Show HN: Autonoma – Python secret fixer that refuses unsafe fixes

2 points

3 months ago

Built this after getting frustrated with scanners that find secrets but leave fixing to you.

Autonoma fixes hardcoded secrets automatically — but only when it's confident the fix is safe. If it can't guarantee safety, it refuses and tells you why.

Before: SENDGRID_API_KEY = "SG.live-abc123xyz987"

After: SENDGRID_API_KEY = os.getenv("SENDGRID_API_KEY")

When it can't fix safely: API_KEY = "sk-live-abc123" → REFUSED — could not guarantee safe replacement

Tested on a real public repo with live exposed Azure Vision and OpenAI API keys. Fixed both. Refused one edge case. Nothing else touched.

MIT licensed. Runs locally. No telemetry.