fix: run secrets protection before commit (0.5.6)

Author: Chhinna

changelog.md

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.5.6] - 09/09/2026
+- Run secrets protection in a pre-commit hook with `--staged` instead of a pre-push hook.
+
 ## [0.5.4] - 27/08/2026
 - Stop silently falling back to app.codeant.ai for login on a custom/self-hosted base URL
 - Added `set-dashboard-url`, `get-dashboard-url`, and `remove-dashboard-url` commands to explicitly configure the login dashboard URL

package-lock.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "codeant-cli",
-  "version": "0.5.5",
+  "version": "0.5.6",
   "description": "Code review CLI tool",
   "type": "module",
   "repository": {

package.json

@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ function BypassPrompt({ secrets, onSelect }) {
     { label: "It's used in tests", value: 'used_in_tests' },
     { label: "I'll fix it later", value: 'fix_later' },
     { label: 'Other (type your reason)', value: 'other' },
-    { label: 'Cancel \u2014 block this push', value: 'cancel' },
+    { label: 'Cancel \u2014 block this commit', value: 'cancel' },
   ];
 
   useInput((input, key) => {

src/components/SecretsUI.js

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ program
   .option('--base-commit <commit>', 'Compare against a specific commit (e.g. --base-commit HEAD~3)')
   .option('--include <paths>', 'Comma-separated list of file paths glob patterns to include')
   .option('--exclude <paths>', 'Comma-separated list of file paths glob patterns to exclude')
-  .option('--hook', 'Running from pre-push hook (enables bypass prompt)')
+  .option('--hook', 'Running from pre-commit hook (enables bypass prompt)')
   .action((options) => {
     let scanType = 'all';
     let lastNCommits = 1;

src/index.js

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const HOOK_MARKER = '# codeant-push-protection';
 const HOOK_MARKER_END = '# end-codeant-push-protection';
 
 /**
- * Build the full pre-push hook script (with shebang).
+ * Build the full pre-commit hook script (with shebang).
  */
 function buildHookScript(cliPath) {
   return `#!/bin/sh
@@ -22,26 +22,26 @@ ${buildHookBlock(cliPath)}
 function buildHookBlock(cliPath) {
   if (cliPath) {
     return `${HOOK_MARKER}
-# Auto-installed by CodeAnt AI — blocks pushes containing secrets.
+# Auto-installed by CodeAnt AI — blocks commits containing secrets.
 # To disable: delete this hook or run "codeant push-protection disable"
 # Uses the CLI bundled with the VS Code extension.
 # Reopen stdin from terminal so the CLI can show an interactive bypass prompt.
-# In non-interactive environments (CI), this silently fails and the push is blocked.
+# In non-interactive environments (CI), this silently fails and the commit is blocked.
 exec < /dev/tty 2>/dev/null || true
 if [ -f "${cliPath}" ] && command -v node >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  node "${cliPath}" secrets --committed --hook
+  node "${cliPath}" secrets --staged --hook
 else
   command -v codeant >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 0
-  codeant secrets --committed --hook
+  codeant secrets --staged --hook
 fi
 ${HOOK_MARKER_END}`;
   }
   return `${HOOK_MARKER}
-# Auto-installed by CodeAnt AI — blocks pushes containing secrets.
+# Auto-installed by CodeAnt AI — blocks commits containing secrets.
 # To disable: delete this hook or run "codeant push-protection disable"
 exec < /dev/tty 2>/dev/null || true
 command -v codeant >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 0
-codeant secrets --committed --hook
+codeant secrets --staged --hook
 ${HOOK_MARKER_END}`;
 }
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ function getHooksDir(gitRoot) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Install a pre-push hook that runs secret scanning before push.
+ * Install a pre-commit hook that runs secret scanning before commit.
  *
  * @param {string} workspacePath - Path to the git repository
  * @param {string} [cliPath] - Absolute path to the codeant CLI entry point (from extension node_modules)
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export function installPushProtectionHook(workspacePath, cliPath) {
   if (!existsSync(hooksDir)) {
     mkdirSync(hooksDir, { recursive: true });
   }
-  const hookPath = path.join(hooksDir, 'pre-push');
+  const hookPath = path.join(hooksDir, 'pre-commit');
 
   // If hook already exists, check if it's ours
   if (existsSync(hookPath)) {
@@ -129,12 +129,12 @@ export function installPushProtectionHook(workspacePath, cliPath) {
     const firstLine = existing.split('\n', 1)[0] || '';
     const isShellHook = firstLine.startsWith('#!') ? /\/(ba|z|k)?sh(\s|$)/.test(firstLine) : true;
     if (!isShellHook) {
-      return { installed: false, hookPath, message: 'Existing pre-push hook is non-shell; cannot append CodeAnt block safely' };
+      return { installed: false, hookPath, message: 'Existing pre-commit hook is non-shell; cannot append CodeAnt block safely' };
     }
     const appended = existing.trimEnd() + '\n\n' + buildHookBlock(cliPath) + '\n';
     writeFileSync(hookPath, appended, 'utf-8');
     chmodSync(hookPath, 0o755);
-    return { installed: true, hookPath, message: 'Hook appended to existing pre-push' };
+    return { installed: true, hookPath, message: 'Hook appended to existing pre-commit' };
   }
 
   writeFileSync(hookPath, buildHookScript(cliPath), 'utf-8');
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export function installPushProtectionHook(workspacePath, cliPath) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Remove the CodeAnt pre-push hook (or just our section if appended).
+ * Remove the CodeAnt pre-commit hook (or just our section if appended).
  *
  * @param {string} workspacePath
  * @returns {{ removed: boolean, message: string }}
@@ -155,10 +155,10 @@ export function removePushProtectionHook(workspacePath) {
   }
 
   const hooksDir = getHooksDir(gitRoot);
-  const hookPath = path.join(hooksDir, 'pre-push');
+  const hookPath = path.join(hooksDir, 'pre-commit');
 
   if (!existsSync(hookPath)) {
-    return { removed: false, message: 'No pre-push hook found' };
+    return { removed: false, message: 'No pre-commit hook found' };
   }
 
   const content = readFileSync(hookPath, 'utf-8');