diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index fa75281f..d1b12072 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ UniDesk 是一个以主 server 为统一入口的分布式工作平台；本文
 - `bun scripts/cli.ts server rebuild <backend-core|frontend|dev-frontend-proxy|provider-gateway|todo-note|code-queue-mgr|project-manager|baidu-netdisk|oa-event-flow>`：以 build-first、Compose lock、no-deps force-recreate 和 post-up validation 的异步 job 重建主 server Compose 内单个服务；对 database、File Browser、Code Queue 执行面、k3sctl-adapter 或未知对象返回结构化 `unsupported-server-rebuild`，规则见 `docs/reference/deployment.md` 与 `docs/reference/cicd-standardization.md`。
 - `bun scripts/cli.ts provider attach <providerId> [--master-server URL] [--up] [--force]` / `bun scripts/cli.ts provider triage <providerId> [--observed-error text] [--observed-scope scope] [--microservice id ...] [--full|--raw]`：前者在新增计算节点上生成两项配置的 provider-gateway 挂载包；后者是只读多信号健康裁决入口，默认低噪声输出 `decision`、`healthyScopes`、`failedScopes`、`retryable` 和异常信号摘要，用来把单路径 `provider is not online`、SSH 超时、registry 失败或 proxy 失败归类为 `retryable-transient`、`service-degraded` 或 `global-offline`，完整 evidence 需显式 `--full|--raw`，规则见 `docs/reference/provider-gateway.md` 和 `docs/reference/code-queue-supervision.md`。
 - `bun scripts/cli.ts platform-db postgres plan|status|apply --config config/platform-db/postgres-pk01.yaml`：管理 PK01 host-native PostgreSQL 16 外置平台库、TLS、Secret 导出和备份；跨节点消费者直连 YAML 声明的 PK01 公网 endpoint，不经 master server 中转，规则见 `docs/reference/pk01.md`。
+- `bun scripts/cli.ts secrets plan|sync|status --config config/secrets-distribution.yaml --scope platform-infra`：按 YAML 声明把本地 Secret sourceRef 下发到 G14 `platform-infra` Kubernetes Secret key，禁止从运行面反推密码/API key，规则见 `docs/reference/platform-infra.md#secret-distribution-boundary`。
 - `trans <route> [operation args...]` / `tran <route> [operation args...]`：通过 provider-gateway 的 Host SSH / WSL SSH 维护桥进入 provider、host workspace、Windows cmd route、k3s 控制面或 pod workspace，并提供带 SHA-256 校验的 `upload`/`download` 文件传输；主 server 人工/Codex 分布式操作必须优先用本机 `trans` wrapper，`tran` 只作为兼容入口，细则见 `docs/reference/cli.md`、`docs/reference/windows-passthrough.md` 和 `docs/reference/provider-gateway.md`。
 - `bun scripts/cli.ts microservice list/status/health/diagnostics/tunnel-self-test/proxy`：管理和验证挂载在主 server、计算节点 Docker 或 k3s 控制面上的用户服务，`status/health/diagnostics` 默认 compact summary 并用 `--full|--raw` 展开完整 body，`proxy` 支持受控 JSON body，OA Event Flow/Todo Note/Baidu Netdisk/Code Queue Manager on main-server、k3s Control/Code Queue 执行面/MDTODO/Decision Center/FindJob/Pipeline/MET Nonlinear on D601 的规则见 `docs/reference/microservices.md`。
 - `bun scripts/cli.ts microservice health/diagnostics/proxy code-agent-sandbox`：验证独立 Code Agent Sandbox 的 health、只读 diagnostics、trace 和 adapter/mode/credential boundary 契约，规则见 `docs/reference/code-agent-sandbox.md`。
@@ -278,7 +279,7 @@ UniDesk 是一个以主 server 为统一入口的分布式工作平台；本文
 - `docs/reference/hwlab.md`：HWLAB 指挥侧固定 workspace、G14 主运行面、D601 legacy/硬件桥接边界、最小 device-agent/gateway 桥接模型和受控发布边界。
 - `docs/reference/g14.md`：G14 provider 节点、k3s 控制桥、legacy DEV/PROD 退役边界、当前 HWLAB runtime lane、device-agent 手动实验边界、Code Queue/CI 候选目标和节点本地 VPN proxy bootstrap 边界。
 - `docs/reference/pk01.md`：PK01 腾讯云 provider-gateway、pikanode/MET Docker workload、SSH 透传、磁盘 GC 和 pikanode temp 长效 retention 边界。
-- `docs/reference/platform-infra.md`：G14 `platform-infra` namespace、YAML-first shared service 配置、Sub2API/Codex pool、FRP 暴露和 on-demand availability probe 开发边界；Sub2API 日常操作统一见 `$unidesk-sub2api`（`.agents/skills/unidesk-sub2api/SKILL.md`）。
+- `docs/reference/platform-infra.md`：G14 `platform-infra` namespace、YAML-first shared service 配置、Secret distribution、Sub2API/Codex pool、FRP 暴露和 on-demand availability probe 开发边界；Sub2API 日常操作统一见 `$unidesk-sub2api`（`.agents/skills/unidesk-sub2api/SKILL.md`）。
 - `docs/reference/master-server-ops.md`：主 server 本机 Codex profile wrapper、ACX/GOCX/Moon Bridge 路由边界、默认模型、真实调用验收和 MiniMax session recovery 规则。
 - `docs/reference/g14-observability-infra.md`：G14 原生 k3s 上 Prometheus Operator、`devops-infra` 监控基础设施、跨 namespace scrape 声明和安全边界。
 - `docs/reference/gc.md`：UniDesk 主 server 和 provider 磁盘 GC、G14/HWLAB registry retention、safe-stop 线和长期防膨胀收益规则。
diff --git a/config/secrets-distribution.yaml b/config/secrets-distribution.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c574fbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/secrets-distribution.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+version: 1
+kind: unidesk-secret-distribution
+
+metadata:
+  id: platform-infra-runtime-secrets
+  owner: unidesk
+  relatedIssues:
+    - 297
+    - 300
+    - 313
+
+sources:
+  root: /root/unidesk/.state/secrets
+  files:
+    - sourceRef: platform-db/langbot-db.env
+      type: env
+      requiredKeys:
+        - LANGBOT_DB_USER
+        - LANGBOT_DB_PASSWORD
+        - LANGBOT_DB_NAME
+      createIfMissing:
+        enabled: false
+    - sourceRef: platform-db/n8n-db.env
+      type: env
+      requiredKeys:
+        - N8N_DB_USER
+        - N8N_DB_PASSWORD
+        - N8N_DB_NAME
+      createIfMissing:
+        enabled: false
+    - sourceRef: platform-infra/langbot.env
+      type: env
+      requiredKeys:
+        - DATABASE_URL
+        - LANGBOT_JWT_SECRET
+        - LANGBOT_API_KEY
+      createIfMissing:
+        enabled: true
+        randomHex:
+          LANGBOT_JWT_SECRET: 32
+        randomBase64Url:
+          LANGBOT_API_KEY:
+            bytes: 32
+            prefix: lbk_
+    - sourceRef: platform-infra/n8n.env
+      type: env
+      requiredKeys:
+        - DATABASE_URL
+        - N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY
+      createIfMissing:
+        enabled: true
+        randomBase64Url:
+          N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY:
+            bytes: 32
+            prefix: ""
+
+targets:
+  - id: platform-infra-g14
+    route: G14:k3s
+    namespace: platform-infra
+    scope: platform-infra
+    enabled: true
+
+kubernetesSecrets:
+  - name: langbot-runtime
+    targetId: platform-infra-g14
+    secretName: langbot-secrets
+    type: Opaque
+    data:
+      - sourceRef: platform-db/langbot-db.env
+        sourceKey: LANGBOT_DB_PASSWORD
+        targetKey: DATABASE_PASSWORD
+      - sourceRef: platform-infra/langbot.env
+        sourceKey: LANGBOT_JWT_SECRET
+        targetKey: SYSTEM_JWT_SECRET
+      - sourceRef: platform-infra/langbot.env
+        sourceKey: LANGBOT_API_KEY
+        targetKey: LANGBOT_API_KEY
+      - sourceRef: platform-infra/langbot.env
+        sourceKey: DATABASE_URL
+        targetKey: DATABASE_URL
+  - name: n8n-runtime
+    targetId: platform-infra-g14
+    secretName: n8n-secrets
+    type: Opaque
+    data:
+      - sourceRef: platform-db/n8n-db.env
+        sourceKey: N8N_DB_PASSWORD
+        targetKey: DB_POSTGRESDB_PASSWORD
+      - sourceRef: platform-infra/n8n.env
+        sourceKey: N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY
+        targetKey: N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY
+      - sourceRef: platform-infra/n8n.env
+        sourceKey: DATABASE_URL
+        targetKey: DATABASE_URL
diff --git a/docs/reference/cli.md b/docs/reference/cli.md
index c9a2fd87..9da7e732 100644
--- a/docs/reference/cli.md
+++ b/docs/reference/cli.md
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ CI/CD、GitOps、rollout、artifact 发布、PR 合并后的 runtime lane 滚动
