diff --git a/src/scanner/prefilter.rs b/src/scanner/prefilter.rs
index d3fab9f..2fbc7ca 100644
--- a/src/scanner/prefilter.rs
+++ b/src/scanner/prefilter.rs
@@ -216,11 +216,56 @@ impl PreFilter {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Simple pattern matching for test frameworks
+    /// Helper to check if a token or module pattern matches on identifier boundaries
+    fn is_identifier_character(c: char) -> bool {
+        c.is_alphanumeric() || c == '_'
+    }
+
+    fn matches_token_or_module(text: &str, pattern: &str) -> bool {
+        if pattern.contains('.')
+            || pattern.contains('@')
+            || pattern.contains('/')
+            || pattern.contains('-')
+        {
+            return text.contains(pattern);
+        }
+
+        let mut search_idx = 0;
+        while let Some(pos) = text[search_idx..].find(pattern) {
+            let abs_pos = search_idx + pos;
+            let before_ok = if abs_pos == 0 {
+                true
+            } else {
+                let prev_char = text[..abs_pos].chars().next_back().unwrap();
+                !Self::is_identifier_character(prev_char)
+            };
+
+            let end_pos = abs_pos + pattern.len();
+            let after_ok = if end_pos >= text.len() {
+                true
+            } else {
+                let next_char = text[end_pos..].chars().next().unwrap();
+                !Self::is_identifier_character(next_char)
+            };
+
+            if before_ok && after_ok {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            search_idx = abs_pos + pattern.len();
+        }
+
+        false
+    }
+
+    /// Pattern matching for test frameworks on token boundaries
     fn has_test_patterns(&self, imports_text: &str) -> bool {
         let test_patterns = [
             // Universal test indicators
             "test",
+            "testing",
+            "testify",
+            "vitest",
             "mock",
             "spec",
             "jest",
@@ -235,30 +280,32 @@ impl PreFilter {
             "django.test",
             "flask.testing",
             "@testing-library",
+            "github.com/stretchr/testify",
             "org.junit",
             "org.mockito",
             "org.testng",
         ];
 
-        test_patterns.iter().any(|pattern| imports_text.contains(pattern))
+        test_patterns.iter().any(|pattern| Self::matches_token_or_module(imports_text, pattern))
     }
 
-    /// Simple pattern matching for migration frameworks
+    /// Pattern matching for migration frameworks on token boundaries
     fn has_migration_patterns(&self, imports_text: &str) -> bool {
         let migration_patterns = [
             "migration",
             "migrations",
-            "migrate",
+            "django.db.migrations",
             "alembic",
             "flyway",
             "liquibase",
-            "django.db.migrations",
             "sequelize",
             "knex",
             "typeorm",
         ];
 
-        migration_patterns.iter().any(|pattern| imports_text.contains(pattern))
+        migration_patterns
+            .iter()
+            .any(|pattern| Self::matches_token_or_module(imports_text, pattern))
     }
 
     pub fn filter_files(
diff --git a/tests/unit/prefilter_should_scan_tests.rs b/tests/unit/prefilter_should_scan_tests.rs
index 39abb06..f3483b1 100644
--- a/tests/unit/prefilter_should_scan_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/unit/prefilter_should_scan_tests.rs
@@ -99,4 +99,57 @@ mod prefilter_should_scan_tests {
         let filter = PreFilter::new(&empty_rules(), "python");
         assert!(filter.should_scan_file(path.to_str().unwrap()));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn production_file_with_attestation_or_contest_import_is_scanned() {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let path = dir.path().join("auth_service.py");
+        fs::write(
+            &path,
+            "from myapp.attestation import verify_attestation\nfrom contest_service import handle_contest\nfrom services.latest_events import get_latest\nfrom fastest_cache import cache\n\ndef login(req):\n    return verify_attestation(req)\n",
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        let filter = PreFilter::new(&empty_rules(), "python");
+        assert!(filter.should_scan_file(path.to_str().unwrap()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn production_file_with_migrate_user_import_is_scanned() {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let path = dir.path().join("account_service.py");
+        fs::write(
+            &path,
+            "from accounts.user_migration import user_migration_step\n\ndef run(user):\n    user_migration_step(user)\n",
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        let filter = PreFilter::new(&empty_rules(), "python");
+        assert!(filter.should_scan_file(path.to_str().unwrap()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn file_with_testing_or_vitest_import_is_skipped() {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let path = dir.path().join("service.ts");
+        fs::write(&path, "import { describe, it } from 'vitest';\n\ndescribe('test', () => {});\n")
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let filter = PreFilter::new(&empty_rules(), "typescript");
+        assert!(!filter.should_scan_file(path.to_str().unwrap()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn django_migration_file_with_migrations_import_is_skipped() {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let path = dir.path().join("0001_initial.py");
+        fs::write(
+            &path,
+            "from django.db import migrations, models\n\nclass Migration(migrations.Migration):\n    dependencies = []\n",
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        let filter = PreFilter::new(&empty_rules(), "python");
+        assert!(!filter.should_scan_file(path.to_str().unwrap()));
+    }
 }