macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
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Install kingfisher with Homebrew, Nix
MongoDB's blazingly fast secret scanning and validation tool. Version 1.110.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-08-01. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#kingfisher.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#kingfishernixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ki/kingfisher/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
MongoDB's blazingly fast secret scanning and validation tool
Project links
Commands and aliases
- kingfisher
history
Project history and usage
Kingfisher is MongoDB's open source secret scanning and live validation tool, written in Rust for high-throughput scans of repositories, files, archives, cloud storage, collaboration systems, and CI workflows.
Project history
MongoDB presented Kingfisher publicly in June 2025 after describing it as a project that began as an internal effort to detect and verify exposed credentials. The project couples fast pattern matching with validation checks so security teams can distinguish inactive-looking findings from active credentials that require urgent rotation or revocation.
The repository history and release stream show a fast-moving post-release project. GitHub releases list Kingfisher v1.12.0, v1.13.0, and v1.14.0 on June 25-26, 2025, and v1.103.0 through v1.105.0 during June 16-29, 2026.
Adoption history
MongoDB's announcement framed Kingfisher as a core part of MongoDB's internal security workflows before its public release. Homebrew packaging made the CLI installable for macOS and Linux users through the same channel many security engineers use for scanners and developer tools.
How it is used
Kingfisher is used to scan source trees, Git history, platform integrations, archives, and storage targets for leaked API keys, tokens, and credentials. Its CLI can emit JSON, SARIF, TOON, and HTML reports, validate supported secrets against provider APIs, revoke selected secret types, and open a local or hosted report viewer.
Why package nerds care
For package collectors, Kingfisher sits in the modern secret-scanner lineage with Gitleaks, TruffleHog, and Nosey Parker, but its package identity is shaped by Rust, Hyperscan/Vectorscan-style performance work, validation, SARIF output, and a report viewer bundled with the CLI.
Timeline
- 2025-06: MongoDB announced Kingfisher as an open source secret scanner with live validation.
- 2025-06-25: GitHub release v1.12.0 was published.
- 2025-06-26: GitHub releases v1.13.0 and v1.14.0 were published.
- 2026-06-29: GitHub release v1.105.0 was published.
Related projects
- Kingfisher imports and triages reports from Gitleaks and TruffleHog, references Nosey Parker as part of its scanner lineage, and outputs SARIF for integration with code-scanning workflows.
Sources
- https://api.github.com/repos/mongodb/kingfisher/releases?per_page=100
- https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/kingfisher
- https://github.com/mongodb/kingfisher
- https://github.com/mongodb/kingfisher/releases
- https://www.mongodb.com/company/blog/product-release-announcements/introducing-kingfisher-real-time-secret-detection-validation
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for kingfisher. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
kingfisher | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.110.0
manager updated2026-08-01
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:kingfisher |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.110.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://mongodb.github.io/kingfisher/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/mongodb/kingfisher |
| Last updated | 2026-08-01T02:57:28Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
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kingfisher
nix profile install nixpkgs#kingfisher- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Kingfisher
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation