kingfisher
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Kingfisher is an open source secret scanner and credential-response tool. It detects exposed credentials, validates which are active, maps blast radius, supports visual triage, and revokes supported secrets. Kingfisher is written in Rust and licensed under Apache-2.0. Use TOON output for LLM and agent workflows: kingfisher scan <target> --format toon --no-update-check.
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- A Hacker News story“Show HN: Kingfisher, a fast OSS secret scanner with validation and blast radius”Hacker News · Jan 6, 2026 · 3 points
- oxsecurity/megalinter“Consider adding Kingfisher support”GitHub · Oct 6, 2025 · 1 reactions
- NixOS/nixpkgs“kingfisher: 2.14.0 -> 2.16.0”GitHub · Nov 4, 2026
- hevnsnt/CVEngine“Plan: exposed secrets with Kingfisher (1.4)”GitHub · Nov 1, 2026
- Homebrew/homebrew-core“kingfisher 2.15.0”GitHub · Oct 28, 2026
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- Oct 6, 2025Consider adding Kingfisher support — oxsecurity/megalinter1 reaction · 7 comments
- Nov 4, 2026kingfisher: 2.14.0 -> 2.16.0 — NixOS/nixpkgs0 reactions
- Nov 1, 2026Plan: exposed secrets with Kingfisher (1.4) — hevnsnt/CVEngine0 reactions
- Oct 28, 2026kingfisher 2.15.0 — Homebrew/homebrew-core0 reactions · 1 comment
- Oct 23, 2026kingfisher: 2.8.0 -> 2.14.0 — NixOS/nixpkgs0 reactions
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- Oct 22, 2026[Request]: Kingfisher — ScoopInstaller/Main0 reactions
- Oct 8, 2026kingfisher 2.11.1 — Homebrew/homebrew-core0 reactions · 1 comment
- Oct 6, 2026kingfisher 2.11.0 — Homebrew/homebrew-core0 reactions · 1 comment
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- Oct 4, 2026kingfisher 2.10.0 — Homebrew/homebrew-core0 reactions · 1 comment
- Oct 2, 2026kingfisher 2.9.1 — Homebrew/homebrew-core0 reactions · 1 comment
- Oct 1, 2026kingfisher: 1.113.0 -> 2.8.0 — NixOS/nixpkgs0 reactions · 1 comment
- Sep 29, 2026kingfisher 2.8.0 — Homebrew/homebrew-core0 reactions · 1 comment
- Sep 24, 2026kingfisher 2.7.0 — Homebrew/homebrew-core0 reactions · 1 comment
- Sep 23, 2026kingfisher 2.6.0 — Homebrew/homebrew-core0 reactions · 1 comment
- Sep 18, 2026kingfisher 2.5.0 — Homebrew/homebrew-core0 reactions · 1 comment
- Sep 17, 2026kingfisher 2.4.0 — Homebrew/homebrew-core0 reactions · 1 comment
- Sep 16, 2026kingfisher 2.3.0 — Homebrew/homebrew-core0 reactions · 1 comment
- Sep 9, 2026kingfisher 2.2.0 — Homebrew/homebrew-core0 reactions · 1 comment
- Aug 30, 2026kingfisher 2.1.0 — Homebrew/homebrew-core0 reactions · 1 comment
- Aug 18, 2026Add mongodb/kingfisher as an hk builtin (and decide whether its live-verification network calls belong in a pre-commit hook) — ray-manaloto/knowledge-base0 reactions
- Aug 8, 2026kingfisher 1.112.0 — Homebrew/homebrew-core0 reactions · 1 comment
- Aug 3, 2026[Evaluate] Secret Scanner — JJediny/LocalObserve0 reactions · 1 comment
- Jun 5, 2026[REVIEW] secrets-management: add brokered agent credential and canary-token gates — UnitOneAI/SecuritySkills0 reactions · 3 comments
- Apr 15, 2026Add MongoDB Atlas and connection string detection rules — gitleaks/gitleaks0 reactions
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- AGENTS.mdAGENTS.md
- crates/kingfisher-python/AGENTS.mdAGENTS.md
- crates/kingfisher-rules/AGENTS.mdAGENTS.md
- crates/kingfisher-rules/data/AGENTS.mdAGENTS.md
- crates/kingfisher-scanner/AGENTS.mdAGENTS.md
- docs/AGENTS.mdAGENTS.md
- docs/benchmark/AGENTS.mdAGENTS.md
- docs-site/docs/features/agents.mdAGENTS.md
- docs/viewer/AGENTS.mdAGENTS.md
- javascript/AGENTS.mdAGENTS.md
- python/AGENTS.mdAGENTS.md
- src/access_map/AGENTS.mdAGENTS.md
- CLAUDE.mdCLAUDE.md
