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Secrets are encrypted credentials available as environment variables in your agents. Manage them at agents.pinata.cloud/secrets.
Secret values cannot be viewed after saving. Store credentials securely before adding.

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Secrets Vault

The vault has two sections: AI Providers — Quick-access cards for LLM provider keys (ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY, OPENROUTER_API_KEY). Shows “Connected” when configured. Variables and Secrets — All other secrets, showing name and which agents use them.

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Adding Secrets

Click Add Secret:
OptionDescription
Add secretCreate a single secret
Import .env fileBulk import
Enter a Name (the environment variable name) and Value, then save.

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Using Secrets with Agents

During creation: Add secrets in Step 3 (Connect) under “Variables and Secrets”. After deployment: Open the agent’s Secrets section and add from your vault.
New secrets require an agent restart to take effect.

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Updating and Deleting

Click the … menu on any secret to update or delete.
  • Updated secrets require agent restart
  • Secrets in use by agents cannot be deleted — detach first

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Security

  • Encrypted at rest with AES-GCM
  • Unique derived key per user
  • Values never returned by API
  • Injected as environment variables, not written to disk