Cursor-AI / VS Code IDE Plug-In

Akeyless Secrets Manager for Cursor

This extension helps you find and fix hardcoded secrets (like API keys and passwords) in your code by integrating directly with Akeyless.

What It Does

The Akeyless Secrets Manager extension brings enterprise-grade secret management directly into your Cursor development environment. It automatically detects hardcoded secrets in your code and provides seamless integration with your Akeyless vault.

Key Features

Automatic Secret Detection

Scans your code and highlights potential secrets as you type.

Save to Akeyless

Right-click on a highlighted secret to move it securely to your Akeyless vault.

Integrated Experience

View alerts in the “Problems” panel and manage all your Akeyless secrets from a dedicated sidebar within Cursor.

Command Palette Integration
Use Cursor’s command palette to scan your entire codebase for hardcoded secrets.

Getting Started

Step 1: Install Akeyless CLI
Before using the extension, you must have the Akeyless CLI installed and be authenticated.

# Install Akeyless CLI (macOS)
brew install akeyless/tap/akeyless

# Or follow instructions on the Akeyless docs for other platforms
# https://docs.akeyless.io/docs/install-cli

# Authenticate with your Akeyless account
akeyless auth

Step 2: Install the Extension

1. Open Cursor
2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
3. Search for “Akeyless Secrets Manager”
4. Click Install

Step 3: Start Using

1. Open any code file
2. Press Ctrl+Shift+P and run “Akeyless: Scan for Hardcoded Secrets”
3. Right-click on highlighted secrets to save them to Akeyless
4. Use the sidebar to browse and manage your secrets

How to Use

Scan for Secrets
Press Ctrl+Shift+P and run “Akeyless: Scan for Hardcoded Secrets”.

Save to Akeyless
Right-click a detected secret in your code and select “Save to Akeyless”.

Manage Secrets

Click the Akeyless icon in the sidebar to browse, search, and copy secrets without leaving your editor.

Link to Akeyless Secrets Manager on open-vsx