Keycard – inject API keys into subprocesses, never touch shell env

https://www.keycard.studio/

Article

  • Desktop tool that injects API keys directly into subprocess environments
  • Keys stored in local encrypted vault; never exposed in shell env or dotfiles
  • Aimed at preventing accidental key leakage via ps, logs, or env dumps
  • Positioned as a dev-first secrets manager for local workflows

Discussion

  • Security concern: same-user processes can still read env via ps -Eww or /proc
  • Compared to 1Password CLI’s op run which does the same injection pattern
  • Skeptics: trivial to replicate in 20 min with an agent; landing page looks like every other LLM SaaS
  • Questions about undisclosed cloud infrastructure storing credentials long-term

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Added Apr 16, 2026
Modified Apr 16, 2026