refactor: entries + secrets 双表，search 展示 field schema，key_ref PEM 共享

- secrets 表拆为 entries（主表）+ secrets（每字段一行） - search 无需 master_key 即可展示 secrets 字段名、类型、长度 - inject/run 支持 metadata.key_ref 引用 kind=key 记录，PEM 轮换 O(1) - entries_history + secrets_history 字段级历史，rollback 按 version 恢复 - 移除迁移用 DROP 语句，migrate 幂等 - v0.8.0 Made-with: Cursor
feat: remove -o env from search command
2026-03-19 15:18:12 +08:00 · 2026-03-19 14:33:38 +08:00 · 2026-03-19 14:27:04 +08:00 · 2026-03-19 12:24:20 +08:00 · 2026-03-19 11:43:01 +08:00 · 2026-03-19 11:34:10 +08:00
21 changed files with 1649 additions and 641 deletions
--- a/.gitea/workflows/secrets.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/secrets.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ on:
      - 'src/**'
      - 'Cargo.toml'
      - 'Cargo.lock'
-      - '.gitea/workflows/secrets.yml'

 concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
@@ -56,6 +55,13 @@ jobs:
            echo "将创建新版本 ${tag}"
          fi

+      - name: 严格拦截重复版本
+        if: steps.ver.outputs.tag_exists == 'true'
+        run: |
+          echo "错误: 版本 ${{ steps.ver.outputs.tag }} 已存在，禁止重复发版。"
+          echo "请先 bump Cargo.toml 中的 version，并执行 cargo build 同步 Cargo.lock。"
+          exit 1
+
      - name: 创建 Tag
        if: steps.ver.outputs.tag_exists == 'false'
        run: |
@@ -327,11 +333,14 @@ jobs:
      - name: 安装依赖
        shell: pwsh
        run: |
+          $cargoBin = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE ".cargo\bin"
          if (-not (Get-Command cargo -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
            Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://win.rustup.rs/x86_64" -OutFile rustup-init.exe
            .\rustup-init.exe -y --default-toolchain stable
            Remove-Item rustup-init.exe
          }
+          $env:Path = "$cargoBin;$env:Path"
+          Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value $cargoBin
          rustup target add x86_64-pc-windows-msvc

      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@
      "dependsOn": "build"
    },
    {
-      "label": "test: search with secrets revealed",
+      "label": "test: inject service secrets",
      "type": "shell",
-      "command": "./target/debug/secrets search -n refining --kind service --show-secrets",
+      "command": "./target/debug/secrets inject -n refining --kind service --name gitea",
      "dependsOn": "build"
    },
    {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
    {
      "label": "test: add + delete roundtrip",
      "type": "shell",
-      "command": "echo '--- add ---' && ./target/debug/secrets add -n test --kind demo --name roundtrip-test --tag test -m foo=bar -s password=secret123 && echo '--- search ---' && ./target/debug/secrets search -n test --show-secrets && echo '--- delete ---' && ./target/debug/secrets delete -n test --kind demo --name roundtrip-test && echo '--- verify deleted ---' && ./target/debug/secrets search -n test",
+      "command": "echo '--- add ---' && ./target/debug/secrets add -n test --kind demo --name roundtrip-test --tag test -m foo=bar -s password=secret123 && echo '--- search metadata ---' && ./target/debug/secrets search -n test && echo '--- inject secrets ---' && ./target/debug/secrets inject -n test --kind demo --name roundtrip-test && echo '--- delete ---' && ./target/debug/secrets delete -n test --kind demo --name roundtrip-test && echo '--- verify deleted ---' && ./target/debug/secrets search -n test",
      "dependsOn": "build"
    },
    {
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
    {
      "label": "test: add with file secret",
      "type": "shell",
-      "command": "echo '--- add key from file ---' && ./target/debug/secrets add -n test --kind key --name test-key --tag test -s content=@./refining/keys/Vultr && echo '--- verify ---' && ./target/debug/secrets search -n test --kind key --show-secrets && echo '--- cleanup ---' && ./target/debug/secrets delete -n test --kind key --name test-key",
+      "command": "echo '--- add key from file ---' && ./target/debug/secrets add -n test --kind key --name test-key --tag test -s content=@./refining/keys/Vultr && echo '--- verify metadata ---' && ./target/debug/secrets search -n test --kind key && echo '--- verify inject ---' && ./target/debug/secrets inject -n test --kind key --name test-key && echo '--- cleanup ---' && ./target/debug/secrets delete -n test --kind key --name test-key",
      "dependsOn": "build"
    }
  ]
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 # Secrets CLI — AGENTS.md

