diff --git a/.github/workflows/semgrep.yml b/.github/workflows/semgrep.yml
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--- /dev/null
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+name: Semgrep
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  scan:
+    uses: kernel/security-workflows/.github/workflows/semgrep.yml@main
+    with:
+      extra-configs: '--config p/golang --config p/trailofbits'
+      codebase-description: 'Kernel CLI tool authenticating with customer API keys'
+    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.semgrepignore b/.semgrepignore
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+node_modules/
+vendor/
+dist/
+*_test.go
+go.sum