eve-auth-and-secrets

SKILL.md

Eve Auth and Secrets

Use this workflow to log in to Eve and manage secrets for your app.

When to Use

Setting up a new project profile

Authentication failures

Adding or rotating secrets

Secret interpolation errors during deploys

Setting up identity providers or org invites

Adding SSO login to an Eve-deployed app

Setting up access groups and scoped data-plane authorization

Configuring group-aware RLS for environment databases

Authentication
eve auth login
eve auth login --ttl 30                # custom token TTL (1-90 days)
eve auth status

Challenge-Response Flow

Eve uses challenge-response authentication. The default provider is github_ssh:

Client sends SSH public key fingerprint

Server returns a challenge (random bytes)

Client signs the challenge with the private key

Server verifies the signature and issues a JWT

Token Types

Type
Issued Via
Use Case

User Token
eve auth login
Interactive CLI sessions

Job Token
Worker auto-issued
Agent execution within jobs

Minted Token
eve auth mint
Bot/service accounts

JWT payloads include sub (user ID), org_id, scope, and exp. Verify tokens via the JWKS endpoint: GET /auth/jwks.

Role and org membership changes take effect immediately -- the server resolves permissions from live DB memberships, not stale JWT claims. When a request includes a project_id but no org_id, the permission guard derives the org context from the project's owning org.

Permissions

Check what the current token can do:

eve auth permissions

Register additional identities for multi-provider access:

curl -X POST "$EVE_API_URL/auth/identities" -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -d '{"provider": "nostr", "external_id": "<pubkey>"}'

Identity Providers

Eve supports pluggable identity providers. The auth guard tries Bearer JWT first, then provider-specific request auth.

Provider
Auth Method
Use Case

github_ssh
SSH challenge-response
Default CLI login

nostr
NIP-98 request auth + challenge-response
Nostr-native users

Nostr Authentication

Two paths:

Challenge-response: Like SSH but signs with Nostr key. Use eve auth login --provider nostr.

NIP-98 request auth: Every API request signed with a Kind 27235 event. Stateless, no stored token.

Org Invites

Invite external users via the CLI or API:

# Invite with SSH key registration (registers key so the user can log in immediately)
eve admin invite --email user@example.com --ssh-key ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub --org org_xxx

# Invite with GitHub identity
eve admin invite --email user@example.com --github ghuser --org org_xxx

# Invite with web-based auth (Supabase)
eve admin invite --email user@example.com --web --org org_xxx

# API: invite targeting a Nostr pubkey
curl -X POST "$EVE_API_URL/auth/invites" -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"org_id": "org_xxx", "role": "member", "provider_hint": "nostr", "identity_hint": "<pubkey>"}'

If no auth method is specified (--github, --ssh-key, or --web), the CLI warns that the user will not be able to log in. The user can self-register later via eve auth request-access --org "Org Name" --ssh-key ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub --wait.

When the identity authenticates, Eve auto-provisions their account and org membership.

For app-driven onboarding, use the org-scoped invite API instead of the legacy admin invite flow:

# Create an org-scoped Supabase invite with a return URL for the app
curl -X POST "$EVE_API_URL/orgs/org_xxx/invites" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $USER_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "email": "user@example.com",
    "role": "member",
    "redirect_to": "https://app.example.com/invite/complete",
    "app_context": { "project_id": "proj_123" }
  }'

# Search existing org members for an assignee picker
curl "$EVE_API_URL/orgs/org_xxx/members/search?q=ali" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $USER_TOKEN"

Use a user token with orgs:invite to create or list these invites and orgs:members:read for member lookup. Invite emails should land on GoTrue's /verify path, not the OAuth callback directly. If the invite is auto-applied during the SSO exchange, Eve returns invite_redirect_to so the SSO callback can land the user back in the target app even when the email provider strips nested redirect params. Current invite onboarding establishes the SSO session first, then sends the user through /set-password before redirecting to the app.

