diff --git a/.gitleaks.toml b/.gitleaks.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd9196e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitleaks.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+# gitleaks config for the hyperguild repo (infra#39 — leak prevention pass,
+# Phase 3 checklist item: "gitleaks pre-commit hook in infra AND hyperguild").
+#
+# Ported from mathias/infra's .gitleaks.toml (2026-08-04) — same homelab
+# token-shape rules, minus the SOPS/searxng allowlists infra needed (this
+# repo doesn't use SOPS).
+
+title = "hyperguild gitleaks config"
+
+[extend]
+useDefault = true
+
+# --- Homelab-specific rules -------------------------------------------------
+
+[[rules]]
+id = "homelab-static-bearer"
+description = "Homelab MCP/LLM static bearer or API key assigned a long literal value"
+regex = '''(?i)\b(DMABE_[A-Z0-9_]+|[A-Z0-9_]*MCP_TOKEN|ROUTING_MCP_TOKEN|INFRA_MCP_TOKEN|BRAIN_MCP_TOKEN|GITEA_MCP_TOKEN|LITELLM_MASTER_KEY|LITELLM_SALT_KEY|DMABE_LLMAPI_KEY|BRAIN_PG_DSN)\s*[:=]\s*['"]?([A-Za-z0-9/_+.\-]{16,})['"]?'''
+keywords = ["dmabe_", "mcp_token", "litellm_master_key", "litellm_salt_key", "llmapi_key", "brain_pg_dsn"]
+[[rules.allowlists]]
+description = "Env indirection is not a literal secret"
+regexes = [
+  '''os\.environ''',
+  '''valueFrom''',
+  '''secretKeyRef''',
+  '''\$\{?[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*\}?''',
+  '''REDACTED''',
+  '''<[A-Z_]+>''',
+]
+
+[[rules]]
+id = "homelab-authorization-bearer"
+description = "Hardcoded Authorization: Bearer header"
+regex = '''(?i)authorization['"]?\s*[:=]\s*['"]?bearer\s+([A-Za-z0-9/_+.\-=]{16,})'''
+keywords = ["authorization", "bearer"]
+[[rules.allowlists]]
+description = "Env indirection is not a literal secret"
+regexes = [
+  '''\$\{?[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*\}?''',
+  '''os\.environ''',
+  '''REDACTED''',
+  '''<[A-Z_]+>''',
+]
+
+# --- Global allowlist: claudewatcher's own scrubber test fixtures ------------
+# ingestion/internal/claudewatcher/{scrubber,watcher}_test.go deliberately
+# contain fake secret-shaped literals to test that the scrubber detects and
+# redacts them. Verified 2026-08-04: all 9 findings here are test fixtures
+# (github-pat, jwt, generic-api-key, homelab-authorization-bearer rules) plus
+# 1 doc finding that was gitleaks matching the literal placeholder word
+# "REDACTED" in a plan doc — not a real secret in either case.
+[[allowlists]]
+description = "claudewatcher scrubber test fixtures — deliberately fake secrets"
+paths = [
+  '''ingestion/internal/claudewatcher/scrubber_test\.go$''',
+  '''ingestion/internal/claudewatcher/watcher_test\.go$''',
+]
+
+[[allowlists]]
+description = "Literal placeholder word REDACTED matched as if it were a token (verified 2026-08-04: extracted Secret == 'REDACTED' exactly, gitleaks' curl-auth-header rule matched the placeholder text itself, not a real credential)"
+condition = "AND"
+paths = ['''docs/superpowers/plans/2026-04-22-phase4-attempt-wiring\.md$''']
+regexes = ['''REDACTED''']
diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index 02e161d..62af499 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -101,6 +101,37 @@ tasks:
       - task: lint
       - task: test
       - task: vet
+      - task: security:gitleaks
+
+  # ── Security ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+  security:gitleaks:
+    desc: Scan the working tree for secrets (gitleaks, fail-closed; skipped if gitleaks absent)
+    dir: '{{.ROOT_DIR}}'
+    cmds:
+      - |
+        GL="$(command -v gitleaks || true)"
+        [ -z "$GL" ] && [ -x "$(go env GOPATH 2>/dev/null)/bin/gitleaks" ] && GL="$(go env GOPATH)/bin/gitleaks"
+        if [ -z "$GL" ]; then
+          echo "⚠ gitleaks not installed — skipping secret scan (CI enforces it)."
+          echo "  Install: go install github.com/zricethezav/gitleaks/v8@latest"
+          exit 0
+        fi
+        "$GL" detect --no-git --redact --config .gitleaks.toml --source .
+
+  security:gitleaks:history:
+    desc: "One-time FULL-HISTORY secret audit (infra#39 rotation pass; not a per-push gate)"
+    dir: '{{.ROOT_DIR}}'
+    cmds:
+      - |
+        GL="$(command -v gitleaks || true)"
+        [ -z "$GL" ] && [ -x "$(go env GOPATH 2>/dev/null)/bin/gitleaks" ] && GL="$(go env GOPATH)/bin/gitleaks"
+        if [ -z "$GL" ]; then
+          echo "gitleaks not installed: go install github.com/zricethezav/gitleaks/v8@latest" >&2
+          exit 2
+        fi
+        echo "Scanning FULL git history (redacted). Known historical leaks are expected"
+        echo "until the infra#39 rotation pass completes — triage against the rotation list."
+        "$GL" detect --redact --config .gitleaks.toml
 
   lint:
     cmds: