How do I install the Gopass skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add modbender/gopass in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

Is Gopass safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Independent scanners report: SkillSpector: CAUTION, Skill Scanner: PASS. Capability flags: makes network calls, reads secrets. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Gopass?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Gopass free to use?

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Who published Gopass?

modbender (@modbender) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Gopass by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Gopass
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: modbender

Gopass

Store, retrieve, list, and manage secrets using gopass (the team password manager). Use when the user asks to save credentials, look up passwords, generate secrets, manage password entries, or interact with a gopass password store. Covers CRUD operations, secret generation, TOTP, recipients, mounting stores, and clipboard operations.

modbender Updated Sep 9, 2026 12 repo stars

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gopass Skill

gopass is a CLI password manager for teams, built on GPG and Git.

Prerequisites

gopass binary installed
GPG key available (gopass uses GPG for encryption)
Store initialized (gopass init or gopass setup)

Common Operations

List secrets

gopass ls
gopass ls -f          # flat list

Show a secret

gopass show path/to/secret           # full entry (password + metadata)
gopass show -o path/to/secret        # password only
gopass show -c path/to/secret        # copy to clipboard
gopass show path/to/secret key       # show specific field

Create / Update

gopass insert path/to/secret         # interactive
gopass edit path/to/secret           # open in $EDITOR
echo "mypassword" | gopass insert -f path/to/secret   # non-interactive

Add key-value metadata below the first line (password):

mysecretpassword
username: erdGecrawl
url: https://github.com
notes: Created 2026-01-31

Generate passwords

gopass generate path/to/secret 24           # 24-char password
gopass generate -s path/to/secret 32        # with symbols
gopass generate --xkcd path/to/secret 4     # passphrase (4 words)

Delete

gopass rm path/to/secret
gopass rm -r path/to/folder          # recursive

Move / Copy

gopass mv old/path new/path
gopass cp source/path dest/path

Search

gopass find github                   # search entry names
gopass grep "username"               # search entry contents

Store Management

Initialize

gopass setup                         # guided first-time setup
gopass init <gpg-id>                 # init with specific GPG key

Mount sub-stores

gopass mounts add work /path/to/work-store
gopass mounts remove work
gopass mounts                        # list mounts

Sync (git push/pull)

gopass sync

Recipients (team access)

gopass recipients                    # list
gopass recipients add <gpg-id>
gopass recipients remove <gpg-id>

TOTP

gopass otp path/to/secret            # show current TOTP code

Store TOTP URI as totp: otpauth://totp/... in the entry body.

Non-interactive Tips

Use echo "pw" | gopass insert -f path for scripted inserts
Use gopass show -o path for machine-readable password-only output
Use gopass show -f path to suppress warnings
Set GOPASS_NO_NOTIFY=true to suppress desktop notifications
Use gopass --yes to auto-confirm prompts

---name: gopassdescription: Store, retrieve, list, and manage secrets using gopass (the team password manager). Use when the user asks to save credentials, look up passwords, generate secrets, manage password entries, or interact with a gopass password store. Covers CRUD operations, secret generation, TOTP, recipients, mounting stores, and clipboard operations.--- # gopass Skill gopass is a CLI password manager for teams, built on GPG and Git. ## Prerequisites - `gopass` binary installed - GPG key available (gopass uses GPG for encryption) - Store initialized (`gopass init` or `gopass setup`) ## Common Operations ### List secrets ```bash gopass ls gopass ls -f # flat list ``` ### Show a secret ```bash gopass show path/to/secret # full entry (password + metadata) gopass show -o path/to/secret # password only gopass show -c path/to/secret # copy to clipboard gopass show path/to/secret key # show specific field ``` ### Create / Update ```bash gopass insert path/to/secret # interactive gopass edit path/to/secret # open in $EDITOR echo "mypassword" | gopass insert -f path/to/secret # non-interactive ``` Add key-value metadata below the first line (password): ``` mysecretpassword username: erdGecrawl url: https://github.com notes: Created 2026-01-31 ``` ### Generate passwords ```bash gopass generate path/to/secret 24 # 24-char password gopass generate -s path/to/secret 32 # with symbols gopass generate --xkcd path/to/secret 4 # passphrase (4 words) ``` ### Delete ```bash gopass rm path/to/secret gopass rm -r path/to/folder # recursive ``` ### Move / Copy ```bash gopass mv old/path new/path gopass cp source/path dest/path ``` ### Search ```bash gopass find github # search entry names gopass grep "username" # search entry contents ``` ## Store Management ### Initialize ```bash gopass setup # guided first-time setup gopass init <gpg-id> # init with specific GPG key ``` ### Mount sub-stores ```bash gopass mounts add work /path/to/work-store gopass mounts remove work gopass mounts # list mounts ``` ### Sync (git push/pull) ```bash gopass sync ``` ### Recipients (team access) ```bash gopass recipients # list gopass recipients add <gpg-id> gopass recipients remove <gpg-id> ``` ## TOTP ```bash gopass otp path/to/secret # show current TOTP code ``` Store TOTP URI as `totp: otpauth://totp/...` in the entry body. ## Non-interactive Tips - Use `echo "pw" | gopass insert -f path` for scripted inserts - Use `gopass show -o path` for machine-readable password-only output - Use `gopass show -f path` to suppress warnings - Set `GOPASS_NO_NOTIFY=true` to suppress desktop notifications - Use `gopass --yes` to auto-confirm prompts

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