diff --git a/.audit/scan-secrets-claude-home.json b/.audit/scan-secrets-claude-home.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27d2c81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.audit/scan-secrets-claude-home.json
@@ -0,0 +1,368 @@
+[
+ {
+  "RuleID": "generic-api-key",
+  "Description": "Detected a Generic API Key, potentially exposing access to various services and sensitive operations.",
+  "StartLine": 5,
+  "EndLine": 5,
+  "StartColumn": 2,
+  "EndColumn": 66,
+  "Match": "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY = \"REDACTED\"",
+  "Secret": "REDACTED",
+  "File": "/home/bchanot/.claude/file-history/27758e8c-36b5-4816-8141-8b07ba28b0c8/19af1df0732eefc6@v2",
+  "SymlinkFile": "",
+  "Commit": "",
+  "Entropy": 5.009636,
+  "Author": "",
+  "Email": "",
+  "Date": "",
+  "Message": "",
+  "Tags": [],
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+ },
+ {
+  "RuleID": "stripe-access-token",
+  "Description": "Found a Stripe Access Token, posing a risk to payment processing services and sensitive financial data.",
+  "StartLine": 3,
+  "EndLine": 3,
+  "StartColumn": 19,
+  "EndColumn": 57,
+  "Match": "REDACTED\"",
+  "Secret": "REDACTED",
+  "File": "/home/bchanot/.claude/file-history/27758e8c-36b5-4816-8141-8b07ba28b0c8/19af1df0732eefc6@v2",
+  "SymlinkFile": "",
+  "Commit": "",
+  "Entropy": 4.807009,
+  "Author": "",
+  "Email": "",
+  "Date": "",
+  "Message": "",
+  "Tags": [],
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+ },
+ {
+  "RuleID": "generic-api-key",
+  "Description": "Detected a Generic API Key, potentially exposing access to various services and sensitive operations.",
+  "StartLine": 1,
+  "EndLine": 1,
+  "StartColumn": 112,
+  "EndColumn": 160,
+  "Match": "authToken\":\"REDACTED\"",
+  "Secret": "REDACTED",
+  "File": "/home/bchanot/.claude/ide/20429.lock",
+  "SymlinkFile": "",
+  "Commit": "",
+  "Entropy": 3.7873018,
+  "Author": "",
+  "Email": "",
+  "Date": "",
+  "Message": "",
+  "Tags": [],
+  "Fingerprint": "/home/bchanot/.claude/ide/20429.lock:generic-api-key:1"
+ },
+ {
+  "RuleID": "sourcegraph-access-token",
+  "Description": "Sourcegraph is a code search and navigation engine.",
+  "StartLine": 579,
+  "EndLine": 579,
+  "StartColumn": 17,
+  "EndColumn": 57,
+  "Match": "REDACTED\"",
+  "Secret": "REDACTED",
+  "File": "/home/bchanot/.claude/paste-cache/7d48f52c7499c1a7.txt",
+  "SymlinkFile": "",
+  "Commit": "",
+  "Entropy": 3.6628149,
+  "Author": "",
+  "Email": "",
+  "Date": "",
+  "Message": "",
+  "Tags": [],
+  "Fingerprint": "/home/bchanot/.claude/paste-cache/7d48f52c7499c1a7.txt:sourcegraph-access-token:579"
+ },
+ {
+  "RuleID": "sourcegraph-access-token",
+  "Description": "Sourcegraph is a code search and navigation engine.",
+  "StartLine": 590,
+  "EndLine": 590,
+  "StartColumn": 17,
+  "EndColumn": 57,
+  "Match": "REDACTED\"",
+  "Secret": "REDACTED",
+  "File": "/home/bchanot/.claude/paste-cache/7d48f52c7499c1a7.txt",
+  "SymlinkFile": "",
+  "Commit": "",
+  "Entropy": 3.7275672,
+  "Author": "",
+  "Email": "",
+  "Date": "",
+  "Message": "",
+  "Tags": [],
+  "Fingerprint": "/home/bchanot/.claude/paste-cache/7d48f52c7499c1a7.txt:sourcegraph-access-token:590"
+ },
+ {
+  "RuleID": "github-pat",