   `status` 返回 read/write URL、last sync/write/flush、本地 ref、GitHub staging ref 和 pending flush 状态，并在 `cache.summary` 给出 `localV02`、`localGitops`、`githubGitops`、`pendingFlush`、`flushNeeded`、`githubInSync` 和下一条受控 `flushCommand`。confirmed `sync` 和 `flush` 默认创建 `.state/jobs/` 异步 job 并立刻返回可查询状态，只有现场同步调试才显式加 `--wait`；mirror 不设置 CronJob。
   如果 PipelineRun 的 `gitops-promote` 阶段报 git mirror 控制面漂移或 refs 不一致，先执行 `hwlab g14 git-mirror apply --confirm` 重新应用当前 `devops-infra/git-mirror.yaml` hook/ConfigMap，再执行 `hwlab g14 git-mirror sync --confirm --wait` 复核 refs；失败的同名 PipelineRun 只能通过 `hwlab g14 control-plane cleanup-runs --lane <lane> --pipeline-run <name> --confirm` 受控清理后重试，不要用原生 `kubectl delete` 或手工改 mirror hook。修复后仍必须用 `control-plane status --pipeline-run <name>` 和 `git-mirror status` 分别确认 runtime closeout 与 GitHub flush。
 - `platform-infra sub2api|langbot|n8n|wechat-archive ...` 是 `platform-infra` namespace 内平台公共服务和公共工作流的受控入口；`sub2api` 支持 `plan|apply|status|validate|codex-pool`，`langbot` 和 `n8n` 支持各自 YAML-controlled `plan|apply|status|logs|validate` 等公共服务操作，`wechat-archive` 支持 `plan|apply|status|validate|pull`，用 `config/platform-infra/wechat-archive.yaml` 声明 LangBot/n8n/Baidu Netdisk 归档链路。`--target` 选择运行目标，默认 `G14` 为 active runtime，`D601` 为同一 YAML 控制的 standby predeploy target。镜像版本和 target 边界由 `config/platform-infra/*.yaml` 控制，Codex 上游池、统一 API key Secret、FRP 公网端口和 master `~/.codex` 消费端由 `config/platform-infra/sub2api-codex-pool.yaml` 控制；完整 Sub2API 日常部署、上游增删、FRP 暴露、local Codex 配置、验收和排障步骤统一见 `$unidesk-sub2api`（`.agents/skills/unidesk-sub2api/SKILL.md`）。`docs/reference/platform-infra.md` 保留 namespace、YAML-first、路由、Secret 脱敏、PK01 Caddy+FRP 和探针开发边界。
+- `secrets plan|sync|status --config config/secrets-distribution.yaml --scope platform-infra` 是平台服务本地 Secret sourceRef 到 Kubernetes Secret key 的受控下发入口。`plan` 只读展示 sourceRef、必需 key、目标 Secret/key、missingKeys 和 fingerprint；`sync --confirm` 只按 YAML 声明创建允许生成的本地 key 并下发到声明的目标 Secret；`status` 只验证 live Secret key presence。该入口禁止从 live pod 或 Kubernetes Secret 反推密码、API key、JWT secret、n8n encryption key 或 `DATABASE_URL`，输出也不得打印 base64、解码值或远端 raw transcript；即使显式 `--raw` 也只返回脱敏 summary 和 raw omission 标记。LangBot/n8n Secret 轮换和缺 key 修复规则见 `docs/reference/platform-infra.md#secret-distribution-boundary`。
 - `hwlab g14 observability status|apply|query|targets|boundary|closeout [--lane v02] [--promql <expr>] [--expect-count N] [--expect-value V] [--dry-run|--confirm]` 是 G14 `devops-infra` 共享监控基础设施和 HWLAB v0.2 监控 closeout 的受控入口。`apply` 固定安装 Prometheus Operator `v0.91.0`、Prometheus `v3.12.0`、Prometheus 发现 RBAC、`devops-infra` 内 Prometheus 实例和 ClusterIP query Service，并给被允许发现的 workload namespace 打低风险 label；它不把 Prometheus、Grafana 或 Alertmanager 部署到 `hwlab-v02`，也不接管 HWLAB runtime Deployment/Service。`status` 只读汇总 CRD、operator Deployment、Prometheus CR/pod/service、`hwlab-v02` ServiceMonitor/PrometheusRule 和 bounded `up` 查询；`query` 只通过 Kubernetes service proxy 查询 Prometheus，支持 `--expect-count` / `--expect-value` 输出 `assertion`、bad values 和 missing/extra series；`targets` 汇总 ServiceMonitor/PrometheusRule、metrics sidecar readiness/restart、三层指标值和 `metrics.k8s.io` 当前 CPU/内存资源快照；`boundary` 验证 workload namespace 没有 Prometheus/Alertmanager，并对 `19666/19667` 公网 `/metrics` 做负向验证；`closeout` 聚合平台 ready、scrape reachable、sidecar serving、business health probe、resource snapshot、namespace boundary 和 public metrics exposure 语义结论。长期边界见 `docs/reference/g14-observability-infra.md`。
 - `hwlab g14 tools-image status|build --name ci-node-tools --tag <tag> [--dockerfile deploy/ci/hwlab-ci-node-tools.Dockerfile] [--dry-run|--confirm]` 是 G14 固定 HWLAB CI tools image 的受控 host build/push 入口；构建和 push 只发生在 G14 host 与本地 registry，不在 master server 构建，也不把 `apk add`/runtime install 塞进 Tekton PipelineRun。
 - `trans gh:/owner/repo ...` 把 GitHub issue/PR 映射成只读/受控写入的虚拟文本目录，适合日报、PR 正文和 issue 正文的小补丁维护：`trans gh:/pikasTech/HWLAB ls` 展示 `pr/` 与 `issue/`，`trans gh:/pikasTech/HWLAB/pr ls [--limit N] [--full]` 和 `trans gh:/pikasTech/HWLAB/issue ls [--limit N] [--full]` 展示条目状态、楼层数、正文长度和标题，`trans gh:/pikasTech/HWLAB/pr/507 ls` 展示单个 PR 的一楼正文文件，`trans gh:/pikasTech/HWLAB/505/1 cat|rg|patch-apply` 兼容旧式 issue/PR number route。`patch-apply` 使用 UniDesk 默认 apply-patch v2 的虚拟文件 executor，把正文一楼映射为 `body.md`，写回仍走 `bun scripts/cli.ts gh issue/pr update` 的 guard/concurrency 规则；`rm` 对正文一楼结构化拒绝，避免误删 issue/PR 正文。大正文读取必须展开 UniDesk gh dump 文件，否则 `cat/rg/patch-apply` 会误读为空，这是 `gh:` 虚拟文件接口的 P0 可见性契约。
diff --git a/docs/reference/platform-infra.md b/docs/reference/platform-infra.md
index cfb336ef..1eeae042 100644
--- a/docs/reference/platform-infra.md
+++ b/docs/reference/platform-infra.md
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@
 - Code that reads platform YAML must validate object shape, field types, required fields, Kubernetes names, image strings, and ports before mutating G14 k3s or local consumer files.
 - Do not hide image versions, namespace names, endpoint URLs, FRP ports, or profile lists in Python/TOML/JSON helper constants when they are UniDesk-owned choices. External tools may still require their own TOML/JSON/env file formats at the edge.
 
+## Secret Distribution Boundary
+
+- Platform service credential distribution is YAML-controlled by `config/secrets-distribution.yaml` and the canonical entrypoint is `bun scripts/cli.ts secrets plan|sync|status --config config/secrets-distribution.yaml --scope platform-infra`.
+- The YAML maps local secret source files under the declared `sources.root` to target Kubernetes Secret names and keys. It is the source of authority for LangBot/n8n runtime Secret handoff; do not reverse-engineer passwords, API keys, encryption keys or `DATABASE_URL` values from live pods or existing Kubernetes Secrets.
+- `secrets plan` is read-only and may show sourceRef paths, required key names, generated-key intent, target Secret names, target keys, presence, missing keys and fingerprints. `secrets sync --confirm` may create missing local generated keys only when YAML explicitly allows `createIfMissing`; database passwords exported by `platform-db postgres` are not regenerated here. `secrets status` verifies live Secret key presence without decoding values.
+- CLI output for Secret distribution may disclose key names, object names, byte/count-style metadata and fingerprints only. It must not print base64 payloads, decoded values, full `DATABASE_URL`, API keys, JWT secrets, encryption keys, database passwords or copy-pastable credential mutation commands.
+- Service-specific `platform-infra langbot|n8n apply` commands may read the declared local sourceRef files to render/apply runtime Secrets, but they must not infer missing values from the current runtime. If required local source keys are absent, the durable fix is `secrets sync` or the owning YAML/Secret source path, not a runtime reverse lookup.
+
 ## Sub2API Deployment Boundary
 
 - Sub2API is a platform service operated by UniDesk in namespace `platform-infra`. It is not a HWLAB lane workload, AgentRun workload, D601 user service, or master server daemon.
@@ -26,6 +34,7 @@
 
 - LangBot is a UniDesk-operated public platform service in namespace `platform-infra`. The canonical entrypoint is `bun scripts/cli.ts platform-infra langbot plan|apply|status|logs|validate|bootstrap-api-key|query`; G14 is the default runtime target.
 - LangBot configuration is YAML-first in `config/platform-infra/langbot.yaml`. Image tag, target namespace, PVCs, PK01 Caddy/FRP exposure, API key seed source, and official WeChat adapter metadata must stay in YAML rather than helper constants or manual runtime patches.
