About VibeDNA Vault
VibeDNA Vault is a local encrypted store for API keys, tokens, and passwords, for people and AI systems that need controlled credential access. It also tracks rotation and access, exports environment entries, and scans project files for plaintext secrets.
Key features
- 01Store credentials in an encrypted file
- 02Search and retrieve individual credential fields
- 03Export entries as .env lines
- 04Track rotations and access events
- 05Scan folders for plaintext secrets
Use cases
- 01Retrieve a needed API key without pasting it into chat
- 02Export a service's credentials to environment variables
- 03Find exposed keys in a project folder
MCP support
Exposes tools for searching, retrieving, editing, and managing credentials, plus scanning folders for leaked secrets, to MCP clients. The vault itself is stored locally and does not make network calls.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMEVibeDNA Vault MCP
Encrypted local vault for API keys. Your AI fetches keys on demand and scans code for leaks.
Vault keeps every API key, token and password in one encrypted file on your machine (Fernet, with the key derived from your master password by scrypt). The master password is read from your system keyring, or from VAULT_MASTER_PASSWORD on machines with no keyring. Your AI searches the vault and fetches the exact key it needs when it needs it, so keys stop getting pasted into chats. It exports an entry as .env lines, tracks rotation dates, keeps a usage log, ships entry templates for common services, and scans a project folder for keys left in plain text, reporting file and line.
A desktop window (vault_ui.py) and a terminal CLI (vault_core.py) open the same vault with no AI involved. There is no password reset: lose the master password and the file stays unreadable.
Homepage: https://vibedna.ai/store/vault
Tools (17)
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
credential_exists(name) | Check whether an entry exists before asking the user for a key |
get_credential(name, key) | Return one field of one entry |
list_credentials() | Entry names, categories and field names. No values |
search_credentials(term) | Search by name, category or notes |
add_credential(name, category, fields, notes) | Add an entry (fields is a JSON object) |
edit_credential(name, fields) | Update fields; an empty value removes that field |
delete_credential(name, confirm) | Delete an entry (confirm must equal the name) |
export_env(name) | The entry's fields as KEY=value lines |
add_with_template(service, name, fields, notes) | Add an entry from a service template |
list_templates() | The available templates |
scan_for_leaks(path) | Scan a folder for plaintext keys: your vault's values plus known key patterns |
leak_history() | Recent leak-scan results |
check_rotation_due(days) | Entries not rotated in days |
mark_rotated(name) | Record a rotation |
usage_log(name) | Recent credential-access events |
backup_vault() | Copy the encrypted file to the backup folder |
check_for_update() | Compare this copy with the published version |
Install
git clone https://github.com/marstudio360/vibedna-vault-mcp
cd vibedna-vault-mcp
python -m venv .venv
# Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate mac/linux: source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
python vault_core.py init
Store the master password in your system keyring once, so the MCP server can open the vault:
python -c "import keyring; keyring.set_password('vibedna-vault','master', input('master password: '))"
Claude Code
claude mcp add vault --scope user -- /absolute/path/to/vibedna-vault-mcp/.venv/bin/python /absolute/path/to/vibedna-vault-mcp/server.py
Or in a project's .mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"vault": {
"command": "/absolute/path/to/vibedna-vault-mcp/.venv/bin/python",
"args": ["/absolute/path/to/vibedna-vault-mcp/server.py"]
}
}
}
On Windows the interpreter is .venv\Scripts\python.exe.
Cursor
Add the same mcpServers block to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (one project).
Claude Desktop
Add the same mcpServers block to claude_desktop_config.json (Settings > Developer > Edit Config), then restart Claude Desktop.
INSTALL.md is a step-by-step guide written so you can paste it into an AI chat and let the AI do the install. It also covers the desktop window and the CLI.
Configuration
| Variable | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
VAULT_HOME | ~/.vibedna-vault | Folder of the encrypted vault file (vault.enc) |
VAULT_MASTER_PASSWORD | (unset) | Master password for machines with no system keyring |
VAULT_BACKUP_HOME | ~/.vibedna-vault/backups | Where backup_vault writes copies (the last 30 are kept) |
The usage log and leak-scan results are written next to the vault file, in logs/.
Network
The vault, the window and the CLI make no network calls. check_for_update is the one tool that does: it asks https://vibedna.ai/api/mcp/latest for the published version number.
License
MIT, see LICENSE. Copyright (c) 2026 VibeDNA.
Support: [email protected]
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