App-Branded Invite Emails

Projects opt into app-branded invites with x-eve.branding in the manifest. The subject, body, and From: display name all carry the app's identity — other apps fall back to "Eve Horizon" defaults.

x-eve:
  branding:
    app_name: "ALL-TRACK"
    app_logo_url: "https://app.example.com/assets/logo.svg"   # https-only
    primary_color: "#1f6feb"
    email_from_name: "ALL-TRACK"
    reply_to_email: "support@example.com"
    support_email: "support@example.com"
    support_url: "https://example.com/help"

Run eve project sync after editing. Invites sent with eve org invite <email> --org <org_id> --project <project_id> use the project branding. The sender address remains the platform default in Phase 1; only the display name varies. The same branding template is shared with magic-link login emails — only the copy ("Accept invite" vs "Sign in") differs.

Token Minting (Admin)

Mint tokens for bot/service users without SSH login:

# Mint token for a bot user (creates user + membership if needed)
eve auth mint --email app-bot@example.com --org org_xxx

# With custom TTL (1-90 days, default: server configured)
eve auth mint --email app-bot@example.com --org org_xxx --ttl 90

# Scope to project with admin role
eve auth mint --email app-bot@example.com --project proj_xxx --role admin

Print the current access token (useful for scripts):

eve auth token

Self-Service Access Requests

Users without an invite can request access:

eve auth request-access --org "My Company" --email you@example.com
eve auth request-access --org "My Company" --ssh-key ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub
eve auth request-access --status <request_id>

Admins approve or reject via:

eve admin access-requests list
eve admin access-requests approve <request_id>
eve admin access-requests reject <request_id> --reason "..."

List responses use the canonical { "data": [...] } envelope.

Approval is atomic (single DB transaction) and idempotent -- re-approving a completed request returns the existing record. If the fingerprint is already registered, Eve reuses that identity owner. If a legacy partial org matches the requested slug and name, Eve reuses it during approval. Failed attempts never leave partial state.

Credential Check

Verify local AI tool credentials:

eve auth creds                # Show Claude + Codex cred status
eve auth creds --claude       # Only Claude
eve auth creds --codex        # Only Codex

Output includes token type (setup-token or oauth), preview, and expiry. Use this to confirm token health before syncing.

OAuth Token Sync

Sync local Claude/Codex OAuth tokens into Eve secrets so agents can use them. Scope precedence: project > org > user.

eve auth sync                       # Sync to user-level (default)
eve auth sync --org org_xxx         # Sync to org-level (shared across org projects)
eve auth sync --project proj_xxx    # Sync to project-level (scoped to one project)
eve auth sync --dry-run             # Preview without syncing

This sets CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN / CLAUDE_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN (Claude) and CODEX_AUTH_JSON_B64 (Codex/Code) at the requested scope.

Claude Token Types

Token Prefix
Type
Lifetime
Recommendation

sk-ant-oat01-*
setup-token (long-lived)
Long-lived
Preferred for jobs and automation

Other sk-ant-*
oauth (short-lived)
~15 hours
Use for interactive dev; regenerate with claude setup-token

eve auth sync warns when syncing a short-lived OAuth token. Run eve auth creds to inspect token type before syncing.

Automatic Codex/Code Token Write-Back

After each harness invocation, the worker checks if the Codex/Code CLI refreshed auth.json during the session. If the token changed, it is automatically written back to the originating secret scope (user/org/project) so the next job starts with a fresh token. This is transparent and non-fatal -- a write-back failure logs a warning but does not affect the job result.

For Codex/Code credentials, the sync picks the freshest token across ~/.codex/auth.json and ~/.code/auth.json by comparing tokens.expires_at.

Access Groups + Scoped Access

Groups are first-class authorization primitives that segment data-plane access (org filesystem, org docs, environment databases). Create groups, add members, and bind roles with scoped constraints:

# Create a group
eve access groups create --org org_xxx --slug eng-team --name "Engineering"

# Add members
eve access groups members add eng-team --org org_xxx --user user_abc
eve access groups members add eng-team --org org_xxx --service-principal sp_xxx

# Bind a role with scoped access
eve access bind --org org_xxx --group grp_xxx --role data-reader \
  --scope-json '{"orgfs":{"allow_prefixes":["/shared/"]},"envdb":{"schemas":["public"]}}'

# Check effective access
eve access memberships --org org_xxx --user user_abc

Scope Types

Resource
Scope Fields
Example

Org Filesystem
orgfs.allow_prefixes, orgfs.read_only_prefixes
"/shared/", "/reports/"

Org Documents
orgdocs.allow_prefixes, orgdocs.read_only_prefixes
"/pm/features/"

Environment DB
envdb.schemas, envdb.tables
"public", "analytics_*"