-跨设备密钥与配置管理 CLI 工具，将 refining / ricnsmart 两个项目的服务器信息、服务凭据存储到 PostgreSQL 18，供 AI 工具读取上下文。敏感数据（encrypted 字段）使用 AES-256-GCM 加密，主密钥由 Argon2id 从主密码派生并存入平台安全存储（macOS Keychain / Windows Credential Manager / Linux keyutils）。
+## 提交 / 发版硬规则（优先于下文其他说明）
+
+1. 涉及 `src/**`、`Cargo.toml`、`Cargo.lock`、CLI 行为变更的提交，默认视为**需要发版**，除非用户明确说明“本次不发版”。
+2. 发版前必须先检查 `Cargo.toml` 中的 `version`，再检查是否已存在对应 tag：`git tag -l 'secrets-*'`。
+3. 若当前版本对应 tag 已存在，必须先 bump `Cargo.toml` 的 `version`，再执行 `cargo build` 同步 `Cargo.lock`，然后才能提交。
+4. 提交前优先运行 `./scripts/release-check.sh`；该脚本会检查重复版本并执行 `cargo fmt -- --check && cargo clippy --locked -- -D warnings && cargo test --locked`。
+
+跨设备密钥与配置管理 CLI 工具，将服务器信息、服务凭据等存储到 PostgreSQL 18，供 AI 工具读取上下文。每个加密字段单独行存储（`secrets` 子表），字段名、类型、长度以明文保存，主密钥由 Argon2id 从主密码派生并存入平台安全存储（macOS Keychain / Windows Credential Manager / Linux keyutils）。

 ## 项目结构

@@ -10,21 +17,22 @@ secrets/
    main.rs              # CLI 入口，clap 命令定义，auto-migrate，--verbose 全局参数
    output.rs            # OutputMode 枚举 + TTY 检测（TTY→text，非 TTY→json-compact）
    config.rs            # 配置读写：~/.config/secrets/config.toml（database_url）
-    db.rs                # PgPool 创建 + 建表/索引（幂等，含 audit_log + kv_config + secrets_history）
+    db.rs                # PgPool 创建 + 建表/索引（DROP+CREATE，含所有表）
    crypto.rs            # AES-256-GCM 加解密、Argon2id 派生、OS 钥匙串
-    models.rs            # Secret 结构体（sqlx::FromRow + serde，含 version 字段）
-    audit.rs             # 审计写入：log_tx（事务内）/ log（池，保留备用）
+    models.rs            # Entry + SecretField 结构体（sqlx::FromRow + serde）
+    audit.rs             # 审计写入：log_tx（事务内）
    commands/
      init.rs            # init 命令：主密钥初始化（每台设备一次）
-      add.rs             # add 命令：upsert，事务化，含历史快照，支持 key:=json 类型化值
+      add.rs             # add 命令：upsert entries + 逐字段写入 secrets，含历史快照
      config.rs          # config 命令：set-db / show / path（持久化 database_url）
-      search.rs          # search 命令：多条件查询，公开 fetch_rows / build_env_map
-      delete.rs          # delete 命令：事务化，含历史快照
-      update.rs          # update 命令：增量更新，CAS 并发保护，含历史快照
-      rollback.rs        # rollback / history 命令：版本回滚与历史查看
-      run.rs             # inject / run 命令：临时环境变量注入
+      search.rs          # search 命令：多条件查询，展示 secrets 字段 schema（无需 master_key）
+      delete.rs          # delete 命令：事务化，CASCADE 删除 secrets，含历史快照
+      update.rs          # update 命令：增量更新，secrets 行级 UPSERT/DELETE，CAS 并发保护
+      rollback.rs        # rollback / history 命令：按 entry_version 恢复 entry + secrets
+      run.rs             # inject / run 命令：逐字段解密 + key_ref 引用解析
      upgrade.rs         # upgrade 命令：检查、校验摘要并下载最新版本，自动替换二进制
  scripts/
+    release-check.sh        # 发版前检查版本号/tag 是否重复，并执行 fmt/clippy/test
    setup-gitea-actions.sh  # 配置 Gitea Actions 变量与 Secrets
  .gitea/workflows/
    secrets.yml          # CI：fmt + clippy + musl 构建 + Release 上传 + 飞书通知
@@ -36,19 +44,18 @@ secrets/
 - **Host**: `<host>:<port>`
 - **Database**: `secrets`
 - **连接串**: `postgres://postgres:<password>@<host>:<port>/secrets`
- **表**: `secrets`（主表）+ `audit_log`（审计表）+ `kv_config`（Argon2 salt 等），首次连接自动建表（auto-migrate）
+- **表**: `entries`（主表）+ `secrets`（加密字段子表）+ `entries_history` + `secrets_history` + `audit_log` + `kv_config`，首次连接自动建表（auto-migrate）

