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dependabot ignore directory config error in dependabot.yml
dependabot ignore directory config error in dependabot.yml
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aikido ignore rule not working: finding still reported after aikido ignore comment fails
aikido ignore rule not working: finding still reported after aikido ignore comment fails
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dependabot exclude paths not working: updates still open for excluded directory
dependabot exclude paths not working: updates still open for excluded directory
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aikido ignore: ignore a finding with a .aikido file, by path, by CVE, or by rule
An aikido ignore tells Aikido Security to stop reporting a finding you have accepted: add a .aikido file at your repository root to exclude paths and ignore specific CVEs with a reason. Path matching is simple string inclusion, not globs or regex, so use literal path substrings. Use when an Aikido finding is a false p…
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sandbox detonation flagged a legitimate signed installer as malicious and the software rollout stalled on the false...
Fixes this failure: submit the signed installer to the sandbox vendor for a false-positive correction. Use when the exact error or symptom in the title appears. Not for a different error, tool, or a manual process with no such failure.
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agent looped re-running the same nuclei template after it errored
Breaks a pentest agent loop that keeps re-running the same errored nuclei template, by recording template failures and excluding a failed template until it changes. Use when the agent log shows one template erroring repeatedly during an authorized scan. Not for templates that fire findings successfully, which are supp…
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agent applied the fix to the backup copy of the model, not the live file
Fixes the case where an agent applied its fix to a backup copy of the model file rather than the live file in the project. Use when the reported fix never changes dbt behavior and a backup file exists nearby. Not for fixes in the right file that are logically wrong.
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gitleaks allowlist not matching: fingerprint rule debugging
Debugs gitleaks allowlists that fail to suppress findings by matching on fingerprints rather than raw text, using verbose output to get the exact fingerprint. Not for writing new detection rules.
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npm publish included .env: prepublish check failed
Stops npm from publishing .env and other secret files by configuring .npmignore or the files whitelist, verifying with a dry run, and rotating anything already published. Not for registry auth issues.
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gitleaks: fatal: not a git repository
Fixes the gitleaks 'fatal: not a git repository' error when a scan runs outside a git checkout. It routes agents and engineers to either run from inside the repo or switch gitleaks to no-git mode. Not for real leak findings, which need rotation, not reruns.
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agent remediation conflicted with a teammate concurrent edits
Fixes: agent remediation conflicted with a teammate concurrent edits Applies when your scan flags this exact rule. Not for manual-only issues the rule does not report.
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agent remediation pr changed 400 files: ci rejected it
Fixes: agent remediation pr changed 400 files: ci rejected it Applies when your scan flags this exact rule. Not for manual-only issues the rule does not report.
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agent committed binary test artifacts to git: gitignore fix
Stops an agent from committing binary test artifacts with gitignore rules plus a pre-commit hook that rejects binaries. Use when screenshots, traces, videos, or dumps keep landing in the repo. Not for intentionally versioned binaries, which belong in artifact storage or a release process, not in the healing lane.
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agent's scan passed the allowlist but failed production policy: config error
Fixes an agent whose scan passed the allowlist but failed production policy: run both policy tiers. Use when allowlist-clean code still violates policy. Not for scanner misconfiguration.
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the agent's reachability evidence cited a source file that didn't exist in the deployed image - the SBOM and the...
Use when reachability verdicts cite files or SBOMs from a different build than the deployed image. Covers pinning evidence to the image digest, verifying file existence, and invalidating bad verdicts. Not for genuinely reachable vulnerable code.
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agent's license scan false-positived on a vendored file - the upgrade was blocked for a week
Unblocks an upgrade held up by a license-scan false positive on vendored code. Use it when the scan flags a vendored file and the upgrade has been blocked for days. Key trigger: the flagged license text lives in vendor/ or a third-party directory, not in your code. Not for: a real license conflict in your own code, wh…
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agent hallucinated open directories from failed gobuster run on authorized target
Stops an agent from reporting directories that a failed gobuster run never actually found on an authorized target. Use when the findings list contains paths with no evidence in the raw tool output. Not for gobuster returning real false positives like wildcard matches.
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the agent's remediation PR bumped the devDependency instead of the prod dependency - the scanner still flagged it
Use when a fix PR touched the wrong dependency scope and the finding survives. Covers mapping findings to the exact manifest path, reverting the wrong bump, and gating security PRs on rescan clearance. Not for version-resolution failures.
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the agent overwrote .trivyignore with its own generated file and wiped the team's curated ignores
Use when a scan agent manages .trivyignore and the team's hand-curated suppressions disappeared. Covers restoring the curated file, switching the agent to append-only output, and locking the file against future overwrites. Not for trivy scan failures or for writing the initial ignore list.
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snyk iac test: "could not detect terraform project type" on a terragrunt layout
Fixes snyk IaC failing to detect terraform in terragrunt layouts: terragrunt keeps the real .tf files in generated cache directories, so snyk sees only wrapper config. Covers rendering the terraform files first and pointing snyk at them. Use when snyk iac test cannot detect the project type on terragrunt repos. Not fo…
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snyk ran from the repo root ignored the .snyk policy file in the package subdirectory
Fixes snyk silently skipping a subdirectory .snyk policy file: snyk loads policy from the scanned project directory, not the repo root, so monorepo scans need to run per project or use --policy-path. Covers locating stray policy files and verifying the ignore took effect. Use when ignores in a subdirectory .snyk never…
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snyk test --severity-threshold=high exits 1 but prints no vulnerabilities - the hidden ignore-policy interaction
Untangling snyk's confusing exit-1-with-no-output: how the .snyk ignore policy and the severity threshold interact, and how to get the real list via JSON output. Covers finding which ignored issues still trip the threshold and deciding whether the exit code is legitimate. Use when snyk exits 1 with an empty report. No…
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grype ignore rules did nothing - the agent wrote v1 ignore syntax but grype expects the v2 schema
Migrates grype ignore rules from the silently-ignored v1 syntax to the v2 schema: the structured ignore list with vulnerability, package, and fix-state fields, plus how to verify a suppression actually applied. Use when grype ignore rules have no effect. Not for grype DB or scan-target problems.
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gitleaks "leaks found" breaking CI: how to triage
Triages gitleaks leaks found failures blocking CI, separating true credential leaks from test fixtures and false positives. Reach for it when the secret scanner turns red and you need to decide what is real.
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review agent failed to distinguish test code from production code: wrong severity: how to fix
Fix for review agents that rate test-code issues with production severity, or let real bugs hide because test and prod findings blur together. Use when test nits ship as high severity, prod bugs hide in a flood of test findings, or reviewers cannot tell which findings matter for the release. Key triggers: test paths i…