Group-Aware RLS

Scaffold RLS helper functions for group-based row-level security in environment databases:

eve db rls init --with-groups

This creates SQL helpers (app.current_user_id(), app.current_group_ids(), app.has_group()) that read session context set by Eve's runtime. Use them in RLS policies:

CREATE POLICY notes_group_read ON notes FOR SELECT
  USING (group_id = ANY(app.current_group_ids()));

Membership Introspection

Inspect a principal's full effective access -- base org/project roles, group memberships, resolved bindings, and merged scopes:

eve access memberships --org org_xxx --user user_abc
eve access memberships --org org_xxx --service-principal sp_xxx

The response includes effective_scopes (merged across all bindings), effective_permissions, and each binding's matched_via (direct or group).

Resource-Specific Access Checks

Check and explain access against a specific data-plane resource:

eve access can orgfs:read /shared/reports --org org_xxx
eve access explain orgfs:write /shared/reports --org org_xxx --user user_abc

The response includes scope_required, scope_matched, and per-grant scope_reason explaining why a binding did or did not match the requested resource path.

Policy-as-Code (v2)

Declare groups, roles, and scoped bindings in .eve/access.yaml. Use version: 2:

version: 2
access:
  groups:
    eng-team:
      name: Engineering Team
      description: Scoped access for engineering collaborators
      members:
        - type: user
          id: user_abc
  roles:
    app_editor:
      scope: org
      permissions:
        - orgdocs:read
        - orgdocs:write
        - orgfs:read
        - envdb:read
  bindings:
    - subject: { type: group, id: eng-team }
      roles: [app_editor]
      scope:
        orgdocs: { allow_prefixes: ["/groups/app/**"] }
        orgfs: { allow_prefixes: ["/groups/app/**"] }
        envdb: { schemas: ["app"] }

Validate, plan, and sync:

eve access validate --file .eve/access.yaml
eve access plan --file .eve/access.yaml --org org_xxx
eve access sync --file .eve/access.yaml --org org_xxx

Sync is declarative: it creates, updates, and prunes groups, members, roles, and bindings to match the YAML. Invalid scope configurations fail fast before any mutations are applied. Binding subjects can be user, service_principal, or group.

Key Rotation

Rotate the JWT signing key:

Set EVE_AUTH_JWT_SECRET_NEW alongside the existing secret

Server starts signing with the new key but accepts both during the grace period

After grace period (EVE_AUTH_KEY_ROTATION_GRACE_HOURS), remove the old secret

Emergency rotation: set only the new key (immediately invalidates all existing tokens)

App SSO Integration

Add Eve SSO login to any Eve-deployed app using two shared packages: @eve-horizon/auth (backend) and @eve-horizon/auth-react (frontend). The platform auto-injects EVE_SSO_URL, EVE_ORG_ID, EVE_PROJECT_ID, and EVE_API_URL into deployed services.

Magic-Link Login Opt-In (Passwordless Apps)

Apps can opt into passwordless browser login with x-eve.auth.login_method: magic_link. The SSO login page is branded for the project and shows email magic-link login instead of username/password.

x-eve:
  auth:
    login_method: magic_link              # or password_or_magic_link, password
    self_signup: false                    # unknown emails get generic success, no email
    invite_requires_password: false       # invite callback skips /set-password

Magic-link emails are sent by Eve API through POST /auth/magic-link (not GoTrue directly) so the platform can enforce project policy, share the x-eve.branding template with invite emails, and avoid account enumeration. Projects without x-eve.auth keep legacy SSO behavior. Create new users with eve org invite <email> --org <org_id> --project <project_id>.

Magic-Link Confirmation Interstitial (Security)

Eve-rendered magic-link and invite emails embed a wrap URL (https://sso/m/mlw_<id>), not the raw GoTrue verify URL. Email-security scanners (Defender SafeLinks, Mimecast, Proofpoint, Barracuda) follow every URL in mail and would otherwise consume single-use OTPs before the human clicks. The wrap renders a branded "Confirm sign-in / Accept invite" page; only the POST from the button reveals the GoTrue URL and 302-redirects. Treat this as a platform guarantee — no app-side work required.

