- name
- hashicorp-vault
- description
- Work with HashiCorp Vault using the
vaultCLI for authentication checks, KV secret reads and writes, listing paths, enabling and tuning secrets engines, policy inspection, token lookup, and operational troubleshooting. Use when tasks mention HashiCorp Vault, Vault KV, secret paths likesecret/orkv/,VAULT_ADDR,VAULT_TOKEN, AppRole, policies, mounts, or thevaultcommand. - metadata
HashiCorp Vault CLI
Use the vault CLI for Vault work. Prefer read-only inspection first, then confirm before writing secrets, changing auth methods, enabling engines, or editing policies.
Quick checks
vault version
vault status
vault auth list
vault secrets list
vault token lookupIf VAULT_ADDR is missing, set it first:
export VAULT_ADDR='https://vault.example.com'For a local lab Vault, an example endpoint is:
export VAULT_ADDR='http://192.168.1.101:8200'
vault status
curl -s "$VAULT_ADDR/v1/sys/health"Notes:
- Replace the example address with your actual Vault endpoint.
- Some local test deployments use plain HTTP instead of HTTPS.
- Prefer reading tokens from a local file or environment variable instead of echoing them in chat.
Verify auth before assuming a path is missing:
vault token lookup
vault kv get secret/my-appRead secrets
For KV v2 paths, use vault kv commands instead of raw API-style paths.
vault kv get secret/my-app
vault kv get -field=password secret/my-app
vault kv list secret/If output is unclear, use JSON:
vault kv get -format=json secret/my-app
vault secrets list -format=jsonHelper scripts
This skill includes simple wrappers that auto-load local settings:
{baseDir}/scripts/vault-list.sh secret/openclaw
{baseDir}/scripts/vault-get.sh secret/openclaw/openclaw-test
{baseDir}/scripts/vault-put.sh secret/openclaw/demo status=ok source=openclawBehavior:
- Defaults
VAULT_ADDRtohttp://192.168.1.101:8200 - Loads
VAULT_TOKENfrom~/.vault-tokenif not already exported - Uses
vault kvcommands for the common KV v2 workflow
Write secrets
Confirm before overwriting or deleting anything.
vault kv put secret/my-app username=app password='s3cr3t'
vault kv patch secret/my-app password='rotated'Prefer patch when updating a subset of keys on KV v2.
Policies and mounts
Inspect first:
vault policy list
vault policy read my-policy
vault secrets list -detailedChange only with explicit user intent:
vault policy write my-policy ./policy.hcl
vault secrets enable -path=secret kv-v2
vault secrets tune -max-versions=10 secret/Authentication helpers
Common login flows:
vault login
vault login -method=userpass username=<user>
vault write auth/approle/login role_id=<role_id> secret_id=<secret_id>When troubleshooting auth, inspect enabled auth backends and token details first:
vault auth list -detailed
vault token lookupTroubleshooting workflow
- Check
vault statusandVAULT_ADDR. - Check auth with
vault token lookupor the intended login flow. - Confirm mount names with
vault secrets list. - For KV access, verify whether the engine is KV v1 or KV v2 before choosing commands.
- Prefer
-format=jsonwhen output will be parsed or compared. - Read
references/kv-and-troubleshooting.mdfor command patterns and common errors when the task is non-trivial.