Headless multi-application, multi-tenant secrets mangement engine.
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tegwick 16090f0fca docs(wp-0003): seed pilot close-out workplan
SECRETS-WP-0003 scopes the real pilot close-out: canonical State Hub decision,
dedicated Gitea bot account for an enforced repo-scope, real token provisioning,
a real @whynot/design publish through secrets-engine exec, and the ops-warden
routing handoff. Does not change the dormant netkingdom publication-scope gate.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-06-29 12:17:03 +02:00
.claude/rules chore(wp-0001): close State Hub bootstrap workplan; de-template repo identity 2026-06-29 12:14:00 +02:00
.decisions feat(mvp): working secrets-engine CLI for the whynot-design npm publish lane 2026-06-28 12:28:45 +02:00
catalog feat(policy): netkingdom maturity-gated publication-scope policy 2026-06-28 13:14:46 +02:00
docs feat(policy): netkingdom maturity-gated publication-scope policy 2026-06-28 13:14:46 +02:00
policies feat(policy): netkingdom maturity-gated publication-scope policy 2026-06-28 13:14:46 +02:00
registry Initial commit 2026-06-28 09:03:37 +00:00
scripts feat(policy): netkingdom maturity-gated publication-scope policy 2026-06-28 13:14:46 +02:00
src/secrets_engine feat(policy): netkingdom maturity-gated publication-scope policy 2026-06-28 13:14:46 +02:00
tests feat(policy): netkingdom maturity-gated publication-scope policy 2026-06-28 13:14:46 +02:00
workplans docs(wp-0003): seed pilot close-out workplan 2026-06-29 12:17:03 +02:00
.custodian-brief.md chore(consistency): sync task status from DB [auto] 2026-06-29 12:14:21 +02:00
.gitignore feat(mvp): working secrets-engine CLI for the whynot-design npm publish lane 2026-06-28 12:28:45 +02:00
.repo-classification.yaml feat(mvp): working secrets-engine CLI for the whynot-design npm publish lane 2026-06-28 12:28:45 +02:00
AGENTS.md feat(mvp): working secrets-engine CLI for the whynot-design npm publish lane 2026-06-28 12:28:45 +02:00
CLAUDE.md Initial commit 2026-06-28 09:03:37 +00:00
INTENT.md feat(mvp): working secrets-engine CLI for the whynot-design npm publish lane 2026-06-28 12:28:45 +02:00
LICENSE Initial commit 2026-06-28 09:03:37 +00:00
ProductRequirementsDocument.md feat(mvp): working secrets-engine CLI for the whynot-design npm publish lane 2026-06-28 12:28:45 +02:00
pyproject.toml feat(mvp): working secrets-engine CLI for the whynot-design npm publish lane 2026-06-28 12:28:45 +02:00
README.md feat(policy): netkingdom maturity-gated publication-scope policy 2026-06-28 13:14:46 +02:00
SCOPE.md feat(mvp): working secrets-engine CLI for the whynot-design npm publish lane 2026-06-28 12:28:45 +02:00

secrets-engine

Headless, multi-application, multi-tenant secrets workflow and automation layer for approved secret custody, delivery, and lifecycle work across build, test, and production stages.

OpenBao remains the custody and enforcement backend. secrets-engine owns the operator and agent interaction model: catalog, decision checks, plan/apply, safe provisioning, verification, delivery, evidence, rotation, and deactivation.

Start Here

Core Direction

The MVP proves the whynot-design-npm-publish lane end to end:

  1. describe the lane in a non-secret catalog (catalog/);
  2. verify an approved decision (State Hub or local fixture);
  3. apply OpenBao policy/auth metadata through a stage-aware role;
  4. provision and verify the value without printing it;
  5. run a workload command through safe exec-time delivery.

Target command shape:

secrets-engine exec --catalog whynot-design-npm-publish -- npm publish

Quickstart

uv venv && uv pip install -e ".[dev]"
source .venv/bin/activate
secrets-engine catalog list

# Run the whole pilot chain live against a throwaway OpenBao dev server:
SECRETS_ENGINE_HUB_URL="" bash scripts/demo-e2e.sh

The implementation is a Python package (src/secrets_engine/). OpenBao is reached only through the bao CLI adapter (openbao.py); the rest of the code speaks in lanes and guarded plans.

Security Rules

  • Do not put raw secret values in Git, State Hub, chat, prompts, issue comments, workplans, or normal logs.
  • OpenBao is the backend custody and audit authority.
  • Build, test, and production have separate policy boundaries.
  • Production actions require approved decisions except explicit break-glass flows.
  • Temporary bootstrap OpenBao credentials must live outside repos, use mode 0600, be revocable, and be removed after narrower auth is working.