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#0620c60b
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IDEA SIGNALS
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Hacker News · MRR
Published
2026-04-22 16:25:28
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★ 5/10 — radar 50
`Agent Vault`: open-source credential proxy for agent egress
FIG-0621:1

`Agent Vault`: open-source credential proxy for agent egress

The real product here is the pattern: force agent traffic through HTTPS_PROXY, attach creds outside the model, and block direct outbound paths. Useful if you're wiring agents to third-party APIs now; overkill for toy flows, but a solid design to copy.

[ KEY POINTS ]
  1. Instead of handing secrets to the model, requests go through a local MITM-style proxy that injects credentials at the network layer.
  2. The setup stays interface-agnostic: APIs, CLIs, SDKs, and MCP-based tools can keep their existing call patterns with HTTPS_PROXY.
  3. The hard requirement is network control. If agents can still reach the internet directly, the credential-brokering model breaks.
  4. This validates a broader direction already showing up elsewhere: agent security is shifting from prompt guardrails to outbound infrastructure controls.
Originalgithub.com/Infisical/agent-vaultRead original →

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