KeyEnv – CLI-first secrets manager for dev teams (Rust)
Hi HN, I built KeyEnv because I was tired of the "can you Slack me the Stripe key?" workflow. The problem: My team's secrets lived in a mix of Slack DMs, shared Google Docs, and .env files that definitely weren't in .gitignore at some point. Enterprise tools like Vault required more DevOps time than we had. Doppler was close but felt heavier than we needed. What KeyEnv does: keyenv init # link project keyenv pull # sync secrets to local .env keyenv run -- npm start # inject secrets, run command That's basically it. Secrets are encrypted client-side (AES-256-GCM) before leaving your machine.…
KeyEnv – CLI-first secrets manager for dev teams (Rust) launched on January 18, 2026 with 5 votes, #3,400 of 14,585 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
What it does
Stop sharing .env files over Slack. KeyEnv provides encrypted secrets management with team collaboration, audit logs, and a developer-friendly CLI.
Credentials pasted into Slack, .env files committed by accident, passwords that never rotate — most teams have all three. KeyEnv encrypts every secret, audits every access, and gives your whole team CLI-first workflows. Most credential breaches start with a copy-paste. Here's every tool you need to make that impossible. Catch hardcoded API keys, tokens, and passwords before they ship. 149+ patterns for major providers. Every access. Every change. Who did it, when, and from where — with full replay history. Automatically rotate PostgreSQL and MySQL credentials on a schedule. Zero downtime, zero manual steps. AES-256-GCM encryption at rest. Your secrets are always encrypted — never stored in…from keyenv.dev
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hi HN, I built KeyEnv because I was tired of the "can you Slack me the Stripe key?" workflow. The problem: My team's secrets lived in a mix of Slack DMs, shared Google Docs, and .env files that definitely weren't in .gitignore at some point. Enterprise tools like Vault required more DevOps time than we had. Doppler…
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