Local AES-256-GCM vault for AI agents. Secrets stay local, LLMs never see real API keys.
Local encrypted vault MCP server. Your LLM types
{{OPENAI_KEY}}. The real value never reaches the model — not in prompts, not in logs, not in conversation history.
npx enigmagent-mcp --vault ./my.vault.json
That's the entire install. Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Continue.dev, Cline, Open WebUI, AnythingLLM, LM Studio, Zed, and anything else that speaks MCP.
⭐ Star this repo if you've ever pasted a token you regretted.
You ask Claude to call your GitHub API. Claude needs GITHUB_TOKEN. Three options that all suck:
.env while debuggingOption 4: type {{GITHUB_TOKEN}} in the prompt. EnigmAgent intercepts at the MCP boundary, decrypts locally with AES-256-GCM, and returns the real token only when the requesting origin matches the secret's bound domain. The model literally never has the value.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):
{
"mcpServers": {
"enigmagent": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "enigmagent-mcp", "--vault", "/absolute/path/to/my.vault.json"]
}
}
}
Restart Claude. Two new tools appear: enigmagent_resolve and enigmagent_list.
~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"enigmagent": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "enigmagent-mcp", "--vault", "/abs/path/my.vault.json"]
}
}
}
~/.continue/config.yaml:
mcpServers:
- name: enigmagent
command: npx
args: ["-y", "enigmagent-mcp", "--vault", "/abs/path/my.vault.json"]
cline_mcp_settings.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"enigmagent": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "enigmagent-mcp", "--vault", "/abs/path/my.vault.json"]
}
}
}
# uses mcpo (https://github.com/open-webui/mcpo) as bridge
mcpo --port 8000 -- npx enigmagent-mcp --vault /abs/path/my.vault.json
npx enigmagent-mcp --mode rest --port 3737 --vault /abs/path/my.vault.json
Then POST /resolve with {"placeholder": "OPENAI_KEY", "origin": "https://api.openai.com"} returns the decrypted value (only when the origin matches the secret's bound domain).
Skip the interactive password prompt with env vars (only do this in trusted environments):
ENIGMAGENT_USER=alice ENIGMAGENT_PASS=… npx enigmagent-mcp --vault ./my.vault.json
Without these, the server starts in locked mode if there's no TTY — useful behind mcp-proxy and similar wrappers.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
enigmagent_resolve | Resolve a placeholder to its vault value. Domain binding enforced — the requesting origin must match the secret's bound domain |
enigmagent_list | List secret names + their bound domains. Never returns values |
// example tool call
{
"name": "enigmagent_resolve",
"arguments": {
"placeholder": "GITHUB_TOKEN",
"origin": "https://api.github.com"
}
}
// → returns the decrypted token string
LLM emits tool call: fetch({headers: {Authorization: "Bearer {{OPENAI_KEY}}"}})
│
┌───────────────▼───────────────┐
│ enigmagent-mcp (this server) │
│ • match placeholder name │
│ • check origin == bound dom. │
│ • decrypt with AES-256-GCM │
└───────────────┬───────────────┘
│ real token
▼
HTTPS to api.openai.com
The plaintext value exists in process memory for one event-loop tick. Never logged, never in stdout, never visible to the model.
| Layer | Implementation |
|---|---|
| KDF | Argon2id (m=64 MiB, t=3, p=1) — @noble/hashes@1.4.0, bundled |
| Encryption | AES-256-GCM, 96-bit nonce per entry |
| Domain binding | Every secret pinned to a domain; resolver rejects mismatched origins |
| Master key | Lives in process memory only — never written to disk |
| Vault file | Encrypted JSON, plaintext never persisted |
What it does not protect against: a compromised process reading session memory, a malicious MCP server you've connected to with permission to call enigmagent_resolve, side-channels (timing, swap, core dumps). Full threat model: docs/THREAT_MODEL.md.
This repo is the MCP server alone. The full EnigmAgent project includes:
{{DOC:filename}})Main repository: https://github.com/Agnuxo1/EnigmAgent
EnigmAgent is part of the OpenCLAW / P2PCLAW ecosystem of privacy-preserving local AI tooling — a multi-agent scientific research network where dozens of LLM agents need credentials and none of them should have them.
MIT — see LICENSE.
Pull requests welcome. Security disclosures: see SECURITY.md in the main repo.
Source-derived launch command. Check the maintainer’s required arguments and credentials before running:
npx -y enigmagent-mcpMerge this template into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Keep existing servers. Add any arguments, credentials, and permissions required by the maintainer; this template has not been install-tested.
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-agnuxo1-enigmagent-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"enigmagent-mcp"
]
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect. Confirm the server appears connected in the client’s tool list, then try a read-only example from its documentation.
Claude Desktop setup referenceenigmagent-mcpnpmio.github.Agnuxo1/enigmagent-mcp works with any MCP-compatible client. Copy the config snippet from the Configuration section above and add it to the file shown for your client, then restart the application.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonRestart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect.~/.cursor/mcp.jsonRestart Cursor for changes to take effect..vscode/mcp.jsonReload VS Code window for changes to take effect.~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.jsonRestart Windsurf for changes to take effect..mcp.jsonSave at the project root, then start Claude Code in that project and review the MCP server approval prompt. Keep real credentials out of shared files.