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API Credential Rotation

Category: Security  ·  Sub-category: identity-access  ·  Last updated:
type:integration
Store, scope, and rotate integration credentials so a leak is survivable and rotation does not cause an outage. Use when managing keys for external services.
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From the source SKILL.md

Integration credentials are long-lived, broadly scoped, and shared between systems, which makes them the most commonly leaked secret and the most disruptive to rotate if rotation was never designed.

What this skill does

API Credential Rotation is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the identity-access sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/api-credential-rotation/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when managing keys for external services.

Who uses this skill

The API Credential Rotation Claude Code skill is built for security engineers, penetration testers, DevSecOps practitioners, and development teams hardening codebases and infrastructure. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 183,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/api-credential-rotation
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/api-credential-rotation/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/api-credential-rotation/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/api-credential-rotation/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/api-credential-rotation/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\api-credential-rotation\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the API Credential Rotation Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/api-credential-rotation/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the API Credential Rotation skill do?
Store, scope, and rotate integration credentials so a leak is survivable and rotation does not cause an outage. Use when managing keys for external services.
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the API Credential Rotation skill?
Use API Credential Rotation when your Claude Code task falls under the Security category — specifically in the identity access area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use API Credential Rotation" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/security/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the API Credential Rotation skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. API Credential Rotation is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Security category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Cite this skill

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APA
Amey-Thakur. (2026). API Credential Rotation [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/api-credential-rotation/
BibTeX
@misc{api-credential-rotation-2026,
  author    = {Amey-Thakur},
  title     = {API Credential Rotation [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/api-credential-rotation/}
}

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