secrets-manager
AWS Secrets Manager for secure secret storage and rotation. Use when storing credentials, configuring automatic rotation, managing secret versions, retrieving secrets in applications, or integrating with RDS.
npx skills add itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills --skill secrets-manager --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# AWS Secrets Manager AWS Secrets Manager helps protect access to applications, services, and IT resources. Store, retrieve, and automatically rotate credentials, API keys, and other secrets. ## Table of Contents - [Core Concepts](#core-concepts) - [Common Patterns](#common-patterns) - [CLI Reference](#cli-reference) - [Best Practices](#best-practices) - [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting) - [References](#references) ## Core Concepts ### Secrets Encrypted data stored in Secrets Manager. Can contain: - Database credentials - API keys - OAuth tokens - Any key-value pairs (up to 64 KB) ### Versions Each secret can have multiple versions: - **AWSCURRENT**: Current active version - **AWSPENDING**: Version being rotated to - **AWSPREVIOUS**: Previous version ### Rotation Automatic credential rotation using Lambda functions. Built-in support for: - Amazon RDS - Amazon Redshift - Amazon DocumentDB - Custom secrets ## Common Patterns ### Create a Secret **AWS CLI:** ```bash # Create secret with JSON aws secretsmanager create-secret \ --name prod/myapp/database \ --description "Production database credentials" \ --secret-string '{"username":"admin","password":"MySecurePassword123!","host":"m
- Table of Contents
- Core Concepts
- Secrets
- Versions
- Rotation
- Common Patterns
- Create a Secret
- Retrieve a Secret
- Caching Secrets
- Update a Secret
- Enable Rotation for RDS
- Create Secret with Rotation
- Use in Lambda with Extension
- CLI Reference
Create secret with JSON aws secretsmanager create-secret \ Create secret with binary data Update secret value aws secretsmanager update-secret \ Put new version with staging labels aws secretsmanager put-secret-value \ aws secretsmanager rotate-secret \ Use CloudFormation for RDS secret with rotation aws cloudformation deploy \
What does the secrets-manager skill do?
AWS Secrets Manager for secure secret storage and rotation. Use when storing credentials, configuring automatic rotation, managing secret versions, retrieving secrets in applications, or integrating with RDS.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills --skill secrets-manager --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills, a repository with 1,139 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.