 ### 表结构

 ```sql
-secrets (
+entries (
  id          UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT uuidv7(),  -- PG18 时间有序 UUID
  namespace   VARCHAR(64)   NOT NULL,              -- 一级隔离: "refining" | "ricnsmart"
-  kind        VARCHAR(64)   NOT NULL,              -- 类型: "server" | "service"（可扩展）
+  kind        VARCHAR(64)   NOT NULL,              -- 类型: "server" | "service" | "key"（可扩展）
  name        VARCHAR(256)  NOT NULL,              -- 人类可读标识
  tags        TEXT[]        NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}', -- 灵活标签: ["aliyun","hongkong"]
  metadata    JSONB         NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}', -- 明文描述: ip, desc, domains, location...
-  encrypted   BYTEA         NOT NULL DEFAULT '\x', -- AES-256-GCM 密文: nonce(12B)||ciphertext+tag
  version     BIGINT        NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,    -- 乐观锁版本号，每次写操作自增
  created_at  TIMESTAMPTZ   NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW(),
  updated_at  TIMESTAMPTZ   NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW(),
@@ -57,26 +64,24 @@ secrets (
 ```

 ```sql
-secrets_history (
-  id          BIGINT GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
-  secret_id   UUID         NOT NULL,   -- 对应 secrets.id
-  namespace   VARCHAR(64)  NOT NULL,
-  kind        VARCHAR(64)  NOT NULL,
-  name        VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL,
-  version     BIGINT       NOT NULL,   -- 被快照时的版本号
-  action      VARCHAR(16)  NOT NULL,   -- 'add' | 'update' | 'delete' | 'rollback'
-  tags        TEXT[]       NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}',
-  metadata    JSONB        NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}',
-  encrypted   BYTEA        NOT NULL DEFAULT '\x', -- 快照时的加密密文
-  actor       VARCHAR(128) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
-  created_at  TIMESTAMPTZ  NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
+secrets (
+  id          UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT uuidv7(),
+  entry_id    UUID         NOT NULL REFERENCES entries(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+  field_name  VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL,              -- 明文字段名: "username", "token", "ssh_key"
+  field_type  VARCHAR(32)  NOT NULL DEFAULT 'string', -- 明文类型: "string"|"number"|"boolean"|"json"
+  value_len   INT          NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,    -- 明文原始值字符数（PEM≈4096，token≈40）
+  encrypted   BYTEA        NOT NULL DEFAULT '\x', -- 仅加密值本身：nonce(12B)||ciphertext+tag
+  version     BIGINT       NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
+  created_at  TIMESTAMPTZ  NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW(),
+  updated_at  TIMESTAMPTZ  NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW(),
+  UNIQUE(entry_id, field_name)
 )
 ```

 ```sql
 kv_config (
  key   TEXT PRIMARY KEY,   -- 如 'argon2_salt'
-  value BYTEA NOT NULL        -- Argon2id salt，首台设备 init 时生成
+  value BYTEA NOT NULL      -- Argon2id salt，首台设备 init 时生成
 )
 ```

@@ -85,26 +90,85 @@ kv_config (
 ```sql
 audit_log (
  id          BIGINT GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
-  action      VARCHAR(32)   NOT NULL,              -- 'add' | 'update' | 'delete'
+  action      VARCHAR(32)   NOT NULL,              -- 'add' | 'update' | 'delete' | 'rollback'
  namespace   VARCHAR(64)   NOT NULL,
  kind        VARCHAR(64)   NOT NULL,
  name        VARCHAR(256)  NOT NULL,
  detail      JSONB         NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}', -- 变更摘要（tags/meta keys/secret keys，不含 value）
-  actor       VARCHAR(128)  NOT NULL DEFAULT '',    -- 操作者（$USER 环境变量）
+  actor       VARCHAR(128)  NOT NULL DEFAULT '',   -- 操作者（$USER 环境变量）
  created_at  TIMESTAMPTZ   NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
 )
 ```

