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Velonus bundles five Python security scanners into one CLI

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Velonus, an open‑source CLI for Python developers, bundles five security scanners into a single command. After installing via `pip install velonus`, users run `velonus scan ./myapp` and watch the tool invoke secret detection, Bandit, Semgrep, pip‑audit and Safety in under ten seconds. Output lists findings with severity, location and CWE tags, then suggests remediation steps. It requires Python 3.10+ to run.

The scanner suite targets hard‑coded credentials, injection patterns and vulnerable dependencies. In a demo run it flagged two AWS keys, an OpenAI API token, an SQL‑injection string and an MD5 password hash as critical issues, plus several high‑severity CVEs such as requests 2.28.0 (CVE‑2023‑32681). All detections map to CWE IDs. Results can be emitted as rich tables, JSON or SARIF for GitHub’s security tab.

Velonus integrates with CI pipelines by exiting with code 1 on any critical or high finding, allowing teams to enforce a hard CI gate. A pre‑commit hook and GitHub Action example demonstrate seamless adoption for small SaaS crews lacking dedicated security staff. Although still in alpha, the project plans AI‑driven fix generation and PR‑level inline suggestions in upcoming phases. Feedback aims to cut false positives.