vault

You can encrypt secrets for AI agents using age public-key encryption and sops to securely store API keys and credentials. This enables on-demand decryption for runtime use without exposing plaintext during autonomous agent workflows.

On-demand decryption allows local development workflows to retrieve secrets at runtime using the vault.sh get command. Secrets remain encrypted in YAML files via sops and are only decrypted when needed by the agent, preventing plaintext leakage.

Yes, you need age for public-key encryption and sops for YAML-encrypted secrets to manage credentials. These dependencies are required to initialize the vault structure and perform secure encryption and decryption operations.

The best way to store API keys and tokens for autonomous agent runs is using an encrypted vault structure with setup.sh and vault.sh commands. This approach uses age and sops to apply safety checks that prevent plaintext leakage.

Yes, jq is included as a dependency to process YAML-encrypted secrets managed by sops. You can use jq to parse and extract specific decrypted values from the structured secret data during runtime operations.

Plaintext credential leakage occurs when secrets are stored unencrypted in local development environments. Using a vault with age and sops encrypts secrets at rest and applies safety checks to ensure credentials are only decrypted on demand.