--- title: Aikido Expansion Packs: Safer Defaults Inside the IDE description: Aikido Security has launched Expansion Packs, a set of opt-in security capabilities that run locally inside the IDE without changing developer workflows. Three... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/aikido-expansion-packs-safer-defaults-inside-the-ide-cocybps8d twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Aikido Expansion Packs: Safer Defaults Inside the IDE | daily.dev og:description: Aikido Security has launched Expansion Packs, a set of opt-in security capabilities that run locally inside the IDE without changing developer workflows. Three... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/aikido-expansion-packs-safer-defaults-inside-the-ide-cocybps8d og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/cocyBPs8d.png og:image:alt: Aikido Expansion Packs: Safer Defaults Inside the IDE og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Aikido Expansion Packs: Safer Defaults Inside the IDE **[Aikido Security](https://daily.dev/sources/aikido-security)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Aikido Security has launched Expansion Packs, a set of opt-in security capabilities that run locally inside the IDE without changing developer workflows. Three packs are available: a Secrets Pre-Commit Hook that blocks commits containing API keys or passwords before they reach the repository; Safe Chain, which scans npm/yarn/pnpm packages and their dependencies for malware at install time and enforces a 24-hour safety window on newly published versions; and an MCP integration that exposes Aikido's SAST and secrets checks to AI coding assistants so vulnerabilities are caught while code is being written. All packs are managed from the Aikido IDE sidebar, run on the developer's machine, and can be toggled independently. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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