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Add GHAS plugin#28

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@gregbty gregbty commented Mar 17, 2026

This pull request introduces a new Advanced Security plugin for GitHub Copilot, focused on integrating secret scanning capabilities into AI coding workflows. The plugin leverages GitHub's MCP server and secret detection tooling to help agents and users identify and prevent credential leaks in code, files, and git changes.

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Pull request overview

Adds a new “Advanced Security” plugin to the Copilot plugins collection, introducing an initial skill focused on running GitHub secret scanning via the GitHub MCP server.

Changes:

  • Added a new advanced-security plugin with a top-level README describing purpose and available skills.
  • Introduced a secret-scanning skill with guidance on when/how to scan snippets, files, and staged git changes.
  • Registered the new plugin in .github/plugin/marketplace.json so it can be discovered/loaded.

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Copilot reviewed 3 out of 3 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.

File Description
plugins/advanced-security/skills/secret-scanning/SKILL.md New skill documentation and usage guidance for secret scanning via MCP tooling.
plugins/advanced-security/README.md New plugin README summarizing the plugin’s scope and skill.
.github/plugin/marketplace.json Adds the new advanced-security plugin entry and its skill path.

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@patniko patniko added this pull request to the merge queue Mar 17, 2026
Merged via the queue into main with commit 6fe19e8 Mar 17, 2026
@patniko patniko deleted the ghas-plugin branch March 17, 2026 15:07
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