Domain-Based Signup (Path C Auto-Attach)

Pre-approve email domains so anyone with a matching address can sign in via magic link without a per-user invite. On first successful login the platform attaches them as member of the rule's target_org. One project can route different domains to different orgs.

x-eve:
  auth:
    login_method: magic_link
    invite_requires_password: false
    org_access:
      mode: allowlist
      allowed_orgs: [org_Alltrack, org_Tesco, org_Morrisons]
      domain_signup:
        enabled: true
        domains:
          - { domain: incept5.com,  target_org: org_Alltrack, role: member }
          - { domain: tesco.com,    target_org: org_Tesco }
          - { domain: morrisons.com, target_org: org_Morrisons }

Rules are walked in declaration order — first match wins, so declare more-specific patterns first. Each rule's target_org must appear in allowed_orgs. Declaring free-email providers (gmail.com) is allowed but produces a manifest coherence warning. Explicit pending invites take priority over domain signup (Path B beats Path C). Removing a rule stops new signups but does not retroactively remove existing memberships — drop those with eve org members remove.

Audit via the event spine: auth.domain_signup.invite_created and auth.domain_signup.member_attached carry org_id, matched_rule, and matched_domain.

App Org Access and Admin Invites

Apps default to project-owner-org access. Use mode: allowlist to declare which customer orgs may use the app, and enable in-app admin invites that send branded magic-link onboarding:

x-eve:
  auth:
    org_access:
      mode: allowlist
      allowed_orgs: [org_customer123, customer-slug]
      invite:
        enabled: true
        admin_roles: [admin, owner]
        invited_role: member          # fixed; app invites cannot create admins

Endpoints: GET /auth/app-access returns the user's allowed orgs (plus which ones they can invite into); POST /auth/app-invites lets an org admin/owner invite a regular member with the project-branded email. For cross-org apps, use eveAppUserAuth() on the backend instead of eveUserAuth() — it consults /auth/app-access and selects the org from X-Eve-Org-Id, ?eve_org_id=, or first allowed.

Project-Scoped Redirect Allowlist (Custom-Domain Apps)

The SSO broker only accepts redirect targets under the cluster domain by default. Apps deployed on their own domain must declare their origins:

x-eve:
  auth:
    allowed_redirect_origins:
      - https://app.example.com
      - https://www.example.com

Entries are origin-only (scheme://host[:port]); paths/queries/fragments are rejected at manifest-validate time. The final allowlist returned by GET /auth/app-context is the union of: (1) explicit manifest entries, (2) the project's own eligible custom domains (custom_domains rows with environment_id and status dns_verified/cert_provisioning/active), and (3) cross-org custom domains owned by projects in allowed_orgs. Inspect with eve project auth-context <project_id>.

This replaces the hard-coded EVE_DEFAULT_DOMAIN allowlist for non-cluster origins. The broker uses the list for both redirect_to validation in /callback and CORS on /session and /logout. The @eve-horizon/auth-react provider auto-passes project_id on session/logout calls so cross-site cookies are scoped correctly.

SameSite=None on Custom Domains (Platform Guarantee)

When SSO is deployed with EVE_SSO_SECURE_COOKIES=true, the broker emits eve_sso_rt and eve_sso cookies with Secure; SameSite=None. This is required for the React provider's cross-site fetch('/session', { credentials: 'include' }) probe to carry cookies when the app is on a custom domain. Local k3d (http://*.lvh.me) stays on SameSite=Lax. Apps no longer need to configure this themselves.

Restrict Self-Signup to Approved Email Domains

The SSO service gates /auth/signup and /auth/magiclink by email domain when the env var EVE_SIGNUP_ALLOWED_EMAIL_DOMAINS is set (comma-separated). Unset means all domains are allowed (default). The signup tab on the SSO login page displays a domain hint when restrictions are active.

# On the SSO deployment, set:
EVE_SIGNUP_ALLOWED_EMAIL_DOMAINS=acme.com,partner.io

Rejected requests return HTTP 422 with error: email_domain_not_allowed. Use this to keep public SSO endpoints invite-only-by-domain without disabling self-signup entirely. Existing accounts and admin invites are unaffected.

Backend (@eve-horizon/auth)

Install: npm install @eve-horizon/auth

Use the unified middleware by default for new apps:

Export
Behavior

eveAuth()
Non-blocking middleware. Verifies user or agent tokens and attaches normalized identity at req.eveIdentity.

eveIdentityGuard()
Returns 401 if req.eveIdentity is not set. Place on protected routes.

eveAuthConfig()
Handler returning { sso_url, eve_api_url, ... } from auto-injected env vars. Frontend fetches this to discover SSO.

eveAuthMe()
/auth/me handler for the React SDK and custom clients.

