Gitleaks

Find secrets with Gitleaks ๐Ÿ”‘

Data confidence94/100
Source coverage94/100
Publish confidence94/100
Evidence checkedJul 31, 2026
Score Breakdown

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These bars are a reader-facing view of the ToolVitals evidence model. They summarize maintenance, shipping, confidence, and decay signals.

Activity
Recent commits, releases, changelog, package, and product-motion signals.
Reliability
Maintenance posture from recency, release evidence, availability, and repo signals.
Adoption
Public footprint from GitHub stars, forks, and watchers when available.
Sustainability
Longer-term posture combining health, activity, adoption, confidence, and decay risk.
ToolVitals61/100Health65/100Shipping28/100Zombie Risk0/100
Overall Score61Warning
Activity28
Reliability65
Adoption89
Sustainability67

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About this tool

What ToolVitals knows about Gitleaks

Find secrets with Gitleaks ๐Ÿ”‘

This tool has an OSI-approved open-source license signal.

The tool is still alive, but signs of slower momentum are visible.

Source-visible projectSecurity ScanningOSI-approved OSSScored Intelligence
Repository

GitHub Activity

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gitleaks/gitleaks
Stars28,393
Forks2,168
Watchers28,393
Open Issues452
Primary Language
Go
Last Commit
2 days ago
Releases 90d
0
Default Branch
master
License
MIT
Repository Status
Active repository
Evidence

Signal Quality

Data Confidence94/100Strong
Source Coverage94/100Strong
Publish Confidence94/100Strong

ConfidenceHigh-confidence score from multiple public signals.

Zombie RiskNo meaningful zombie signal right now.

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License Evidence

Class
OSI-approved OSS
License
MIT

This tool has an OSI-approved open-source license signal.

Sources

Tracked Sources

Profile

Classification

Category
Security
Use Case
Security Scanning
Openness
OSI-approved OSS
License
MIT
Tool Mode
Source-visible project
Score Model
Open Source Maintenance
Score Visibility
Scored Intelligence
Status
Warning
Maintainers

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