+  "Description": "Uncovered a GitHub Personal Access Token, potentially leading to unauthorized repository access and sensitive content exposure.",
+  "StartLine": 194,
+  "EndLine": 194,
+  "StartColumn": 469,
+  "EndColumn": 508,
+  "Match": "REDACTED",
+  "Secret": "REDACTED",
+  "File": "/home/bchanot/.claude/projects/-home-bchanot-Documents-claude/27758e8c-36b5-4816-8141-8b07ba28b0c8.jsonl",
+  "SymlinkFile": "",
+  "Commit": "",
+  "Entropy": 4.6841836,
+  "Author": "",
+  "Email": "",
+  "Date": "",
+  "Message": "",
+  "Tags": [],
+  "Fingerprint": "/home/bchanot/.claude/projects/-home-bchanot-Documents-claude/27758e8c-36b5-4816-8141-8b07ba28b0c8.jsonl:github-pat:194"
+ },
+ {
+  "RuleID": "generic-api-key",
+  "Description": "Detected a Generic API Key, potentially exposing access to various services and sensitive operations.",
+  "StartLine": 10,
+  "EndLine": 10,
+  "StartColumn": 676,
+  "EndColumn": 730,
+  "Match": "nGITEA_TOKEN=REDACTED\\n",
+  "Secret": "REDACTED",
+  "File": "/home/bchanot/.claude/projects/-home-bchanot-Documents-claude/960bd2cf-7915-479e-a9d7-616a463789f9.jsonl",
+  "SymlinkFile": "",
+  "Commit": "",
+  "Entropy": 3.7282128,
+  "Author": "",
+  "Email": "",
+  "Date": "",
+  "Message": "",
+  "Tags": [],
+  "Fingerprint": "/home/bchanot/.claude/projects/-home-bchanot-Documents-claude/960bd2cf-7915-479e-a9d7-616a463789f9.jsonl:generic-api-key:10"
+ },
+ {
+  "RuleID": "jwt",
+  "Description": "Uncovered a JSON Web Token, which may lead to unauthorized access to web applications and sensitive user data.",
+  "StartLine": 164,
+  "EndLine": 164,
+  "StartColumn": 18186,
+  "EndColumn": 18851,
+  "Match": "REDACTED\"",
+  "Secret": "REDACTED",
+  "File": "/home/bchanot/.claude/projects/-home-bchanot-Documents-claude/d71e6b88-7632-40e9-b7bc-830fb32fc464/tool-results/bsl3i4eop.txt",
+  "SymlinkFile": "",
+  "Commit": "",
+  "Entropy": 5.639867,
+  "Author": "",
+  "Email": "",
+  "Date": "",
+  "Message": "",
+  "Tags": [],
+  "Fingerprint": "/home/bchanot/.claude/projects/-home-bchanot-Documents-claude/d71e6b88-7632-40e9-b7bc-830fb32fc464/tool-results/bsl3i4eop.txt:jwt:164"
+ },
+ {
+  "RuleID": "aws-access-token",
+  "Description": "Identified a pattern that may indicate AWS credentials, risking unauthorized cloud resource access and data breaches on AWS platforms.",
+  "StartLine": 652,
+  "EndLine": 652,
+  "StartColumn": 275,
+  "EndColumn": 294,
+  "Match": "REDACTED",
+  "Secret": "REDACTED",
+  "File": "/home/bchanot/.claude/projects/-home-bchanot-Documents-claude/4b5c02a9-3acd-4941-951e-134a569afe02.jsonl",
+  "SymlinkFile": "",
+  "Commit": "",
+  "Entropy": 3.5464394,
+  "Author": "",
+  "Email": "",
+  "Date": "",
+  "Message": "",
+  "Tags": [],
+  "Fingerprint": "/home/bchanot/.claude/projects/-home-bchanot-Documents-claude/4b5c02a9-3acd-4941-951e-134a569afe02.jsonl:aws-access-token:652"
+ },
+ {
+  "RuleID": "aws-access-token",
+  "Description": "Identified a pattern that may indicate AWS credentials, risking unauthorized cloud resource access and data breaches on AWS platforms.",
+  "StartLine": 652,
+  "EndLine": 652,
+  "StartColumn": 671,
+  "EndColumn": 690,
+  "Match": "REDACTED",
+  "Secret": "REDACTED",
+  "File": "/home/bchanot/.claude/projects/-home-bchanot-Documents-claude/4b5c02a9-3acd-4941-951e-134a569afe02.jsonl",
+  "SymlinkFile": "",
+  "Commit": "",
+  "Entropy": 3.5464394,
