Peekaboo

A lightweight VS Code extension that catches hardcoded secrets before they reach Git.

Features

• Live scanning as you type
• Inline squiggly diagnostics
• VS Code Problems panel integration
• Smart notifications with View Details
• Jump directly to detected lines
• Placeholder filtering
• Debounced scanning

Detects

• API and secret keys
• Passwords
• AWS access keys
• GitHub tokens
• MongoDB connection strings
• JWTs
• Private keys

Findings are classified as CRITICAL, HIGH, or MEDIUM.

How It Works

Open a file → Peekaboo scans it → secrets are highlighted → fix them before committing.

Limitations

Detection is regex-based, so heavily obfuscated or unusually formatted secrets may be missed.

Why Peekaboo?

Catch a secret before it reaches your Git history.