Keep the legacy split middleware only for apps that explicitly want user-only or agent-only handling:

Export
Behavior

eveUserAuth()
User-only non-blocking middleware. Attaches req.eveUser: { id, email, orgId, role }.

eveAuthGuard()
Returns 401 if req.eveUser is not set.

eveAuthMiddleware()
Blocking middleware for agent/job tokens. Attaches req.agent with full EveTokenClaims. Returns 401 on failure.

verifyEveToken(token)
JWKS-based local verification (15-min cache). Returns EveTokenClaims.

verifyEveTokenRemote(token)
HTTP verification via /auth/token/verify. Always current.

Express setup (~3 lines):

import { eveAuth, eveIdentityGuard, eveAuthConfig, eveAuthMe } from '@eve-horizon/auth';

app.use(eveAuth());
app.get('/auth/config', eveAuthConfig());
app.get('/auth/me', eveAuthMe());               // Full response for React SDK
app.use('/api', eveIdentityGuard());

req.eveIdentity normalizes both token types:

User token: id, email, orgId, role, permissions, isAgent: false

Agent/job token: jobId, agentSlug, stable email as {agent_slug}@eve.agent, permissions, isAgent: true

Use agentSlug or the stable agent email for RLS, audit logs, and app-level routing. Do not key agent identity off {job_id}@eve.agent; that older pattern was per-job and unstable.

NestJS setup: apply eveAuth() globally in main.ts, then use a thin guard wrapper:

// main.ts
import { eveAuth } from '@eve-horizon/auth';
app.use(eveAuth());

// auth.guard.ts -- thin NestJS adapter
@Injectable()
export class EveGuard implements CanActivate {
  canActivate(ctx: ExecutionContext): boolean {
    const req = ctx.switchToHttp().getRequest();
    if (!req.eveIdentity) throw new UnauthorizedException();
    return true;
  }
}

// auth-config.controller.ts
@Controller()
export class AuthConfigController {
  private handler = eveAuthConfig();

  @Get('auth/config')
  getConfig(@Req() req, @Res() res) { this.handler(req, res); }
}

Verification strategies: eveAuth() and eveUserAuth() default to 'local' (JWKS, cached 15 min). Use strategy: 'remote' for immediate membership freshness at ~50ms latency per request.

Custom role mapping: If your app needs roles beyond Eve's owner/admin/member, bridge after eveAuth():

app.use((req, _res, next) => {
  if (req.eveIdentity && !req.eveIdentity.isAgent) {
    req.user = {
      ...req.eveIdentity,
      appRole: req.eveIdentity.role === 'member' ? 'viewer' : 'admin',
    };
  }
  next();
});

Frontend (@eve-horizon/auth-react)

Install: npm install @eve-horizon/auth-react

Export
Purpose

EveAuthProvider
Context provider. Bootstraps session: checks sessionStorage, probes SSO /session, caches tokens.

useEveAuth()
Hook: { user, loading, error, config, loginWithSso, loginWithToken, logout }

EveLoginGate
Renders children when authenticated, login form otherwise.

EveLoginForm
Built-in SSO + token-paste login UI.

createEveClient(baseUrl?)
Fetch wrapper with automatic Bearer injection.

Simple setup -- EveLoginGate handles the loading/login/authenticated states:

import { EveAuthProvider, EveLoginGate } from '@eve-horizon/auth-react';

<EveAuthProvider apiUrl="/api">
  <EveLoginGate>
    <ProtectedApp />
  </EveLoginGate>
</EveAuthProvider>

Custom auth gate -- use useEveAuth() for full control over loading, login, and error states:

import { EveAuthProvider, useEveAuth } from '@eve-horizon/auth-react';

function AuthGate() {
  const { user, loading, loginWithToken, loginWithSso, logout } = useEveAuth();
  if (loading) return <Spinner />;
  if (!user) return <LoginPage onSso={loginWithSso} onToken={loginWithToken} />;
  return <App user={user} onLogout={logout} />;
}

export default () => (
  <EveAuthProvider apiUrl="/api">
    <AuthGate />
  </EveAuthProvider>
);

API calls with auth: Use createEveClient() for automatic Bearer token injection:

import { createEveClient } from '@eve-horizon/auth-react';
const client = createEveClient('/api');
const res = await client.fetch('/data');

Migration from Custom Auth

The SDK replaces ~700-800 lines of hand-rolled auth with ~50 lines. Delete custom JWKS/token verification, Bearer extraction middleware, SSO URL discovery, session probe logic, token storage helpers, and login form. Keep app-specific role mapping and local password auth.

