the-controller-setting-credentials

Use when an agent needs to set an API key, secret, or credential in a project .env file — ensures secrets never leak into terminal output or conversation…

Skill by kwannoel

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Use when an agent needs to set an API key, secret, or credential in a project .env file — ensures secrets never leak into terminal output or conversation context

Use cases: backend, security, agent-building

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Skill name: the-controller-setting-credentials
Description: Use when an agent needs to set an API key, secret, or credential in a project .env file — ensures secrets never leak into terminal output or conversation context
License: MIT
Instructions: 29 lines in SKILL.md · view on GitHub

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SKILL.md

SKILL.md (first lines)

# Setting Credentials

## Overview

Use `controller-cli` to write secrets to `.env` files securely. The secret value is entered through a modal in The Controller UI — it never appears in the terminal, agent output, or conversation context.

## Usage

```bash
controller-cli env set --project <project> --key <ENV_KEY>
```

The CLI connects to The Controller app via Unix socket, opens a secure input modal, and writes the value to the project's `.env` file. Output is redacted — only the key name and status are printed.

## Finding the project name

- Check the `THE_CONTROLLER_SESSION_ID` env var if running inside a Controller session
- Otherwise, use the working directory name (e.g. `my-app` for `/path/to/my-app`)
- The project must already be known to The Controller

## What happens

1. CLI sends request to The Controller app
2. A secure modal opens in the app UI
3. User enters the secret value (masked input)
4. Value is written to the project's `.env` file
5. CLI prints redacted confirmation (e.g. `created OPENAI_API_KEY for my-app`)

From kwannoel/the-controller, MIT.

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Stars: 13
Forks: 2
Open issues: 60
Last commit (this folder): Mar 11, 2026 (7 months ago)
Last release: Mar 8, 2026 (7 months ago)

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Details

License: MIT
Repository: github.com/kwannoel/the-controller
Website: noelkwan.xyz/ctrl
First seen: Oct 24, 2026
Last checked: Oct 24, 2026
Source: GitHub github-graphql

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the-controller-setting-credentials skill. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/skills/kwannoel-the-controller-setting-credentials (last updated 2026-10-24)