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Local AI scans coding agent transcripts for secrets without leaking them

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from DEV Community ·

Oye Collective built a local PII scanner for coding agent transcripts that runs entirely on-device. It combines regex for structured tokens like AWS keys with a 1.6GB quantized AI model for context-sensitive secrets like passwords. The feature is off by default and downloads weights only when enabled, avoiding cloud uploads that could expose credentials.

Meridian48 take
A pragmatic solution to a real security gap, but the 1.6GB model size and optional download may limit adoption among developers who value lightweight tools.
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