+### entries_history 表结构
+
+```sql
+entries_history (
+  id          BIGINT GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
+  entry_id    UUID         NOT NULL,
+  namespace   VARCHAR(64)  NOT NULL,
+  kind        VARCHAR(64)  NOT NULL,
+  name        VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL,
+  version     BIGINT       NOT NULL,   -- 被快照时的版本号
+  action      VARCHAR(16)  NOT NULL,   -- 'add' | 'update' | 'delete' | 'rollback'
+  tags        TEXT[]       NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}',
+  metadata    JSONB        NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}',
+  actor       VARCHAR(128) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+  created_at  TIMESTAMPTZ  NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
+)
+```
+
+### secrets_history 表结构
+
+```sql
+secrets_history (
+  id              BIGINT GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
+  entry_id        UUID         NOT NULL,
+  secret_id       UUID         NOT NULL,  -- 对应 secrets.id
+  entry_version   BIGINT       NOT NULL,  -- 关联 entries_history 的版本号
+  field_name      VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL,
+  field_type      VARCHAR(32)  NOT NULL DEFAULT 'string',
+  value_len       INT          NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+  encrypted       BYTEA        NOT NULL DEFAULT '\x',
+  action          VARCHAR(16)  NOT NULL,   -- 'add' | 'update' | 'delete' | 'rollback'
+  actor           VARCHAR(128) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+  created_at      TIMESTAMPTZ  NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
+)
+```
+
 ### 字段职责划分

 | 字段 | 存什么 | 示例 |
 |------|--------|------|
 | `namespace` | 项目/团队隔离 | `refining`, `ricnsmart` |
-| `kind` | 记录类型 | `server`, `service` |
+| `kind` | 记录类型 | `server`, `service`, `key` |
 | `name` | 唯一标识名 | `i-uf63f2uookgs5uxmrdyc`, `gitea` |
 | `tags` | 多维分类标签 | `["aliyun","hongkong","ricn"]` |
-| `metadata` | 明文非敏感信息 | `{"ip":"47.243.154.187","desc":"Grafana","domains":["..."]}` |
-| `encrypted` | 敏感凭据，AES-256-GCM 加密存储 | 二进制密文，解密后为 `{"ssh_key":"...","password":"..."}` |
+| `metadata` | 明文非敏感信息 | `{"ip":"47.243.154.187","desc":"Grafana","key_ref":"ricn-hk-260127"}` |
+| `secrets.field_name` | 加密字段名（明文） | `"username"`, `"token"`, `"ssh_key"` |
+| `secrets.field_type` | 值类型（明文） | `"string"`, `"number"`, `"boolean"`, `"json"` |
+| `secrets.value_len` | 原始值字符数（明文） | `4`（root），`40`（token），`4096`（PEM） |
+| `secrets.encrypted` | 仅加密值本身 | AES-256-GCM 密文 |
+
+### PEM 共享机制（key_ref）
+
+同一 PEM 被多台服务器共享时，将 PEM 存为独立的 `kind=key` 记录，服务器通过 `metadata.key_ref` 引用：
+
+```bash
+# 1. 存共享 PEM
+secrets add -n refining --kind key --name ricn-hk-260127 \
+  --tag aliyun --tag hongkong \
+  -s content=@./keys/ricn-hk-260127.pem
+
+# 2. 服务器通过 metadata.key_ref 引用（inject/run 时自动合并 key 的 secrets）
+secrets add -n refining --kind server --name i-j6c39dmtkr26vztii0ox \
+  -m ip=47.243.154.187 -m key_ref=ricn-hk-260127 \
+  -s username=ecs-user
+
+# 3. 轮换只需更新 key 记录，所有引用服务器自动生效
+secrets update -n refining --kind key --name ricn-hk-260127 \
+  -s content=@./keys/new-key.pem
+```

 ## 数据库配置

@@ -145,7 +209,6 @@ secrets init   # 提示输入主密码，Argon2id 派生主密钥后存入 OS
 - TTY（终端直接运行）→ 默认 `text`
 - 非 TTY（管道/重定向/AI 调用）→ 自动 `json-compact`
 - 显式 `-o json` → 美化 JSON
- 显式 `-o env` → KEY=VALUE（可 source）

