pub(crate) mod detect;
use std::io::{BufRead, Write};
use std::path::PathBuf;
use std::process::ExitCode;
use serde_json::{Value, json};
use crate::detect::{Confidence, Options};
use crate::scan;
use crate::walk::{self, WalkOptions};
const PROTOCOL_VERSION: &str = "2025-06-18";
const INVALID_PARAMS: i64 = -32602;
const METHOD_NOT_FOUND: i64 = -32601;
pub(crate) fn serve() -> ExitCode {
let stdin = std::io::stdin();
let mut stdout = std::io::stdout();
for line in stdin.lock().lines() {
let Ok(line) = line else {
return ExitCode::from(2);
};
if line.trim().is_empty() {
continue;
}
let Ok(request) = serde_json::from_str::<Value>(&line) else {
continue;
};
let Some(response) = handle(&request) else {
continue; };
if writeln!(stdout, "{response}").is_err() || stdout.flush().is_err() {
return ExitCode::from(2);
}
}
ExitCode::SUCCESS
}
fn handle(request: &Value) -> Option<Value> {
let id = request.get("id").cloned();
let method = request.get("method")?.as_str()?;
id.as_ref()?;
let result = match method {
"initialize" => Ok(json!({
"protocolVersion": PROTOCOL_VERSION,
"capabilities": { "tools": {} },
"serverInfo": { "name": "secrets-le", "version": env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION") },
})),
"tools/list" => Ok(json!({ "tools": tool_definitions() })),
"tools/call" => call_tool(request.get("params")),
"ping" => Ok(json!({})),
other => Err((
METHOD_NOT_FOUND,
format!("this server does not implement {other}"),
)),
};
Some(match result {
Ok(result) => json!({ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": id, "result": result }),
Err((code, message)) => json!({
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": id,
"error": { "code": code, "message": message },
}),
})
}
fn tool_definitions() -> Value {
json!([
detect::definition(),
{
"name": "secrets_le_scan",
"description": "Scan files or directories for hardcoded credentials and report where \
each one is. Reads the filesystem; never writes to it, and never \
returns a credential — previews are truncated and length-annotated \
and context lines are masked. Findings are a normal result, not an \
error.",
"inputSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"path": { "type": "string", "description": "a file or directory to scan" },
"paths": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "string" },
"description": "several files or directories, instead of `path`",
},
"sensitivity": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["low", "medium", "high"],
"description": "Detection threshold. Higher sensitivity reports more \
low-confidence matches.",
},
"hidden": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "Scan hidden files and directories too.",
},
"ignored": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "Scan files excluded by .gitignore too. A credential in \
an ignored file will not be committed, but it is still \
on the disk.",
},
},
},
},
])
}
fn call_tool(params: Option<&Value>) -> Result<Value, (i64, String)> {
let params = params.ok_or((INVALID_PARAMS, "no tool call was supplied".to_string()))?;
let name = params
.get("name")
.and_then(Value::as_str)
.ok_or((INVALID_PARAMS, "the tool call named no tool".to_string()))?;
let arguments = params
.get("arguments")
.cloned()
.unwrap_or_else(|| json!({}));
match name {
"detect_secrets" => Ok(match detect::run(&arguments) {
Ok(result) => tool_result(&result),
Err(message) => tool_failure(&message),
}),
"secrets_le_scan" => Ok(match scan_tool(&arguments) {
Ok(result) => tool_result(&result),
Err(message) => tool_failure(&message),
}),
other => Err((
INVALID_PARAMS,
format!("this server offers no tool named {other}"),
)),
}
}
fn scan_tool(arguments: &Value) -> Result<Value, String> {
let inputs = requested_paths(arguments)?;
let sensitivity = match arguments.get("sensitivity").and_then(Value::as_str) {
None | Some("medium") => Confidence::Medium,
Some("low") => Confidence::Low,
