1Password CLI Skill for Claude Code

A skill for Claude Code that provides comprehensive guidance for working with the 1Password CLI (op command).

What This Skill Does

This skill helps Claude Code assist with:

• Secrets Management: Reading, creating, and managing items in 1Password vaults
• Authentication: Setting up desktop app integration, service accounts, and manual sign-in
• Environment Injection: Using op run to inject secrets into development environments
• Secret References: Working with the op://vault/item/field URI format
• CI/CD Integration: Configuring service account tokens for automated environments
• Best Practices: Security recommendations for secrets management

Installation

Via SkillsMP

Visit skillsmp.com and search for "1password-cli".

Manual Installation

# Create skills directory if it doesn't exist
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/1password-cli

# Download the skill
curl -o ~/.claude/skills/1password-cli/SKILL.md \
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/prestonbourne/1password-cli-skill/main/SKILL.md

Usage

Once installed, Claude Code will automatically use this skill when you ask about:

• 1Password CLI commands
• Secrets management
• API key retrieval from vaults
• Environment variable injection with op run
• Service account configuration

Example Prompts

• "How do I read an API key from 1Password?"
• "Set up op run to inject secrets into my dev server"
• "Help me create a service account for CI/CD"
• "What's the secret reference syntax for 1Password?"

Prerequisites

• 1Password CLI installed
• 1Password desktop app (for biometric authentication) or service account token

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.