publish-guard
PulseGate's liveness check found it on 3 Oct 2026; it is registered on GitHub and PyPI and has been in the index since 2 Sep 2026. How this is checked
publish-guard is an open-source command-line tool that audits repositories before publication. It checks repository content and Git history for secrets, identifying material developers may have forgotten to remove.
Inferred · not functionally tested
Overview
5 featuresPurpose: Preventing accidental publication of secrets, personal data, and other sensitive repository content.
Inferred · not functionally tested
Audience: developers and repository maintainers
Inferred · not functionally tested
Functions: data_extraction
Inferred · not functionally tested
Interfaces: API: unknown · MCP: unknown · CLI: indicated (inferred, not tested) · Self-hosting: indicated (inferred, not tested)
Recorded constraints: pricing: open_source · license: MIT · platforms: CLI · deployment: cli, self_hosted
Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.
Record sources: pypi.org · github.com. These links do not verify the individual claims.
publish-guard sits in PulseGate's CLI tools & terminal category. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on preventing accidental publication of secrets, personal data, and other sensitive repository content. Inferred · not functionally tested: It is built as an open-source project for developers and repository maintainers. Basis unknown · not verified: The project is open source (MIT). Basis unknown · not verified: publish-guard is available on the command line, and it can be self-hosted.
lon-coeng builds and maintains publish-guard, and it first shipped in 2026. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 5 commits in the last 90 days. Inferred · not functionally tested: Among its 5 catalogued features are repository audit, git history scanning, and secret detection.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested
- Repository audit
- Git history scanning
- Secret detection
- Anonymization checks
- Pre-publish review
Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested
Built with & integrations
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
2What PulseGate has recorded for this listing
- Indexed2 Sep · 08:40 UTCpublish-guard seen via PyPI Bulk EnumeratorSource: PyPI Bulk Enumerator · Open
Frequently asked questions about publish-guard
- What does publish-guard do?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Publish-guard focuses on preventing accidental publication of secrets, personal data, and other sensitive repository content. It is catalogued under CLI tools & terminal on PulseGate.
- Who is publish-guard for?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: publish-guard is an open-source project built for developers and repository maintainers.
- Does publish-guard have a free plan?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — publish-guard is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
- What platforms does publish-guard run on?
- Basis unknown · not verified: publish-guard runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
- Is publish-guard still active?
- PulseGate's liveness check found it on 3 Oct 2026. Its GitHub repository shows 5 commits in the last 90 days.
- Who develops publish-guard?
- publish-guard is developed by lon-coeng.
- When did publish-guard launch?
- publish-guard first shipped in 2026.
- Is publish-guard open source?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — publish-guard is open source under the MIT license, developed on GitHub.
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