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Medusa

AI-first security scanner. NEW in v2026.7: Claude Code compromise detection — vet .claude/ hooks, permissions & skills before you clone — plus an always-on AI attack-signature…

Install

$pip install medusa-security

Install command taken from the project's README or registry entry. Always review code before running it.

🐍 MEDUSA - AI Security Scanner

AI-first security scanner with 40,000+ detection patterns for AI/ML, agents, and LLM applications. 🤖 Works out of the box - no tool installation required. 🚨 200 CVEs: Log4Shell, Spring4Shell, XZ Utils, LangChain RCE, MCP-Remote RCE, React2Shell 🔥 medusa scan --git <URL> — Scan any repo for AI supply chain attacks (repo poisoning, prompt injection, MCP tool poisoning) 🔐 medusa secrets scan — Find leaked API keys in your Claude / Cursor / Copilot / shell history. 21 issuer types. Interactive in-place redaction. 🚀 v2026.7.0: Claude Code compromise detection, an always-on AI attack-signature scanner, native Rust & PHP security rules, and rule-level diagnostics — on top of 40,000+ detection patterns.


🎯 What is MEDUSA?

MEDUSA is an AI-first security scanner with 40,000+ detection patterns that works out of the box. Simply install and scan - no external tool installation required. MEDUSA's built-in rules detect vulnerabilities in AI/ML applications, LLM agents, MCP servers, RAG pipelines, and traditional code.

✨ Key Features

  • 🔥 medusa scan --git <URL> - Scan any GitHub repo for AI supply chain attacks in seconds
  • 🔐 medusa secrets scan + purge - Find API keys / tokens / private keys leaked into Claude Code / Cursor / Copilot / Zed / Gemini chat histories and your bash / zsh / psql / mysql / python REPL history. 21 issuer types (Anthropic, OpenAI, PyPI, GitHub PATs, AWS, GCP, Stripe, Slack…). Interactive [y/n/s/a/q] purge with mandatory byte-identical backup and JSONL-safe redaction. Local-only, no telemetry.
  • 🤖 40,000+ AI Security Patterns - Industry-leading coverage for AI/ML, agents, and LLM applications
  • 🛡️ Repo Poisoning Detection - Detects weaponized AI editor configs across 28+ file types (Cursor, Cline, Copilot, Claude Code, Gemini, Kiro, and more)
  • 🚀 Zero Setup Required - Works immediately after pip install - no tool installation needed
  • 🚨 200 CVE Detections - Log4Shell, Spring4Shell, XZ Utils backdoor, LangChain RCE, MCP remote code execution, React2Shell, and more
  • ⚡ Parallel Processing - Multi-core scanning (10-40x faster than sequential), works on macOS/Windows/Linux
  • 🎨 Beautiful CLI - Rich terminal output with progress bars
  • 🧠 IDE Integration - Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Gemini CLI support
  • 🔄 Smart Caching - Skip unchanged files for lightning-fast rescans (content-hash keyed, correct in CI)
  • ⚙️ Configurable - .medusa.yml for project-specific settings
  • 🌍 Cross-Platform - Native Windows, macOS, and Linux support
  • 📊 Multiple Reports - JSON, HTML, Markdown, SARIF exports for any workflow
  • 🔧 Optional Linter Support - Auto-detects external linters if installed for enhanced coverage

🆕 What's New in v2026.7.0

Claude Code supply-chain detection, broader language coverage, and rule-level observability.

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