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API Key Rotation & Skill Repackaging

Overview

Rotated the exposed OpenAI and Google API keys using a secure clipboard-based workflow (keys never appeared in the conversation transcript). Updated the api-keys.json vault, copied it to the source-of-truth location on Brian's Mac, repackaged the LLM triangulator skill with the new keys, and rewrote CLAUDE.md to include proper session lifecycle instructions for invoking context-manager and workspace-health at the right moments. Ran a workspace health check after the repackage — 15 passed, 1 false positive.

Key Decisions

  • Secure key workflow established: API keys are updated via clipboard-read, never pasted into chat. Brian copies the key, Claude reads it via read_clipboard, writes directly to the vault file.
  • CLAUDE.md rewritten: Removed stale triangulator override pointing to dead session path (/sessions/gallant-vibrant-fermi/...). Added explicit session lifecycle instructions: invoke context-manager at start/end, invoke workspace-health after skill changes. Added correct triangulator file paths and API key security workflow.
  • Rootphi-core path confirmed: The mounted rootphi-core folder lives at ~/Documents/Claude/Projects/rootphi-core/ on Brian's Mac.

Action Items

Item Status
Rotate OpenAI API key Done
Rotate Google/Gemini API key Done
Revoke old OpenAI key on provider dashboard Done (Brian confirmed)
Revoke old Google key on provider dashboard Done (Brian confirmed)
Copy updated vault to source-of-truth location Done (~/Documents/Claude/triangulator/api-keys.json)
Repackage triangulator skill with new keys Done (llm-triangulator.skill in rootphi-core)
Install repackaged skill Pending — Brian needs to double-click the .skill file
Rewrite CLAUDE.md with session lifecycle Done
Run workspace health check Done — 15 passed, 1 false positive

Files Created

  • rootphi-core/api-keys.json — Updated vault with rotated OpenAI and Google keys
  • rootphi-core/llm-triangulator.skill — Repackaged skill with new keys baked in

Tags: api-keys, security, key-rotation, llm-triangulator, skill-repackaging, claude-md, workspace-health, session-lifecycle