+- LangBot runtime Secret handoff uses `config/secrets-distribution.yaml` and `bun scripts/cli.ts secrets ... --scope platform-infra`. `platform-infra langbot apply` must not create hidden passwords or reverse-read live Kubernetes Secret values to fill missing local source keys.
 - LangBot uses the existing PK01 host-native PostgreSQL instance through `config/platform-db/postgres-pk01.yaml` and `platform-db postgres`. Adding LangBot state means adding a dedicated database and role inside that existing instance; do not deploy a second PostgreSQL StatefulSet, container, or external DB instance for LangBot.
 - Public exposure uses PK01 Caddy plus FRP to the G14 ClusterIP service. Do not add Kubernetes Ingress, NodePort, LoadBalancer, host networking, or host ports for LangBot unless a later YAML-controlled platform decision changes the exposure model.
 - LangBot's built-in Web frontend and API share the same public HTTPS origin. CLI queries must use the YAML-declared API key source and must report key names/fingerprints only, never the API key value.
@@ -40,6 +49,7 @@
 
 - n8n is the UniDesk-operated workflow/automation layer for LangBot and platform service integration. It is a workflow bridge for webhook orchestration, service calls, manual approval flows and external integrations; it does not replace LangBot or become the chat runtime.
 - The canonical entrypoint is `bun scripts/cli.ts platform-infra n8n plan|apply|status|logs|validate`; G14 is the default runtime target and `config/platform-infra/n8n.yaml` is the YAML source of truth.
+- n8n runtime Secret handoff uses `config/secrets-distribution.yaml` and `bun scripts/cli.ts secrets ... --scope platform-infra`. `platform-infra n8n apply` must not create hidden encryption keys or reverse-read live Kubernetes Secret values to fill missing local source keys.
 - n8n uses the existing Pika01/PK01 host-native PostgreSQL instance through `config/platform-db/postgres-pk01.yaml` and `platform-db postgres`. Adding n8n state means adding a dedicated `n8n` database and role inside that single external PostgreSQL instance; do not deploy an in-cluster PostgreSQL StatefulSet, a second PostgreSQL instance, or long-term SQLite state for n8n.
 - Public exposure uses PK01 Caddy plus FRP to the G14 ClusterIP service at `https://n8n.pikapython.com`. Do not add Kubernetes Ingress, NodePort, LoadBalancer, host networking, or host ports for n8n unless a later YAML-controlled platform decision changes the exposure model.
 - n8n reverse-proxy and webhook settings such as public base URL, `WEBHOOK_URL`, proxy hop trust and PostgreSQL connection fields must be rendered from YAML. Secret output may show key names, presence and fingerprints only; it must not print the database password, `N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY`, or full `DATABASE_URL`.
diff --git a/scripts/cli.ts b/scripts/cli.ts
index 128fec6c..3ec1ba5e 100644
--- a/scripts/cli.ts
+++ b/scripts/cli.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { isHelpToken, rootHelp, serverHelp, sshHelp, staticNamespaceHelp } from
 import { runServerCleanupCommand } from "./src/server-cleanup";
 import { runGcCommand } from "./src/gc";
 import { runPlatformDbCommand } from "./src/platform-db";
+import { runSecretsCommand } from "./src/secrets";
 
 const remoteOptions = extractRemoteCliOptions(process.argv.slice(2));
 const args = remoteOptions.args;
@@ -348,6 +349,14 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
     return;
   }
 
+  if (top === "secrets") {
+    const result = await runSecretsCommand(readConfig(), args.slice(1));
+    const ok = (result as { ok?: unknown }).ok !== false;
+    emitJson(commandName, result, ok);
+    if (!ok) process.exitCode = 1;
+    return;
+  }
+
   const config = readConfig();
   const autoRemoteCiPublishPlan = autoRemoteCiPublishUserServiceDryRunPlan(config, args);
   if (autoRemoteCiPublishPlan.enabled && autoRemoteCiPublishPlan.host !== null) {
diff --git a/scripts/src/help.ts b/scripts/src/help.ts
index a2d04e54..a4a8faaf 100644
--- a/scripts/src/help.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/help.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { ghHelp } from "./gh";
 import { authBrokerHelp } from "./auth-broker";
 import { platformDbHelp } from "./platform-db";
+import { secretsHelp } from "./secrets";
 
 export function rootHelp(): unknown {
   return {
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ export function rootHelp(): unknown {
       { command: "hwlab g14 monitor-prs | hwlab g14 control-plane status|apply|trigger-current|runtime-migration|cleanup-runs|cleanup-released-pvs | hwlab g14 git-mirror status|apply|sync|flush | hwlab g14 tools-image status|build", description: "Start the legacy G14 PR monitor, run bounded v0.2 Tekton/Argo control-plane, manual PipelineRun trigger, runtime migration, CI workspace retention, manual devops-infra git mirror/relay maintenance, or fixed HWLAB CI tools image actions; long confirmed trigger/sync/flush actions return async jobs by default." },
       { command: "agentrun get|describe|events|logs|result|ack|cancel|dispatch|create|apply|send|control-plane|git-mirror", description: "Use AgentRun v0.1 resource primitives with low-noise human output by default; session follow-up uses send only and the server decides internal steer vs turn." },
       { command: "platform-infra sub2api|langbot|n8n|wechat-archive ...", description: "Deploy platform-infra services such as Sub2API, LangBot and n8n, manage YAML-controlled public FRP/Caddy exposure and WeChat archive workflows, and inspect status/logs without printing secrets." },
+      { command: "secrets plan|sync|status", description: "Plan, push and inspect YAML-declared local secret source keys to Kubernetes Secrets without printing or reverse-engineering values." },
       { command: "platform-db postgres plan|status|apply", description: "Manage YAML-declared host-native PostgreSQL 16 on PK01 for Sub2API/platform state, with PostgreSQL native TLS and redacted secret exports." },
       { command: "hwlab cd audit --env dev | hwlab cd status --env dev | hwlab cd apply --env dev --dry-run", description: "Legacy D601 HWLAB DEV CD wrapper kept for explicit old-path diagnostics; current HWLAB rollout uses G14 GitOps." },
       { command: "code-agent-sandbox", description: "Independent Code Agent Sandbox service skeleton for adapter, mode, and credential-boundary diagnostics." },
@@ -715,6 +717,7 @@ export async function staticNamespaceHelp(args: string[]): Promise<unknown | nul
   if (top === "agentrun") return loadHelp(async () => (await import("./agentrun")).agentRunHelp(), agentRunHelpSummary());
   if (top === "platform-infra") return loadHelp(async () => (await import("./platform-infra")).platformInfraHelp(), platformInfraHelpSummary());
   if (top === "platform-db") return platformDbHelp();
+  if (top === "secrets") return secretsHelp();
   if (top === "hwlab" && (sub === "node" || sub === "nodes") && args[2] === "control-plane" && args[3] === "infra") {
     return loadHelp(async () => (await import("./hwlab-node-control-plane")).hwlabNodeControlPlaneInfraHelp(), hwlabNodeHelpSummary());
   }
diff --git a/scripts/src/platform-infra-langbot.ts b/scripts/src/platform-infra-langbot.ts
index 86c55b5e..c6a2be3d 100644
--- a/scripts/src/platform-infra-langbot.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/platform-infra-langbot.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { createHash, randomBytes } from "node:crypto";
-import { chmodSync, existsSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
-import { dirname, isAbsolute, join } from "node:path";
+import { createHash } from "node:crypto";
+import { existsSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { isAbsolute, join } from "node:path";
 import type { UniDeskConfig } from "./config";
 import { rootPath } from "./config";
 import { startJob } from "./jobs";
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ interface SecretMaterial {
   dbSourcePath: string;
   appSourceRef: string;
   appSourcePath: string;
-  action: "create" | "update" | "none";
+  action: "read";
   values: {
     dbUser: string;
     dbPassword: string;
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ function plan(options: CommonOptions): Record<string, unknown> {
       resourcePolicy: "No Kubernetes CPU/memory requests or limits are rendered.",
     },
     next: {
+      secrets: "bun scripts/cli.ts secrets sync --config config/secrets-distribution.yaml --scope platform-infra --confirm",
       dryRun: `bun scripts/cli.ts platform-infra langbot apply --target ${target.id} --dry-run`,
       apply: `bun scripts/cli.ts platform-infra langbot apply --target ${target.id} --confirm`,
       status: `bun scripts/cli.ts platform-infra langbot status --target ${target.id}`,
@@ -488,6 +489,7 @@ async function apply(config: UniDeskConfig, options: ApplyOptions): Promise<Reco
     remote: parsed ?? compactCapture(result, { full: true }),
     pk01Caddy: caddy,
     next: {
+      secrets: "bun scripts/cli.ts secrets sync --config config/secrets-distribution.yaml --scope platform-infra --confirm",
