Witcher: Your Friendly Guide to Setting It Up in Your Environment

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Note: This article was authored by me and originally published on Moonfare’s Official Blog as part of my work at Moonfare. It is republished here on my personal blog with permission.

This blog post will guide you through setting up and running Witcher via CLI, along with automating routines using GitHub Actions.

How to install Witcher

$ git clone git@github.com:mf-labs/witcher.git
$ cd witcher
$ npm i

Setting Up Environment Variables

Set the following environment variables for running Witcher without SIEM, Slack and Jira support

Witcher: Managing GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) Controls at Scale

Fri, 02 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Note: This article was authored by me and originally published on Moonfare’s Official Blog as part of my work at Moonfare. It is republished here on my personal blog with permission.

This post explores the limitations of GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) and how Witcher enhances security management by providing greater scalability, control, and efficiency across repositories.

An Introduction to GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS)

GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) is a comprehensive security suite that enhances code security. It offers a range of features that integrate directly into the development workflow, protecting at the pull request (PR) level to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities early.

GHAS on Abdul Wahab

Witcher: Your Friendly Guide to Setting It Up in Your Environment

How to install Witcher

Setting Up Environment Variables

Witcher: Managing GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) Controls at Scale

An Introduction to GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS)