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Query launches secret prompts for coding agents

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Query launches secret prompts for coding agents
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Query launches secret prompts for coding agents

Query is an open-source macOS utility that lets coding agents request API keys through a floating prompt instead of chat. With `query run`, secrets flow directly into the child process without entering the transcript or agent context.

// ANALYSIS

Query addresses a real weakness in agentic development: environment variables are convenient, but they can expose credentials to models with shell access.

  • –`query run` keeps secrets out of agent output and conversation history
  • –`query write` supports owner-only `.env` files for local workflows
  • –The agent skill teaches safe defaults and limits `get` to nonsecret values
  • –macOS-only support, no SSH, CI, or container use, narrows its immediate audience
  • –Its security value depends on developers choosing scoped credentials and avoiding commands that print secrets
// TAGS
queryagenttool-usesecurityclidevtoolopen-sourcelocal-first

DISCOVERED

1h ago

2026-10-27

PUBLISHED

1h ago

2026-10-27

RELEVANCE

8/ 10

AUTHOR

ryanvogel