       status: `bun scripts/cli.ts platform-infra langbot status --target ${target.id}`,
       validate: `bun scripts/cli.ts platform-infra langbot validate --target ${target.id}`,
       bootstrapApiKey: "bun scripts/cli.ts platform-infra langbot bootstrap-api-key --confirm",
@@ -989,27 +991,23 @@ function prepareSecretMaterial(langbot: LangBotConfig): SecretMaterial {
   if (dbUser !== langbot.runtime.database.user) throw new Error(`${langbot.runtime.database.sourceRef}.${langbot.runtime.database.sourceKeys.user} does not match langbot runtime.database.user`);
   if (dbName !== langbot.runtime.database.dbName) throw new Error(`${langbot.runtime.database.sourceRef}.${langbot.runtime.database.sourceKeys.dbName} does not match langbot runtime.database.dbName`);
   const appSourcePath = join(root, langbot.runtime.secrets.appSourceRef);
-  const existedBefore = existsSync(appSourcePath);
-  const existing = existedBefore ? parseEnvFile(readFileSync(appSourcePath, "utf8")) : {};
-  const next = { ...existing };
-  if (next.LANGBOT_JWT_SECRET === undefined || next.LANGBOT_JWT_SECRET.length === 0) next.LANGBOT_JWT_SECRET = randomBytes(32).toString("hex");
-  if (next[langbot.apiKey.key] === undefined || next[langbot.apiKey.key].length === 0) next[langbot.apiKey.key] = `lbk_${randomBytes(32).toString("base64url")}`;
-  const required = ["LANGBOT_JWT_SECRET", langbot.apiKey.key];
-  const action = !existedBefore ? "create" : required.some((key) => existing[key] !== next[key]) ? "update" : "none";
-  if (action !== "none") writeEnvFile(appSourcePath, next);
+  if (!existsSync(appSourcePath)) throw new Error(`LangBot app secret source ${redactRepoPath(appSourcePath)} is missing; run bun scripts/cli.ts secrets sync --config config/secrets-distribution.yaml --scope platform-infra --confirm first`);
+  const appValues = parseEnvFile(readFileSync(appSourcePath, "utf8"));
+  const jwtSecret = requiredEnvValue(appValues, "LANGBOT_JWT_SECRET", langbot.runtime.secrets.appSourceRef);
+  const apiKey = requiredEnvValue(appValues, langbot.apiKey.key, langbot.apiKey.sourceRef);
   const values = {
     dbUser,
     dbPassword,
     dbName,
-    jwtSecret: next.LANGBOT_JWT_SECRET,
-    apiKey: next[langbot.apiKey.key],
+    jwtSecret,
+    apiKey,
   };
   return {
     dbSourceRef: langbot.runtime.database.sourceRef,
     dbSourcePath: redactRepoPath(dbSourcePath),
     appSourceRef: langbot.runtime.secrets.appSourceRef,
     appSourcePath: redactRepoPath(appSourcePath),
-    action,
+    action: "read",
     values,
     fingerprint: fingerprintValues({ dbPassword, jwtSecret: values.jwtSecret, apiKey: values.apiKey }, ["dbPassword", "jwtSecret", "apiKey"]),
     valuesPrinted: false,
@@ -1663,18 +1661,6 @@ function unquoteEnvValue(value: string): string {
   return value;
 }
 
-function writeEnvFile(path: string, values: Record<string, string>): void {
-  mkdirSync(dirname(path), { recursive: true, mode: 0o700 });
-  const lines = Object.keys(values).sort().map((key) => `${key}=${quoteEnv(values[key])}`);
-  writeFileSync(path, `${lines.join("\n")}\n`, { encoding: "utf8", mode: 0o600 });
-  chmodSync(path, 0o600);
-}
-
-function quoteEnv(value: string): string {
-  if (/^[A-Za-z0-9_./:@%?&=+-]+$/u.test(value)) return value;
-  return `'${value.replaceAll("'", "'\"'\"'")}'`;
-}
-
 function sqlLiteral(value: string): string {
   return `'${value.replaceAll("'", "''")}'`;
 }
diff --git a/scripts/src/platform-infra-n8n.ts b/scripts/src/platform-infra-n8n.ts
index fc7e6f0e..a25b4e13 100644
--- a/scripts/src/platform-infra-n8n.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/platform-infra-n8n.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { createHash, randomBytes } from "node:crypto";
-import { chmodSync, existsSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
-import { dirname, isAbsolute, join } from "node:path";
+import { createHash } from "node:crypto";
+import { existsSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { isAbsolute, join } from "node:path";
 import type { UniDeskConfig } from "./config";
 import { rootPath } from "./config";
 import { startJob } from "./jobs";
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ interface SecretMaterial {
   dbSourcePath: string;
   appSourceRef: string;
   appSourcePath: string;
-  action: "create" | "update" | "none";
+  action: "read";
   values: {
     dbUser: string;
     dbPassword: string;
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ function plan(options: CommonOptions): Record<string, unknown> {
     },
     next: {
       postgres: "bun scripts/cli.ts platform-db postgres apply --config config/platform-db/postgres-pk01.yaml --confirm",
+      secrets: "bun scripts/cli.ts secrets sync --config config/secrets-distribution.yaml --scope platform-infra --confirm",
       dryRun: `bun scripts/cli.ts platform-infra n8n apply --target ${target.id} --dry-run`,
       apply: `bun scripts/cli.ts platform-infra n8n apply --target ${target.id} --confirm`,
       status: `bun scripts/cli.ts platform-infra n8n status --target ${target.id}`,
@@ -303,6 +304,7 @@ async function apply(config: UniDeskConfig, options: ApplyOptions): Promise<Reco
     remote: parsed ?? compactCapture(result, { full: true }),
     pk01Caddy: caddy,
     next: {
+      secrets: "bun scripts/cli.ts secrets sync --config config/secrets-distribution.yaml --scope platform-infra --confirm",
       status: `bun scripts/cli.ts platform-infra n8n status --target ${target.id}`,
       validate: `bun scripts/cli.ts platform-infra n8n validate --target ${target.id}`,
     },
@@ -824,20 +826,17 @@ function prepareSecretMaterial(n8n: N8nConfig): SecretMaterial {
   if (dbUser !== n8n.runtime.database.user) throw new Error(`${n8n.runtime.database.sourceRef}.${n8n.runtime.database.sourceKeys.user} does not match n8n runtime.database.user`);
   if (dbName !== n8n.runtime.database.dbName) throw new Error(`${n8n.runtime.database.sourceRef}.${n8n.runtime.database.sourceKeys.dbName} does not match n8n runtime.database.dbName`);
   const appSourcePath = join(root, n8n.runtime.secrets.appSourceRef);
-  const existedBefore = existsSync(appSourcePath);
-  const existing = existedBefore ? parseEnvFile(readTextFile(appSourcePath)) : {};
-  const next = { ...existing };
+  if (!existsSync(appSourcePath)) throw new Error(`n8n app secret source ${redactRepoPath(appSourcePath)} is missing; run bun scripts/cli.ts secrets sync --config config/secrets-distribution.yaml --scope platform-infra --confirm first`);
+  const appValues = parseEnvFile(readTextFile(appSourcePath));
   const encryptionKeyName = n8n.runtime.secrets.encryptionKey;
-  if (next[encryptionKeyName] === undefined || next[encryptionKeyName].length === 0) next[encryptionKeyName] = randomBytes(32).toString("base64url");
-  const action = !existedBefore ? "create" : existing[encryptionKeyName] !== next[encryptionKeyName] ? "update" : "none";
-  if (action !== "none") writeEnvFile(appSourcePath, next);
-  const values = { dbUser, dbPassword, dbName, encryptionKey: next[encryptionKeyName] };
+  const encryptionKey = requiredEnvValue(appValues, encryptionKeyName, n8n.runtime.secrets.appSourceRef);
+  const values = { dbUser, dbPassword, dbName, encryptionKey };
   return {
     dbSourceRef: n8n.runtime.database.sourceRef,
     dbSourcePath: redactRepoPath(dbSourcePath),
     appSourceRef: n8n.runtime.secrets.appSourceRef,
     appSourcePath: redactRepoPath(appSourcePath),
-    action,
+    action: "read",
     values,
     fingerprint: fingerprintValues({ dbPassword, encryptionKey: values.encryptionKey }, ["dbPassword", "encryptionKey"]),
     valuesPrinted: false,
@@ -1063,18 +1062,6 @@ function unquoteEnvValue(value: string): string {
   return value;
 }
 
-function writeEnvFile(path: string, values: Record<string, string>): void {
-  mkdirSync(dirname(path), { recursive: true, mode: 0o700 });
-  const lines = Object.keys(values).sort().map((key) => `${key}=${quoteEnv(values[key])}`);
-  writeFileSync(path, `${lines.join("\n")}\n`, { encoding: "utf8", mode: 0o600 });
-  chmodSync(path, 0o600);
-}
-
-function quoteEnv(value: string): string {
-  if (/^[A-Za-z0-9_./:@%?&=+-]+$/u.test(value)) return value;
-  return `'${value.replaceAll("'", "'\"'\"'")}'`;
-}
-
 function requiredEnvValue(values: Record<string, string>, key: string, sourceRef: string): string {
   const value = values[key];
   if (value === undefined || value.length === 0) throw new Error(`${sourceRef} is missing required key ${key}`);
diff --git a/scripts/src/secrets.ts b/scripts/src/secrets.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..16087921
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/src/secrets.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,826 @@
+import { randomBytes } from "node:crypto";
+import { chmodSync, existsSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { dirname, isAbsolute, join } from "node:path";
+import type { UniDeskConfig } from "./config";
+import { rootPath } from "./config";
+import { startJob } from "./jobs";
+import type { SshCaptureResult } from "./ssh";
+import { capture, fingerprintValues, parseJsonOutput } from "./platform-infra-public-service";
+
