Capykeys · macOS menu bar

Your keys, one keystroke away.

A native menu bar vault for API keys. Hardware-backed storage. Biometric unlock. Zero Electron.

Download for macOS$ brew install --cask bakdotdev/tap/capykeys

Why it stays out of the way

01

Out of sight, never out of reach

A key icon in the menu bar, summoned with ⌃⌥⌘C from anywhere.

02

Hardware-backed, nothing in cleartext

Secrets live in the macOS Keychain, never on disk.

03

Biometric gate

Copy and reveal go through Touch ID or Apple Watch.

04

A clipboard that forgets

Copies are concealed from clipboard managers and wiped after 45 seconds.

05

Strictly local

No servers, no sync, no analytics. The only network request is the update check you trigger yourself.

06

Moves when you do

Export the vault to a single passphrase-encrypted file and import it anywhere.

References, not secrets

$ curl -fsSL capykeys.sh | sh$ capykeys get openai            # Touch ID → secret on stdout$ capykeys run -e OPENAI_API_KEY=openai -- npm start$ capykeys ref openaicapy://openai

Paste a reference, not your key. capy:// references are inert without your vault — safe for chats, configs, and AI agents.