Some("high") => Confidence::High,
Some(_) => return Err("sensitivity must be one of: low, medium, high".to_string()),
};
let options = Options {
sensitivity,
..Options::default()
};
let walk_options = WalkOptions {
hidden: arguments
.get("hidden")
.and_then(Value::as_bool)
.unwrap_or(false),
respect_ignore: !arguments
.get("ignored")
.and_then(Value::as_bool)
.unwrap_or(false),
};
let walked = walk::collect(&inputs, &walk_options)?;
let reports: Vec<Value> = walked
.files
.iter()
.filter_map(|file| scan::scan_file(file, options))
.map(|report| serde_json::to_value(&report).expect("a report serializes"))
.collect();
let findings: u64 = reports
.iter()
.map(|report| report["summary"]["findings"].as_u64().unwrap_or(0))
.sum();
let mut diagnostics = Vec::new();
for path in &walked.skipped_of_note {
diagnostics.push(warning(
"skipped",
&format!(
"{} was not scanned — excluded by .gitignore or the hidden rule, and its name \
says it holds credentials. Ask for ignored and hidden files to reach it.",
path.display()
),
));
}
if walked.skipped > walked.skipped_of_note.len() {
diagnostics.push(warning(
"skipped",
&format!(
"{} further file(s) were excluded by .gitignore or the hidden rule, mostly \
dependencies; a credential in one is still on the disk",
walked.skipped - walked.skipped_of_note.len()
),
));
}
for report in reports.iter().filter(|report| {
report["diagnostics"]
.as_array()
.is_some_and(|list| list.iter().any(|d| d["severity"] == "error"))
}) {
diagnostics.push(warning(
"unreadable",
&format!(
"{} could not be scanned, so this run does not cover it",
report["file"].as_str().unwrap_or("a file")
),
));
}
let count = reports.len();
Ok(envelope(
"secrets_le_scan",
&json!({ "reports": reports, "findings": findings }),
count,
&diagnostics,
false,
))
}
fn requested_paths(arguments: &Value) -> Result<Vec<PathBuf>, String> {
if let Some(path) = arguments.get("path").and_then(Value::as_str) {
return Ok(vec![PathBuf::from(path)]);
}
if let Some(items) = arguments.get("paths").and_then(Value::as_array) {
let paths: Vec<PathBuf> = items
.iter()
.filter_map(|item| item.as_str().map(PathBuf::from))
.collect();
if paths.is_empty() {
return Err("the list of paths was empty".to_string());
}
return Ok(paths);
}
Err("no file or directory was supplied to scan".to_string())
}
pub(crate) fn envelope(
tool: &str,
data: &Value,
count: usize,
diagnostics: &[Value],
truncated: bool,
) -> Value {
let ok = !diagnostics
.iter()
.any(|diagnostic| diagnostic["severity"].as_str() == Some("error"));
json!({
"ok": ok,
"data": data,
"diagnostics": diagnostics,
"meta": { "tool": tool, "count": count, "truncated": truncated },
})
}
fn tool_result(envelope: &Value) -> Value {
let text = serde_json::to_string_pretty(envelope).expect("an envelope serializes");
json!({
"content": [{ "type": "text", "text": text }],
"structuredContent": envelope,
"isError": false,
})
}
fn warning(code: &str, message: &str) -> Value {
json!({ "severity": "warning", "code": code, "message": message })
}
fn tool_failure(message: &str) -> Value {
json!({
"content": [{ "type": "text", "text": message }],
"isError": true,
})
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
use crate::testing::TempTree;
fn request(method: &str, params: &Value) -> Value {
json!({ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": method, "params": params })
}
fn call(name: &str, arguments: &Value) -> Value {
handle(&request(
"tools/call",
&json!({ "name": name, "arguments": arguments }),
))
.expect("a reply")
}
#[test]
fn initialize_answers_with_the_protocol_version() {
let response = handle(&request("initialize", &json!({}))).expect("a reply");
assert_eq!(response["result"]["protocolVersion"], PROTOCOL_VERSION);
assert_eq!(response["result"]["serverInfo"]["name"], "secrets-le");
}
#[test]
fn tools_list_offers_both_tools() {
let response = handle(&request("tools/list", &json!({}))).expect("a reply");
