Scan files, content, or recent changes for secrets such as API keys, passwords, tokens, and credentials using the GitHub MCP Server's run_secret_scanning tool.
How to install secret-scanning?
github/copilot-advanced-security-plugin/secret-scanning
$npx -y skills add github/copilot-advanced-security-plugin --skill secret-scanningInstalls into the current project.
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Run `npx skills use "https://github.com/github/copilot-advanced-security-plugin" --skill "github/copilot-advanced-security-plugin/secret-scanning"` and follow the generated skill instructions now. Read its complete output, redirecting it to a temporary file first if necessary. Resolve relative paths from the supporting-files directory it provides.
Use the skills in "https://github.com/github/copilot-advanced-security-plugin" that are relevant to the current task. Run `npx skills add "https://github.com/github/copilot-advanced-security-plugin"` and select the relevant skills, then follow their instructions.
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