+const defaultConfigPath = "config/secrets-distribution.yaml";
+const fieldManager = "unidesk-secret-distribution";
+
+interface SecretsOptions {
+  configPath: string;
+  scope: string | null;
+  targetId: string | null;
+  confirm: boolean;
+  dryRun: boolean;
+  wait: boolean;
+  full: boolean;
+  raw: boolean;
+}
+
+interface SecretDistributionConfig {
+  configPath: string;
+  version: number;
+  kind: "unidesk-secret-distribution";
+  metadata: { id: string; owner: string; relatedIssues: number[] };
+  sources: { root: string; files: SourceFileConfig[] };
+  targets: DistributionTarget[];
+  kubernetesSecrets: KubernetesSecretConfig[];
+}
+
+interface SourceFileConfig {
+  sourceRef: string;
+  type: "env";
+  requiredKeys: string[];
+  createIfMissing: {
+    enabled: boolean;
+    values: Record<string, string>;
+    randomHex: Record<string, number>;
+    randomBase64Url: Record<string, { bytes: number; prefix: string }>;
+  };
+}
+
+interface DistributionTarget {
+  id: string;
+  route: string;
+  namespace: string;
+  scope: string;
+  enabled: boolean;
+}
+
+interface KubernetesSecretConfig {
+  name: string;
+  targetId: string;
+  secretName: string;
+  type: "Opaque";
+  data: SecretDataMapping[];
+}
+
+interface SecretDataMapping {
+  sourceRef: string;
+  sourceKey: string;
+  targetKey: string;
+}
+
+interface SourceMaterial {
+  sourceRef: string;
+  sourcePath: string;
+  exists: boolean;
+  requiredKeys: string[];
+  presentKeys: string[];
+  missingKeys: string[];
+  action: "none" | "create" | "update" | "blocked";
+  generatedKeys: string[];
+  unmaterializedGeneratedKeys: string[];
+  values: Record<string, string>;
+  fingerprint: string | null;
+}
+
+interface SourceInspection {
+  ok: boolean;
+  root: string;
+  entries: Array<Record<string, unknown>>;
+  materials: Map<string, SourceMaterial>;
+}
+
+interface DesiredSecret {
+  name: string;
+  target: DistributionTarget;
+  secretName: string;
+  type: "Opaque";
+  data: Record<string, string>;
+  keySources: Array<{ sourceRef: string; sourceKey: string; targetKey: string }>;
+  missingKeys: Array<{ sourceRef: string; sourceKey: string; targetKey: string }>;
+  pendingGeneratedKeys: string[];
+  fingerprint: string | null;
+}
+
+export function secretsHelp(): Record<string, unknown> {
+  return {
+    command: "secrets plan|sync|status",
+    output: "json",
+    usage: [
+      "bun scripts/cli.ts secrets plan --config config/secrets-distribution.yaml --scope platform-infra",
+      "bun scripts/cli.ts secrets sync --config config/secrets-distribution.yaml --scope platform-infra --confirm",
+      "bun scripts/cli.ts secrets status --config config/secrets-distribution.yaml --scope platform-infra",
+    ],
+    configTruth: defaultConfigPath,
+    secretPolicy: "Secret values are never printed or reverse-engineered from runtime. YAML sourceRef files are the authority; sync only pushes declared keys to declared Kubernetes Secret keys.",
+  };
+}
+
+export async function runSecretsCommand(config: UniDeskConfig, args: string[]): Promise<Record<string, unknown>> {
+  const [action = "plan"] = args;
+  if (action === "help" || action === "--help" || action === "-h") return secretsHelp();
+  if (action === "plan") return plan(parseOptions(args.slice(1)));
+  if (action === "sync") return await sync(config, parseOptions(args.slice(1)));
+  if (action === "status") return await status(config, parseOptions(args.slice(1)));
+  return { ok: false, error: "unsupported-secrets-command", args, help: secretsHelp() };
+}
+
+function parseOptions(args: string[]): SecretsOptions {
+  let configPath = defaultConfigPath;
+  let scope: string | null = null;
+  let targetId: string | null = null;
+  let confirm = false;
+  let dryRun = false;
+  let wait = false;
+  let full = false;
+  let raw = false;
+  for (let index = 0; index < args.length; index += 1) {
+    const arg = args[index];
+    if (arg === "--config") {
+      configPath = readOptionValue(args, index, "--config");
+      index += 1;
+    } else if (arg.startsWith("--config=")) {
+      configPath = arg.slice("--config=".length);
+    } else if (arg === "--scope") {
+      scope = simpleId(readOptionValue(args, index, "--scope"), "--scope");
+      index += 1;
+    } else if (arg.startsWith("--scope=")) {
+      scope = simpleId(arg.slice("--scope=".length), "--scope");
+    } else if (arg === "--target") {
+      targetId = simpleId(readOptionValue(args, index, "--target"), "--target");
+      index += 1;
+    } else if (arg.startsWith("--target=")) {
+      targetId = simpleId(arg.slice("--target=".length), "--target");
+    } else if (arg === "--confirm") {
+      confirm = true;
+    } else if (arg === "--dry-run") {
+      dryRun = true;
+    } else if (arg === "--wait") {
+      wait = true;
+    } else if (arg === "--full") {
+      full = true;
+    } else if (arg === "--raw") {
+      raw = true;
+      full = true;
+    } else {
+      throw new Error(`unsupported secrets option: ${arg}`);
+    }
+  }
+  if (confirm && dryRun) throw new Error("secrets sync accepts only one of --confirm or --dry-run");
+  return { configPath, scope, targetId, confirm, dryRun, wait, full, raw };
+}
+
+function plan(options: SecretsOptions): Record<string, unknown> {
+  const distribution = readSecretDistributionConfig(options.configPath);
+  const sources = inspectSources(distribution, false);
+  const desired = desiredSecrets(distribution, options, sources);
+  return {
+    ok: sources.ok && desired.every((secret) => secret.missingKeys.length === 0),
+    action: "secrets-plan",
+    mutation: false,
+    config: configSummary(distribution, options),
+    localSources: sourceSummary(sources),
+    desiredSecrets: desired.map(desiredSecretSummary),
+    policy: {
+      sourceAuthority: "local YAML-declared sourceRef files under sources.root",
+      runtimeReverseEngineering: false,
+      valuesPrinted: false,
+    },
+    next: {
+      sync: `bun scripts/cli.ts secrets sync --config ${distribution.configPath}${options.scope === null ? "" : ` --scope ${options.scope}`}${options.targetId === null ? "" : ` --target ${options.targetId}`} --confirm`,
+      status: `bun scripts/cli.ts secrets status --config ${distribution.configPath}${options.scope === null ? "" : ` --scope ${options.scope}`}${options.targetId === null ? "" : ` --target ${options.targetId}`}`,
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+async function sync(config: UniDeskConfig, options: SecretsOptions): Promise<Record<string, unknown>> {
+  const distribution = readSecretDistributionConfig(options.configPath);
+  if (!options.confirm || options.dryRun) {
+    const planned = plan(options);
+    return { ...planned, action: "secrets-sync", mode: "dry-run", mutation: false };
+  }
+  if (!options.wait) {
+    const jobArgs = ["bun", "scripts/cli.ts", "secrets", "sync", "--config", distribution.configPath, "--confirm", "--wait"];
+    if (options.scope !== null) jobArgs.push("--scope", options.scope);
+    if (options.targetId !== null) jobArgs.push("--target", options.targetId);
+    const job = startJob("secrets_sync", jobArgs, "Sync YAML-declared local secret source keys into declared Kubernetes Secrets without printing values");
+    return {
+      ok: true,
+      action: "secrets-sync",
+      mode: "async-job",
+      mutation: true,
+      config: configSummary(distribution, options),
+      job,
+      statusCommand: `bun scripts/cli.ts job status ${job.id} --tail-bytes 12000`,
+    };
+  }
+  const sources = inspectSources(distribution, true);
+  if (!sources.ok) return { ok: false, action: "secrets-sync", mode: "blocked-local-sources", mutation: true, config: configSummary(distribution, options), localSources: sourceSummary(sources) };
+  const desired = desiredSecrets(distribution, options, sources);
+  const missing = desired.flatMap((secret) => secret.missingKeys);
+  if (missing.length > 0) {
+    return { ok: false, action: "secrets-sync", mode: "blocked-missing-secret-data", mutation: true, config: configSummary(distribution, options), localSources: sourceSummary(sources), missing, valuesPrinted: false };
+  }
+  const perTarget = await Promise.all(groupDesiredSecretsByTarget(desired).map(async (group) => await applyTargetSecrets(config, group.target, group.secrets, options)));
+  return {
+    ok: perTarget.every((item) => item.ok === true),
+    action: "secrets-sync",
+    mode: "confirmed",
+    mutation: true,
+    config: configSummary(distribution, options),
+    localSources: sourceSummary(sources),
+    desiredSecrets: desired.map(desiredSecretSummary),
+    targets: perTarget,
+    valuesPrinted: false,
+  };
+}
+
+async function status(config: UniDeskConfig, options: SecretsOptions): Promise<Record<string, unknown>> {
+  const distribution = readSecretDistributionConfig(options.configPath);
+  const sources = inspectSources(distribution, false);
+  const desired = desiredSecrets(distribution, options, sources);
+  const perTarget = await Promise.all(groupDesiredSecretsByTarget(desired).map(async (group) => await statusTargetSecrets(config, group.target, group.secrets, options)));
+  return {
+    ok: perTarget.every((item) => item.ok === true),
