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Apple Watch CLI Authentication
Hi Everyone, this is a bit similar to some other requests, but I think the conclusion is a bit different (please correct me if I have missed something): I have enabled Apple Watch authentication, which leads to 1Password always requesting me to approve SSH agent/CLI requests with my Watch. In theory this is a nice security feature, but it gets pretty cumbersome as sometimes when the double tap timing is off the Watch triggers Apple Pay instead of allowing the request or the connection just doesn't work. In this case, I have to abort the request and retry and if the problems persist my only option is to literally unstrap my Watch to just be able to allow the request. Long story short: I would like to be able, to disable the Watch authentication for the CLI/SSH integration or at least be able to use the normal behavior (Click to confirm or enter password if vault is locked) - similar to the normal unlocking flow. Is there any way of doing this without completely disabling the Watch integration?openv – A simple CLI tool to wrap commands with 1Password secrets from .env
Hey folks, 👋 I just released a new version of a small command-line tool I’ve been working on called openv. 💡 What it does: It automatically wraps selected dev commands (like npm dev, pnpm run, etc.) with op run, if your project’s .env file contains op:// secrets from 1Password. So instead of manually writing: run --env-file=.env -- npm run dev You can just type, as you would normally do: npm run dev And it will be wrapped automatically via a shell hook. 🧠 Why I built it: This started as a personal tool because I kept forgetting to wrap my dev commands with op run, and I wanted a smoother experience that "just works" based on .env contents. It hooks into ZSH (likely direnv), with support for allow/deny patterns (e.g., only wrap certain commands like pnpm start). 🛠️ Tech: Written in Rust Works in ZSH, Bash, and Fish Installable via Homebrew Fully local 🧪 Notes: This is an early release, mainly developed for my personal use. I’m sharing it here in case others find it useful. Feedback, issues, or even feature ideas are very welcome — but no pressure! GitHub: https://github.com/andrea11/openv Thanks for reading — and happy coding! 🚀
Frustrations with .env File Handling and Environments in 1Password
To whom it may concern, I just tried to add some basic .env files to 1Password and was honestly surprised at how difficult and unsatisfying the experience was. I’ve always considered 1Password a premium, polished product, and I’ve really enjoyed using it so far. But in this case, the lack of functionality is pretty disappointing. I know you recently launched the Environments beta, which seems like a step in the right direction, but it’s clearly not fully fleshed out. Most programming projects of mine include multiple environment files, not just one. Some values in these files are sensitive, and others aren’t, so we should be able to choose which fields are masked (as passwords) and which are shown normally. Importing and exporting environment files should also be seamless, currently, it’s anything but. But the biggest issue with Environments right now is that they apparently don’t belong to vaults. That means I can’t share them with coworkers, which makes them basically useless for team projects. What’s the point of having them at all if they can’t be shared? So I tried workarounds: First, I attempted to store the variables in a secure note. While you can manually add fields, that’s clunky and time-consuming. Then I tried uploading the .env file to the note, but on macOS, the file picker doesn’t show hidden files, and apparently there’s no way to make it do so. This made it impossible to upload the file with its original name, a really basic oversight, and one that shouldn’t exist in a premium product. Next, I tried using a Document item. At least the drag-and-drop upload worked (unlike Secure Notes), but now I’m locked into a document type that only allows a single file. That’s just not workable when a project has multiple secret environment files. Even worse, if I want to replace the file, the drag-and-drop UI disappears entirely, so I can’t upload a hidden file again. I’d have to delete the entire document and start over. That’s absurd. I genuinely respect the work you’ve done on 1Password; it’s one of the few tools I’ve used that felt reliable and trustworthy out of the box. But these gaps in functionality around something as basic as handling environment files are frustrating. And for a product at this price point, I expect this sort of workflow to just work. It’s hard to believe these limitations haven’t already been addressed. On top of that, it was surprisingly difficult to even find a proper way to give feedback like this. That feels like a mistake, if users can’t easily tell you where the product falls short, you miss the chance to improve it. Anyway, I needed to get this off my chest. I hope this feedback is helpful, and that we’ll see improvements to these features soon. Best regards, Joël Grosjean
SSH Agent vault renaming bug
I think I have a found a very strange but reproducible bug using the 1Password SSH Agent. The trigger for me finding this bug was that i switched the system language of my Mac from English to German. Apparently this also triggers a renaming of the default vault from "Privat" to "Persönlich". In my opinion this is is also a bit strange but probably understandable from a localization perspective. Maybe some immutable vault-id might make more sense here. Based on this my config .toml for the SSH Agent did not work anymore. Strangely enough not only my SSH keys in the Private/Persönlich vault stopped working but also my other SSH Key that was stored in a work related vault. My config.toml looks as follows: [[ssh-keys]] item = "Some Key Name" vault = "Some Vault Name" [[ssh-keys]] vault = "Private" # This was changed to "Persönlich" While I was figuring out why I couldn't connect to git anymore I tried using SSH_AUTH_SOCK=~/Library/Group\ Containers/2BUA8C4S2C.com.1password/t/agent.sock ssh-add -l to check which SSH Keys were loaded into the agent. This showed the "Some Key Name" Key being present. Still using it did not work. Only after fixing this Private/Persönlich vault config also the other vault config worked again. Can anybody reproduce this?
Copy secret reference (using ID values)
This applies to all platforms (not just Mac), but I didn't see a community category for "all platforms", so I'm choosing Mac because it seems to have the highest user activity Perhaps I've missed some documentation, but I don't find a way to copy a https://developer.1password.com/docs/cli/secrets-reference-syntax/ using the desktop app. This seems like a basic and essential task during development. What I want is this format: op://vault_id/item_id/section_id/field_id or if the value isn't in a section: op://vault_id/item_id/field_id How can I do that easily — and get a secret reference defined by ID values (which should be immutable — vs. name values which can be modified)? More context: I find some ways to construct the URL manually (but this is not ideal): A URL can be copied which includes the vault and item ID among other query parameters: I get one in a format like this: https://start.1password.com/open/i?v={VAULT_ID}&i={ITEM_ID} However, that's not enough as it doesn't include the section/field, and would need to be manually edited or processed by other tooling as an additional step to get the required output. I can also use "Copy item UUID" and then paste that as an argument to a manually-typed CLI command to get much more than what's needed: % op --format=json item get x5k2wndiih6cmw2rugl7ol442i { "id": "x5k2wndiih6cmw2rugl7ol442i", // --- snip --- "vault": { "id": "{REDACTED_VAULT_ID}", // --- snip --- }, // --- snip --- "fields": [ // --- snip --- { "id": "credential", "type": "CONCEALED", "label": "credential", "value": "abc123", "reference": "op://{REDACTED_VAULT_NAME}/API Credential/credential" }, // --- snip --- ] } However, this still involves either manually copying+pasting IDs or using other tooling to parse and create the required output. The JSON does include a reference value for the target field, but the reference is built using names, which isn't satisfactory for the reasons described previously. For the example above, what I want to copy to the clipboard is the following (where {VAULT_ID} is replaced by the actual vault ID): op://{VAULT_ID}/x5k2wndiih6cmw2rugl7ol442i/credential I think that if the boolean option is enabled at Settings > Advanced > Show debugging tools: then there should be an option to copy a complete ID-based secret reference for every field in its contextual menu: This is a re-posting of previous issue — the 1Password team stopped responding and it was closed without comment: https://1password.community/discussion/139642/copy-secret-reference-using-id-values 1Password Version: 8.10.48 Extension Version: Not Provided OS Version: macOS 15.0.1 Browser: Not Provided
