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ArgusRed scans what you wrote.
Commit monitors what you import.

ArgusRed (by Cosine) post-trained a model to find exploitable vulnerabilities in your own source code. It's excellent at that. It doesn't watch the dependencies you import — the third-party packages whose authors' credentials are a permanent single point of failure.

↓ Six npm supply chain attacks in 2026 — all credential-based, none from vulnerabilities in the victims' own source code. ArgusRed catches those code-level bugs. Commit catches credential risk in the packages you import.

Different questions, different tools

ArgusRed

Finds exploits you wrote

Catches

  • Exploitable code in your own source
  • SQL injection, XSS, path traversal in your logic
  • Verified exploit proof (sandbox-tested)
  • Pen-test targets (authorized external scans)
  • Brownfield codebase security audits

Misses

  • Who controls your dependency publish tokens
  • Packages degrading between your scans
  • Supply chain risk in transitive deps
Commit

Monitors what you import

Catches

  • Publisher concentration in your deps (credential risk)
  • High-download packages controlled by a single token
  • Score degradation alerts (continuous, not point-in-time)
  • Full transitive dependency tree analysis
  • GitHub Action blocks risky imports before merge

Misses

  • Exploitable code in your own source files
  • Pen testing of external targets
  • Brownfield code audit findings
Use both in sequence. Run Commit continuously to monitor what you import — it catches supply chain risk before it becomes your problem. Run ArgusRed periodically to audit what you wrote — it finds exploitable patterns in your own code. They cover non-overlapping attack surfaces.

Sequence matters: import first, then build

Step 1 — Commit
Before you import

Before adding any dependency, Commit tells you the structural risk: publisher concentration, download volume vs. maintainer count, OpenSSF score. A package with 1 publisher controlling 100M weekly downloads is a credential single point of failure — you decide before it enters your codebase.

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You write code
Building your product

You write logic using those dependencies. This is where ArgusRed's domain starts — finding exploitable patterns in what you build with those packages.

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Step 3 — ArgusRed
After you write

ArgusRed scans your source for exploitable vulnerabilities: injection flaws, path traversal, authentication bypasses. It validates these in a sandbox and reports what's actually exploitable — not just theoretical.

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Ongoing — Commit
After you ship

A dependency trusted today can be compromised tomorrow. Commit monitors continuously — alerting you when a package's score drops, when a new maintainer is added, or when publish frequency patterns change. ArgusRed only catches it on your next manual scan.

Predictable vs. token-based pricing

ArgusRed is token-based: 2M free tokens on signup, then pay-per-scan. Token consumption scales with codebase size, complexity, and scan frequency. Larger repos, more scans, and deeper pen-test modes consume tokens faster than you'd expect. Commit is flat per-project — scan once or a thousand times, alerts fire when they need to, same price.

ArgusRed (token-based)
  • Free tier 2M tokens (account required)
  • 10 repos, quarterly scan ~$400/year (est.)
  • Daily CI integration Token burn compounds fast
  • Team of 50 Token × scan count × size
Commit (flat monitoring)
  • Free tier 200 API calls/day, instant key
  • 10 repos, continuous monitoring $29/mo = $348/year
  • Daily CI integration Included — same flat rate
  • Team of 50 $199/mo regardless of headcount
The token pricing difference matters most when you integrate security into your CI pipeline. Each PR triggering a full codebase scan burns tokens predictably; over a 100-person team running 50 deploys/day, the math changes fast. Commit's flat rate doesn't change with team size or scan frequency.

If you can only do one, start with supply chain

ArgusRed and Commit solve real problems. If you're resource-constrained on security tooling, the priority argument favors supply chain first:

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Attack frequency. Supply chain attacks (credential theft, package takeovers, typosquatting) are the dominant vector in npm/PyPI incidents. Your own code has fewer attacker-controlled variables.
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Dwell time. A compromised dependency ships to production on your next deploy — no code review catches it. An exploit in your own code requires an attacker to also find and target it. Different detection windows.
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You can't audit ArgusRed-style manually. But you can look up a package's publisher count before importing it. Tooling amplifies effort — Commit makes the check automatic across all PRs.
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Blast radius asymmetry. A supply chain attack on one widely-used package hits thousands of projects simultaneously. An exploit in your code hits your users. Both matter; scale differs by orders of magnitude.
None of this means you shouldn't run ArgusRed. It means if you're starting from zero, get your import hygiene right before auditing what you built with those imports.

Frequently asked

Can I replace ArgusRed with Commit?

No — they don't overlap. ArgusRed finds exploitable code you wrote: injection flaws, authentication bypasses, logic errors in your source. Commit monitors the packages you imported: publisher concentration, structural exposure, score degradation over time. You need both to cover the full attack surface.

Does Commit detect vulnerabilities in dependencies?

Commit measures structural risk — publisher concentration, download volume vs. maintainer count, release cadence, OpenSSF Scorecard signals. It doesn't scan for CVEs (that's Snyk's domain) or malicious code (Socket's domain). The signal Commit tracks is: who controls this package's publish credentials, and are they a worthwhile target for an attacker. That structural signal was visible before every major supply chain attack in 2024–2025.

Does ArgusRed also scan dependencies?

ArgusRed scans your source code and can run pen tests against authorized external targets. It doesn't continuously monitor your dependency graph for publisher concentration or alert you when a trusted package's risk profile changes. It's a point-in-time scan, not a monitoring service.

Is Commit free?

The CLI, web audit, and API are free — 200 API calls/day with an instant API key, no account required. Paid plans from $15–$29/mo add batch scanning, continuous monitoring, Slack/webhook alerts, and GitHub Action integration. See pricing →

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npx proof-of-commitment --file package.json