+    action: "secrets-status",
+    mutation: false,
+    config: configSummary(distribution, options),
+    localSources: sourceSummary(sources),
+    desiredSecrets: desired.map(desiredSecretSummary),
+    targets: perTarget,
+    valuesPrinted: false,
+  };
+}
+
+function readSecretDistributionConfig(pathArg: string): SecretDistributionConfig {
+  const configPath = resolveConfigPath(pathArg);
+  const label = displayConfigPath(pathArg);
+  const root = asRecord(Bun.YAML.parse(readFileSync(configPath, "utf8")) as unknown, label);
+  const version = integerField(root, "version", label);
+  const kind = stringField(root, "kind", label);
+  if (kind !== "unidesk-secret-distribution") throw new Error(`${label}.kind must be unidesk-secret-distribution`);
+  const metadata = objectField(root, "metadata", label);
+  const sources = objectField(root, "sources", label);
+  const config: SecretDistributionConfig = {
+    configPath: label,
+    version,
+    kind,
+    metadata: {
+      id: stringField(metadata, "id", `${label}.metadata`),
+      owner: stringField(metadata, "owner", `${label}.metadata`),
+      relatedIssues: numberArrayField(metadata, "relatedIssues", `${label}.metadata`),
+    },
+    sources: {
+      root: stringField(sources, "root", `${label}.sources`),
+      files: arrayOfRecords(sources.files, `${label}.sources.files`).map((item, index) => parseSourceFile(item, `${label}.sources.files[${index}]`)),
+    },
+    targets: arrayOfRecords(root.targets, `${label}.targets`).map((item, index) => parseTarget(item, `${label}.targets[${index}]`)),
+    kubernetesSecrets: arrayOfRecords(root.kubernetesSecrets, `${label}.kubernetesSecrets`).map((item, index) => parseKubernetesSecret(item, `${label}.kubernetesSecrets[${index}]`)),
+  };
+  validateDistributionConfig(config);
+  return config;
+}
+
+function parseSourceFile(record: Record<string, unknown>, path: string): SourceFileConfig {
+  const type = stringField(record, "type", path);
+  if (type !== "env") throw new Error(`${path}.type must be env`);
+  const createRaw = record.createIfMissing === undefined ? {} : objectField(record, "createIfMissing", path);
+  const randomBase64UrlRaw = createRaw.randomBase64Url === undefined ? {} : objectField(createRaw, "randomBase64Url", `${path}.createIfMissing`);
+  return {
+    sourceRef: sourceRefField(record, "sourceRef", path),
+    type,
+    requiredKeys: stringArrayField(record, "requiredKeys", path).map((key, index) => envKeyValue(key, `${path}.requiredKeys[${index}]`)),
+    createIfMissing: {
+      enabled: createRaw.enabled === undefined ? false : booleanField(createRaw, "enabled", `${path}.createIfMissing`),
+      values: createRaw.values === undefined ? {} : stringMapField(createRaw, "values", `${path}.createIfMissing`),
+      randomHex: createRaw.randomHex === undefined ? {} : numberMapField(createRaw, "randomHex", `${path}.createIfMissing`),
+      randomBase64Url: Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(randomBase64UrlRaw).map(([key, value]) => [envKeyValue(key, `${path}.createIfMissing.randomBase64Url`), randomBase64UrlSpec(value, `${path}.createIfMissing.randomBase64Url.${key}`)])),
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+function parseTarget(record: Record<string, unknown>, path: string): DistributionTarget {
+  return {
+    id: simpleId(stringField(record, "id", path), `${path}.id`),
+    route: stringField(record, "route", path),
+    namespace: kubernetesNameField(record, "namespace", path),
+    scope: simpleId(stringField(record, "scope", path), `${path}.scope`),
+    enabled: booleanField(record, "enabled", path),
+  };
+}
+
+function parseKubernetesSecret(record: Record<string, unknown>, path: string): KubernetesSecretConfig {
+  const type = stringField(record, "type", path);
+  if (type !== "Opaque") throw new Error(`${path}.type must be Opaque`);
+  return {
+    name: simpleId(stringField(record, "name", path), `${path}.name`),
+    targetId: simpleId(stringField(record, "targetId", path), `${path}.targetId`),
+    secretName: kubernetesNameField(record, "secretName", path),
+    type,
+    data: arrayOfRecords(record.data, `${path}.data`).map((item, index) => ({
+      sourceRef: sourceRefField(item, "sourceRef", `${path}.data[${index}]`),
+      sourceKey: envKeyField(item, "sourceKey", `${path}.data[${index}]`),
+      targetKey: kubernetesSecretKeyField(item, "targetKey", `${path}.data[${index}]`),
+    })),
+  };
+}
+
+function validateDistributionConfig(config: SecretDistributionConfig): void {
+  if (config.sources.files.length === 0) throw new Error(`${config.configPath}.sources.files must not be empty`);
+  if (config.targets.length === 0) throw new Error(`${config.configPath}.targets must not be empty`);
+  const sources = new Map(config.sources.files.map((item) => [item.sourceRef, item]));
+  const targets = new Set(config.targets.map((item) => item.id));
+  const targetSecrets = new Set<string>();
+  for (const secret of config.kubernetesSecrets) {
+    if (!targets.has(secret.targetId)) throw new Error(`${config.configPath}.kubernetesSecrets.${secret.name}.targetId is not declared in targets`);
+    const secretIdentity = `${secret.targetId}/${secret.secretName}`;
+    if (targetSecrets.has(secretIdentity)) throw new Error(`${config.configPath} declares duplicate target Secret ${secretIdentity}`);
+    targetSecrets.add(secretIdentity);
+    const targetKeys = new Set<string>();
+    for (const item of secret.data) {
+      const source = sources.get(item.sourceRef);
+      if (source === undefined) throw new Error(`${config.configPath}.kubernetesSecrets.${secret.name} references undeclared sourceRef ${item.sourceRef}`);
+      if (!source.requiredKeys.includes(item.sourceKey)) throw new Error(`${config.configPath}.kubernetesSecrets.${secret.name} maps ${item.sourceRef}.${item.sourceKey}, but that key is not listed in sources.files.requiredKeys`);
+      if (targetKeys.has(item.targetKey)) throw new Error(`${config.configPath}.kubernetesSecrets.${secret.name} maps duplicate target key ${item.targetKey}`);
+      targetKeys.add(item.targetKey);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function inspectSources(config: SecretDistributionConfig, materialize: boolean): SourceInspection {
+  const root = secretRoot(config);
+  const materials = new Map<string, SourceMaterial>();
+  const entries = config.sources.files.map((source) => {
+    const sourcePath = join(root, source.sourceRef);
+    const exists = existsSync(sourcePath);
+    const existing = exists ? parseEnvFile(readFileSync(sourcePath, "utf8")) : {};
+    const next = { ...existing };
+    const generatedKeys: string[] = [];
+    const unmaterializedGeneratedKeys: string[] = [];
+    if (source.createIfMissing.enabled) {
+      for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(source.createIfMissing.values)) {
+        if (next[key] === undefined || next[key].length === 0) {
+          next[key] = value;
+          generatedKeys.push(key);
+        }
+      }
+      for (const [key, bytes] of Object.entries(source.createIfMissing.randomHex)) {
+        if (next[key] === undefined || next[key].length === 0) {
+          next[key] = materialize ? randomBytes(bytes).toString("hex") : `<generated:${key}>`;
+          generatedKeys.push(key);
+          if (!materialize) unmaterializedGeneratedKeys.push(key);
+        }
+      }
+      for (const [key, spec] of Object.entries(source.createIfMissing.randomBase64Url)) {
+        if (next[key] === undefined || next[key].length === 0) {
+          next[key] = materialize ? `${spec.prefix}${randomBytes(spec.bytes).toString("base64url")}` : `<generated:${key}>`;
+          generatedKeys.push(key);
+          if (!materialize) unmaterializedGeneratedKeys.push(key);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    const missingBefore = source.requiredKeys.filter((key) => existing[key] === undefined || existing[key].length === 0);
+    const missingKeys = source.requiredKeys.filter((key) => next[key] === undefined || next[key].length === 0);
+    const action = missingKeys.length > 0 ? "blocked" : !exists ? "create" : missingBefore.length > 0 ? "update" : "none";
+    if (materialize && action !== "blocked" && (action === "create" || action === "update")) writeEnvFile(sourcePath, next);
+    const material: SourceMaterial = {
+      sourceRef: source.sourceRef,
+      sourcePath,
+      exists,
+      requiredKeys: source.requiredKeys,
+      presentKeys: source.requiredKeys.filter((key) => next[key] !== undefined && next[key].length > 0),
+      missingKeys,
+      action,
+      generatedKeys,
+      unmaterializedGeneratedKeys,
+      values: next,
+      fingerprint: missingKeys.length === 0 && unmaterializedGeneratedKeys.length === 0 ? fingerprintValues(next, source.requiredKeys) : null,
+    };
+    materials.set(source.sourceRef, material);
+    return {
+      sourceRef: source.sourceRef,
+      sourcePath: redactRepoPath(sourcePath),
+      exists,
+      requiredKeys: source.requiredKeys,
+      presentKeys: material.presentKeys,
+      missingKeys,
+      action,
+      generatedKeys,
