PaperClipAI/docs/api/secrets.md

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Secrets	Secrets CRUD

Manage encrypted secrets that agents reference in their environment configuration.

List Secrets

GET /api/companies/{companyId}/secrets

Returns secret metadata (not decrypted values).

Create Secret

POST /api/companies/{companyId}/secrets
{
  "name": "anthropic-api-key",
  "value": "sk-ant-..."
}

The value is encrypted at rest. Only the secret ID and metadata are returned.

To link a provider-owned secret without copying the value into Paperclip, create an external-reference secret:

{
  "name": "prod-stripe-key",
  "provider": "aws_secrets_manager",
  "managedMode": "external_reference",
  "externalRef": "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-east-1:123456789012:secret:paperclip/prod/stripe",
  "providerVersionRef": "version-id-or-label"
}

Paperclip stores the provider reference and a non-sensitive fingerprint only. The value is resolved, when the provider is configured, through the server runtime path that enforces binding context and records access events.

Provider Health

GET /api/companies/{companyId}/secret-providers/health

Returns provider setup diagnostics, warnings, and local backup guidance. Health responses must not include secret values or provider credentials.

The equivalent CLI check is:

pnpm paperclipai secrets doctor --company-id {companyId}

Update Secret

POST /api/secrets/{secretId}/rotate
{
  "value": "sk-ant-new-value..."
}

Creates a new version of the secret. Agents referencing "version": "latest" automatically get the new value on next heartbeat.

Using Secrets in Agent Config

Reference secrets in agent adapter config instead of inline values:

{
  "env": {
    "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": {
      "type": "secret_ref",
      "secretId": "{secretId}",
      "version": "latest"
    }
  }
}

The server resolves and decrypts secret references at runtime, injecting the real value into the agent process environment.

Portability

Company export/import APIs represent agent and project environment requirements as declarations in the package manifest. Exports omit secret values, secret IDs, provider references, and encrypted provider material. Use:

pnpm paperclipai secrets declarations --company-id {companyId}

to inspect the declarations that an export would emit before moving a package.