Radar #17

Oct 12–18, 2026 · Published Oct 13, 2026, 10:12 AM UTC

Fleet snapshot

Anonymous counts across all complete scans this week. No repository names are shown.

493 repositories were scanned for AI-context hygiene.

1079 AI-context risk signals matched 26 sensitive path categories.

1% of scanned repos use a dedicated AI exclude file (4 types in use).

How to read this report

These are not confirmed leaks.

Radar uses path-level checks to detect files and folders that may become visible to AI coding tools if they are not covered by AI-specific ignore rules.

A risk signal is a file committed to the repository whose path matches a sensitive category (for example .env or *.pem). Counts are file matches at the path level — Radar never opens the files.

  • No file contents were read.
  • No secrets were collected.
  • No repository names are published without opt-in.
  • Repositories are a manually curated cohort, not a random sample — read these as directional signals, not population-level statistics.

Scanned

493
repos in this week's stats

AI-context risk signals

1079
sensitive path matches

Repos with risk signals

28%
138 of 493 repos

AI exclude-file coverage

1%
repos with a dedicated AI exclude file
Scan details
Targeted
500
Scanned
493
Scan complete
493
Skipped
0
Errors
7
Repos with risk signals
138
Generated
Oct 13, 2026, 10:12 AM UTC
Tool version
0.21.0–0.21.0
Ruleset
e634955c141dcfc6

Main takeaway

28% of scanned repos had AI-context risk signals — mostly lower-severity path categories.

Far fewer repos use a dedicated AI exclude file (1%) than show risk signals (28%). Start by excluding Log Files and Environment files (.env) from AI context.

AI-context risk signal categories

Aggregated path pattern counts — not tied to any named repository.

  • Environment files (.env)Required32 repos · 183 matches
  • Key material (.pem, .key)Required23 repos · 84 matches
  • Key FilesRequired11 repos · 18 matches
  • Keepass DatabasesRequired1 repo · 11 matches
  • Secrets YamlRequired3 repos · 3 matches
  • Credentials JsonRequired1 repo · 2 matches
  • npm credentials (.npmrc)Recommended24 repos · 48 matches
  • Android KeystoreRecommended16 repos · 18 matches
  • Firebase Client ConfigRecommended4 repos · 11 matches
  • Pgp KeysRecommended7 repos · 10 matches
  • Ssh FilesRecommended2 repos · 10 matches
  • Yarn ConfigRecommended6 repos · 7 matches
  • Docker configRecommended1 repo · 3 matches
  • Pkcs12 P12Recommended3 repos · 3 matches
  • Auth JsonRecommended2 repos · 2 matches
  • Mysql Client ConfigRecommended1 repo · 2 matches
  • Pgpass FilesRecommended1 repo · 2 matches
  • Android Local PropertiesRecommended1 repo · 1 match
  • Apple P8 KeysRecommended1 repo · 1 match
  • Apple ProvisioningRecommended1 repo · 1 match
  • GCP credential filesRecommended1 repo · 1 match
  • Log FilesInfo38 repos · 592 matches
  • Db DumpsInfo2 repos · 46 matches
  • Backup FilesInfo6 repos · 10 matches
  • Data ExportsInfo4 repos · 6 matches
  • Local DatabasesInfo3 repos · 4 matches

AI exclude files

1% of repos use a dedicated AI exclude file

These actually keep matching files out of AI context — and they are still rare.

.cursorignore
0%
.claudeignore
0%
.aiexclude
0%
.geminiignore
0%
.copilotignore
0%
.llmignore
0%
Show 9 more exclude file types (4 in use overall)
.aiderignore
0%
Claude Project Rules
0%
.clineignore
0%
.codeiumignore
0%
.codyignore
0%
.continueignore
0%
.cursorindexingignore
0%
.rooignore
0%
.zedignore
0%

AI context files

26% of repos ship an AI context file

Files like AGENTS.md and CLAUDE.md give AI tools project instructions — theyadd context, they do not exclude anything. They are not a substitute for an exclude file.

AGENTS.md
22%
CLAUDE.md
14%
Cursor project rules
0%

Fix the top risks

Patterns covering this week's most widespread categories (Environment files (.env), npm credentials (.npmrc), Certificates and PEM keys (.pem), Android keystores (.jks, .keystore)). Add them to a dedicated AI exclude file (for example .cursorignore or.claudeignore) — and to .gitignore so the files are never committed.

AI exclude rules
.env
.env.*
!.env.example
.npmrc
*.pem
*.key
certs/
*.jks
*.keystore
keystore.properties

Per-category guidance lives in the risk pattern guides.

Compared with previous report

MetricRadar #16Radar #17
Repositories scanned494493
AI exclude-file coverage0%1%
Repos with risk signals27%28%
AI-context risk signals (absolute)12471079
Risk signals per scanned repo2.52.2
Top categoryLog FilesLog Files

Named participants

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