diff --git a/.husky/pre-commit b/.husky/pre-commit
index 7a891170..e303a7f3 100644
--- a/.husky/pre-commit
+++ b/.husky/pre-commit
@@ -6,7 +6,28 @@ git update-index --again
 pnpm eslint $(git diff --cached --name-only --diff-filter=ACMR | sed 's| |\\ |g') --fix
 git update-index --again
 
-# check for secrets
+
+# Only adjust PATH on macOS/Linux/WSL
+UNAME=$(uname -s 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+case "$UNAME" in
+  Linux|Darwin|*WSL*)
+    export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/homebrew/bin:$PATH"
+    ;;
+esac
+
+# run trufflehog check script
+tsx scripts/check-trufflehog.mts
+
 if [ -z "$CI" ] && [ -z "$GITHUB_ACTIONS" ]; then
-  trufflehog git file://. --since-commit HEAD --fail
+  if command -v trufflehog >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    TRUFFLEHOG_BIN=$(command -v trufflehog)
+  elif where trufflehog >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    TRUFFLEHOG_BIN=$(where trufflehog | head -n 1)
+  else
+    echo "Error: trufflehog is not installed or not in PATH"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  "$TRUFFLEHOG_BIN" git file://. --since-commit HEAD --fail
 fi
+
diff --git a/scripts/check-trufflehog.mts b/scripts/check-trufflehog.mts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d354cb5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/check-trufflehog.mts
@@ -0,0 +1,258 @@
+import { execSync } from 'child_process';
+import { platform, arch } from 'os';
+import path from 'path';
+import fs from 'fs';
+import https from 'https';
+
+const getLatestTrufflehogVersion = (): Promise<string> => {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    https
+      .get(
+        'https://api.github.com/repos/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/latest',
+        {
+          headers: { 'User-Agent': 'node.js' }, // GitHub API requires a User-Agent
+        },
+        (res) => {
+          let data = '';
+          res.on('data', (chunk) => (data += chunk));
+          res.on('end', () => {
+            try {
+              const json = JSON.parse(data);
+              resolve(json.tag_name); // Example: "v3.63.2"
+            } catch (err) {
+              reject(err);
+            }
+          });
+        },
+      )
+      .on('error', reject);
+  });
+};
+
+interface PlatformConfig {
+  os: string;
+  ext: string;
+}
+
+interface PlatformInfo {
+  os: string;
+  arch: string;
+  ext: string;
+}
+
+const getPlatformInfo = (): PlatformInfo => {
+  const currentOs = platform();
+  const architecture = arch();
+
+  const platforms: Record<string, PlatformConfig> = {
+    win32: { os: 'windows', ext: '.exe' },
+    darwin: { os: 'darwin', ext: '' },
+    linux: { os: 'linux', ext: '' },
+  };
+
+  const archs: Record<string, string> = {
+    x64: 'amd64',
+    arm64: 'arm64',
+  };
+
+  if (!platforms[currentOs] || !archs[architecture]) {
+    throw new Error(`Unsupported platform: ${currentOs} ${architecture}`);
+  }
+
+  return {
+    os: platforms[currentOs].os,
+    arch: archs[architecture],
+    ext: platforms[currentOs].ext,
+  };
+};
+
+const getBinaryPath = (): string => {
+  const home = process.env.HOME || process.env.USERPROFILE;
+  if (!home) {
+    throw new Error('HOME or USERPROFILE environment variable not set');
+  }
+  const binDir = path.join(home, '.local', 'bin');
+  if (!fs.existsSync(binDir)) {
+    fs.mkdirSync(binDir, { recursive: true });
+  }
+  return binDir;
+};
+
+const downloadFile = (url: string, dest: string): Promise<void> => {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const file = fs.createWriteStream(dest);
+    const request = https.get(url, (response) => {
+      if (response.statusCode === 302 || response.statusCode === 301) {
+        const redirectUrl = response.headers.location;
+        if (!redirectUrl) {
+          reject(new Error('Redirect location not found'));
+          return;
+        }
+        file.close();
+        downloadFile(redirectUrl, dest).then(resolve).catch(reject);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (response.statusCode !== 200) {
+        file.close();
+        fs.unlink(dest, () => {
+          reject(
+            new Error(
+              `Failed to download file. HTTP status code: ${response.statusCode} - ${response.statusMessage}`,
+            ),
+          );
+        });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const contentLength = parseInt(
