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name: bitwarden description: Open-source password manager with self-hosting option. category: utilities

Bitwarden Skill

Open-source password manager with self-hosting option.

Quick Install

Copycurl -sSL https://canifi.com/skills/bitwarden/install.sh | bash

Or manually:

Copycp -r skills/bitwarden ~/.canifi/skills/

Setup

Configure via canifi-env:

Copy# First, ensure canifi-env is installed:
# curl -sSL https://canifi.com/install.sh | bash

canifi-env set BW_SESSION "your_session_key"
canifi-env set BW_CLIENTID "your_client_id"
canifi-env set BW_CLIENTSECRET "your_client_secret"

Privacy & Authentication

Your credentials, your choice. Canifi LifeOS respects your privacy.

Option 1: Manual Browser Login (Recommended)

If you prefer not to share credentials with Claude Code:

1. Complete the Browser Automation Setup using CDP mode
2. Login to the service manually in the Playwright-controlled Chrome window
3. Claude will use your authenticated session without ever seeing your password

Option 2: Environment Variables

If you're comfortable sharing credentials, you can store them locally:

Copycanifi-env set SERVICE_EMAIL "your-email"
canifi-env set SERVICE_PASSWORD "your-password"

Note: Credentials stored in canifi-env are only accessible locally on your machine and are never transmitted.

Capabilities

1. Get Secrets: Retrieve passwords and items
2. Store Credentials: Save login information
3. Generate Passwords: Create secure passwords
4. Organization Vaults: Manage team secrets
5. Send Files: Secure file sharing

Usage Examples

Get Password

CopyUser: "Get my GitHub password"
Assistant: Retrieves from Bitwarden

Create Item

CopyUser: "Save this login to Bitwarden"
Assistant: Creates vault item

Generate Password

CopyUser: "Generate a 20-character password"
Assistant: Creates secure password

Send File

CopyUser: "Share this file securely"
Assistant: Creates Bitwarden Send

Authentication Flow

1. API key authentication
2. CLI session-based
3. Self-hosted support
4. Two-step login supported

Error Handling

Notes

• Open source
• Self-host option
• Bitwarden Send
• Organizations
• CLI available (bw)
• Secrets Manager