portkey-admin-mcp

create_secret_reference

Creates a Portkey reference to a secret in AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault, or HashiCorp Vault and returns its UUID and slug without resolving the external value.

Instructions

Create a reference to a secret stored in AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault, or HashiCorp Vault. Authentication credentials are sent to Portkey and exposed to this MCP transcript; use short-lived or workload identity modes when possible. Returns the new UUID and slug, never the resolved external secret.

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description
`name`	Yes	Human-readable name
`slug`	No	Optional stable slug containing only letters, numbers, underscores, or hyphens; Portkey generates one when omitted
`tags`	No	Optional string key-value tags for filtering and organization
`secret_key`	No	Optional key within a structured external secret; null uses the whole secret value
`auth_config`	Yes	Choose exactly one documented authentication shape matching manager_type. Credentials are sent to Portkey and visible in the MCP transcript; prefer workload identity or short-lived credentials when available.
`description`	No	Optional description; use null to leave it empty
`secret_path`	Yes	Path of the secret in the external secret manager
`manager_type`	Yes	External secret manager: aws_sm for AWS Secrets Manager, azure_kv for Azure Key Vault, or hashicorp_vault for HashiCorp Vault; must match the auth_config field family
`organisation_id`	No	Organisation UUID; required when the MCP server is not authenticated with a Portkey API key
`allowed_workspaces`	No	Workspace UUIDs or slugs allowed to use this reference; omit when allow_all_workspaces is true
`allow_all_workspaces`	No	Whether every workspace may use this reference; defaults to true and cannot be true with allowed_workspaces

Output Schema

Name	Required	Description
`ok`	Yes	Whether the tool call succeeded and returned structured data
`data`	No	Structured success payload when ok is true
`error`	No	Structured error payload when ok is false

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

Changed2 schema fields changedv1.0.9Oct 26, 2026

changedInput schema / $schema

Previous value: -"http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"New value: +"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"

changedOutput schema / $schema

Previous value: -"http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"New value: +"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"

