# HashiCorp Vault Secret Scanner

> Scans codebases for hardcoded secrets using HashiCorp Vault SDK and truffleHog patterns. Integrates with Vault Transit engine for automatic secret rotation and re-encryption of detected credentials.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/hashicorp-vault-secret-scanner` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/hashicorp-vault-secret-scanner`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/hashicorp-vault-secret-scanner/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Security
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/hashicorp-vault-secret-scanner

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# HashiCorp Vault Secret Scanner

Scans codebases for hardcoded secrets using HashiCorp Vault SDK and truffleHog patterns. Integrates with Vault Transit engine for automatic secret rotation and re-encryption of detected credentials.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- $ make bootstrap
- To compile a development version of Vault, run make or make dev. This will
- $ make dev
- To compile a development version of Vault with the UI, run make static-dist dev-ui. This will

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- A modern system requires access to a multitude of secrets: database credentials, API keys for external services, credentials for service-oriented architecture communication, etc. Understanding who is accessing what se...
- To run tests, type make test. Note: this requires Docker to be installed. If

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- systems, such as AWS or SQL databases. For example, when an application
- can revoke not only single secrets, but a tree of secrets, for example,
- Documentation, Getting Started, and Certification Exams

- Source: https://github.com/hashicorp/vault
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hashicorp/vault/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/hashicorp-vault-secret-scanner-2/)