 ---

@@ -168,13 +231,13 @@ secrets init
 #   --name             gitea | i-uf63f2uookgs5uxmrdyc | mqtt
 #   --tag              aliyun | hongkong | production
 #   -q / --query       mqtt | grafana | gitea   （模糊匹配 name/namespace/kind/tags/metadata）
-#   --show-secrets     不带值的 flag，显示 encrypted 字段内容
-#   -f / --field       metadata.ip | metadata.url | secret.token | secret.ssh_key
+#   secrets schema  search 默认展示 secrets 字段名、类型与长度（无需 master_key）
+#   -f / --field       metadata.ip | metadata.url | metadata.default_org
 #   --summary          不带值的 flag，仅返回摘要（name/tags/desc/updated_at）
 #   --limit            20 | 50（默认 50）
 #   --offset           0 | 10 | 20（分页偏移）
 #   --sort             name（默认）| updated | created
-#   -o / --output      text | json | json-compact | env
+#   -o / --output      text | json | json-compact

 # 发现概览（起步推荐）
 secrets search --summary --limit 20
@@ -185,14 +248,17 @@ secrets search --sort updated --limit 10 --summary
 secrets search -n refining --kind service --name gitea
 secrets search -n refining --kind server --name i-uf63f2uookgs5uxmrdyc

-# 精确定位并获取完整内容（含 secrets）
-secrets search -n refining --kind service --name gitea -o json --show-secrets
+# 精确定位并获取完整内容（secrets 保持加密占位）
+secrets search -n refining --kind service --name gitea -o json

-# 直接提取字段值（最短路径，-f secret.* 自动解锁 secrets）
-secrets search -n refining --kind service --name gitea -f secret.token
+# 直接提取 metadata 字段值（最短路径）
 secrets search -n refining --kind service --name gitea -f metadata.url
 secrets search -n refining --kind service --name gitea \
-  -f metadata.url -f metadata.default_org -f secret.token
+  -f metadata.url -f metadata.default_org
+
+# 需要 secrets 时，改用 inject / run
+secrets inject -n refining --kind service --name gitea
+secrets run -n refining --kind service --name gitea -- printenv