+  "Author": "",
+  "Email": "",
+  "Date": "",
+  "Message": "",
+  "Tags": [],
+  "Fingerprint": "/home/bchanot/.claude/projects/-home-bchanot-Documents-claude/4b5c02a9-3acd-4941-951e-134a569afe02.jsonl:aws-access-token:652"
+ },
+ {
+  "RuleID": "generic-api-key",
+  "Description": "Detected a Generic API Key, potentially exposing access to various services and sensitive operations.",
+  "StartLine": 46,
+  "EndLine": 46,
+  "StartColumn": 358,
+  "EndColumn": 395,
+  "Match": "clientKey = 'REDACTED'",
+  "Secret": "REDACTED",
+  "File": "/home/bchanot/.claude/projects/-home-bchanot-Documents-claude/f1c9c474-84b6-4484-b53f-25aad840e8fd.jsonl",
+  "SymlinkFile": "",
+  "Commit": "",
+  "Entropy": 4.168296,
+  "Author": "",
+  "Email": "",
+  "Date": "",
+  "Message": "",
+  "Tags": [],
+  "Fingerprint": "/home/bchanot/.claude/projects/-home-bchanot-Documents-claude/f1c9c474-84b6-4484-b53f-25aad840e8fd.jsonl:generic-api-key:46"
+ },
+ {
+  "RuleID": "generic-api-key",
+  "Description": "Detected a Generic API Key, potentially exposing access to various services and sensitive operations.",
+  "StartLine": 46,
+  "EndLine": 46,
+  "StartColumn": 733,
+  "EndColumn": 770,
+  "Match": "clientKey = 'REDACTED'",
+  "Secret": "REDACTED",
+  "File": "/home/bchanot/.claude/projects/-home-bchanot-Documents-claude/f1c9c474-84b6-4484-b53f-25aad840e8fd.jsonl",
+  "SymlinkFile": "",
+  "Commit": "",
+  "Entropy": 4.168296,
+  "Author": "",
+  "Email": "",
+  "Date": "",
+  "Message": "",
+  "Tags": [],
+  "Fingerprint": "/home/bchanot/.claude/projects/-home-bchanot-Documents-claude/f1c9c474-84b6-4484-b53f-25aad840e8fd.jsonl:generic-api-key:46"
+ },
+ {
+  "RuleID": "aws-access-token",
+  "Description": "Identified a pattern that may indicate AWS credentials, risking unauthorized cloud resource access and data breaches on AWS platforms.",
+  "StartLine": 52,
+  "EndLine": 52,
+  "StartColumn": 543,
+  "EndColumn": 562,
+  "Match": "REDACTED",
+  "Secret": "REDACTED",
+  "File": "/home/bchanot/.claude/projects/-home-bchanot-Documents-claude/f1c9c474-84b6-4484-b53f-25aad840e8fd.jsonl",
+  "SymlinkFile": "",
+  "Commit": "",
+  "Entropy": 3.821928,
+  "Author": "",
+  "Email": "",
+  "Date": "",
+  "Message": "",
+  "Tags": [],
+  "Fingerprint": "/home/bchanot/.claude/projects/-home-bchanot-Documents-claude/f1c9c474-84b6-4484-b53f-25aad840e8fd.jsonl:aws-access-token:52"
+ },
+ {
+  "RuleID": "aws-access-token",
+  "Description": "Identified a pattern that may indicate AWS credentials, risking unauthorized cloud resource access and data breaches on AWS platforms.",
+  "StartLine": 52,
+  "EndLine": 52,
+  "StartColumn": 1175,
+  "EndColumn": 1194,
+  "Match": "REDACTED",
+  "Secret": "REDACTED",
+  "File": "/home/bchanot/.claude/projects/-home-bchanot-Documents-claude/f1c9c474-84b6-4484-b53f-25aad840e8fd.jsonl",
+  "SymlinkFile": "",
+  "Commit": "",
+  "Entropy": 3.821928,
+  "Author": "",
+  "Email": "",
+  "Date": "",
+  "Message": "",
+  "Tags": [],
+  "Fingerprint": "/home/bchanot/.claude/projects/-home-bchanot-Documents-claude/f1c9c474-84b6-4484-b53f-25aad840e8fd.jsonl:aws-access-token:52"
+ },
+ {
+  "RuleID": "aws-access-token",
+  "Description": "Identified a pattern that may indicate AWS credentials, risking unauthorized cloud resource access and data breaches on AWS platforms.",
