From 2b52acc2d8ceea37d06945a8bbc7deddaa30de63 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: kshitijk4poor <82637225+kshitijk4poor@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2026 18:45:44 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] docs(profiles): name the OS credential stores in the distributions credential bullet too --- website/docs/user-guide/profile-distributions.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/website/docs/user-guide/profile-distributions.md b/website/docs/user-guide/profile-distributions.md index 2fa4e41ebc..dbf94f42f2 100644 --- a/website/docs/user-guide/profile-distributions.md +++ b/website/docs/user-guide/profile-distributions.md @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Not a fit: - **You want to hand someone your setup once, right now.** A distribution needs a repo, a manifest, and a `.gitignore`. `/export` needs none of that — see [Export and import a profile file](#export-and-import-a-profile-file). Same for backing up or moving a profile to a new machine. - **You want to share your desktop theme and layout.** A distribution carries the agent — SOUL, config, skills, cron, MCP, plugins. An export made from the desktop app also carries the look: skin, light/dark mode, custom themes, rail color, and window layout. -- **You want to share API keys alongside the agent.** `auth.json`, `.env` and the other credential stores Hermes reads from a profile (`.op.env`, `npmrc`, OAuth and bot token files, `honcho.json`, `mem0.json`, `teams_pipeline_store.json`, `mcp-tokens/`, `vault/`, `proxy/`, browser profiles, platform sessions) are deliberately excluded from distributions. Each installer brings their own credentials. (Export files strip them too.) +- **You want to share API keys alongside the agent.** `auth.json`, `.env` and the other credential stores Hermes reads from a profile (`.op.env`, `npmrc`, OAuth and bot token files, `honcho.json`, `mem0.json`, `teams_pipeline_store.json`, `mcp-tokens/`, `vault/`, `proxy/`, browser profiles, platform sessions, and `.ssh/`, `.aws/`, `.gnupg/`, `.kube/` and `.envrc` at the root or nested under a skill) are deliberately excluded from distributions. Each installer brings their own credentials. (Export files strip them too.) - **You want to share memories / sessions / conversation history.** Those are user data, not distribution content. Never shipped. (Export files are different here — read [what an export contains](#what-an-export-file-contains) before sending one.) :::caution