- docs-site/docs/llms.txtllms.txt
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# Kingfisher > Kingfisher is an open source secret scanner and credential-response tool. It > detects exposed credentials, validates which are active, maps blast radius, supports visual > triage, and revokes supported secrets. Kingfisher is written in Rust and licensed under Apache-2.0. Use TOON output for LLM and agent workflows: `kingfisher scan <target> --format toon --no-update-check`. ## Start Here - [Documentation index](https://mongodb.github.io/kingfisher/reference/documentation-index/) - [Installation](https://mongodb.github.io/kingfisher/getting-started/installation/) - [Basic scanning](https://mongodb.github.io/kingfisher/usage/basic-scanning/) - [Platform integrations](https://mongodb.github.io/kingfisher/usage/integrations/) - [Defender workflow](https://mongodb.github.io/kingfisher/usage/defender-workflow/) ## Core Capabilities - [Blast-radius mapping](https://mongodb.github.io/kingfisher/features/blast-radius/) - [Report viewer and triage](https://mongodb.github.io/kingfisher/features/report-viewer/) - [Credential revocation](https://mongodb.github.io/kingfisher/features/revocation/) - [Alert webhooks](https://mongodb.github.io/kingfisher/usage/alerts/) - [Repository scan audit log](https://mongodb.github.io/kingfisher/features/repository-audit/) - [Baselines](https://mongodb.github.io/kingfisher/usage/baseline/) ## Comparisons and Examples - [Published benchmarks and capability comparisons](https://mongodb.github.io/kingfisher/reference/comparison/) - [Synthetic viewer walkthrough and sample report](https://mongodb.github.io/kingfisher/features/report-viewer/#synthetic-investigation-walkthrough) ## Configuration and Extension - [Project configuration](https://mongodb.github.io/kingfisher/usage/configuration/) - [Advanced configuration](https://mongodb.github.io/kingfisher/usage/advanced/) - [Rule authoring](https://mongodb.github.io/kingfisher/rules/overview/) - [Rust integration recipes: scanning + validation](https://mongodb.github.io/kingfisher/reference/library/#integration-recipes-for-rust-projects-and-llm-agents) - [Runnable Rust example sources](https://github.com/mongodb/kingfisher/tree/main/crates/kingfisher-scanner/examples) - [Rust library API](https://mongodb.github.io/kingfisher/reference/library/) - [Python SDK: in-process scanning, validation, and revocation](https://mongodb.github.io/kingfisher/reference/python-bindings/) - [Runnable Python example sources](https://github.com/mongodb/kingfisher/tree/main/python/examples) - [JavaScript/TypeScript SDK: composable in-process Node APIs (0.1.0 npm support preview)](https://mongodb.github.io/kingfisher/reference/javascript-bindings/) - [Runnable Node SDK example sources](https://github.com/mongodb/kingfisher/tree/main/javascript/examples) - [Node SDK step-by-step recipes: inputs, side effects, expected output and adaptation](https://github.com/mongodb/kingfisher/blob/main/javascript/examples/README.md) - [npm SDK publishing setup](https://github.com/mongodb/kingfisher/blob/main/docs/PUBLISHING.md#npm-publishing-with-github-actions) - [Architecture](https://mongodb.github.io/kingfisher/reference/architecture/) - [Project background](https://mongodb.github.io/kingfisher/reference/project/) ## Repository - [Source](https://github.com/mongodb/kingfisher) - [Changelog](https://github.com/mongodb/kingfisher/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md) - [Contributing](https://github.com/mongodb/kingfisher/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) - [Security policy](https://github.com/mongodb/kingfisher/blob/main/SECURITY.md)
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