Changed1 schema field changedv0.12.2Oct 2, 2026

changedInput schema / properties / auth_config / anyOf

Previous value: -[
-  {
-    "additionalProperties": false,
-    "properties": {
-      "aws_access_key_id": {
-        "description": "AWS access key ID; required when aws_auth_type is accessKey",
-        "minLength": 1,
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "aws_auth_type": {
-        "const": "accessKey",
-        "description": "Use an AWS access key ID and secret access key",
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "aws_region": {
-        "description": "AWS region containing the secret, for example us-east-1",
-        "minLength": 1,
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "aws_secret_access_key": {
-        "description": "AWS secret access key; required when aws_auth_type is accessKey and exposed to the MCP transcript",
-        "minLength": 1,
-        "type": "string"
-      }
-    },
-    "required": [
-      "aws_auth_type",
-      "aws_access_key_id",
-      "aws_secret_access_key",
-      "aws_region"
-    ],
-    "type": "object"
-  },
-  {
-    "additionalProperties": false,
-    "properties": {
-      "aws_auth_type": {
-        "const": "assumedRole",
-        "description": "Assume the specified AWS IAM role",
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "aws_external_id": {
-        "anyOf": [
-          {
-            "type": "string"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "null"
-          }
-        ],
-        "description": "Optional external ID required by the target IAM role"
-      },
-      "aws_region": {
-        "description": "AWS region containing the secret, for example us-east-1",
-        "minLength": 1,
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "aws_role_arn": {
-        "description": "IAM role ARN to assume; required when aws_auth_type is assumedRole",
-        "minLength": 1,
-        "type": "string"
-      }
-    },
-    "required": [
-      "aws_auth_type",
-      "aws_role_arn",
-      "aws_region"
-    ],
-    "type": "object"
-  },
-  {
-    "additionalProperties": false,
-    "properties": {
-      "aws_auth_type": {
-        "const": "serviceRole",
-        "description": "Use the AWS workload or service role available at runtime",
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "aws_region": {
-        "description": "Optional AWS region containing the secret, for example us-east-1",
-        "type": "string"
-      }
-    },
-    "required": [
-      "aws_auth_type"
-    ],
-    "type": "object"
-  },
-  {
-    "additionalProperties": false,
-    "properties": {
-      "azure_auth_mode": {
-        "const": "entra",
-        "description": "Authenticate with a Microsoft Entra application client secret",
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "azure_entra_client_id": {
-        "description": "Microsoft Entra application client ID; required for entra authentication",
-        "minLength": 1,
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "azure_entra_client_secret": {
-        "description": "Microsoft Entra client secret; required for entra authentication and exposed to the MCP transcript",
-        "minLength": 1,
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "azure_entra_tenant_id": {
-        "description": "Microsoft Entra tenant ID; required for entra authentication",
-        "minLength": 1,
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "azure_vault_url": {
-        "description": "Azure Key Vault URL, for example https://example.vault.azure.net",
-        "format": "uri",
-        "type": "string"
-      }
-    },
-    "required": [
-      "azure_auth_mode",
-      "azure_entra_tenant_id",
-      "azure_entra_client_id",
-      "azure_entra_client_secret",
-      "azure_vault_url"
-    ],
-    "type": "object"
-  },
-  {
-    "additionalProperties": false,
-    "properties": {
-      "azure_auth_mode": {
-        "const": "managed",
-        "description": "Authenticate with an Azure managed identity",
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "azure_managed_client_id": {
-        "description": "Optional client ID of a user-assigned managed identity; omit for the system-assigned identity",
-        "minLength": 1,
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "azure_vault_url": {
-        "description": "Azure Key Vault URL, for example https://example.vault.azure.net",
-        "format": "uri",
-        "type": "string"
-      }
-    },
-    "required": [
-      "azure_auth_mode",
-      "azure_vault_url"
-    ],
-    "type": "object"
-  },
-  {
-    "additionalProperties": false,
-    "properties": {
-      "azure_auth_mode": {
-        "const": "default",
-        "description": "Use Azure's default runtime credential chain",
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "azure_vault_url": {
-        "description": "Azure Key Vault URL, for example https://example.vault.azure.net",
-        "format": "uri",
-        "type": "string"
-      }
-    },
-    "required": [
-      "azure_auth_mode",
-      "azure_vault_url"
-    ],
-    "type": "object"
-  },
-  {
-    "additionalProperties": false,
-    "properties": {
-      "vault_addr": {
-        "description": "Base URL of the HashiCorp Vault server",
-        "format": "uri",
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "vault_auth_type": {
-        "const": "token",
-        "description": "Authenticate to HashiCorp Vault with a token",
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "vault_namespace": {
-        "description": "Optional HashiCorp Vault Enterprise namespace",
-        "minLength": 1,
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "vault_token": {
-        "description": "HashiCorp Vault token; required for token authentication and exposed to the MCP transcript",
-        "minLength": 1,
-        "type": "string"
-      }
-    },
-    "required": [
-      "vault_auth_type",
-      "vault_addr",
-      "vault_token"
-    ],
-    "type": "object"
-  },
-  {
-    "additionalProperties": false,
-    "properties": {
-      "vault_addr": {
-        "description": "Base URL of the HashiCorp Vault server",
-        "format": "uri",
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "vault_auth_type": {
-        "const": "approle",
-        "description": "Authenticate to HashiCorp Vault with AppRole credentials",
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "vault_namespace": {
-        "description": "Optional HashiCorp Vault Enterprise namespace",
-        "minLength": 1,
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "vault_role_id": {
-        "description": "HashiCorp Vault AppRole role ID; required for approle authentication",
-        "minLength": 1,
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "vault_secret_id": {
-        "description": "HashiCorp Vault AppRole secret ID; required for approle authentication and exposed to the MCP transcript",
-        "minLength": 1,
-        "type": "string"
-      }
-    },
-    "required": [
-      "vault_auth_type",
-      "vault_addr",
-      "vault_role_id",
-      "vault_secret_id"
-    ],
-    "type": "object"
-  },
-  {
-    "additionalProperties": false,
-    "properties": {
-      "vault_addr": {
-        "description": "Base URL of the HashiCorp Vault server",
-        "format": "uri",
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "vault_auth_type": {
-        "const": "kubernetes",
-        "description": "Authenticate to HashiCorp Vault with a Kubernetes service account",
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "vault_namespace": {
-        "description": "Optional HashiCorp Vault Enterprise namespace",
-        "minLength": 1,
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "vault_role": {