+      unmaterializedGeneratedKeys,
+      fingerprint: material.fingerprint,
+      valuesPrinted: false,
+    };
+  });
+  return {
+    ok: entries.every((entry) => (entry.missingKeys as string[]).length === 0),
+    root: redactRepoPath(root),
+    entries,
+    materials,
+  };
+}
+
+function desiredSecrets(config: SecretDistributionConfig, options: SecretsOptions, sources: SourceInspection): DesiredSecret[] {
+  const targets = new Map(config.targets.map((target) => [target.id, target]));
+  return config.kubernetesSecrets
+    .map((secret) => ({ secret, target: targets.get(secret.targetId) }))
+    .filter((item): item is { secret: KubernetesSecretConfig; target: DistributionTarget } => item.target !== undefined && item.target.enabled)
+    .filter(({ target }) => options.scope === null || target.scope === options.scope)
+    .filter(({ target }) => options.targetId === null || target.id === options.targetId)
+    .map(({ secret, target }) => {
+      const data: Record<string, string> = {};
+      const missingKeys: DesiredSecret["missingKeys"] = [];
+      const pendingGeneratedKeys: string[] = [];
+      for (const item of secret.data) {
+        const source = sources.materials.get(item.sourceRef);
+        const value = source?.values[item.sourceKey];
+        if (value === undefined || value.length === 0) {
+          missingKeys.push({ sourceRef: item.sourceRef, sourceKey: item.sourceKey, targetKey: item.targetKey });
+        } else {
+          data[item.targetKey] = value;
+        }
+        if (source?.unmaterializedGeneratedKeys.includes(item.sourceKey) === true) pendingGeneratedKeys.push(item.targetKey);
+      }
+      const keys = Object.keys(data);
+      return {
+        name: secret.name,
+        target,
+        secretName: secret.secretName,
+        type: secret.type,
+        data,
+        keySources: secret.data,
+        missingKeys,
+        pendingGeneratedKeys,
+        fingerprint: missingKeys.length === 0 && pendingGeneratedKeys.length === 0 ? fingerprintValues(data, keys) : null,
+      };
+    });
+}
+
+async function applyTargetSecrets(config: UniDeskConfig, target: DistributionTarget, secrets: DesiredSecret[], options: SecretsOptions): Promise<Record<string, unknown>> {
+  if (secrets.length === 0) return { ok: true, target: targetSummary(target), mode: "skipped-no-secrets" };
+  const yaml = renderSecretManifest(target, secrets);
+  const result = await capture(config, target.route, ["script"], applySecretScript(target, secrets, yaml));
+  const parsed = parseJsonOutput(result.stdout);
+  return {
+    ok: result.exitCode === 0 && boolField(parsed, "ok", false),
+    target: targetSummary(target),
+    summary: parsed,
+    remote: secretCaptureSummary(result),
+    ...(options.raw ? { rawCaptureOmitted: true, rawPolicy: "Secret distribution never returns raw SSH capture because remote output can contain credential-bearing diagnostics." } : {}),
+  };
+}
+
+async function statusTargetSecrets(config: UniDeskConfig, target: DistributionTarget, secrets: DesiredSecret[], options: SecretsOptions): Promise<Record<string, unknown>> {
+  const result = await capture(config, target.route, ["script"], statusSecretScript(target, secrets));
+  const parsed = parseJsonOutput(result.stdout);
+  return {
+    ok: result.exitCode === 0 && boolField(parsed, "ok", false),
+    target: targetSummary(target),
+    summary: parsed,
+    remote: secretCaptureSummary(result),
+    ...(options.raw ? { rawCaptureOmitted: true, rawPolicy: "Secret distribution never returns raw SSH capture because remote output can contain credential-bearing diagnostics." } : {}),
+  };
+}
+
+function secretCaptureSummary(result: SshCaptureResult): Record<string, unknown> {
+  return {
+    exitCode: result.exitCode,
+    stdoutBytes: Buffer.byteLength(result.stdout, "utf8"),
+    stderrBytes: Buffer.byteLength(result.stderr, "utf8"),
+    stdoutTailOmitted: true,
+    stderrTailOmitted: true,
+    valuesPrinted: false,
+  };
+}
+
+function renderSecretManifest(target: DistributionTarget, secrets: DesiredSecret[]): string {
+  return secrets.map((secret) => `apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: ${secret.secretName}
+  namespace: ${target.namespace}
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: unidesk
+    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: ${target.scope}
+type: ${secret.type}
+data:
+${Object.entries(secret.data).sort(([a], [b]) => a.localeCompare(b)).map(([key, value]) => `  ${key}: ${Buffer.from(value, "utf8").toString("base64")}`).join("\n")}
+`).join("---\n");
+}
+
+function applySecretScript(target: DistributionTarget, secrets: DesiredSecret[], yaml: string): string {
+  const manifestB64 = Buffer.from(yaml, "utf8").toString("base64");
+  const summaryB64 = Buffer.from(JSON.stringify(secrets.map(remoteSecretSummary)), "utf8").toString("base64");
+  return `
+set -u
+tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
+trap 'rm -rf "$tmp"' EXIT
+manifest="$tmp/secrets.yaml"
+printf '%s' '${manifestB64}' | base64 -d >"$manifest"
+kubectl create namespace ${target.namespace} --dry-run=client -o yaml | kubectl apply --server-side --force-conflicts --field-manager=${fieldManager} -f - >"$tmp/ns.out" 2>"$tmp/ns.err"
+ns_rc=$?
+if [ "$ns_rc" -eq 0 ]; then
+  kubectl apply --server-side --force-conflicts --field-manager=${fieldManager} -f "$manifest" >"$tmp/apply.out" 2>"$tmp/apply.err"
+  apply_rc=$?
+else
+  : >"$tmp/apply.out"
+  printf '%s\\n' 'skipped because namespace sync failed' >"$tmp/apply.err"
+  apply_rc=1
+fi
+python3 - "$ns_rc" "$apply_rc" "$tmp/ns.out" "$tmp/ns.err" "$tmp/apply.out" "$tmp/apply.err" <<'PY'
+import base64, json, sys
+ns_rc, apply_rc = int(sys.argv[1]), int(sys.argv[2])
+def text(path, limit=5000):
+    try:
+        return open(path, encoding="utf-8", errors="replace").read()[-limit:]
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        return ""
+payload = {
+    "ok": ns_rc == 0 and apply_rc == 0,
+    "namespace": "${target.namespace}",
+    "secrets": json.loads(base64.b64decode("${summaryB64}").decode("utf-8")),
+    "valuesPrinted": False,
+    "steps": {
+        "namespace": {"exitCode": ns_rc, "stdout": text(sys.argv[3]), "stderr": text(sys.argv[4])},
+        "apply": {"exitCode": apply_rc, "stdout": text(sys.argv[5]), "stderr": text(sys.argv[6])},
+    },
+}
+print(json.dumps(payload, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))
+sys.exit(0 if payload["ok"] else 1)
+PY
+`;
+}
+
+function statusSecretScript(target: DistributionTarget, secrets: DesiredSecret[]): string {
+  const summaryB64 = Buffer.from(JSON.stringify(secrets.map(remoteSecretSummary)), "utf8").toString("base64");
+  const commands = secrets.map((secret, index) => [
+    `kubectl -n ${target.namespace} get secret ${secret.secretName} -o json >"$tmp/secret.${index}.json" 2>"$tmp/secret.${index}.err"`,
+    `printf '%s' "$?" >"$tmp/secret.${index}.rc"`,
+  ].join("\n")).join("\n");
+  return `
+set -u
+tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
+trap 'rm -rf "$tmp"' EXIT
+${commands}
+python3 - "$tmp" <<'PY'
+import base64, json, os, sys
+tmp = sys.argv[1]
+expected = json.loads(base64.b64decode("${summaryB64}").decode("utf-8"))
+items = []
+ok = True
+for index, item in enumerate(expected):
+    try:
+        rc = int(open(os.path.join(tmp, f"secret.{index}.rc"), encoding="utf-8").read() or "1")
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        rc = 1
+    try:
+        observed = json.load(open(os.path.join(tmp, f"secret.{index}.json"), encoding="utf-8"))
+    except Exception:
+        observed = None
+    data = (observed or {}).get("data") or {}
+    observed_keys = sorted(data.keys())
+    expected_keys = item.get("keys") or []
+    missing = [key for key in expected_keys if key not in observed_keys]
+    exists = rc == 0
+    item_ok = exists and len(missing) == 0
+    ok = ok and item_ok
+    items.append({
+        "name": item.get("name"),
+        "secretName": item.get("secretName"),
+        "exists": exists,
+        "keys": observed_keys,
+        "expectedKeys": expected_keys,
+        "missingKeys": missing,
+        "ok": item_ok,
+        "valuesPrinted": False,
+    })
+payload = {"ok": ok, "namespace": "${target.namespace}", "secrets": items, "valuesPrinted": False}
+print(json.dumps(payload, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))
+sys.exit(0 if ok else 1)
+PY
+`;
+}
+
+function groupDesiredSecretsByTarget(secrets: DesiredSecret[]): Array<{ target: DistributionTarget; secrets: DesiredSecret[] }> {
+  const groups = new Map<string, { target: DistributionTarget; secrets: DesiredSecret[] }>();
+  for (const secret of secrets) {
+    const existing = groups.get(secret.target.id);
+    if (existing === undefined) groups.set(secret.target.id, { target: secret.target, secrets: [secret] });
+    else existing.secrets.push(secret);
+  }
+  return Array.from(groups.values());
+}
+
+function configSummary(config: SecretDistributionConfig, options: SecretsOptions): Record<string, unknown> {
+  return {
+    path: config.configPath,
+    metadata: config.metadata,
+    root: redactRepoPath(secretRoot(config)),
+    scope: options.scope,
