How to scope secrets for agents
Scoped secrets keep swarms useful without turning every run into a credential leak.
Agents should fetch secrets at runtime. Do not bake long-lived keys into images or chat history.
Scope by job
Bind each credential to a task or role. A research agent does not need production payment keys. A mailer does not need database admin.
Rotate on a schedule
Set rotation before you need revocation. When an agent stops, revoke its tokens in the same workflow that stops the run.
The secret is temporary. The audit trail stays.
One secrets tool on MCP
Expose secrets as an MCP tool so every agent uses the same path. Operators then see one lifecycle view across the swarm.