 # 模糊关键词搜索
 secrets search -q mqtt
@@ -211,11 +277,6 @@ secrets search -n refining --summary --limit 10 --offset 10

 # 管道 / AI 调用（非 TTY 自动 json-compact）
 secrets search -n refining --kind service | jq '.[].name'
-secrets search -n refining --kind service --name gitea --show-secrets | jq '.secrets.token'
-
-# 导出为 env 文件（单条记录）
-secrets search -n refining --kind service --name gitea -o env --show-secrets \
-  > ~/.config/gitea/config.env
 ```

 ---
@@ -228,8 +289,8 @@ secrets search -n refining --kind service --name gitea -o env --show-secrets \
 #   --kind             server | service
 #   --name             gitea | i-uf63f2uookgs5uxmrdyc
 #   --tag              aliyun | hongkong（可重复）
-#   -m / --meta        ip=47.117.131.22 | desc="Aliyun ECS" | url=https://...（可重复）
-#   -s / --secret      token=<value> | ssh_key=@./key.pem | password=secret123（可重复）
+#   -m / --meta        ip=47.117.131.22 | desc="Aliyun ECS" | url=https://... | tls:cert@./cert.pem（可重复）
+#   -s / --secret      token=<value> | ssh_key=@./key.pem | password=secret123 | credentials:content@./key.pem（可重复）

 # 添加服务器
 secrets add -n refining --kind server --name i-uf63f2uookgs5uxmrdyc \
@@ -248,6 +309,10 @@ secrets add -n ricnsmart --kind service --name mqtt \
  -m host=mqtt.ricnsmart.com -m port=1883 \
  -s password=@./mqtt_password.txt

+# 多行文件直接写入嵌套 secret 字段
+secrets add -n refining --kind server --name i-uf63f2uookgs5uxmrdyc \
+  -s credentials:content@./keys/voson_shanghai_e.pem
+
 # 使用类型化值（key:=<json>）存储非字符串类型
 secrets add -n refining --kind service --name prometheus \
  -m scrape_interval:=15 \
@@ -269,10 +334,10 @@ secrets add -n refining --kind service --name prometheus \
 #   --name             gitea | i-uf63f2uookgs5uxmrdyc
 #   --add-tag          production | backup（不影响已有 tag，可重复）
 #   --remove-tag       staging | deprecated（可重复）
-#   -m / --meta        ip=10.0.0.1 | desc="新描述"（新增或覆盖，可重复）
-#   --remove-meta      old_port | legacy_key（删除 metadata 字段，可重复）
-#   -s / --secret      token=<new> | ssh_key=@./new.pem（新增或覆盖，可重复）
-#   --remove-secret    old_password | deprecated_key（删除 secret 字段，可重复）
+#   -m / --meta        ip=10.0.0.1 | desc="新描述" | credentials:username=root（新增或覆盖，可重复）
+#   --remove-meta      old_port | legacy_key | credentials:content（删除 metadata 字段，可重复）
+#   -s / --secret      token=<new> | ssh_key=@./new.pem | credentials:content@./new.pem（新增或覆盖，可重复）
+#   --remove-secret    old_password | deprecated_key | credentials:content（删除 secret 字段，可重复）

 # 更新单个 metadata 字段
 secrets update -n refining --kind server --name i-uf63f2uookgs5uxmrdyc \
@@ -291,6 +356,14 @@ secrets update -n refining --kind service --name gitea \
 secrets update -n refining --kind service --name mqtt \
  --remove-meta old_port --remove-secret old_password

+# 从文件更新嵌套 secret 字段
+secrets update -n refining --kind server --name i-uf63f2uookgs5uxmrdyc \
+  -s credentials:content@./keys/voson_shanghai_e.pem
+
+# 删除嵌套字段
+secrets update -n refining --kind server --name i-uf63f2uookgs5uxmrdyc \
+  --remove-secret credentials:content
+
 # 移除 tag
 secrets update -n refining --kind service --name gitea --remove-tag staging
 ```
@@ -458,7 +531,7 @@ secrets --db-url "postgres://..." search -n refining
 - 新增 `kind` 类型时：只需在 `add` 调用时传入，无需改代码
 - 字段命名：CLI 短标志 `-n`=namespace，`-m`=meta，`-s`=secret，`-q`=query，`-v`=verbose，`-f`=field，`-o`=output
 - 日志：用户可见输出用 `println!`；调试/运维信息用 `tracing::debug!`/`info!`/`warn!`/`error!`
- 审计：`add`/`update`/`delete` 成功后调用 `audit::log()`，写入 `audit_log` 表；失败只 warn 不中断
+- 审计：`add`/`update`/`delete` 成功后调用 `audit::log_tx`，写入 `audit_log` 表；失败只 warn 不中断
 - 加密：`encrypted` 列存储 AES-256-GCM 密文；`add`/`update`/`search`/`delete` 需主密钥（`secrets init` 后从 OS 钥匙串加载）
 - 输出：读命令通过 `OutputMode` 支持 text/json/json-compact/env；写命令 `add` 同样支持 `-o json`

@@ -466,6 +539,14 @@ secrets --db-url "postgres://..." search -n refining

 每次提交代码前，请在本地依次执行以下检查，**全部通过后再 push**：

+优先使用：
+
+```bash
+./scripts/release-check.sh
+```
+
+它等价于先检查版本号 / tag，再执行下面的格式、Lint、测试。
+
 ### 1. 版本号（按需）

 若本次改动需要发版，请先确认 `Cargo.toml` 中的 `version` 已提升，避免 CI 打出的 Tag 与已有版本重复。**升级版本后需同时更新 `Cargo.lock`**（运行 `cargo build` 即可自动同步），否则 CI 中 `cargo clippy --locked` 会因 lock 与 manifest 不一致而失败。可通过 git tag 判断：
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1836,7 +1836,7 @@ checksum = "94143f37725109f92c262ed2cf5e59bce7498c01bcc1502d7b9afe439a4e9f49"

 [[package]]
 name = "secrets"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.8.0"
 dependencies = [
 "aes-gcm",
 "anyhow",
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "secrets"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.8.0"
 edition = "2024"

 [dependencies]
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@

 跨设备密钥与配置管理 CLI，基于 Rust + PostgreSQL 18。

-将服务器信息、服务凭据统一存入数据库，供本地工具和 AI 读取上下文。敏感数据（`encrypted` 字段）使用 AES-256-GCM 加密存储，主密钥由 Argon2id 从主密码派生并存入系统钥匙串。
+将服务器信息、服务凭据统一存入数据库，供本地工具和 AI 读取上下文。每个敏感字段单独行存储（`secrets` 子表），字段名、类型、长度以明文保存便于 AI 理解，仅值本身使用 AES-256-GCM 加密；主密钥由 Argon2id 从主密码派生并存入系统钥匙串。

