# jdx/fnox

encrypted/remote secret manager

Repository: https://github.com/jdx/fnox
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/fnox
Homepage: https://fnox.jdx.dev
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-26T20:38:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 84/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 22
- inputs: {"age_days": 319, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 7, "gap_med": 5, "n_releases_24m": 52}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2098, forks 102 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:13.411191+00:00)

## What it is
fnox is a Rust CLI tool for managing secrets via encryption or cloud secret providers, storing them in a git-committed fnox.toml file. It supports providers like age, AWS KMS/Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault, GCP Secret Manager, 1Password, Bitwarden, Infisical, and HashiCorp Vault, with shell integration to auto-load secrets as environment variables.

## Use cases
- store encrypted secrets in git
- load secrets as environment variables when running commands
- automatically load secrets when cd-ing into a project directory
- manage different secrets for dev, staging, and production environments
- reference secrets stored in 1Password or Vault without committing them
- cache resolved secrets locally for offline access

## When to choose
- you want secrets encrypted and committed to version control
- you need a unified CLI across multiple cloud secret providers
- you want automatic per-directory secret loading in your shell

## When to avoid
- you need a full secrets server or centralized vault UI
- your team requires dynamic secret generation or rotation policies

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: secrets-management, security, cli, configuration-management
- domain: security, developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: secret-manager, encryption, age, aws-kms, vault, toml-config, shell-integration, environment-variables, devops, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- jdx/fnox (main) score 84

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:13.411191+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:54:29.751620+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jdx/fnox (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:13.411191+00:00, sha bf89b7a9f27b)
  - homepage: https://fnox.jdx.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T10:34:44.649010+00:00, sha 53dc57eddeb6)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/fnox (fetched 2026-08-29T10:34:44.653098+00:00, sha 3fa525388522)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.