# c-secrets

Enables coding agents to fetch credentials and generate passwords via 1Password and Bitwarden CLIs without exposing secrets in terminal logs.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 173
- Author: daxaur
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/daxaur/openpaw/tree/HEAD/skills/c-secrets/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/c-secrets

## What it does

This skill guides assistants to query password managers using `op` (1Password CLI) or `bw` (Bitwarden CLI). The agent can list vault entries, read public attributes like usernames or URLs, and pull specific values such as an AWS Access Key ID.

Security is enforced by design. Passwords and tokens must never appear in terminal output. Instead, every secret value or newly generated password gets piped directly to `pbcopy`. The assistant outputs only a brief confirmation that data was placed on your clipboard.

Prerequisites are minimal but strict. You must have `op` or `bw` installed locally and signed in. If Bitwarden is locked, you need to run `bw unlock --raw` and export `BW_SESSION` before the agent can query records.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daxaur/openpaw --skill c-secrets -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/c-secrets/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/c-secrets/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daxaur/openpaw --skill c-secrets -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/c-secrets/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daxaur/openpaw --skill c-secrets -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/c-secrets/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install daxaur/openpaw c-secrets
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/c-secrets/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daxaur/openpaw --skill c-secrets -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/daxaur/openpaw --path skills/c-secrets
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/c-secrets/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daxaur/openpaw --skill c-secrets -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/daxaur/openpaw/tree/HEAD/skills/c-secrets/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- copy vault passwords directly to clipboard without terminal leaks
- generate secure passwords using `op` or `bw` commands
- retrieve non-sensitive fields like account logins and service URLs
- extract specific custom fields like AWS Access Key IDs

## Example prompts
- Copy my GitHub password from 1Password
- Generate a 20-character password with symbols using Bitwarden
- Check my AWS item in 1Password and show the username

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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BEGIN THIRD-PARTY FILE ad616477ff421851
````text
---
name: c-secrets
description: Look up and manage secrets using 1Password CLI (`op`) or Bitwarden CLI (`bw`). Retrieve passwords, generate new passwords, and copy credentials to clipboard. CRITICAL: Never display passwords in plain text — always copy to clipboard.
tags: [passwords, secrets, 1password, bitwarden, credentials, security]
---

## What This Skill Does

Retrieves credentials and generates passwords using `op` (1Password CLI) or `bw` (Bitwarden CLI). All passwords are copied to clipboard — never printed to the terminal.

## CRITICAL RULE

**NEVER display passwords, tokens, or secret values in plain text output.** Always use clipboard copy commands. This applies to every secret retrieval, no exceptions.

## CLI Tools

### 1Password (`op`)

```bash
# Copy a password to clipboard (PREFERRED — never print)
op item get "GitHub" --fields password | pbcopy

# Look up an item
op item get "GitHub"

# List all items
op item list

# Generate a password (copy to clipboard)
op generate-password --length 20 --symbols | pbcopy

# Get a specific field
op item get "AWS" --fields "Access Key ID"
```

### Bitwarden (`bw`)

```bash
# Unlock vault first (session token required)
export BW_SESSION=$(bw unlock --raw)

# Copy password to clipboard (PREFERRED)
bw get password "GitHub" | pbcopy

# Look up an item
bw get item "GitHub"

# Generate a password (copy to clipboard)
bw generate --length 20 --special | pbcopy
```

## Usage Guidelines

1. **Always pipe passwords to `pbcopy`** — confirm "Copied to clipboard" to the user instead of showing the value.
2. If the user asks to "show" or "display" a password, redirect: copy it to clipboard and inform them.
3. For lookups, show non-sensitive fields (username, URL, notes) but never the password itself.
4. If vault is locked, prompt the user to unlock it manually before proceeding.

## Notes

- `op` requires 1Password app installed and CLI signed in: `op signin`
- `bw` requires Bitwarden CLI installed and vault unlocked each session
````
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© daxaur · MIT · https://github.com/daxaur/openpaw/tree/HEAD/skills/c-secrets/SKILL.md

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