{"record":{"id":"2e6a5351636b7ee4","repo":"nikivdev/code","slug":"refusing-to-commit-potential-secrets-review-the-f","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Refusing to commit potential secrets. Review the findings above.","messagePattern":"Refusing to commit potential secrets\\. Review the findings above\\.","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"critical","filePath":"src/commit.rs","lineNumber":446,"sourceCode":"    }\n\n    if current_findings != findings {\n        print_secret_findings(\n            \"🔐 Potential secrets still detected in staged changes:\",\n            &current_findings,\n        );\n        println!();\n    }\n\n    let task = build_fix_f_commit_task(&current_findings);\n    if !task.trim().is_empty() {\n        eprintln!(\"Suggested prompt (copy/paste into your model):\");\n        eprintln!(\"────────────────────────────────────────\");\n        eprintln!(\"{}\", task);\n        eprintln!(\"────────────────────────────────────────\");\n    }\n\n    bail!(\"Refusing to commit potential secrets. Review the findings above.\")\n}\n\nfn should_run_sync_for_secret_fixes(repo_root: &Path) -> Result<bool> {\n    if !io::stdin().is_terminal() {\n        return Ok(false);\n    }\n    if env::var(\"FLOW_ALLOW_SECRET_COMMIT\").ok().as_deref() == Some(\"1\") {\n        return Ok(false);\n    }\n\n    let agent_name =\n        env::var(\"FLOW_FIX_COMMIT_AGENT\").unwrap_or_else(|_| \"fix-f-commit\".to_string());\n    let handoff_enabled = agent_name.trim().to_lowercase() != \"off\";\n    let ai_available = which::which(\"ai\").is_ok();\n    if !handoff_enabled && !ai_available {\n        return Ok(false);\n    }\n","sourceCodeStart":428,"sourceCodeEnd":464,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/nikivdev/code/blob/a747e741ae92c09071d0ae946ab48488adcff1ce/src/commit.rs#L428-L464","documentation":"This is the terminal error of `warn_secrets_in_diff`: after manual/auto fix attempts (or when no fix path applies), potential secrets remain in the diff, so the library refuses to create the commit and asks the user to review the printed findings. The findings (file, line, kind, snippet) are printed just before this bail so the user knows exactly what to fix.","triggerScenarios":"`run_sync`/`run_fast`/`run_with_check_sync` detect secret findings via diff scanning; either no fix path ran (non-interactive stdin, FLOW_FIX_COMMIT_AGENT=off, declined prompts) or fixes did not clear the findings, leading to the final bail.","commonSituations":"Real API keys, passwords, or tokens pasted into source/config files; running the commit from a non-TTY (CI) where the interactive fix prompts are skipped; fix attempts incomplete so the re-scan still finds matches.","solutions":["Review the printed findings, remove or redact the secrets from the files, then re-run the commit flow.","Rotate any real credentials that were staged — assume they are compromised if they were ever written to disk in the repo.","Move secrets to environment variables or a secrets manager and re-commit sanitized files.","Add intentionally-fake/example values to the scanner's allowlist if they are false positives."],"exampleFix":"// before\nlet api_key = \"sk-live-4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc\";\n// after\nlet api_key = std::env::var(\"STRIPE_API_KEY\").context(\"STRIPE_API_KEY not set\")?;","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"// scan your own diff before committing\nlet findings = scan_diff_for_secrets(repo_root); // or `gitleaks detect --no-git` equivalent\nif !findings.is_empty() {\n    for (file, line, kind, _) in &findings {\n        eprintln!(\"secret {kind} at {file}:{line}\");\n    }\n    std::process::exit(1);\n}","typeGuard":"fn diff_has_secrets(repo_root: &std::path::Path) -> bool {\n    !scan_diff_for_secrets(repo_root).is_empty()\n}","tryCatchPattern":"match run_with_check_sync() {\n    Err(e) if e.to_string().contains(\"Refusing to commit potential secrets\") => {\n        eprintln!(\"redact the flagged lines, rotate exposed credentials, then retry\");\n    }\n    Err(e) => return Err(e),\n    Ok(_) => {}\n}","preventionTips":["Never hardcode keys — load them from env vars or a secrets manager","Run a secret scanner (gitleaks/trufflehog) as a pre-commit hook","Rotate any credential that has ever been staged or committed","Add allowlist entries for intentional placeholder values to reduce noise"],"tags":["git","secrets","security","commit-guard"],"backgroundTag":"secrets-detected-in-diff","analyzedSha":"a747e741ae92c09071d0ae946ab48488adcff1ce","analyzedAt":"2026-09-01T22:43:55.719Z","contentChangedAt":null,"schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-08T10:18:20.063Z"}