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Authsia offers local-first secret vault for AI agent workflows
Developer James Liang launched Authsia, a macOS secret vault and CLI designed to keep API keys, SSH keys, and tokens out of terminals and AI agent environments. The tool uses secret references like authsia:// to avoid plaintext .env files and supports scoped access for commands. It aims to reduce leaks from copying keys or giving agents full shell access.
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Authsia addresses a real gap in developer tooling, but its adoption depends on whether developers trust yet another vault over existing password managers or .env conventions.
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