For the full migration checklist, types reference, token lifecycle, and advanced patterns (SSE auth, token paste mode, token staleness), see references/app-sso-integration.md.

Service Tokens for Deployed Services

Every deployed service receives an auto-injected EVE_SERVICE_TOKEN (90-day RS256 JWT, type: service) for server-to-server calls back into the Eve API. The deployer mints it on each deploy — apps no longer need to manually set this secret.

Tokens default to read-only permissions (projects:read, jobs:read, threads:read, envs:read, secrets:read, builds:read, pipelines:read, agents:read, events:read). Apps that need write access declare additional permissions explicitly in the manifest:

services:
  api:
    x-eve:
      permissions: [jobs:write, events:write, threads:write]

Use this for app -> Eve API calls (creating jobs, emitting events, updating threads). For the full schema and call patterns, see eve-read-eve-docs/references/secrets-auth.md and eve-read-eve-docs/references/manifest.md.

BYOK Model (LLM API Keys)

Eve does not proxy inference traffic. All model access is BYOK (Bring Your Own Keys): harnesses and apps bring their own API keys via secrets and call providers directly.

Store LLM provider keys as project secrets:

eve secrets set ANTHROPIC_API_KEY "sk-ant-xxx" --project proj_xxx
eve secrets set OPENAI_API_KEY "sk-xxx" --project proj_xxx
eve secrets set OPENAI_BASE_URL "https://my-vllm.runpod.ai/v1" --project proj_xxx

Harnesses resolve these automatically. For self-hosted models (vLLM, LM Studio via Tailscale), set the base URL and API key as secrets -- Eve provides connectivity via private endpoints (see eve-deploy-debugging), not a managed inference layer.

Per-Org OAuth Credentials (BYOA)

Each org brings its own OAuth app credentials for Google Drive, Slack, and other integrations. No cluster-level shared secrets.

# View setup instructions (redirect URIs, required scopes)
eve integrations setup-info google-drive
eve integrations setup-info slack

# Register OAuth app credentials
eve integrations configure google-drive \
  --client-id "xxx.apps.googleusercontent.com" \
  --client-secret "GOCSPX-xxx" \
  --label "Acme Corp Google Drive"

eve integrations configure slack \
  --client-id "12345.67890" \
  --client-secret "abc123" \
  --signing-secret "def456" \
  --app-id "A0123ABC" \
  --label "Acme Corp Slack Bot"

# View current config (secrets redacted)
eve integrations config google-drive

# Then connect as before (uses per-org credentials)
eve integrations connect google-drive
eve integrations connect slack

Benefits: isolated credentials per org, custom consent screen branding, independent rate limits, no shared-secret blast radius.

Project Role Resolution

Role and org membership changes take effect immediately -- the server resolves permissions from live DB memberships, not stale JWT claims. When a request includes a project_id but no org_id, the permission guard derives the org context from the project's owning org.

The Auth SDK (@eve-horizon/auth) exposes this via eveUserAuth() middleware. Use strategy: 'remote' for immediate membership freshness when needed.

Project Secrets

# Set a secret
eve secrets set API_KEY "your-api-key" --project proj_xxx

# List keys (no values)
eve secrets list --project proj_xxx

# Delete a secret
eve secrets delete API_KEY --project proj_xxx

# Import from file
eve secrets import .env --project proj_xxx

Secret Interpolation

Reference secrets in .eve/manifest.yaml using ${secret.KEY}:

services:
  api:
    environment:
      API_KEY: ${secret.API_KEY}

Manifest Validation

Validate that all required secrets are set before deploying:

eve manifest validate --validate-secrets    # check secret references
eve manifest validate --strict              # fail on missing secrets

Local Secrets File

For local development, create .eve/dev-secrets.yaml (gitignored):

secrets:
  default:
    API_KEY: local-dev-key
    DB_PASSWORD: local-password
  staging:
    DB_PASSWORD: staging-password

Worker Injection

At job execution time, resolved secrets are injected as environment variables into the worker container. File-type secrets are written to disk and referenced via EVE_SECRETS_FILE. The file is removed after the agent process reads it.

