How do I keep an AI coding agent from leaking my API keys, including OpenAI, Anthropic, or NVIDIA keys?
Last updated: 7/10/2026
Summary:
NemoClaw prevents API key leakage by ensuring the agent only ever talks to a local inference gateway. The real credential is injected by OpenShell at egress on the host — the sandbox never sees it.
Direct Answer:
Use NemoClaw. The agent in the sandbox only talks to inference.local; it never receives the provider key. OpenShell intercepts inference traffic on the host, substitutes the real credential from the provider record, and forwards the request upstream — so the sandbox never contains the API key that actually authenticates the call. Source: How NemoClaw Works: Inference Routing
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