-        "description": "HashiCorp Vault Kubernetes auth role name",
-        "minLength": 1,
-        "type": "string"
-      }
-    },
-    "required": [
-      "vault_auth_type",
-      "vault_addr",
-      "vault_role"
-    ],
-    "type": "object"
-  }
-]New value: +[
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "aws_access_key_id": {
+        "description": "AWS access key ID; required when aws_auth_type is accessKey",
+        "minLength": 1,
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "aws_auth_type": {
+        "const": "accessKey",
+        "description": "Use an AWS access key ID and secret access key",
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "aws_region": {
+        "description": "AWS region containing the secret, for example us-east-1",
+        "minLength": 1,
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "aws_secret_access_key": {
+        "description": "AWS secret access key; required when aws_auth_type is accessKey and exposed to the MCP transcript",
+        "minLength": 1,
+        "type": "string"
+      }
+    },
+    "required": [
+      "aws_auth_type",
+      "aws_access_key_id",
+      "aws_secret_access_key",
+      "aws_region"
+    ],
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "aws_auth_type": {
+        "const": "assumedRole",
+        "description": "Assume the specified AWS IAM role",
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "aws_external_id": {
+        "description": "Optional external ID required by the target IAM role",
+        "type": [
+          "string",
+          "null"
+        ]
+      },
+      "aws_region": {
+        "description": "AWS region containing the secret, for example us-east-1",
+        "minLength": 1,
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "aws_role_arn": {
+        "description": "IAM role ARN to assume; required when aws_auth_type is assumedRole",
+        "minLength": 1,
+        "type": "string"
+      }
+    },
+    "required": [
+      "aws_auth_type",
+      "aws_role_arn",
+      "aws_region"
+    ],
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "aws_auth_type": {
+        "const": "serviceRole",
+        "description": "Use the AWS workload or service role available at runtime",
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "aws_region": {
+        "description": "Optional AWS region containing the secret, for example us-east-1",
+        "type": "string"
+      }
+    },
+    "required": [
+      "aws_auth_type"
+    ],
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "azure_auth_mode": {
+        "const": "entra",
+        "description": "Authenticate with a Microsoft Entra application client secret",
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "azure_entra_client_id": {
+        "description": "Microsoft Entra application client ID; required for entra authentication",
+        "minLength": 1,
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "azure_entra_client_secret": {
+        "description": "Microsoft Entra client secret; required for entra authentication and exposed to the MCP transcript",
+        "minLength": 1,
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "azure_entra_tenant_id": {
+        "description": "Microsoft Entra tenant ID; required for entra authentication",
+        "minLength": 1,
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "azure_vault_url": {
+        "description": "Azure Key Vault URL, for example https://example.vault.azure.net",
+        "format": "uri",
+        "type": "string"
+      }
+    },
+    "required": [
+      "azure_auth_mode",
+      "azure_entra_tenant_id",
+      "azure_entra_client_id",
+      "azure_entra_client_secret",
+      "azure_vault_url"
+    ],
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "azure_auth_mode": {
+        "const": "managed",
+        "description": "Authenticate with an Azure managed identity",
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "azure_managed_client_id": {
+        "description": "Optional client ID of a user-assigned managed identity; omit for the system-assigned identity",
+        "minLength": 1,
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "azure_vault_url": {
+        "description": "Azure Key Vault URL, for example https://example.vault.azure.net",
+        "format": "uri",
+        "type": "string"
+      }
+    },
+    "required": [
+      "azure_auth_mode",
+      "azure_vault_url"
+    ],
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "azure_auth_mode": {
+        "const": "default",
+        "description": "Use Azure's default runtime credential chain",
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "azure_vault_url": {
+        "description": "Azure Key Vault URL, for example https://example.vault.azure.net",
+        "format": "uri",
+        "type": "string"
+      }
+    },
+    "required": [
+      "azure_auth_mode",
+      "azure_vault_url"
+    ],
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "vault_addr": {
+        "description": "Base URL of the HashiCorp Vault server",
+        "format": "uri",
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "vault_auth_type": {
+        "const": "token",
+        "description": "Authenticate to HashiCorp Vault with a token",
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "vault_namespace": {
+        "description": "Optional HashiCorp Vault Enterprise namespace",
+        "minLength": 1,
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "vault_token": {
+        "description": "HashiCorp Vault token; required for token authentication and exposed to the MCP transcript",
+        "minLength": 1,
+        "type": "string"
+      }
+    },
+    "required": [
+      "vault_auth_type",
+      "vault_addr",
+      "vault_token"
+    ],
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "vault_addr": {
+        "description": "Base URL of the HashiCorp Vault server",
+        "format": "uri",
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "vault_auth_type": {
+        "const": "approle",
+        "description": "Authenticate to HashiCorp Vault with AppRole credentials",
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "vault_namespace": {
+        "description": "Optional HashiCorp Vault Enterprise namespace",
+        "minLength": 1,
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "vault_role_id": {
+        "description": "HashiCorp Vault AppRole role ID; required for approle authentication",
+        "minLength": 1,
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "vault_secret_id": {
+        "description": "HashiCorp Vault AppRole secret ID; required for approle authentication and exposed to the MCP transcript",
+        "minLength": 1,
+        "type": "string"
+      }
+    },
+    "required": [
+      "vault_auth_type",
+      "vault_addr",
+      "vault_role_id",
+      "vault_secret_id"
+    ],
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "vault_addr": {
+        "description": "Base URL of the HashiCorp Vault server",
+        "format": "uri",
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "vault_auth_type": {
+        "const": "kubernetes",
+        "description": "Authenticate to HashiCorp Vault with a Kubernetes service account",
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "vault_namespace": {
+        "description": "Optional HashiCorp Vault Enterprise namespace",
+        "minLength": 1,
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "vault_role": {
+        "description": "HashiCorp Vault Kubernetes auth role name",
+        "minLength": 1,
+        "type": "string"
+      }
+    },
+    "required": [
+      "vault_auth_type",
+      "vault_addr",
+      "vault_role"
+    ],
+    "type": "object"
+  }
+]