+        response.headers['content-length'] || '0',
+        10,
+      );
+      let downloadedBytes = 0;
+
+      response.on('data', (chunk) => {
+        downloadedBytes += chunk.length;
+        if (contentLength > 0) {
+          const progress = (downloadedBytes / contentLength) * 100;
+          process.stdout.write(`\rDownloading... ${progress.toFixed(1)}%`);
+        }
+      });
+
+      response.pipe(file);
+
+      file.on('finish', () => {
+        process.stdout.write('\n');
+        file.close();
+
+        const stats = fs.statSync(dest);
+        if (stats.size === 0) {
+          fs.unlinkSync(dest);
+          reject(new Error('Downloaded file is empty'));
+          return;
+        }
+
+        fs.chmodSync(dest, '755');
+        resolve();
+      });
+    });
+
+    request.on('error', (err: Error) => {
+      fs.unlink(dest, () => reject(err));
+    });
+
+    request.setTimeout(30000, () => {
+      request.destroy();
+      fs.unlink(dest, () => reject(new Error('Download timeout')));
+    });
+  });
+};
+
+const isTrufflehogInstalled = (): boolean => {
+  try {
+    execSync('trufflehog --help', { stdio: 'ignore' });
+    return true;
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+};
+
+const updatePathInShellConfig = async (binPath: string): Promise<void> => {
+  const shell = process.env.SHELL;
+  const home = process.env.HOME;
+
+  if (!home) {
+    throw new Error('HOME or USERPROFILE environment variable not set');
+  }
+
+  let configFile = '';
+  if (shell?.includes('zsh')) {
+    configFile = path.join(home, '.zshrc');
+  } else {
+    configFile = path.join(home, '.bashrc');
+  }
+
+  const pathLine = `\n# Added by trufflehog installer\nexport PATH="${binPath}:$PATH"\n`;
+
+  try {
+    const content = fs.existsSync(configFile)
+      ? fs.readFileSync(configFile, 'utf-8')
+      : '';
+
+    if (!content.includes(binPath)) {
+      fs.appendFileSync(configFile, pathLine);
+      console.log(`Updated ${configFile} with PATH configuration`);
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(
+      'Failed to update shell configuration:',
+      error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
+    );
+  }
+};
+
+const installTrufflehog = async (): Promise<void> => {
+  try {
+    const { os, arch, ext } = getPlatformInfo();
+    const TRUFFLEHOG_VERSION = await getLatestTrufflehogVersion();
+    const versionNumber = TRUFFLEHOG_VERSION.startsWith('v')
+      ? TRUFFLEHOG_VERSION.slice(1)
+      : TRUFFLEHOG_VERSION;
+    const archiveName = `trufflehog_${versionNumber}_${os}_${arch}.tar.gz`;
+    const downloadUrl = `https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/download/${TRUFFLEHOG_VERSION}/${archiveName}`;
+
+    // TODO: Add support for windows
+    if (os === 'windows') {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Windows is not supported for trufflehog auto installation kindly install it manually from ${downloadUrl}`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    const binPath = getBinaryPath();
+    const archivePath = path.join(binPath, archiveName);
+
+    console.log(`Downloading trufflehog archive from ${downloadUrl}`);
+    await downloadFile(downloadUrl, archivePath);
+
+    execSync(`tar -xzf ${archivePath} -C ${binPath}`);
+    fs.unlinkSync(archivePath);
+
+    const binaryName = `trufflehog${ext}`;
+    const binaryPath = path.join(binPath, binaryName);
+
+    // Set executable permission on the binary
+    fs.chmodSync(binaryPath, 0o755);
+
+    await updatePathInShellConfig(binPath);
+
+    console.log('trufflehog installed successfully!');
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(
+      'Failed to install trufflehog:',
+      error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
+    );
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+};
+
+const main = async (): Promise<void> => {
+  try {
+    if (!isTrufflehogInstalled()) {
+      console.log('trufflehog is not installed.');
+      await installTrufflehog();
+
+      if (!isTrufflehogInstalled()) {
+        throw new Error('Installation verification failed');
+      }
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error));
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+};
+
+// Wait for the promise to resolve before exiting
+await main().catch((error: unknown) => {
+  console.error(error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error));
+  process.exit(1);
+});