Agent skill

Using Sops

by aiskillstore in aiskillstore/marketplace

A skill your agent uses when a repo has .sops.yaml and secrets/<env.env, or a pnpm secrets script.

No licenceAuto-check: notesBusiness, Finance & HR

Install Using Sops

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill using-sops -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace using-sops --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/jssblck/using-sops .claude/skills/using-sops && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
using-sops
GitHub stars
430
Token cost
~865 tokens
SKILL.md length
411 words
Files
5 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
1,108
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when a repo has .sops.yaml and secrets/<env.env, or a pnpm secrets script.

  • Works in 3 steps: Check for .age/elevated in this… → If absent, ask the user to run, in a… → Elevation is per checkout and lasts…
  • A repo has .sops.yaml and secrets/<env.env
  • SKILL.md covers Identities, Agent workflow and Human setup
  • Calls pnpm; needs SOPS_AGE_KEY and STRIPE_KEY

What it does

Using Sops is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Use when a repo has .sops.yaml and secrets/<env.env, or a pnpm secrets script. Covers reading and writing dev secrets, prod elevation, running with secrets, and the human key setup.

Its SKILL.md is about 870 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 6 other files, including reference files (for example `agents/openai.yaml`, `references/setup.md` and `references/sops-notes.md`).

It sits in Business, Finance & HR, covering Operations and SOPs. It works with pnpm. The repository describes itself as: Security-audited skills for Claude, Codex & Claude Code. One-click install, quality verified.

When your agent uses it

  • A repo has .sops.yaml and secrets/<env.env
  • A pnpm secrets script

Example prompts

  • “/using-sops”

Requirements

  • A credential in SOPS_AGE_KEY
  • A credential in STRIPE_KEY

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Check for .age/elevated in this checkout. If present, prod commands work; carry on.
  2. If absent, ask the user to run, in a terminal of their own
  3. Elevation is per checkout and lasts until .age/elevated is deleted. Do not copy it

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ad8daf7. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • pnpm

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use pnpm, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • SOPS_AGE_KEY
    • STRIPE_KEY

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Using Sops loads about 865 tokens when it runs, and up to ~3.1k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 48 tokens; SKILL.md has 411 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~48
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~865
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~3.1k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:10
    ecrypt with age identities. There is no `.env`, no secrets service, and no session

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 411 words (~865 tokens).

“Repositories that use this layout commit their secrets to git as sops-encrypted dotenv files, one per deployment environment: secrets/dev.env, secrets/prod.env. The files decrypt with age identities. There is no .env, no secrets service, and no session to log in to…”

— opening of SKILL.md by aiskillstore
name
using-sops

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 4 other files (references) in skills/jssblck/using-sops of aiskillstore/marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • agents/openai.yaml
  • references/setup.md
  • references/sops-notes.md
  • skill-report.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ad8daf7

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Using Sops this skillaiskillstore/marketplace430—~865Automated safety check: NotesNone
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Agent Sop Authorstrands-agents/agent-sop1.2k—~3.5kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Okx Cex Marketdex-original/okx-agent-trade-kit1091 repos~2.7kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Diffusion Narrative Denouncingcanwhite/Krebs1k—~831Automated safety check: PassMIT

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Works with

Questions about Using Sops

What does Using Sops do?

A skill your agent uses when a repo has .sops.yaml and secrets/<env.env, or a pnpm secrets script. Using Sops is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace.env, or a pnpm secrets script.

When should I use Using Sops?

Using Sops fits situations like: A repo has .sops.yaml and secrets/<env.env; A pnpm secrets script.

How do I install Using Sops in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill using-sops -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/jssblck/using-sops in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .claude/skills/using-sops in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Using Sops in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill using-sops -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/jssblck/using-sops in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .agents/skills/using-sops in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Using Sops in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill using-sops -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/using-sops, .gemini/skills/using-sops, .github/skills/using-sops and .opencode/skills/using-sops in your project.

What does Using Sops need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Using Sops needs the command-line tools its instructions call (pnpm) and credentials named SOPS_AGE_KEY and STRIPE_KEY. Our summary lists: A credential in SOPS_AGE_KEY; A credential in STRIPE_KEY.

Does Using Sops access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Using Sops safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (mentions a .env file), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Using Sops use?

No licence was found for Using Sops or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Using Sops use?

About 865 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 2.3k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Using Sops?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Using Sops: Cc Sdd New Agent (gotalab/cc-sdd, 3.7k stars), DBS Business Toolkit Entry (dontbesilent2025/dbskill, 11k stars), Agent Sop Author (strands-agents/agent-sop, 1.2k stars) and Okx Cex Market (dex-original/okx-agent-trade-kit, 109 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Using Sops?

aiskillstore (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aiskillstore/marketplace, which has 430 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,108 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: aiskillstore/marketplace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.