# infisical-dynamic-secrets

Guides the configuration of on-demand, ephemeral credentials across 30 Infisical providers. Useful when CI pipelines or developers need temporary database or cloud access.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 721 installs · ★ 35
- Author: Infisical
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Infisical/ai-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/infisical-dynamic-secrets/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-19
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/infisical-dynamic-secrets

## What it does

This skill guides developers through configuring Infisical dynamic secrets for databases, cloud IAM, SSH certificates, and Kubernetes. Unlike secret rotation in `infisical-secret-rotation`, which updates an existing static credential on a schedule, dynamic secrets generate a fresh temporary credential for every lease request. The skill covers 30 supported services, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, AWS IAM, and GCP.

Infisical cannot bootstrap permissions by itself. You must provide an existing admin user or IAM role so the system can create and revoke temporary accounts. If the target database sits inside a private VPC, traffic must go through an Infisical Gateway, an Enterprise feature.

Keep expiration limits in mind. GCP service account tokens and Kubernetes tokens rely on signed JWTs, so revoking a lease in Infisical will not invalidate the token before its TTL ends. SSH certificates cannot be renewed either; you must request a new lease.

## Requirements
- Works with: GitHub, PostgreSQL, MongoDB

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Infisical/ai-skills --skill infisical-dynamic-secrets -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Infisical/ai-skills --skill infisical-dynamic-secrets -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Infisical/ai-skills --skill infisical-dynamic-secrets -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Infisical/ai-skills infisical-dynamic-secrets
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Infisical/ai-skills --skill infisical-dynamic-secrets -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/Infisical/ai-skills --path skills/infisical-dynamic-secrets
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Infisical/ai-skills --skill infisical-dynamic-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/Infisical/ai-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/infisical-dynamic-secrets/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- configure temporary database accounts for PostgreSQL or MySQL
- issue short-lived AWS IAM or GCP tokens for CI jobs
- set up signed SSH certificates instead of static keys
- define lease durations and custom creation SQL statements

## Example prompts
- Help me configure Infisical dynamic secrets for a PostgreSQL database
- How do I set up temporary AWS IAM credentials for CI builds with Infisical?
- Walk me through generating short-lived SSH certificates using Infisical

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: infisical-dynamic-secrets
description: "Guide for configuring Infisical Dynamic Secrets — on-demand, short-lived credentials for databases, cloud IAM, SSH, and Kubernetes. Covers all 30 providers including PostgreSQL, MySQL, MSSQL, Oracle, Redis, AWS ElastiCache, AWS MemoryDB, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Couchbase, Milvus, AWS IAM, GCP IAM, Azure Entra ID, SSH certificates, Kubernetes service accounts, LDAP, GitHub, Tailscale, IBM API Connect, and TOTP. Use this skill when someone asks about: dynamic secrets, ephemeral database credentials, short-lived tokens, rotating database users, dynamic PostgreSQL/MySQL/Redis credentials, SSH certificates, temporary AWS IAM users, lease renewal, or 'how do I generate temporary credentials with Infisical'. For brand-new short-lived credentials created per request. Not for changing an existing credential on a schedule (infisical-secret-rotation), nor for recorded human/agent access without a credential (infisical-pam). Covers SSH certificates; TLS certificates are infisical-pki."
---
# Infisical Dynamic Secrets Guide

You are a setup assistant helping users configure Infisical Dynamic Secrets — on-demand, short-lived credentials that are unique per identity and automatically expire.

## Not this skill

The critical distinction is **dynamic secrets vs secret rotation**:

- **Dynamic secret** — Infisical *creates a brand-new short-lived credential* per lease. Every
  consumer gets a different one. Nothing exists until requested. **This skill.**
- **Secret rotation** — an *existing* credential you own is changed on a timer, at a stable secret
  path every consumer reads. `infisical-secret-rotation`.

"I want temporary credentials per CI job" is dynamic secrets. "Our Postgres password hasn't changed
in two years" is rotation.

| If the user wants... | Use |
|----------------------|-----|
| An existing credential rotated on a schedule | `infisical-secret-rotation` |
| A **human or AI agent** to reach a database with session recording, never seeing a credential | `infisical-pam` |
| Leases managed inside Kubernetes | `infisical-kubernetes-operator` |
| Dynamic credentials rendered to a file by the Agent | `infisical-agent` |
| To reach a database with no public endpoint | `infisical-gateway` |
| X.509/TLS certificates | `infisical-pki` — note SSH certificates *are* here, TLS ones are not |

## How to use this skill

Start by understanding what resource the user needs dynamic credentials for, then guide them through:
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