bitwarden-secrets

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name: bitwarden-secrets description: > Retrieve and manage secrets using Bitwarden Secrets Manager CLI (bws). Trigger terms: bitwarden, secrets, bws, secret, api key, credentials, password.

When to Use

• Retrieving API keys, passwords, or credentials for a task
• Listing available secrets or projects
• Creating or updating secrets

When NOT to Use

• Storing secrets in code or config files (use bws instead)
• Managing Bitwarden vault items (use bw CLI, not bws)

Prerequisites

• bws CLI installed
• BWS_ACCESS_TOKEN environment variable set

Quick Reference

Output Formats

Use --output flag: json, yaml, table, tsv, env

Copybws secret get <ID> --output json
bws secret list --output table

Procedure

1. List projects to find where secrets are stored
2. List secrets in the relevant project
3. Get secret by ID to retrieve the value
4. Use the secret value in your task (don't log it)

Checks & Guardrails

• Never echo or log secret values
• Don't commit secrets to git
• Use --output json for parsing in scripts