# security-scanner

This hook runs a security pass whenever Claude edits or writes a file. It looks for vulnerabilities and hardcoded secrets.

- hook · `type=hook` · Claude Code · 2256 installs
- Author: davila7
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/hooks/security/security-scanner.json
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/hooks/security-scanner

## What it does

The hook listens on `PostToolUse` for `Edit` and `Write`. Once a file changes, three tools get a shot at it: `semgrep` with `--config=auto`, `bandit` for `.py` files, and `gitleaks detect --no-git`. A plain `grep` check runs too, looking for lines like `password=`, `secret=`, `key=` or `token=` with a value of eight characters or more. A hit prints a warning with the file path to stderr.

Every tool is wrapped in `command -v`, so it only fires if it is already installed. No `semgrep` on the machine means that step is skipped silently. Check your scanners before wiring this up — otherwise the hook runs, reports nothing, and you take that as a clean bill of health.

Each call ends with `|| true`, so the hook never blocks Claude or halts the session on a finding. Treat it as a background check rather than a hard gate: you see the output, you decide what to do.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **claude-code-templates**
```bash
npx claude-code-templates@latest --hook security/security-scanner
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.claude/settings.json` — The hooks block: event (PreToolUse, PostToolUse, Stop…) → command. Personal ones go to ~/.claude/settings.json

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/hooks/security/security-scanner.json

## When to use it
- catch a hardcoded token right after the agent writes it into a file
- run bandit on a changed Python file without invoking it by hand
- scan a fresh edit for common vulnerability patterns with semgrep
- find secrets in a file that has not been committed to git yet

## Example prompts
- update the config in `config.py` and check nothing leaked a key
- add webhook handling to `server.py`
- move the connection string out of `db.py` into environment variables

## Source text · security-scanner.json · MIT

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```text
{
  "description": "Scan code for security vulnerabilities and secrets after modifications. Uses multiple security tools to detect potential issues.",
  "hooks": {
    "PostToolUse": [
      {
        "matcher": "Edit|Write",
        "hooks": [
          {
            "type": "command",
            "command": "if command -v semgrep >/dev/null 2>&1; then semgrep --config=auto \"$CLAUDE_TOOL_FILE_PATH\" 2>/dev/null || true; fi; if command -v bandit >/dev/null 2>&1 && [[ \"$CLAUDE_TOOL_FILE_PATH\" == *.py ]]; then bandit \"$CLAUDE_TOOL_FILE_PATH\" 2>/dev/null || true; fi; if command -v gitleaks >/dev/null 2>&1; then gitleaks detect --source=\"$CLAUDE_TOOL_FILE_PATH\" --no-git 2>/dev/null || true; fi; if grep -qE '(password|secret|key|token)\\s*=\\s*[\"\\x27][^\"\\x27]{8,}' \"$CLAUDE_TOOL_FILE_PATH\" 2>/dev/null; then echo \"Warning: Potential hardcoded secrets detected in $CLAUDE_TOOL_FILE_PATH\" >&2; fi"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}
```
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© davila7 · MIT · https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/hooks/security/security-scanner.json

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