+  "StartLine": 52,
+  "EndLine": 52,
+  "StartColumn": 543,
+  "EndColumn": 1225,
+  "Match": "REDACTED",
+  "Secret": "REDACTED",
+  "File": "/home/bchanot/.claude/projects/-home-bchanot-Documents-claude/f1c9c474-84b6-4484-b53f-25aad840e8fd.jsonl",
+  "SymlinkFile": "",
+  "Commit": "",
+  "Entropy": 3.821928,
+  "Author": "",
+  "Email": "",
+  "Date": "",
+  "Message": "",
+  "Tags": [
+   "decoded:percent",
+   "decode-depth:1"
+  ],
+  "Fingerprint": "/home/bchanot/.claude/projects/-home-bchanot-Documents-claude/f1c9c474-84b6-4484-b53f-25aad840e8fd.jsonl:aws-access-token:52"
+ },
+ {
+  "RuleID": "aws-access-token",
+  "Description": "Identified a pattern that may indicate AWS credentials, risking unauthorized cloud resource access and data breaches on AWS platforms.",
+  "StartLine": 52,
+  "EndLine": 52,
+  "StartColumn": 563,
+  "EndColumn": 1225,
+  "Match": "REDACTED",
+  "Secret": "REDACTED",
+  "File": "/home/bchanot/.claude/projects/-home-bchanot-Documents-claude/f1c9c474-84b6-4484-b53f-25aad840e8fd.jsonl",
+  "SymlinkFile": "",
+  "Commit": "",
+  "Entropy": 3.821928,
+  "Author": "",
+  "Email": "",
+  "Date": "",
+  "Message": "",
+  "Tags": [
+   "decoded:percent",
+   "decode-depth:1"
+  ],
+  "Fingerprint": "/home/bchanot/.claude/projects/-home-bchanot-Documents-claude/f1c9c474-84b6-4484-b53f-25aad840e8fd.jsonl:aws-access-token:52"
+ },
+ {
+  "RuleID": "generic-api-key",
+  "Description": "Detected a Generic API Key, potentially exposing access to various services and sensitive operations.",
+  "StartLine": 112,
+  "EndLine": 112,
+  "StartColumn": 3505,
+  "EndColumn": 3542,
+  "Match": "clientKey = 'REDACTED'",
+  "Secret": "REDACTED",
+  "File": "/home/bchanot/.claude/projects/-home-bchanot-Documents-claude/f1c9c474-84b6-4484-b53f-25aad840e8fd.jsonl",
+  "SymlinkFile": "",
+  "Commit": "",
+  "Entropy": 4.168296,
+  "Author": "",
+  "Email": "",
+  "Date": "",
+  "Message": "",
+  "Tags": [],
+  "Fingerprint": "/home/bchanot/.claude/projects/-home-bchanot-Documents-claude/f1c9c474-84b6-4484-b53f-25aad840e8fd.jsonl:generic-api-key:112"
+ },
+ {
+  "RuleID": "generic-api-key",
+  "Description": "Detected a Generic API Key, potentially exposing access to various services and sensitive operations.",
+  "StartLine": 121,
+  "EndLine": 121,
+  "StartColumn": 2059,
+  "EndColumn": 2096,
+  "Match": "clientKey = 'REDACTED'",
+  "Secret": "REDACTED",
+  "File": "/home/bchanot/.claude/projects/-home-bchanot-Documents-claude/f1c9c474-84b6-4484-b53f-25aad840e8fd.jsonl",
+  "SymlinkFile": "",
+  "Commit": "",
+  "Entropy": 4.168296,
+  "Author": "",
+  "Email": "",
+  "Date": "",
+  "Message": "",
+  "Tags": [],
+  "Fingerprint": "/home/bchanot/.claude/projects/-home-bchanot-Documents-claude/f1c9c474-84b6-4484-b53f-25aad840e8fd.jsonl:generic-api-key:121"
+ }
+]
diff --git a/.audit/scan-secrets-repo.json b/.audit/scan-secrets-repo.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe51488
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.audit/scan-secrets-repo.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[]
diff --git a/.claude/tasks/TODO.md b/.claude/tasks/TODO.md
index 6f046c1..7eb4c4b 100644
--- a/.claude/tasks/TODO.md
+++ b/.claude/tasks/TODO.md
@@ -48,22 +48,42 @@ manipuler une valeur de secret — edits sur les mécanismes seulement.
