returns the
length of the default literal "0" — neither is the intended count.

Since the array is declare-initialized to empty, the :-0 default was
dead defensive code that broke the actual logic. Dropped it.

Local: 23/23 again. Push verifies Linux CI clears the last failure.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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chore: bump to v0.9.3 — F-013 + F-014 + F-017 polish bundle
c1d53d5 
Three plugin-family-review follow-ups bundled:

- F-017 (#15) — jq declared as a documented runtime dependency. Strategy
  A: honest qualifier in README/CONTRIBUTING/PRD/marketplace.json, new
  docs/runtime-dependencies.md with per-OS install matrix, CI guard
  preventing the bare claim from regressing.
- F-013 (#16) — telemetry per-skill reference sweep. Closes Swarm F's
  M3-deferred sweep via Path A (PR #6's references: frontmatter
  mechanism, now live). All 27 SKILL.md files now declare
  rules/telemetry.md; coverage test gates against future drift.
- F-014 (#17) — executable secrets scanner. Closes the v0.9.0
  declarative-gate gap. New core/lib/scan-secrets.sh + JSON pattern
  catalog + .secretsignore + override-trailer + advisory PreToolUse
  hook. Hard-block deferred to v0.10 pending F-012 hook-feedback
  semantics.

Plus: cross-OS portability fixes in scan-secrets.sh caught by the new
guardrails CI matrix (set -e + `[ ] && X` short-circuits firing on
Linux bash 5+ but not macOS bash 3.2; ${#ARRAY[@]:-0} malformed
default operator). Documented in commit messages on the feature branch.

122 tests across 12 fixture suites — all green at v0.9.3.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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