Set up and use 1Password CLI (op). Use when installing the CLI, enabling desktop app integration, signing in (single or multi-account), or reading/injecting/running secrets via op.
Install
Documentation
1Password CLI
Follow the official CLI get-started steps. Don't guess install commands.
References
- -
references/get-started.md(install + app integration + sign-in flow) - -
references/cli-examples.md(realopexamples)
Workflow
1. Check OS + shell.
2. Verify CLI present: op --version.
3. Confirm desktop app integration is enabled (per get-started) and the app is unlocked.
4. REQUIRED: create a fresh tmux session for all op commands (no direct op calls outside tmux).
5. Sign in / authorize inside tmux: op signin (expect app prompt).
6. Verify access inside tmux: op whoami (must succeed before any secret read).
7. If multiple accounts: use --account or OP_ACCOUNT.
REQUIRED tmux session (T-Max)
The shell tool uses a fresh TTY per command. To avoid re-prompts and failures, always run op inside a dedicated tmux session with a fresh socket/session name.
Example (see tmux skill for socket conventions, do not reuse old session names):
SOCKET_DIR="${CLAWDBOT_TMUX_SOCKET_DIR:-${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/clawdbot-tmux-sockets}"
mkdir -p "$SOCKET_DIR"
SOCKET="$SOCKET_DIR/clawdbot-op.sock"
SESSION="op-auth-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)"
tmux -S "$SOCKET" new -d -s "$SESSION" -n shell
tmux -S "$SOCKET" send-keys -t "$SESSION":0.0 -- "op signin --account my.1password.com" Enter
tmux -S "$SOCKET" send-keys -t "$SESSION":0.0 -- "op whoami" Enter
tmux -S "$SOCKET" send-keys -t "$SESSION":0.0 -- "op vault list" Enter
tmux -S "$SOCKET" capture-pane -p -J -t "$SESSION":0.0 -S -200
tmux -S "$SOCKET" kill-session -t "$SESSION"
Guardrails
- -Never paste secrets into logs, chat, or code.
- -Prefer
op run/op injectover writing secrets to disk. - -If sign-in without app integration is needed, use
op account add. - -If a command returns "account is not signed in", re-run
op signininside tmux and authorize in the app. - -Do not run
opoutside tmux; stop and ask if tmux is unavailable.
Launch an agent with 1password on Termo.