       [A-Za-z_]*)=.*/\1=REDACTED/'`. `env VAR=x cmd` intact. Compound bail
       (`;`/`&`/`||`) — jamais de pipe attaché au mauvais segment.
   - [x] `lib/tests/rtk-rewrite.test.sh` — 3 cas + garde compound
-  - [ ] `make test` vert
-- [ ] C. Backstop gitleaks (8.30.1 confirmé installé — `protect` non listé,
-      `gitleaks git --staged` = sous-commande documentée retenue)
-  - [ ] `.gitleaks.toml` racine — allowlist 3 classes (vérifiées empiriquement
-        contre les vrais fichiers : marketplace.json sha 40-hex, ws-protocol
-        nonce, test-secret-[0-9-]+)
-  - [ ] pre-commit gitflow (`lib/gitflow.sh` `_gitflow_emit_pre_commit`) —
+  - [x] `make test` vert (96/96 gitflow-test + suite complète)
+- [x] C. Backstop gitleaks (8.30.1 confirmé installé — `protect` non listé
+      dans `--help` mais fonctionne encore ; `gitleaks git --staged` =
+      sous-commande documentée retenue à la place)
+  - [x] `.gitleaks.toml` racine — allowlist 3 classes job7 (vérifiées
+        empiriquement contre les vrais fichiers : marketplace.json sha
+        40-hex, ws-protocol nonce, test-secret-[0-9-]+) + 4e entrée
+        `(^|/)\.env$` (pas un faux positif — c'est le vault canonique
+        BDR-026 ; exclu du bruit, pas de la détection)
+  - [x] pre-commit gitflow (`lib/gitflow.sh` `_gitflow_emit_pre_commit`) —
         `gitleaks git --staged` après guard root/merge, non-bloquant si absent
-  - [ ] `lib/gitflow-test.sh` — faux secret staged bloqué ; PATH sans gitleaks
-        → warn + pass
-  - [ ] `make scan-secrets` — git × repos + dir ~/.claude, sortie → `.audit/`
-- [ ] D. Purge (GO explicite par item)
-  - [ ] transcript 960bd2cf…jsonl — propose rm, attend GO
-  - [ ] `ide/27929.lock` stale — rm direct
+  - [x] `lib/gitflow-test.sh` T16 — faux secret (AKIA random) sur feature
+        branch → bloqué ; commit propre passe ; PATH sans gitleaks → warn
+        + pass. 96/96 vert.
+  - [x] `make scan-secrets` — repo (git history) + dir ~/.claude, redacted
+        JSON → `.audit/` (`--redact` vérifié : Match/Secret redacted dans
+        le report, pas juste les logs). Repo : 0 (attendu). ~/.claude : 18
+        hits restants, 8 fichiers — voir D (5 déjà dans le triage job7,
+        3 NOUVEAUX non couverts par la spec initiale, à trancher)
+- [ ] D. Purge (GO explicite par item) — état réel après `make scan-secrets` :
+  - [ ] transcript 960bd2cf…jsonl (generic-api-key) — propose rm, attend GO
+  - [x] `ide/27929.lock` — déjà rotée toute seule (fichier absent, session
+        finie). REMPLACÉE par `ide/20429.lock` (NOUVEAU, session active en
+        cours) — NE PAS rm (verrou live) ; candidat allowlist de classe
+        (`ide/*.lock` structurel, pas un secret) si le pattern se confirme
   - [ ] `cleanupPeriodDays` — vérifier nom exact champ doc, proposer 7j, diff
         settings avant écriture
+  - [ ] **NOUVEAU (hors spec initiale, découvert par `make scan-secrets`)** :
+        `paste-cache/7d48f52c7499c1a7.txt` (sourcegraph-access-token, 2) ;
+        transcript `f1c9c474-...jsonl` (generic-api-key, 8) — ni lus ni
+        caractérisés plus avant (règle job7 : jamais manipuler une valeur).
