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Dev tools · February 26, 2026

AxKeyStore

Hi HN, I built AxKeyStore, an open-source CLI tool for managing secrets that uses your own private GitHub repository as encrypted storage. The idea is simple: → All encryption happens locally. → Secrets are stored as encrypted blobs in your private repo. → GitHub is treated as untrusted storage. → No plaintext secrets ever leave your machine. → No plaintext secrets are stored on disk. Most secret managers either require a hosted backend, a self-hosted server, or trusting a SaaS provider. I wanted something that: → Requires zero infrastructure → Uses tooling developers already have → Keeps…

AxKeyStore launched on February 26, 2026 with 31 votes, #661 of 16,628 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.

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What it does

Secure store for your keys and passwords using your GitHub Private Repo as untrusted storage. Encryption happens at client side and no data pass through the wire unencrypted. It's just You and Your GitHub Private Repo.

Secure store for your keys and passwords using your GitHub Private Repo as untrusted storage. Encryption happens at client side and no data pass through the wire unencrypted. It's just You and Your GitHub Private Repo. - basilgregory/axkeystore

In the maker’s words, at launch

Hi HN, I built AxKeyStore, an open-source CLI tool for managing secrets that uses your own private GitHub repository as encrypted storage. The idea is simple: → All encryption happens locally. → Secrets are stored as encrypted blobs in your private repo. → GitHub is treated as untrusted storage. → No plaintext…

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