bitwarden-secrets

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

Use when

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

Don't use when

• 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

Action	Command
Get secret	bws secret get <SECRET_ID>
List secrets	bws secret list
List in project	bws secret list <PROJECT_ID>
List projects	bws project list
Create secret	bws secret create <KEY> <VALUE> <PROJECT_ID>
Edit secret	bws secret edit <SECRET_ID> --value <VALUE>
Delete secret	bws secret delete <SECRET_ID>

Outputs

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

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

Templates or Examples

• Use the bws secret list --format json output when a structured list is required.
• Use the bws secret get --format json output when the user needs an exact payload.

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