let tools = response["result"]["tools"].as_array().expect("tools");
let names: Vec<&str> = tools.iter().filter_map(|t| t["name"].as_str()).collect();
assert_eq!(names, ["detect_secrets", "secrets_le_scan"]);
}
#[test]
fn a_notification_gets_no_reply() {
assert!(handle(&json!({ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "initialized" })).is_none());
}
#[test]
fn an_unknown_method_is_a_protocol_error() {
let response = handle(&request("does/not/exist", &json!({}))).expect("a reply");
assert_eq!(response["error"]["code"], METHOD_NOT_FOUND);
}
#[test]
fn an_unknown_tool_is_a_protocol_error() {
assert_eq!(
call("secrets_le_redact", &json!({}))["error"]["code"],
INVALID_PARAMS
);
}
#[test]
fn a_missing_argument_is_a_tool_failure_not_a_protocol_error() {
let response = call("secrets_le_scan", &json!({}));
assert!(response.get("error").is_none(), "{response}");
assert_eq!(response["result"]["isError"], true);
}
#[test]
fn a_finding_is_an_ordinary_result() {
let tree = TempTree::new("mcp-scan");
tree.write("app.env", "DATABASE_PASSWORD=hunter2hunter2\n");
let response = call(
"secrets_le_scan",
&json!({ "path": tree.path().to_string_lossy() }),
);
let envelope = &response["result"]["structuredContent"];
assert_eq!(response["result"]["isError"], false);
assert_eq!(envelope["ok"], true, "a finding is not a broken tool");
assert_eq!(envelope["data"]["findings"], 1);
}
#[test]
fn a_scan_answer_never_carries_a_value() {
let tree = TempTree::new("mcp-noleak");
let value = "hunter2hunter2hunter2";
tree.write("app.env", &format!("DATABASE_PASSWORD={value}\n"));
let response = call(
"secrets_le_scan",
&json!({ "path": tree.path().to_string_lossy(), "sensitivity": "low" }),
);
let rendered = serde_json::to_string(&response).expect("serializes");
assert!(!rendered.contains(value), "{rendered}");
}
#[test]
fn a_skipped_file_is_reported_rather_than_silently_dropped() {
let tree = TempTree::new("mcp-skipped");
tree.mkdir(".git");
tree.write(".gitignore", ".env\n");
tree.write(".env", "DATABASE_PASSWORD=hunter2hunter2\n");
let response = call(
"secrets_le_scan",
&json!({ "path": tree.path().to_string_lossy() }),
);
let envelope = &response["result"]["structuredContent"];
assert_eq!(envelope["data"]["findings"], 0);
assert_eq!(
envelope["diagnostics"][0]["code"], "skipped",
"a clean answer that skipped the .env must say so"
);
}
#[test]
fn a_path_that_does_not_exist_is_a_tool_failure() {
assert_eq!(
call("secrets_le_scan", &json!({ "path": "/no/such/place-xyz" }))["result"]["isError"],
true
);
}
#[test]
fn no_message_mentions_a_command_line_flag() {
let definitions = serde_json::to_string(&tool_definitions()).expect("serializes");
assert!(!definitions.contains("--"), "{definitions}");
let tree = TempTree::new("mcp-vocabulary");
tree.mkdir(".git");
tree.write(".gitignore", ".env\n");
tree.write(".env", "PASSWORD=hunter2hunter2\n");
for arguments in [
json!({}),
json!({ "paths": [] }),
json!({ "path": "/no/such/place-xyz" }),
json!({ "path": tree.path().to_string_lossy() }),
] {
let rendered =
serde_json::to_string(&call("secrets_le_scan", &arguments)).expect("serializes");
assert!(!rendered.contains("--"), "{rendered}");
}
}
#[test]
fn every_tool_returns_the_same_envelope_shape() {
let tree = TempTree::new("mcp-envelope");
tree.write("a.env", "x=1\n");
for result in [
call("detect_secrets", &json!({ "content": "x = 1" })),
call(
"secrets_le_scan",
&json!({ "path": tree.path().to_string_lossy() }),
),
] {
let envelope = &result["result"]["structuredContent"];
assert!(envelope["ok"].is_boolean(), "{envelope}");
assert!(!envelope["data"].is_null(), "{envelope}");
assert!(envelope["diagnostics"].is_array(), "{envelope}");
assert!(envelope["meta"]["tool"].is_string(), "{envelope}");
assert!(envelope["meta"]["count"].is_number(), "{envelope}");
assert!(envelope["meta"]["truncated"].is_boolean(), "{envelope}");
}
}
}