openclaw/docs/gateway/secrets-plan-contract.md

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summary: "Contract for `secrets apply` plans: target validation, path matching, and `auth-profiles.json` target scope"
read_when:
- Generating or reviewing `openclaw secrets apply` plans
- Debugging `Invalid plan target path` errors
- Understanding target type and path validation behavior
title: "Secrets Apply Plan Contract"
---
# Secrets apply plan contract
This page defines the strict contract enforced by `openclaw secrets apply`.
If a target does not match these rules, apply fails before mutating configuration.
## Plan file shape
`openclaw secrets apply --from <plan.json>` expects a `targets` array of plan targets:
```json5
{
version: 1,
protocolVersion: 1,
targets: [
{
type: "models.providers.apiKey",
path: "models.providers.openai.apiKey",
pathSegments: ["models", "providers", "openai", "apiKey"],
providerId: "openai",
ref: { source: "env", provider: "default", id: "OPENAI_API_KEY" },
},
{
type: "auth-profiles.api_key.key",
path: "profiles.openai:default.key",
pathSegments: ["profiles", "openai:default", "key"],
agentId: "main",
ref: { source: "env", provider: "default", id: "OPENAI_API_KEY" },
},
],
}
```
## Supported target scope
Plan targets are accepted for supported credential paths in:
- [SecretRef Credential Surface](/reference/secretref-credential-surface)
## Target type behavior
General rule:
- `target.type` must be recognized and must match the normalized `target.path` shape.
Compatibility aliases remain accepted for existing plans:
- `models.providers.apiKey`
- `skills.entries.apiKey`
- `channels.googlechat.serviceAccount`
## Path validation rules
Each target is validated with all of the following:
- `type` must be a recognized target type.
- `path` must be a non-empty dot path.
- `pathSegments` can be omitted. If provided, it must normalize to exactly the same path as `path`.
- Forbidden segments are rejected: `__proto__`, `prototype`, `constructor`.
- The normalized path must match the registered path shape for the target type.
- If `providerId` or `accountId` is set, it must match the id encoded in the path.
- `auth-profiles.json` targets require `agentId`.
- When creating a new `auth-profiles.json` mapping, include `authProfileProvider`.
## Failure behavior
If a target fails validation, apply exits with an error like:
```text
Invalid plan target path for models.providers.apiKey: models.providers.openai.baseUrl
```
No writes are committed for an invalid plan.
## Runtime and audit scope notes
- Ref-only `auth-profiles.json` entries (`keyRef`/`tokenRef`) are included in runtime resolution and audit coverage.
- `secrets apply` writes supported `openclaw.json` targets, supported `auth-profiles.json` targets, and optional scrub targets.
## Operator checks
```bash
# Validate plan without writes
openclaw secrets apply --from /tmp/openclaw-secrets-plan.json --dry-run
# Then apply for real
openclaw secrets apply --from /tmp/openclaw-secrets-plan.json
```
If apply fails with an invalid target path message, regenerate the plan with `openclaw secrets configure` or fix the target path to a supported shape above.
## Related docs
- [Secrets Management](/gateway/secrets)
- [CLI `secrets`](/cli/secrets)
- [SecretRef Credential Surface](/reference/secretref-credential-surface)
- [Configuration Reference](/gateway/configuration-reference)