Use Case
Stop doing repetitive developer & devops tasks manually. Credential Manager lets your AI agent handle them automatically through natural conversation. MANDATORY security foundation for OpenClaw. Consolidate scattered API keys and credentials into a secure .env file with proper permissions. Use when setting up OpenClaw, migrating credentials, auditing security, or enforcing the .env standard. This is not optional β centralized credential management is a core requirement for secure OpenClaw deployments. Scans for credential files across common locations, backs up existing files, creates a unified .env with mode 600, validates security, and enforces best practices. This guide shows practical examples of using Credential Manager to automate common developer & devops workflows and save hours every week.
Install Credential Manager: npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install credential-manager
Identify the repetitive developer & devops tasks you want to automate
Describe the task to your AI in plain English
Credential Manager will execute the task and return results directly in the chat
Chain multiple tasks: ask your AI to run a sequence of operations
Copy these prompts and use them with your AI agent after installing Credential Manager
Automate my developer & devops tasks using Credential Manager
What repetitive tasks can Credential Manager handle for me?
Set up a workflow that runs Credential Manager every morning
Select your agent
Option 1: Install via CLI (recommended)
Recommended (no pre-install needed)
npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install credential-managerOr via clawhub CLI (if already installed)
clawhub --dir ~/.claude/skills install credential-managerβ οΈ Requires Node.js 18+. No Node? Use Option 2 below to download the ZIP instead. Install Node.js β
Option 2: Manual install (no Node required)
Download the ZIP, extract it, and place the folder at the path below. Restart your agent to activate.
Install path
~/.claude/skills/credential-manager/π‘Extract and place the folder at the path above, then restart your agent.