secrets

Language reference / secrets

Meaning and placement

document

Masked references to a store · ${{ secrets.X }} · never inline literals. The sources are env and file; vault is withdrawn until an engine resolves it (spec/01-envelope.md §secrets).

Property	Declaration
Requirement	Optional in this object
Schema location	`/properties/secrets`
type	`"object"`
additionalProperties	declaration below

In the same object: const · inputs · model · nika · outputs · permits · run · tasks Schema source (use the pointer above)

In a source template

Excerpt from templates/api-upload-and-create.nika, source lines 40–49. This is a fragment, not a runnable workflow.

illustration

  api_base: "https://api.example.com"     # SLOT: the product API base
  asset_path: "./out/assets/asset-1.png"  # SLOT: the file to upload

secrets:
  API_KEY:
    source: env
    key: EXAMPLE_API_KEY            # SLOT: the OS env var holding the key
    egress:
      - to: "nika:fetch"            # the send · default-deny otherwise
      - to: "outputs"               # the return value derives from the authed response

Templates containing this field

Template	Source
`templates/api-upload-and-create.nika`	Line 43
`templates/gate-and-act.nika`	Line 42
`templates/human-gated-ship.nika`	Line 76

These are literal key occurrences in the source files, not an execution or conformance claim. How to instantiate a template.

Contract and implementation

This page projects the named specification revision. Check released engine status and the validation workflow before running a file. An optional field is not evidence that every engine supports every value. Canonical identity: language:word:secrets. Spec revision: 5c40ba456c53. How documentation stays connected.

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Meaning and placement

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In a source template

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Contract and implementation

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​Contract and implementation

Meaning and placement

document

In a source template

Templates containing this field

Contract and implementation