 ## 安装

@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ cargo build --release
 # 1. 配置数据库连接（会先验证连接可用再写入）
 secrets config set-db "postgres://postgres:<password>@<host>:<port>/secrets"

-# 2. 初始化主密钥（提示输入主密码，派生后存入 OS 钥匙串）
+# 2. 初始化主密钥（提示输入至少 8 位的主密码，派生后存入 OS 钥匙串）
 secrets init
 ```

-主密码不会存储，仅用于派生主密钥。同一主密码在所有设备上会得到相同主密钥（salt 存于数据库，首台设备生成后共享）。
+主密码不会存储，仅用于派生主密钥，且至少需 8 位。同一主密码在所有设备上会得到相同主密钥（salt 存于数据库，首台设备生成后共享）。

 **主密钥存储**：macOS → Keychain；Windows → Credential Manager；Linux → keyutils（会话级，重启后需再次 `secrets init`）。

@@ -54,37 +54,41 @@ secrets search --sort updated --limit 10 --summary
 # 精确定位（namespace + kind + name 三元组）
 secrets search -n refining --kind service --name gitea

-# 获取完整记录含 secrets（JSON 格式，AI 最易解析）
-secrets search -n refining --kind service --name gitea -o json --show-secrets
+# 获取完整记录（含 secrets 字段 schema：field_name、field_type、value_len，无需 master_key）
+secrets search -n refining --kind service --name gitea -o json

-# 直接提取单个字段值（最短路径）
-secrets search -n refining --kind service --name gitea -f secret.token
+# 直接提取单个 metadata 字段值（最短路径）
 secrets search -n refining --kind service --name gitea -f metadata.url

-# 同时提取多个字段
+# 同时提取多个 metadata 字段
 secrets search -n refining --kind service --name gitea \
-  -f metadata.url -f metadata.default_org -f secret.token
+  -f metadata.url -f metadata.default_org
+
+# 需要 secrets 时，改用 inject / run
+secrets inject -n refining --kind service --name gitea
+secrets run -n refining --kind service --name gitea -- printenv
 ```

-`-f secret.*` 会自动解锁 secrets，无需额外加 `--show-secrets`。
+`search` 展示 metadata 与 secrets 的字段 schema（字段名、类型、长度），不展示 secret 值本身；需要值时用 `inject` / `run`。

 ### 输出格式

 | 场景 | 推荐命令 |
 |------|----------|
 | AI 解析 / 管道处理 | `-o json` 或 `-o json-compact` |
-| 写入 `.env` 文件 | `-o env --show-secrets` |
+| 注入 secrets 到环境变量 | `inject` / `run` |
 | 人类查看 | 默认 `text`（TTY 下自动启用） |
 | 非 TTY（管道/重定向） | 自动 `json-compact` |

+说明：`text` 输出中的时间会按当前机器本地时区显示；`json/json-compact` 继续使用 UTC（RFC3339 风格）以便脚本和 AI 稳定解析。
+
 ```bash
 # 管道直接 jq 解析（非 TTY 自动 json-compact）
 secrets search -n refining --kind service | jq '.[].name'
-secrets search -n refining --kind service --name gitea --show-secrets | jq '.secrets.token'

-# 导出为可 source 的 env 文件（单条记录）
-secrets search -n refining --kind service --name gitea -o env --show-secrets \
-  > ~/.config/gitea/config.env
+# 需要 secrets 时，使用 inject / run
+secrets inject -n refining --kind service --name gitea > ~/.config/gitea/secrets.env
+secrets run -n refining --kind service --name gitea -- ./deploy.sh
 ```

 ## 完整命令参考
@@ -106,8 +110,8 @@ secrets search -n refining --kind service                  # 按 namespace + kin
 secrets search -n refining --kind service --name gitea     # 精确查找
 secrets search -q mqtt                                     # 关键词模糊搜索
 secrets search --tag hongkong                              # 按 tag 过滤
-secrets search -n refining --kind service --name gitea -f secret.token   # 提取字段
-secrets search -n refining --kind service --name gitea -o json --show-secrets  # 完整 JSON
+secrets search -n refining --kind service --name gitea -f metadata.url   # 提取 metadata 字段
+secrets search -n refining --kind service --name gitea -o json            # 完整记录（含 secrets schema）
 secrets search --sort updated --limit 10 --summary         # 最近改动
 secrets search -n refining --summary --limit 10 --offset 10  # 翻页

