Guide for configuring and managing GitHub secret scanning, push protection, custom patterns, and secret alert remediation. For pre-commit secret scanning in AI coding agents via the GitHub MCP Server, this skill references the Advanced Security plugin (`advanced-security@copilot-plugins`).
Install
npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill secret-scanningnpx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill secret-scanning -a claude-code -gnpx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill secret-scanning -a codex -ggemini skills install https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot.git --path skills/secret-scanninggh skill install github/awesome-copilot secret-scanninggit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot /tmp/github__awesome-copilot
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills ~/.agents/skills
cp -R /tmp/github__awesome-copilot/skills/secret-scanning ~/.claude/skills/secret-scanning # Claude Code
cp -R /tmp/github__awesome-copilot/skills/secret-scanning ~/.agents/skills/secret-scanning # Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot, OpenCode