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github-sensitive-data-cleanup

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Scans and removes sensitive data (secrets, API keys, private domains/IPs, PII) from GitHub repository history, then verifies and force-pushes safely. Use for 清理敏感数据 / 历史重写 / 泄露, "scan sensitive data", "clean git history", "remove secrets from repo", or before any force push to a public repo. Not for local-only Git recovery (use git-safety-net) or ordinary repository setup (use auto-repo-setup).

When to use

• Says "scan sensitive data", "扫描敏感信息", "看看仓库有没有泄露".
• Wants to "clean git history", "sanitize history", "rewrite history",
• Has accidentally pushed a secret, private domain, internal IP, or PII to a
• Is about to force-push to a public repository (even without sensitive data).
• Mentions `git filter-repo`, `BFG`, `git-filter-branch`, or history rewrite.

When not to use

• local-only Git recovery
• ordinary repository setup

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