Git Auth

The worker uses secrets for repository access:

HTTPS: github_token secret → Authorization: Bearer header

SSH: ssh_key secret → written to ~/.ssh/ and used via GIT_SSH_COMMAND

Auth Mail Delivery (SES)

All branded auth emails (org/app invites, app-scoped magic-link, system-admin Supabase invites) flow through a single MailerService. When SMTP points at SES (GOTRUE_SMTP_HOST=*.amazonaws.com or EVE_MAILER_CHECK_SUPPRESSION=true), the mailer adds a pre-flight GetSuppressedDestination check so account-level suppressions cannot silently look like a successful send.

Outcome
Behavior

Address suppressed
Throws EmailSuppressedError; no SMTP send

Not found
Send proceeds

AWS error (IRSA, throttling, network)
Fails open — logs mailer.suppression_check_failed, send proceeds

Caller behavior: sendEligibleMagicLink swallows EmailSuppressedError and returns generic success (preserves account-enumeration defense), logging mail.suppressed_drop. Invite paths re-throw so admins see the error.

When EVE_SES_CONFIGURATION_SET is set, SES routes Bounce/Complaint/Delivery/Reject events to SNS, which POSTs to /webhooks/ses-feedback. The webhook verifies SNS signature, checks TopicArn against EVE_SES_FEEDBACK_TOPIC_ARN, and persists one row per affected recipient in email_delivery_events (idempotent by sha256(snsMessageId|eventType|recipient)).

Inspect events via the admin CLI:

eve admin email bounces list
eve admin email bounces list --recipient user@example.com
eve admin email bounces list --event-type Bounce --limit 100 --json

Read-only from the local table; does not mutate SES. To clear an account-level suppression, see the SES suppression runbook.

Structured log events to grep in API pod logs: mailer.sent, mailer.smtp_failed, mailer.suppressed, mailer.suppression_check_failed, mail.suppressed_drop, sns.subscription_confirmed, sns.rejected, ses.feedback_persisted.

Troubleshooting

Problem
Fix

Not authenticated
Run eve auth login

Token expired
Re-run eve auth login (tokens auto-refresh if within 5 min of expiry)

Bootstrap already completed
Use eve auth login (existing user) or eve admin invite (new users). On non-prod stacks, eve auth bootstrap auto-attempts server recovery. For wrong-email recovery: eve auth bootstrap --email correct@example.com

Secret missing
Confirm with eve secrets list and set the key

Interpolation error
Verify ${secret.KEY} spelling; run eve manifest validate --validate-secrets

Git clone failed
Check github_token or ssh_key secret is set

Service can't reach API
Verify EVE_API_URL is injected (check eve env show)

Scoped access denied
Run eve access explain <permission> <resource> --org <org> to see scope match details. Check that the binding's scope constraints include the target path/schema. Built-in roles (owner/admin/member) carry wildcard envdb scope, so envdb denial for those roles points at the permission set, not missing scope

Wrong role shown
Role is resolved from live DB memberships. Run eve auth permissions to see effective role. If multi-org, check eve auth status for per-org membership listing

Short-lived Claude token in jobs
Run eve auth creds to check token type. If oauth (not setup-token), regenerate with claude setup-token then re-sync with eve auth sync

Codex token expired between jobs
Automatic write-back should refresh it. If not, re-run eve auth sync. Check that ~/.codex/auth.json or ~/.code/auth.json has a fresh token

App SSO not working
Verify EVE_SSO_URL is injected (eve env show). For local dev, set EVE_SSO_URL, EVE_ORG_ID, and EVE_API_URL manually

Stale org membership in app tokens
Default 1-day TTL. Use strategy: 'remote' in eveUserAuth() for immediate membership checks

Incident Response (Secret Leak)

If a secret may be compromised:

Contain: Rotate the secret immediately via eve secrets set

Invalidate: Redeploy affected environments

Audit: Check eve job list for recent jobs that used the secret

Recover: Generate new credentials at the source (GitHub, AWS, etc.)

Document: Record the incident and update rotation procedures