How To: Prevent Secrets from Leaking

Learn how to safeguard credentials and sensitive data using Warp’s secret-reduction and Rule system.

This tutorial shows how to use Warp’s Rules to prevent AI agents or collaborators from exposing sensitive information while coding or sharing output. Whether you’re pair-programming, streaming, or reviewing code, Warp can automatically redact secrets before they’re ever seen by an agent.

1

The Problem

AI assistants often echo API keys, tokens, or credentials in generated code blocks. When collaborating or screen-sharing, that can expose secrets publicly.

2

The Rule Setup

Define a simple Rule in Warp that instructs the agent to never display secrets in outputs or commands.

Example Rule

Rule: Protect Secrets
Behavior:
- Never include or reveal secrets when generating code or commands.
- Automatically redact sensitive strings before showing output.

Enable Warp’s built-in Secret Reduction:

Settings → AI → Enable Secret Reduction

This automatically masks sensitive values before the agent or output logs can access them.

3

Benefits

• Protects API keys and credentials from exposure

• Keeps live streams and demos safe

• Works seamlessly with pair-programming or AI debugging