# envtrap

## Docs

- [Introduction](https://envtrap.mintlify.app/introduction.md): envtrap v2.1 — Runtime security for Node.js. Block secret exfiltration before it leaves your process.
- [Quickstart](https://envtrap.mintlify.app/quickstart.md): Get envtrap v2.1 protecting your Node.js app in under 60 seconds.
- [Development Guide](https://envtrap.mintlify.app/development.md): Set up the envtrap development environment and contribute to the project.
- [Runtime Interception](https://envtrap.mintlify.app/how-it-works/runtime-interception.md): How envtrap v2.1 hooks into the Node.js 18+ runtime to intercept every exfiltration channel at execution time.
- [Secret Detection](https://envtrap.mintlify.app/how-it-works/secret-detection.md): How envtrap loads secrets from the environment, filters candidates, and detects their presence across all interception channels.
- [Attack Surfaces](https://envtrap.mintlify.app/how-it-works/attack-surfaces.md): The five runtime channels envtrap monitors to prevent secret exfiltration from Node.js processes.
- [envtrap.json Reference](https://envtrap.mintlify.app/configuration/envtrap-json.md): Complete reference for every field in the envtrap.json configuration file — exact types, defaults, and validation rules.
- [Channels](https://envtrap.mintlify.app/configuration/channels.md): Detailed reference for each of the five monitoring channels and their enforcement modes.
- [Exclusions](https://envtrap.mintlify.app/configuration/exclusions.md): Configure domain allow-lists and path glob exclusions to eliminate false positives without disabling channels.
- [AI-Safe Design](https://envtrap.mintlify.app/security/ai-safe-design.md): How envtrap is designed to be safely used in AI-assisted and LLM-powered Node.js applications.
- [Security Reports](https://envtrap.mintlify.app/security/reports.md): Responsible disclosure policy and how to report security vulnerabilities in envtrap.
- [CLI Reference](https://envtrap.mintlify.app/api-reference/endpoint.md): Complete reference for every envtrap command and flag.