+    targetId: options.targetId,
+    sources: config.sources.files.map((item) => ({ sourceRef: item.sourceRef, requiredKeys: item.requiredKeys, createIfMissing: item.createIfMissing.enabled })),
+    targets: config.targets.filter((target) => (options.scope === null || target.scope === options.scope) && (options.targetId === null || target.id === options.targetId)).map(targetSummary),
+    valuesPrinted: false,
+  };
+}
+
+function sourceSummary(sources: SourceInspection): Record<string, unknown> {
+  return { ok: sources.ok, root: sources.root, entries: sources.entries, valuesPrinted: false };
+}
+
+function desiredSecretSummary(secret: DesiredSecret): Record<string, unknown> {
+  return {
+    name: secret.name,
+    target: targetSummary(secret.target),
+    secretName: secret.secretName,
+    keys: Object.keys(secret.data).sort(),
+    keySources: secret.keySources,
+    missingKeys: secret.missingKeys,
+    pendingGeneratedKeys: secret.pendingGeneratedKeys,
+    fingerprint: secret.fingerprint,
+    valuesPrinted: false,
+  };
+}
+
+function remoteSecretSummary(secret: DesiredSecret): Record<string, unknown> {
+  return {
+    name: secret.name,
+    secretName: secret.secretName,
+    keys: Object.keys(secret.data).sort(),
+    fingerprint: secret.fingerprint,
+    valuesPrinted: false,
+  };
+}
+
+function targetSummary(target: DistributionTarget): Record<string, unknown> {
+  return { id: target.id, route: target.route, namespace: target.namespace, scope: target.scope };
+}
+
+function readOptionValue(args: string[], index: number, option: string): string {
+  const value = args[index + 1];
+  if (value === undefined || value.length === 0 || value.startsWith("--")) throw new Error(`${option} requires a value`);
+  return value;
+}
+
+function resolveConfigPath(pathArg: string): string {
+  if (pathArg.startsWith("/") || pathArg.includes("\0")) throw new Error("--config must be a repo-relative YAML path");
+  if (pathArg.includes("..")) throw new Error("--config must not contain ..");
+  return rootPath(pathArg);
+}
+
+function displayConfigPath(pathArg: string): string {
+  if (pathArg.startsWith("/") || pathArg.includes("..")) throw new Error("--config must be a repo-relative YAML path without ..");
+  return pathArg;
+}
+
+function secretRoot(config: SecretDistributionConfig): string {
+  const root = config.sources.root;
+  return isAbsolute(root) ? root : rootPath(root);
+}
+
+function parseEnvFile(text: string): Record<string, string> {
+  const result: Record<string, string> = {};
+  for (const rawLine of text.split(/\r?\n/u)) {
+    const line = rawLine.trim();
+    if (line.length === 0 || line.startsWith("#")) continue;
+    const eq = line.indexOf("=");
+    if (eq <= 0) continue;
+    const key = line.slice(0, eq).trim();
+    if (!/^[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*$/u.test(key)) continue;
+    result[key] = unquoteEnvValue(line.slice(eq + 1).trim());
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+function unquoteEnvValue(value: string): string {
+  if ((value.startsWith("'") && value.endsWith("'")) || (value.startsWith("\"") && value.endsWith("\""))) return value.slice(1, -1);
+  return value;
+}
+
+function writeEnvFile(path: string, values: Record<string, string>): void {
+  mkdirSync(dirname(path), { recursive: true, mode: 0o700 });
+  const lines = Object.keys(values).sort().map((key) => `${key}=${quoteEnv(values[key])}`);
+  writeFileSync(path, `${lines.join("\n")}\n`, { encoding: "utf8", mode: 0o600 });
+  chmodSync(path, 0o600);
+}
+
+function quoteEnv(value: string): string {
+  if (/^[A-Za-z0-9_./:@%?&=+-]+$/u.test(value)) return value;
+  return `'${value.replaceAll("'", "'\"'\"'")}'`;
+}
+
+function redactRepoPath(path: string): string {
+  const root = rootPath();
+  return path.startsWith(`${root}/`) ? path.slice(root.length + 1) : path;
+}
+
+function boolField(value: Record<string, unknown> | null, key: string, fallback: boolean): boolean {
+  return typeof value?.[key] === "boolean" ? value[key] : fallback;
+}
+
+function asRecord(value: unknown, path: string): Record<string, unknown> {
+  if (typeof value !== "object" || value === null || Array.isArray(value)) throw new Error(`${path} must be a YAML object`);
+  return value as Record<string, unknown>;
+}
+
+function objectField(obj: Record<string, unknown>, key: string, path: string): Record<string, unknown> {
+  return asRecord(obj[key], `${path}.${key}`);
+}
+
+function arrayOfRecords(value: unknown, path: string): Record<string, unknown>[] {
+  if (!Array.isArray(value)) throw new Error(`${path} must be an array`);
+  return value.map((item, index) => asRecord(item, `${path}[${index}]`));
+}
+
+function stringField(obj: Record<string, unknown>, key: string, path: string): string {
+  const value = obj[key];
+  if (typeof value !== "string" || value.trim().length === 0) throw new Error(`${path}.${key} must be a non-empty string`);
+  return value.trim();
+}
+
+function integerField(obj: Record<string, unknown>, key: string, path: string): number {
+  const value = obj[key];
+  if (typeof value !== "number" || !Number.isInteger(value)) throw new Error(`${path}.${key} must be an integer`);
+  return value;
+}
+
+function booleanField(obj: Record<string, unknown>, key: string, path: string): boolean {
+  const value = obj[key];
+  if (typeof value !== "boolean") throw new Error(`${path}.${key} must be a boolean`);
+  return value;
+}
+
+function stringArrayField(obj: Record<string, unknown>, key: string, path: string): string[] {
+  const value = obj[key];
+  if (!Array.isArray(value) || value.some((item) => typeof item !== "string" || item.trim().length === 0)) throw new Error(`${path}.${key} must be a string array`);
+  return value.map((item) => (item as string).trim());
+}
+
+function numberArrayField(obj: Record<string, unknown>, key: string, path: string): number[] {
+  const value = obj[key];
+  if (!Array.isArray(value) || value.some((item) => typeof item !== "number" || !Number.isInteger(item))) throw new Error(`${path}.${key} must be an integer array`);
+  return value as number[];
+}
+
+function stringMapField(obj: Record<string, unknown>, key: string, path: string): Record<string, string> {
+  const record = objectField(obj, key, path);
+  const result: Record<string, string> = {};
+  for (const [itemKey, itemValue] of Object.entries(record)) {
+    result[envKeyValue(itemKey, `${path}.${key}`)] = stringValue(itemValue, `${path}.${key}.${itemKey}`);
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+function numberMapField(obj: Record<string, unknown>, key: string, path: string): Record<string, number> {
+  const record = objectField(obj, key, path);
+  const result: Record<string, number> = {};
+  for (const [itemKey, itemValue] of Object.entries(record)) {
+    result[envKeyValue(itemKey, `${path}.${key}`)] = randomByteCount(itemValue, `${path}.${key}.${itemKey}`);
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+function randomBase64UrlSpec(value: unknown, path: string): { bytes: number; prefix: string } {
+  const record = asRecord(value, path);
+  return {
+    bytes: randomByteCount(record.bytes, `${path}.bytes`),
+    prefix: record.prefix === undefined ? "" : stringValue(record.prefix, `${path}.prefix`),
+  };
+}
+
+function stringValue(value: unknown, path: string): string {
+  if (typeof value !== "string") throw new Error(`${path} must be a string`);
+  return value;
+}
+
+function randomByteCount(value: unknown, path: string): number {
+  if (typeof value !== "number" || !Number.isInteger(value) || value < 16 || value > 128) throw new Error(`${path} must be an integer in 16..128`);
+  return value;
+}
+
+function sourceRefField(obj: Record<string, unknown>, key: string, path: string): string {
+  const value = stringField(obj, key, path);
+  if (value.startsWith("/") || value.includes("..") || value.includes("\0") || !/^[A-Za-z0-9_./-]+$/u.test(value)) throw new Error(`${path}.${key} must be a relative source ref without ..`);
+  return value;
+}
+
+function envKeyField(obj: Record<string, unknown>, key: string, path: string): string {
+  return envKeyValue(stringField(obj, key, path), `${path}.${key}`);
+}
+
+function envKeyValue(value: string, path: string): string {
+  if (!/^[A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*$/u.test(value)) throw new Error(`${path} must be an uppercase env key`);
+  return value;
+}
+
+function kubernetesNameField(obj: Record<string, unknown>, key: string, path: string): string {
+  const value = stringField(obj, key, path);
+  if (!/^[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?$/u.test(value)) throw new Error(`${path}.${key} must be a Kubernetes name`);
+  return value;
+}
+
+function kubernetesSecretKeyField(obj: Record<string, unknown>, key: string, path: string): string {
+  const value = stringField(obj, key, path);
+  if (!/^[A-Za-z0-9._-]+$/u.test(value)) throw new Error(`${path}.${key} must be a Kubernetes Secret key`);
+  return value;
+}
+
+function simpleId(value: string, path: string): string {
+  if (!/^[A-Za-z0-9._-]+$/u.test(value)) throw new Error(`${path} must be a simple id`);
+  return value;
+}