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GitGuardian MCP Server

Bring Secret Detection
to Claude Desktop

Name: GitGuardian MCP Server
Price: 29 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.9 (1 reviews)
Author: Vinkius

Learn how to connect GitGuardian to Claude Desktop and start using 49 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.

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Assign Secret IncidentBulk Prefix LookupCreate Custom TagCreate HoneytokenCreate Honeytoken NoteCreate Honeytoken With ContextCreate TeamDelete Custom TagDelete Custom Tags KeyGet Custom TagGet HealthGet HoneytokenGet QuotasGet Secret IncidentGet Self Api TokenIgnore Secret IncidentList Api TokensList Audit Log Event NamesList Audit LogsList Custom TagsList Health Check HistoryList Health ChecksList Honeytoken EventsList Honeytoken NotesList Honeytoken SourcesList HoneytokensList Ip AllowlistList IpsList MembersList Scim GroupsList Scim UsersList Secret IncidentsList SourcesList Team MembershipsList TeamsMultiscan ContentReset HoneytokenResolve Secret IncidentRevoke HoneytokenRevoke Self Api TokenScan And Create IncidentsScan ContentTrigger Health CheckTrigger Source ScansUpdate Custom Tag FullUpdate Custom Tag PartialUpdate Custom Tags KeyUpdate HoneytokenUpdate Secret Incident

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What is the GitGuardian MCP Server?

Connect your GitGuardian workspace to any AI agent to strengthen your security posture and manage secret leaks through natural conversation.

What you can do

Incident Management — List, retrieve, and resolve secret incidents. Assign team members to leaks and track remediation progress.
Honeytokens — Create and manage decoy credentials (honeytokens) to detect unauthorized access to your private infrastructure.
Security Scanning — Scan code snippets or content for secrets and sensitive data in real-time to prevent leaks before they happen.
Audit & Compliance — Access detailed audit logs to monitor workspace activity and ensure compliance with security policies.
Team Collaboration — Manage teams, members, and API tokens to orchestrate security operations across your organization.

How it works

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Start monitoring and securing your code from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

Your AI acts as a 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC) assistant, helping you triage alerts and deploy defenses without leaving your workflow.

Who is this for?

Security Engineers — quickly triage secret incidents and manage honeytoken deployments across multiple environments.
DevOps & SREs — automate security audits and monitor workspace health checks directly from the terminal or IDE.
Developers — scan code for secrets before committing and check incident statuses without switching to the GitGuardian dashboard.

Built-in capabilities (49)

assign_secret_incident

Assign a secret incident

bulk_prefix_lookup

Bulk lookup for honeytoken HMSL hashes

create_custom_tag

Create a custom tag

create_honeytoken

Create a honeytoken

create_honeytoken_note

Create a honeytoken note

create_honeytoken_with_context

Create a honeytoken within a context

create_team

Create a team

delete_custom_tag

Delete a custom tag

delete_custom_tags_key

Delete a custom tags key

get_custom_tag

Retrieve a custom tag

get_health

Check API health status

get_honeytoken

Retrieve a honeytoken

get_quotas

Retrieve quota overview

get_secret_incident

Retrieve secret incident details

get_self_api_token

Retrieve current API token details

ignore_secret_incident

Ignore a secret incident

list_api_tokens

List API tokens

list_audit_log_event_names

List all existing event names for audit logs

list_audit_logs

List audit logs for your workspace

list_custom_tags

List custom tags

list_health_check_history

List health check history for an instance

list_health_checks

List health checks

list_honeytoken_events

List all honeytokens events

list_honeytoken_notes

List honeytoken notes

list_honeytoken_sources

List sources where a honeytoken appears

list_honeytokens

List honeytokens

list_ip_allowlist

List IP allowlist rules

list_ips

List GitGuardian's own IP addresses

list_members

List workspace members

list_scim_groups

List groups via SCIM

list_scim_users

List members via SCIM

list_secret_incidents

List secret incidents

list_sources

List all sources

list_team_memberships

List team members

list_teams

List teams

multiscan_content

Scan multiple contents for secrets

reset_honeytoken

Reset a honeytoken

resolve_secret_incident

Resolve a secret incident

revoke_honeytoken

Revoke a honeytoken

revoke_self_api_token

Revoke current API token

scan_and_create_incidents

Scan content and create incidents automatically

scan_content

Scan content for secrets

trigger_health_check

Trigger a health check

trigger_source_scans

Trigger scans on sources

update_custom_tag_full

Full update of a custom tag

update_custom_tag_partial

Partial update of a custom tag

update_custom_tags_key

Update a custom tags key

update_honeytoken

Update a honeytoken

update_secret_incident

Update a secret incident

Why Claude Desktop?

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect GitGuardian to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 49 tools in the chat interface. ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.

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Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client. it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available
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Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface
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Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions
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Enterprise-grade security with local config storage. your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to Vinkius Edge network

See it in action

GitGuardian in Claude Desktop

AI Agent→Vinkius

High Security·Kill Switch·Plug and Play

Why Vinkius

GitGuardian and 4,000+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.

Teams that connect GitGuardian to Claude Desktop through Vinkius don't need to source, host, or maintain individual MCP servers. Every tool call runs inside a hardened runtime with credential isolation, DLP, and a signed audit chain.

4,000+MCP Servers ready

<40msCold start

60%Token savings

	Raw MCP	Vinkius
Server catalog	Find and host yourself	4,000+ managed
Infrastructure	Self-hosted	Sandboxed V8 isolates
Credential handling	Plaintext in config	Vault + runtime injection
Data loss prevention	None	Configurable DLP policies
Kill switch	None	Global instant shutdown
Financial circuit breakers	None	Per-server limits + alerts
Audit trail	None	Ed25519 signed logs
SIEM log streaming	None	Splunk, Datadog, Webhook
Honeytokens	None	Canary alerts on leak
Custom domains	Not applicable	DNS challenge verified
GDPR compliance	Manual effort	Automated purge + export

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Enterprise Security

Why teams choose Vinkius for GitGuardian in Claude Desktop

The GitGuardian MCP Server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS — a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts. All 49 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.

Your AI agents in Claude Desktop only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure, zero maintenance.

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Fully ManagedVinkius Servers

60%Token savings

High SecurityEnterprise-grade

IAMAccess control

EU AI ActCompliant

DLPData protection

V8 IsolateSandboxed

Ed25519Audit chain

<40msKill switch

Stream every event to Splunk, Datadog, or your own webhook in real-time

* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure

The Vinkius Advantage

How Vinkius secures
GitGuardian for Claude Desktop

Every tool call from Claude Desktop to the GitGuardian MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.

< 40msCold start

Ed25519Signed audit chain

60%Token savings

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Can I resolve a secret incident directly through the AI?

Yes. You can use the resolve_secret_incident tool by providing the incident ID. You can also use assign_secret_incident to delegate the fix to a specific team member.

How do I create a decoy credential to catch attackers?

Use the create_honeytoken tool. You can specify the type and name of the honeytoken, and GitGuardian will generate a decoy that alerts you if it's ever used.

Is it possible to scan a text block for secrets before I commit it?

Absolutely. Use the scan_content tool. Provide the document content and a filename, and the AI will return any detected secrets or policy violations found by GitGuardian's engine.

How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?

When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.

What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?

Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully. if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.

Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?

Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.

Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?

Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.

Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?

Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL. Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.

Server not appearing after restart

Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).