Introducing The GitGuardian IDE Extension for VS Code, Cursor, Antigravity, And Windsurf

Ship fewer secrets with your code. In this video we walk you through installing and using the GitGuardian IDE extension in Visual Studio Code, Cursor, Antigravity, Windsurf, and any VS Code compatible editor.

You will see how the extension uses ggshield, the GitGuardian command line tool, to scan for 500+ types of secrets and catch plaintext credentials as soon as you save a file, long before they can be committed.

I cover multiple install paths, including the Visual Studio Marketplace, the Open VSX Registry, and local VSIX files.

You will also see how to link your IDE to your GitGuardian account using the same WebAuthn flow that ggshield already uses, so existing users can get started quickly.

Finally, we will see the extension in action, showing real-time alerts in the status bar when a secret is detected and revealing details so you can fix issues well before they get committed.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro & how it works

01:27 Install in Visual Studio Code

02:58 Install in Cursor

03:45 Install in Antigravity (VSIX file)

04:43 Install in Windsurf

05:06 Using the GitGuardian IDE extension in your workflow