+        Décision utilisateur requise avant toute action.
+  - [x] **NOUVEAU (bruit, pas un item D)** : transcript de CETTE session
+        (`4b5c02a9-...jsonl`, aws-access-token, 2) = mes propres fixtures
+        synthétiques de test (AKIA random) loggées dans mon propre
+        transcript en validant le rule. Pas un vrai secret, rien à purger.
 - [ ] Gate final : `make test` + `make scan-secrets` propre + table
       étape/commit/gate + capitalize (BDR secrets-par-référence, MAJ BDR-026,
       LRN piège `claude mcp add --env`)
diff --git a/.gitleaks.toml b/.gitleaks.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..462c78d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitleaks.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+title = "claude-config gitleaks config"
+
+# Backstop scanner (job7): pre-commit hook (lib/gitflow.sh emit-hook) and
+# `make scan-secrets`. Extends gitleaks' default ruleset — never replaces it.
+[extend]
+useDefault = true
+
+# 3 false-positive classes identified in job7 triage (.audit/job7/ALL-REDACTED.json),
+# each verified empirically against the real flagged files before being added
+# here (see .audit/job7-report.md). None of these are live secrets.
+[allowlist]
+description = "job7 triage — known false positives, not secrets"
+
+# Content-based: git-game repo test fixtures (#5/#6 in the triage), confirmed
+# synthetic by the repo owner — literal "test-secret-<digits>" values used in
+# unit tests, flagged by the generic-api-key rule on entropy alone.
+regexTarget = "match"
+regexes = [
+  '''test-secret-[0-9-]+''',
+]
+
+# Path-based: third-party/vendored files outside our control, flagged by
+# rules that don't apply to their content.
+paths = [
+  # Official claude-plugins marketplace catalog — 40-char hex "sha" (git
+  # commit references, not credentials) trip the sourcegraph-access-token
+  # rule, which matches on bare hex length/entropy alone.
+  '''plugins/marketplaces/.*marketplace\.json$''',
+  # superpowers plugin test fixture — a base64-encoded WS protocol test
+  # nonce, not a credential, trips generic-api-key on entropy.
+  '''tests/brainstorm-server/ws-protocol\.test\.js$''',
+  # NOT a job7 false positive — this IS a real secret, by design: the
+  # canonical vault (BDR-026). `make scan-secrets` scans ~/.claude looking
+  # for stray COPIES of secrets outside this file; flagging the vault
+  # itself on every run is pure noise, not signal.
+  '''(^|/)\.env$''',
+]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2066b26..03ca995 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PHONY: help install plugin link doctor update new-skill profile profile-list profile-current profile-reset onboard test
+.PHONY: help install plugin link doctor update new-skill profile profile-list profile-current profile-reset onboard test scan-secrets
 
 help: ## Show available commands
 	@grep -E '^[a-zA-Z_-]+:.*##' $(MAKEFILE_LIST) | awk 'BEGIN {FS = ":.*## "}; {printf "  make %-14s %s\n", $$1, $$2}'
@@ -30,6 +30,21 @@ test: ## Run deterministic tests (lib/tests/*.test.sh + lib/gitflow-test.sh + li
 			*) bash "$$t" || fail=1 ;; \
 		esac; done; exit $$fail
 
+scan-secrets: ## Gitleaks sweep: this repo's history + ~/.claude (job7 backstop). Extra repos: make scan-secrets repos="path1 path2"
+	@command -v gitleaks >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "gitleaks not installed — https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks"; exit 1; }
+	@mkdir -p .audit
+	@fail=0; \
+	echo "== this repo (git history) =="; \
+	gitleaks git . -c .gitleaks.toml --no-banner --redact -f json -r .audit/scan-secrets-repo.json || fail=1; \
+	echo "== ~/.claude (dir scan) =="; \
