Argus focuses on automating security scanning for codebases, secrets, and infrastructure as code in development workflows. It is catalogued under Application security & vulnerability scanning on PulseGate.

Who should use Argus?

Argus is an open-source project built for devsecops engineers.

Does Argus have a free plan?

Yes — Argus is open source under the MIT License and free to use.

What platforms does Argus run on?

Argus runs on the command line.

Is Argus still maintained?

Activity appears to have slowed — PulseGate's most recent liveness signals classify this listing as stale.

What projects are similar to Argus?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include argus-ai-scanner, argus-panoptes, and argus-languages.

Is Argus open source?

Yes — Argus is open source under the MIT License, developed on GitHub.

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Argus

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Argus is an open-source command-line security scanner that performs SAST, DAST, SCA, secrets detection, and infrastructure as code analysis. It supports Terraform and Ansible, integrates with MCP, and is designed for DevSecOps teams to automate security checks in their development pipelines.

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Argus is an Application security & vulnerability scanning project. It focuses on automating security scanning for codebases, secrets, and infrastructure as code in development workflows. Argus is an open-source project aimed at devsecops engineers. The project is open source (MIT License). Argus is available on the command line.

Argus first shipped in 2026. Key capabilities include SAST scanning, DAST scanning, and SCA analysis. It exposes integrations via an MCP server.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

SAST scanning
DAST scanning
SCA analysis
Secrets detection
IaC scanning
Terraform support
Ansible support
CLI interface
MCP integration

Built with & integrations

Connectors

MCP

Runs on

CLI

Trust & compliance

License

MIT License

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argus-scan verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about Argus

What does Argus do?: Argus focuses on automating security scanning for codebases, secrets, and infrastructure as code in development workflows. It is catalogued under Application security & vulnerability scanning on PulseGate.
Who should use Argus?: Argus is an open-source project built for devsecops engineers.
Does Argus have a free plan?: Yes — Argus is open source under the MIT License and free to use.
What platforms does Argus run on?: Argus runs on the command line.
Is Argus still maintained?: Activity appears to have slowed — PulseGate's most recent liveness signals classify this listing as stale.
What projects are similar to Argus?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include argus-ai-scanner, argus-panoptes, and argus-languages.argus-ai-scanner argus-panoptes argus-languages
How long has Argus been around?: Argus first shipped in 2026.
Is Argus open source?: Yes — Argus is open source under the MIT License, developed on GitHub.

At a glance

Platforms: CLI
Languages: English
Open source: Yes (GitHub)
License: MIT License
First seen: 1 Jul 2026
Activity: 🟡 Stale
Built for: devsecops engineers
Model: Open source
Solves: Automating security scanning for codebases, secrets, and infrastructure as code in development workflows.

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Indexed: 1 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Dead
Activity: Stale
First seen: Jul 2026
Last seen: 1 Jul 2026

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Slug: argus-scan-pypi-org
Lifecycle last checked: 17 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 1 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Recorded source: taxonomy-pass-a.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Canonical URL: https://pypi.org/project/argus-scan

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