Code Hardcode Audit
When to Use This Skill
Use this skill when the user mentions:
- "hardcoded values", "hardcodes", "magic numbers"
- "constant detection", "find constants"
- "duplicate constants", "DRY violations"
- "code audit", "hardcode audit"
- "PLR2004", "semgrep", "jscpd", "gitleaks"
- "secret scanning", "leaked secrets", "API keys"
- "passwords in code", "credential leaks"
Quick Start
# Full audit (all tools, both outputs)
uv run --script scripts/audit_hardcodes.py -- src/
# Python magic numbers only (fastest)
uv run --script scripts/run_ruff_plr.py -- src/
# Pattern-based detection (URLs, ports, paths)
uv run --script scripts/run_semgrep.py -- src/
# Copy-paste detection
uv run --script scripts/run_jscpd.py -- src/
# Secret scanning (API keys, tokens, passwords)
uv run --script scripts/run_gitleaks.py -- src/
Tool Overview
| Tool |
Detection Focus |
Language Support |
Speed |
| Ruff PLR2004 |
Magic value comparisons |
Python |
Fast |
| Semgrep |
URLs, ports, paths, credentials |
Multi-language |
Medium |
| jscpd |
Duplicate code blocks |
Multi-language |
Slow |
| gitleaks |
Secrets, API keys, passwords |
Any (file-based) |
Fast |
Output Formats
JSON (--output json)
{
"summary": {
"total_findings": 42,
"by_tool": { "ruff": 15, "semgrep": 20, "jscpd": 7 },
"by_severity": { "high": 5, "medium": 25, "low": 12 }
},
"findings": [
{
"id": "MAGIC-001",
"tool": "ruff",
"rule": "PLR2004",
"file": "src/config.py",
"line": 42,
"column": 8,
"message": "Magic value used in comparison: 8123",
"severity": "medium",
"suggested_fix": "Extract to named constant"
}
],
"refactoring_plan": [
{
"priority": 1,
"action": "Create constants/ports.py",
"finding_ids": ["MAGIC-001", "MAGIC-003"]
}
]
}
Compiler-like Text (--output text)
src/config.py:42:8: PLR2004 Magic value used in comparison: 8123 [ruff]
src/probe.py:15:1: hardcoded-url Hardcoded URL detected [semgrep]
src/client.py:20-35: Clone detected (16 lines, 95% similarity) [jscpd]
Summary: 42 findings (ruff: 15, semgrep: 20, jscpd: 7)
CLI Options
--output {json,text,both} Output format (default: both)
--tools {all,ruff,semgrep,jscpd,gitleaks} Tools to run (default: all)
--severity {all,high,medium,low} Filter by severity (default: all)
--exclude PATTERN Glob pattern to exclude (repeatable)
--parallel Run tools in parallel (default: true)
References
Related
- ADR-0046: Semantic Constants Abstraction
- ADR-0047: Code Hardcode Audit Skill
code-clone-assistant - PMD CPD-based clone detection (DRY focus)