Practical guides
Fix the signup or credential problem in front of you
Start with the failure mode. These guides explain the general answer, the safety boundary, the recovery path, and only then where Trusty Squire helps.
How to keep API keys out of AI agent context
Use references, scoped execution, and last-moment injection so an agent can complete authenticated work without receiving the reusable provider key in its prompt or tool results.
A coding agent leaked an API key to GitHub. Do this first.
Revoke or rotate the credential before cleaning Git history, then audit use, update every legitimate consumer, and close the path that allowed plaintext into the repository.
What an MCP credential vault should do
A useful MCP credential vault must define what the model can discover, whether tools return plaintext, how secrets reach their destination, and which policy is enforced outside the prompt.
Automating signup past bot detection without pretending it is guaranteed
Use a real, observable browser flow, behave like a normal account owner, and hand control back when a site requires a human challenge. Do not treat anti-abuse controls as an obstacle to defeat.
Why your coding agent cannot create an account, and how to unblock it
Most account-creation failures come from a missing browser identity, verification path, human decision, or credential handoff, not from the model being unable to click a button.
Secure API key storage for AI agents: a practical architecture
Choose storage and delivery together. The right design depends on whether the agent must read a value, run a process, call an API, sign into a website, or create the credential from scratch.
Use the narrowest guide
A leaked key is an incident response problem. A blocked signup is an identity or website-flow problem. An MCP vault is a tool-contract problem. Treating all three as generic secret management hides the action you need to take next.
If you are choosing a product rather than fixing an active issue, use the comparison library to separate website provisioning, secret storage, runtime injection, vault administration, and MCP governance.
Frequently asked questions
- Where should I start if my coding agent is blocked on signup?
- Start with the account-creation guide. It separates missing browser identity, verification, human decisions, provider rejection, and incomplete post-signup setup.
- Where should I start after an API key reaches GitHub?
- Use the leaked-key incident guide. Revoke or rotate the provider credential before deleting files or rewriting Git history.
- Are these guides specific to Trusty Squire?
- No. Each guide begins with the general solution and tradeoffs. The Trusty Squire section explains where its website and credential tools fit, along with their limits.
- Do the guides promise every website signup can be automated?
- No. Websites can require CAPTCHA, phone verification, payment, legal acceptance, or other user decisions. A responsible workflow pauses or reports the block instead of inventing success.