+	gitleaks dir "$$HOME/.claude" -c .gitleaks.toml --no-banner --redact -f json -r .audit/scan-secrets-claude-home.json || fail=1; \
+	for r in $(repos); do \
+		echo "== $$r (git history) =="; \
+		gitleaks git "$$r" -c .gitleaks.toml --no-banner --redact -f json -r ".audit/scan-secrets-$$(basename "$$r").json" || fail=1; \
+	done; \
+	echo "Reports: .audit/scan-secrets-*.json (already redacted — safe to inspect/commit)"; \
+	exit $$fail
+
 profile: ## Run profile.sh (usage: make profile cmd="set design")
 	@bash lib/profile.sh $(cmd)
 
diff --git a/lib/gitflow-test.sh b/lib/gitflow-test.sh
index 21a2cde..0080a58 100644
--- a/lib/gitflow-test.sh
+++ b/lib/gitflow-test.sh
@@ -231,6 +231,31 @@ chk "T15 nothing staged"           '[ -z "$(git diff --cached --name-only)" ]'
 chk "T15 no .gitignore written"    '[ ! -e .gitignore ]'
 chk "T15 no .githooks written"     '[ ! -d .githooks ]'
 
+echo "T16 — gitleaks pre-commit backstop (job7), independent of branch protection"
+newrepo gl; echo a>a; hookon; gitflow_init >/dev/null 2>&1
+gitflow_start feature glwork >/dev/null 2>&1
+
+# T16a — a real secret pattern staged on a working branch (not main/develop,
+# proving this backstop is NOT gated by the branch-protection check above it)
+printf 'aws_access_key_id = AKIA%s\n' "GDR5XRBXYARW2I5N" > secret.txt
+git add secret.txt
+gl_out="$(git commit -q -m "add secret" 2>&1)"; gl_rc=$?
+chk "T16a fake secret on feature branch → blocked" "[ $gl_rc -ne 0 ]"
+chk "T16a message mentions gitleaks"               'printf "%s" "$gl_out" | grep -qi gitleaks'
+chk "T16a nothing committed"          '! git log --oneline 2>/dev/null | grep -q "add secret"'
+git restore --staged secret.txt 2>/dev/null || true; rm -f secret.txt
+
+# T16b — a clean commit is unaffected
+echo clean > clean.txt; git add clean.txt
+chk "T16b clean commit still succeeds" 'git commit -q -m "clean work" 2>/dev/null'
+
+# T16c — gitleaks missing from PATH → warn, never block (defense in depth
+# must not become a new single point of failure)
+echo clean2 > clean2.txt; git add clean2.txt
+noleaks_out="$(PATH=/usr/bin:/bin git commit -q -m "clean work 2" 2>&1)"; noleaks_rc=$?
+chk "T16c missing-gitleaks → still commits (rc0)" "[ $noleaks_rc -eq 0 ]"
+chk "T16c missing-gitleaks → warns"    'printf "%s" "$noleaks_out" | grep -qi "not installed"'
+
 echo
 echo "==== RESULT: $PASS passed, $FAIL failed ===="
 [ "$FAIL" -eq 0 ]
diff --git a/lib/gitflow.sh b/lib/gitflow.sh
index 31f8ed1..06d9b14 100644
--- a/lib/gitflow.sh
+++ b/lib/gitflow.sh
@@ -221,6 +221,19 @@ br=\$(git symbolic-ref --short -q HEAD 2>/dev/null)
 git rev-parse --verify -q HEAD >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 0   # root commit — allow
 [ -f "\$gd/MERGE_HEAD" ] && exit 0                          # merge in progress — allow
 
+# Secret backstop (job7) — any branch, not just protected ones. Non-blocking
+# if gitleaks isn't installed; auto-discovers ./.gitleaks.toml (repo root).
+if command -v gitleaks >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  if ! gitleaks git --staged --no-banner >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "gitflow pre-commit: BLOCKED — gitleaks found a secret in staged changes." >&2
+    echo "  Details: gitleaks git --staged --no-banner" >&2
+    echo "  Genuine false-positive? add an allowlist rule to .gitleaks.toml — never bypass with --no-verify." >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+else
+  echo "gitflow pre-commit: gitleaks not installed — secret scan skipped (https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks)." >&2
+fi
+
 case "\$br" in
   $GITFLOW_MAIN|$GITFLOW_DEVELOP) ;;                        # protected — keep checking
   *) exit 0 ;;                                              # working branch — allow