kafkacode

KafkaCode Privacy Scanner

by KafkaLabs

🔐 Shift-left privacy and compliance scanner for source code

Website • GitHub • npm

KafkaCode is an AI-powered privacy scanner by KafkaLabs that helps developers identify potential privacy issues, PII leaks, and compliance violations in their source code before they reach production.

Features

• 🔍 Pattern-based Detection: Identifies hardcoded secrets, API keys, and sensitive data
• 🤖 AI-powered Analysis: Uses advanced LLM analysis for contextual privacy issues
• ⚡ Fast & Efficient: Scans entire codebases in seconds
• 🎯 Multiple File Types: Supports Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, Go, Ruby, PHP
• 📊 Detailed Reports: Beautiful console reports with severity levels
• 🚀 CI/CD Ready: Easy integration with build pipelines

Installation

npm install -g kafkacode

Or using npx (no installation required):

npx kafkacode scan /path/to/your/project

Usage

Basic Scan:

kafkacode scan /path/to/your/project

Verbose Output:

kafkacode scan /path/to/your/project --verbose

What it detects

• Critical Issues: AWS keys, Stripe keys, Private keys
• High Severity: Sensitive keywords in assignment context
• Medium Severity: Email addresses, Phone numbers, High entropy strings
• Low Severity: IP addresses, URLs

Privacy Grade

KafkaCode assigns a privacy grade (A+ to F) based on the severity and number of issues found:

• A+/A/A-: Excellent privacy practices
• B+/B/B-: Good privacy practices with minor issues
• C+/C/C-: Moderate privacy issues that should be addressed
• D: Multiple high-severity privacy issues
• F: Critical privacy vulnerabilities detected

Example Output

🎯 PRIVACY SCAN REPORT
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📊 SCAN SUMMARY
📁 Directory: ./src
⏰ Timestamp: 2024-01-15 10:30:45
📄 Files Scanned: 25
🔍 Total Issues: 3
🏆 Privacy Grade: 🟡B-

License

MIT License - Copyright (c) 2025 KafkaLabs

See LICENSE file for details.

About KafkaLabs

KafkaCode is built by KafkaLabs, helping developers build privacy-first applications.

• 🌐 Website: kafkalabs.com/kafka-code
• 📧 Contact: [e-mail]
• 💬 Issues: GitHub Issues

Made with ❤️ by KafkaLabs