# Agent Vault ## Docs - [Agents](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/agents/overview.md): Understand how agents connect to Agent Vault and how to manage them. - [Agent protocol](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/agents/protocol.md): How agents authenticate, discover services, route requests through HTTPS_PROXY/HTTP_PROXY, and propose changes through Agent Vault. - [Connect a coding agent](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/guides/connect-coding-agent.md): Connect Claude Code, Cursor, or any chat-based coding agent to Agent Vault. - [Connect a custom agent](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/guides/connect-custom-agent.md): Wire up a custom agent or script to Agent Vault through HTTPS_PROXY/HTTP_PROXY and the transparent CA. - [Deploy your agent in a container](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/guides/deploy-agent-container.md): Run an Agent Vault-wrapped agent in an unattended container (k8s, Fly, ECS) using a pre-supplied token — no interactive `auth login` required. - [Run Hermes on a VPS](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/guides/hermes-on-vps.md): Keep real credentials off the agent host by routing every outbound call through Agent Vault on a separate VPS. - [Instance Settings](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/guides/instance-settings.md): Configure instance-wide settings for your Agent Vault server. - [OAuth for Claude Code](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/guides/oauth-claude-code.md): Manage Claude Code's OAuth tokens through Agent Vault so agents never hold real credentials. - [Run OpenClaw on a VPS](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/guides/openclaw-on-vps.md): Keep real credentials off the agent host by routing every outbound call through Agent Vault on a separate VPS. - [Slack agent template](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/guides/slack-agent-template.md): Build a custom Slack agent that uses Agent Vault for brokered credentials. - [Configure Email SMTP](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/guides/smtp.md): Configure SMTP to enable email verification, vault invites, and notifications. - [Introduction](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/index.md): A credential broker for AI agents to prevent credential exfiltration. - [Installation](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/installation.md): Get a server running in under a minute. - [Credential stores](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/learn/credential-stores.md): Where a vault's credentials come from: Agent Vault's local DB, or an external system like Infisical. - [Credentials](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/learn/credentials.md): Store and manage the credentials that Agent Vault attaches to proxied requests. - [Permissions](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/learn/permissions.md): Understand how instance roles and vault roles control access across Agent Vault. - [Proposals](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/learn/proposals.md): Review, approve, and manage agent-initiated credential and service changes. - [Security](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/learn/security.md): How Agent Vault protects credentials at rest, in transit, and across the network. - [Services](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/learn/services.md): Define which services your agents can access and how credentials are attached. - [Vaults](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/learn/vaults.md): Create vaults and manage team access with invites and roles. - [Claude Code](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/quickstart/claude-code.md): Learn how to connect Claude Code to Agent Vault so it can make authenticated API requests without ever seeing your credentials. - [Codex](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/quickstart/codex.md): Learn how to connect Codex to Agent Vault so it can make authenticated API requests without ever seeing your credentials. - [Cursor](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/quickstart/cursor.md): Learn how to connect Cursor to Agent Vault so it can make authenticated API requests without ever seeing your credentials. - [Custom Agent](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/quickstart/custom-agent.md): Wire up any custom agent, harness, or application so its outbound API calls route through Agent Vault for credential injection. - [Hermes Agent](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/quickstart/hermes-agent.md): Learn how to connect Hermes Agent to Agent Vault so it can make authenticated API requests without ever seeing your credentials. - [OpenClaw](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/quickstart/openclaw.md): Learn how to connect OpenClaw to Agent Vault so it can make authenticated API requests without ever seeing your credentials. - [OpenCode](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/quickstart/opencode.md): Learn how to connect OpenCode to Agent Vault so it can make authenticated API requests without ever seeing your credentials. - [CLI reference](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/reference/cli.md): Complete reference for all Agent Vault CLI commands. - [Docker](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/self-hosting/docker.md): Run Agent Vault in a Docker container - [Environment variables](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/self-hosting/environment-variables.md): Configuration for deploying an instance of Agent Vault. - [Fly.io](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/self-hosting/fly-io.md): Deploy Agent Vault to Fly.io with persistent storage - [Linux & macOS](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/self-hosting/local.md): Install and run Agent Vault on Linux or macOS using the install script - [Maintenance](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/self-hosting/maintenance.md): Verify release signatures and upgrade an existing Agent Vault installation. - [Overview](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/self-hosting/overview.md): Choose how to deploy Agent Vault. - [PostgreSQL Database](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/self-hosting/postgres.md): Deploy Agent Vault with PostgreSQL for production and multi-instance setups - [Tutorial](https://docs.agent-vault.dev/tutorial.md): Walk through your first vault, service, and agent end to end.