Introduction AI tools like Claude Code, Cursor, OpenClaw, and Windsurf are quickly becoming part of everyday development workflows. They can write code, deploy infrastructure, automate tasks, and interact with services. But until recently, these tools had a major limitation: they couldn't easily connect to external systems. They couldn't access: databases...

TL;DR AI agents are starting to deploy code, configure infrastructure, and manage services.To do real work, they need access to credentials like API keys, database passwords, and tokens. Most teams currently solve this badly: pasting secrets into prompts storing them in .env files copying credentials manually A password manager combined...