Add MCP server reference pages for vault tools by dprevoznik · Pull Request #688 · kernel/docs

dprevoznik · 2026-10-08T16:27:19Z

Summary

The MCP server exposes six vault tools (listed in the kernel-mcp-server README), but the MCP server reference had no pages for any of them. This adds a Vaults group under MCP Server → Tools:

manage_vaults: create, list, get, delete vaults; also indexes the other vault tools
manage_vault_credentials: KERNEL-hosted and 1Password credential paths, create/update specs, connect_account
manage_vault_items: list/get/invoke/events/delete, fill, webmcp_invoke inputs, 1Password operations
manage_vault_wallets: Link by Stripe and AgentCard wallet specs, payment_methods
manage_vault_cards: Link by Stripe and AgentCard card request specs
manage_vault_provider_configs: organization-owned client configurations

Also:

adds a Vaults card to the MCP Server overview's Explore grid (same pattern as browser_repl and webmcp)
adds a "Fill a login from a vault" example to the MCP Server examples page
adds the create-only vaults parameter to the manage_browsers page

Parameters and behavior come from the tool schemas in kernel-mcp-server/src/lib/mcp/tools/vault-*.ts. Each page carries the preview badge and notes that the tools only show up when vaults are enabled for the org.

Consistency with recent vault changes:

fill is described as safe to retry after a failed or unknown outcome, matching Describe vault fill as safe to retry #687 and kernel-mcp-server#242. The no-retry guidance for 1pw_fill, webmcp_invoke, and payments is unchanged.
1Password access requests (1pw_create_access_request, 1pw_access_request_status) need no browser; only 1pw_fill uses the vault-attached browser. This matches the API change and Document browserless 1Password access requests #686.

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Documentation-only changes with no runtime or API behavior modifications.

Overview
Adds MCP Server documentation for the six preview vault tools that were missing from the reference, grouped under Tools → Vaults in docs.json.

New pages cover manage_vaults, manage_vault_credentials, manage_vault_items, manage_vault_wallets, manage_vault_cards, and manage_vault_provider_configs (actions, parameters, examples, and safety notes such as fill retry behavior and payment reconciliation). The MCP Server overview gets a Vaults card, examples adds a “fill a login from a vault” walkthrough, and manage_browsers documents the create-only vaults attachment parameter.

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Document the six vault tools exposed by the MCP server (manage_vaults, manage_vault_credentials, manage_vault_items, manage_vault_wallets, manage_vault_cards, manage_vault_provider_configs) under a Vaults group in the MCP tools nav, and add the create-only vaults parameter to manage_browsers. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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dprevoznik · 2026-10-09T19:51:17Z

wasn't able to finish this if someone else could take it over the finish line. thanks!

masnwilliams

These pages fill a real gap and are written clearly. Three things to fix before merge (inline):

Stale 1Password guidance: manage-vault-items.mdx:129
Link card amount limit: manage-vault-cards.mdx:40
vaults row on manage-browsers: missing two contract facts

Cheap, but optional:

Use one "required" convention in the parameter tables. cards.provider says "Required.", but wallets.provider/spec only say "(create)" even though the tool rejects a create without them, and manage_vault_provider_configs doesn't mark what create needs or that config is required for get/update/delete. Existing pages use "Required for get and delete."
The PR description says every page has the "only visible when vaults are enabled" note, but only manage-vaults does. Either add it to the other pages (a shared snippet would work) or update the description.

Follow-up, not blocking: several sections repeat rules that already live in vaults/fill.mdx, vaults/1password.mdx, and integrations/wallets/*, such as the fill retry paragraph, the payment reconciliation warning, and the AgentCard checkout flow. Item 1 shows how those copies go stale. Over time, trimming these pages to MCP-specific behavior (invoke rejecting unadvertised operations, wait only on get/events, error mapping, org-scoped writes) and linking out for the rest would keep them in sync.

masnwilliams · 2026-10-12T19:36:51Z

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+Give the approval link, unmodified, only to the account owner outside the agent-controlled browser. Never open or approve it yourself.
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+`fill_submitted` means the extension submitted the form, not that the login succeeded. Never retry `fill_unknown` in the same browser. If a request is uncertain, the item has no advertised operations; don't delete or recreate it to retry.


