Openclaw Vault

Credential lifecycle security for agent workspaces. Audit credential exposure, detect misconfigured permissions, inventory all secrets, and identify stale credentials needing rotation. Free alert layer — upgrade to openclaw-vault-pro for automated remediation, credential rotation, and access control.

Protects your credential lifecycle — not just finding secrets in source code (that's what Sentry does), but tracking how credentials are exposed through services, permissions, history, configs, containers, and time.

Why This Matters

Credentials don't just leak through source code. They leak through:

• Permissions — .env files readable by every user on the system
• Shell history — passwords and tokens visible in .bash_history
• Git config — credentials embedded in remote URLs
• Config files — hardcoded secrets in JSON/YAML/TOML/INI configs
• Log files — tokens accidentally logged during debugging
• Docker configs — secrets baked into container images
• Staleness — credentials that haven't been rotated in months

This skill watches the full credential lifecycle. Sentry finds secrets in files. Vault finds secrets that are exposed.

Commands

Full Credential Audit

Comprehensive credential exposure audit: permission checks, shell history, git config, config file scanning, log file scanning, gitignore coverage, and staleness detection.

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/vault.py audit --workspace /path/to/workspace

Exposure Check

Detect credential exposure vectors: misconfigured permissions, public directory exposure, git history risks, Docker credential embedding, shell alias leaks, and URL query parameter credentials in code.

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/vault.py exposure --workspace /path/to/workspace

Credential Inventory

Build a structured inventory of all credential files in the workspace. Categorizes by type (API key, database URI, token, certificate, SSH key, password), tracks age, and flags stale or exposed credentials.

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/vault.py inventory --workspace /path/to/workspace

Quick Status

One-line summary: credential count, exposure count, staleness warnings.

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/vault.py status --workspace /path/to/workspace

Workspace Auto-Detection

If --workspace is omitted, the script tries:

1. OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE environment variable
2. Current directory (if AGENTS.md exists)
3. ~/.openclaw/workspace (default)

What It Checks

Category	Details
Permissions	.env files with world-readable or group-readable permissions
Shell History	Credentials in .bash_history, .zsh_history, .python_history, etc.
Git Config	Credentials embedded in git remote URLs, plaintext credential helpers
Config Files	Hardcoded secrets in JSON, YAML, TOML, INI config files
Log Files	Credentials accidentally logged in .log files
Gitignore	Missing patterns for .env, *.pem, *.key, credentials.json, etc.
Staleness	Credential files older than 90 days that may need rotation
Public Dirs	Credential files in public/, static/, www/, dist/, build/
Git History	Credential files in git repos that may be committed
Docker	Secrets hardcoded in Dockerfile and docker-compose configs
Shell RC	Credentials in .bashrc, .zshrc, .profile aliases
URL Params	API keys/tokens passed in URL query strings in code

Exit Codes

• 0 — Clean, no issues
• 1 — Warnings detected (review needed)
• 2 — Critical exposure detected (action needed)

No External Dependencies

Python standard library only. No pip install. No network calls. Everything runs locally.

Cross-Platform

Works with OpenClaw, Claude Code, Cursor, and any tool using the Agent Skills specification.