# sobolevn/git-secret

:busts_in_silhouette: A bash-tool to store your private data inside a git repository.

Repository: https://github.com/sobolevn/git-secret
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/git-secret
Homepage: https://sobolevn.me/git-secret/
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: git-secret, git, git-addons, gpg, encryption, secret-management
Last push: 2026-08-24T18:21:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3852, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4038, forks 211 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:33.469850+00:00)

## What it is
git-secret is a bash-based command-line tool that encrypts private files with GPG public keys and stores them safely inside a git repository. Trusted team members can decrypt the files with their personal secret keys, and access can be revoked by removing a key and re-encrypting.

## Use cases
- store database passwords and API keys in a git repo encrypted
- share secrets with a team via git without a separate vault server
- version control secret configuration files alongside code
- revoke a teammate's access to encrypted repo files
- decrypt secrets during automated deployment with a private key

## When to choose
- you want secrets versioned in git with full change history
- your team already uses GPG keys and prefers no extra infrastructure
- you need simple per-user access management via public keys

## When to avoid
- you need centralized secret rotation, auditing, or dynamic secrets (use Vault or cloud KMS)
- your team cannot manage GPG key pairs
- you need to encrypt very large files or binaries frequently

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cryptography, secrets-management, security, cli, version-control
- domain: security, developer-tools, version-control, privacy
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: gpg, git-addon, encrypted-secrets, shell-script, pgp, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- sobolevn/git-secret (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:33.469850+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 2026-08-29T18:23:47.247305+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sobolevn/git-secret (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:33.469850+00:00, sha e8cabade50be)
  - homepage: https://sobolevn.me/git-secret/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:16:15.269716+00:00, sha 27c20bb3b5dd)
  - site_page: https://sobolevn.me/git-secret/installation (fetched 2026-08-29T09:16:15.273979+00:00, sha 06d79e126dec)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.