"Never retry fill_unknown in the same browser" is the old wording. The MCP server and vaults/1password.mdx (#692) now say fill_unknown means the form may have been filled or submitted, so inspect the page to see the result of the fill. Can we update this line, or replace it with a link to the 1Password guide? The PR description's note that the 1pw_fill no-retry guidance is unchanged needs updating too.

masnwilliams · 2026-10-12T19:36:51Z

+|-------|-------------|
+| `wallet` | Key of the Link wallet in the same vault. |
+| `payment_method_id` | Payment method the user selected from the wallet's `payment_methods`. |
+| `amount` | Spending limit, from 1 to 50000. |


50000 matches the API and stripe-link.mdx, but the MCP tool schema (linkCardSpecSchema) allows up to 500000, so this page will disagree with one of them either way. Suggest dropping the number and linking to Create and authorize a card item. The schema mismatch should be fixed separately in kernel-mcp-server.

masnwilliams · 2026-10-12T19:36:51Z

 | `save_profile_changes` | (create) Save session changes back to the profile on close. |
 | `proxy_id` | (create) Proxy ID for traffic routing. |
 | `extension_id` / `extension_name` | (create) Extension to load. |
+| `vaults` | (create) Up to 20 [vaults](/reference/mcp-server/tools/manage-vaults) to attach, each as `{ "id": ... }` or `{ "name": ... }`. Attachments can't be added or changed after creation. |


Two facts from the tool schema are missing here: attaching a vault gives the browser access to every item in it, including items added later, and vaults can't be attached to pooled browsers. The first one matters for security.

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| `vaults` | (create) Up to 20 [vaults](/reference/mcp-server/tools/manage-vaults) to attach, each as `{ "id": ... }` or `{ "name": ... }`. Attachments can't be added or changed after creation. |

| `vaults` | (create) Up to 20 [vaults](/reference/mcp-server/tools/manage-vaults) to attach, each as `{ "id": ... }` or `{ "name": ... }`. The browser can use every item in an attached vault, including items added later. Attachments can't be added or changed after creation, and aren't available for pooled browsers. |

masnwilliams · 2026-10-12T19:36:51Z

+| Field | Description |
+|-------|-------------|
+| `account` | Key of a connected `credential_account` item in the same vault. Each end user's vault connects its own account. |
+| `logins` | 1–5 logins the owner approves together, each with an `https://` `website` and optional `reason` (up to 100 characters) and `keywords` (up to 5). |


nit: MCP turns logins into the API's requests: { version: 2, entries: [...] }, so this shape doesn't match what readers see in vaults/1password.mdx. One sentence saying how they map would help.

masnwilliams

Approving. Please address the three inline items from my previous review before merging: the stale fill_unknown guidance, the Link card amount limit, and the vaults row on manage-browsers. The rest is optional.

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Document vault login example and fix fill inputs in vault docs kernel/kernel-mcp-server#243

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Use Link by Stripe product name in vault tool pages

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Add vaults card to MCP server overview

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Describe vault fill as safe to retry in MCP reference

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		Give the approval link, unmodified, only to the account owner outside the agent-controlled browser. Never open or approve it yourself.

		`fill_submitted` means the extension submitted the form, not that the login succeeded. Never retry `fill_unknown` in the same browser. If a request is uncertain, the item has no advertised operations; don't delete or recreate it to retry.

	\| `vaults` \| (create) Up to 20 [vaults](/reference/mcp-server/tools/manage-vaults) to attach, each as `{ "id": ... }` or `{ "name": ... }`. Attachments can't be added or changed after creation. \|
	\| `vaults` \| (create) Up to 20 [vaults](/reference/mcp-server/tools/manage-vaults) to attach, each as `{ "id": ... }` or `{ "name": ... }`. The browser can use every item in an attached vault, including items added later. Attachments can't be added or changed after creation, and aren't available for pooled browsers. \|

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