mongodbAI apps

kingfisher

Kingfisher is an open source secret scanner and live secret validation tool built in Rust.

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
  • Browser
  • Runs locally
  • Docker supported
  • Needs API key
Popularity
1.2k Stars
GitHub stars
Recent activity
8/23/2026
Updated in the last 30 days
License
APACHE-2.0
Permissive

Why it matters

We look beyond stars: what problem it solves, whether it creates real utility, and what makes its approach worth noticing.

Last 90 days

Community activity

In the last 90 days there were 20 new issues and 74 pull requests; the bounded issue/PR samples include 10 issue authors and 9 PR contributors, with at least 13 releases.

Maintainer responsiveness

The 20-issue window sample had a 85% close rate, and the 74-pull-request sample had a 39% merge rate. Maintainer-response observations covered 90% of that issue sample, with a 89% response rate and median first response of 23.7 hours.

9 contributors in PR sampleAt least 13 releasesIssue response rate 89% · sample 18 (90% coverage)Median first response 23.7hPR merge rate 39% · 74 sampled in window

Key highlights

  • Scan code, Git history, and integrated platforms (GitHub, GitLab, Azure Repos, Bitbucket, Gitea, Hugging Face, Jira, Con
  • Validate discovered credentials against provider APIs to reduce false positives
  • Revoke supported secrets directly from the CLI

Quick start

How it is installed, how hard it is, and where to start.

Docker supportedRuns locally

Best for

  • Developers who want to try it on their machine
  • People who prefer Docker deploys

Watch outs

  • 5 inferred from materials — review under Sources below

Sources

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  • Latest release

    Verified

    v2.0.0

    Source: GitHub API · latest_release=v2.0.0 · 8/24/2026

  • License

    Verified

    Apache-2.0

    Source: GitHub API · license.spdx_id=Apache-2.0 · 8/24/2026

  • needs api key

    Inferred from materials

    Yes

    Source: Project README · matched api key keywords · 8/24/2026

  • One-liner

    Verified

    {"en":"Kingfisher is an open source secret scanner and live secret validation tool built in Rust.","zh":"Kingfisher 是 MongoDB 开源的高性能密钥扫描与验证工具。它通过 Rust 和 SIMD 加速实现了大规模代码库扫描,不仅能检测泄露,还支持实时验证、权限范围映射及自动撤销。"}

    Source: heuristic_batch_publish · batch-publish-tools heuristic write · 8/24/2026

  • Platforms

    Inferred from materials

    windows, macos, linux, browser

    Source: Project README · windows,macos,linux,browser · 8/24/2026

  • Category hint

    Inferred from materials

    ai-apps

    Source: Project README · hint=ai-apps · 8/24/2026

  • supports docker

    Verified

    Yes

    Source: Repository file · dockerfile=true; compose=false · 8/24/2026

  • supports local

    Inferred from materials

    Yes

    Source: Project README · matched local keywords · 8/24/2026

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