--- title: Secret scanning in AI coding agents via the GitHub MCP... description: GitHub MCP Server now supports secret scanning directly within AI coding agent workflows. Before committing or opening a pull request, developers can prompt... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/secret-scanning-in-ai-coding-agents-via-the-github-mcp-server-kccnniiq3 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Secret scanning in AI coding agents via the GitHub MCP Server | daily.dev og:description: GitHub MCP Server now supports secret scanning directly within AI coding agent workflows. Before committing or opening a pull request, developers can prompt... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/secret-scanning-in-ai-coding-agents-via-the-github-mcp-server-kccnniiq3 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/KccNNiiq3.png og:image:alt: Secret scanning in AI coding agents via the GitHub MCP Server 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. # Secret scanning in AI coding agents via the GitHub MCP Server **[GitHub Changelog](https://daily.dev/sources/github_updates)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary GitHub MCP Server now supports secret scanning directly within AI coding agent workflows. Before committing or opening a pull request, developers can prompt their AI coding agent to scan code changes for exposed credentials. The feature integrates with MCP-compatible IDEs and supports GitHub Copilot CLI and VS Code via an optional GitHub Advanced Security plugin. It is currently in public preview for repositories with GitHub Secret Protection enabled. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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