Addedv0.5.0Jul 14, 2026

TDQS

A4/5.0

Behavior5/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

Adds information the annotations cannot express: that auth credentials are transmitted to Portkey and become visible in the MCP transcript, which is a material security consequence for a non-read-only, open-world call. It also commits to a return contract ('returns the new UUID and slug, never the resolved external secret'), removing any assumption that the secret value might be echoed back.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness5/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

Three sentences: purpose first, security/credential-handling warning second, return contract third. No restatement of the name, no filler, and the most important caveat is placed before any detail.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness4/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

For an 11-parameter tool with a deeply unioned auth_config, the description covers purpose, credential exposure, and output shape, while an output schema and annotations carry the return and safety details. It omits org-scoping and workspace-permission context (organisation_id, allowed_workspaces, allow_all_workspaces), but those are documented in the schema.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters3/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Schema description coverage is 100%, including per-variant guidance on the auth_config union and the manager_type enum, so the baseline is 3. The description itself adds no parameter-level detail beyond naming the three secret managers, which the enum already encodes.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose4/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

States a specific verb and resource ('Create a reference to a secret') and scopes it to three named external managers. The create verb plus the 'reference, not the secret' framing makes it separable from get_secret_reference, update_secret_reference, and list_secret_references, though no sibling is named explicitly.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines3/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

The description never states when to use this tool versus update_secret_reference or get_secret_reference; that must be inferred from the name. It does contain directional guidance ('use short-lived or workload identity modes when possible'), but that is about which auth mode to pick, not about when to invoke the tool.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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