@@ -117,6 +121,17 @@ secrets add -n refining --kind server --name my-server \
  -m ip=47.117.131.22 -m desc="Aliyun Shanghai ECS" \
  -s username=root -s ssh_key=@./keys/server.pem

+# 多行文件直接写入嵌套 secret 字段
+secrets add -n refining --kind server --name my-server \
+  -s credentials:content@./keys/server.pem
+
+# 使用 typed JSON 写入 secret（布尔、数字、数组、对象）
+secrets add -n refining --kind service --name deploy-bot \
+  -s enabled:=true \
+  -s retry_count:=3 \
+  -s scopes:='["repo","workflow"]' \
+  -s extra:='{"region":"ap-east-1","verify_tls":true}'
+
 secrets add -n refining --kind service --name gitea \
  --tag gitea \
  -m url=https://gitea.refining.dev -m default_org=refining \
@@ -126,12 +141,13 @@ secrets add -n refining --kind service --name gitea \
 secrets update -n refining --kind server --name my-server -m ip=10.0.0.1
 secrets update -n refining --kind service --name gitea --add-tag production -s token=<new>
 secrets update -n refining --kind service --name mqtt --remove-meta old_port --remove-secret old_key
+secrets update -n refining --kind server --name my-server --remove-secret credentials:content

 # ── delete ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 secrets delete -n refining --kind service --name legacy-mqtt

 # ── init ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-secrets init              # 主密钥初始化（每台设备一次，主密码派生后存钥匙串）
+secrets init              # 主密钥初始化（每台设备一次，主密码至少 8 位，派生后存钥匙串）

 # ── config ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 secrets config set-db "postgres://postgres:<password>@<host>:<port>/secrets"   # 先验证再写入
@@ -149,18 +165,104 @@ RUST_LOG=secrets=trace secrets search

 ## 数据模型

-单张 `secrets` 表，首次连接自动建表；同时自动创建 `audit_log` 表，记录所有写操作。
+主表 `entries`（namespace、kind、name、tags、metadata）+ 子表 `secrets`（每个加密字段一行，含 field_name、field_type、value_len、encrypted）。首次连接自动建表；同时创建 `audit_log`、`entries_history`、`secrets_history` 等表。

-| 字段 | 说明 |
-|------|------|
-| `namespace` | 一级隔离，如 `refining`、`ricnsmart` |
-| `kind` | 记录类型，如 `server`、`service`（可自由扩展） |
-| `name` | 人类可读唯一标识 |
-| `tags` | 多维标签，如 `["aliyun","hongkong"]` |
-| `metadata` | 明文描述信息（ip、desc、domains 等） |
-| `encrypted` | 敏感凭据（ssh_key、password、token 等），AES-256-GCM 加密存储 |
+| 位置 | 字段 | 说明 |
+|------|------|------|
+| entries | namespace | 一级隔离，如 `refining`、`ricnsmart` |
+| entries | kind | 记录类型，如 `server`、`service`、`key`（可自由扩展） |
+| entries | name | 人类可读唯一标识 |
+| entries | tags | 多维标签，如 `["aliyun","hongkong"]` |
+| entries | metadata | 明文描述（ip、desc、domains、key_ref 等） |
+| secrets | field_name / field_type / value_len | 明文，search 可见，AI 可推断 inject 会生成什么变量 |
+| secrets | encrypted | 仅加密值本身，AES-256-GCM |

-`-m` / `--meta` 写入 `metadata`，`-s` / `--secret` 写入 `encrypted`，`value=@file` 从文件读取内容。加解密使用主密钥（由 `secrets init` 设置）。
+`-m` / `--meta` 写入 `metadata`，`-s` / `--secret` 写入 `secrets` 表的独立行。支持 `key=value`、`key=@file`、`key:=<json>`，也支持 `credentials:content@./key.pem` 这类嵌套字段文件写入；删除时支持 `--remove-secret credentials:content`。加解密使用主密钥（由 `secrets init` 设置）。
+
+**PEM 共享**：同一 PEM 被多台服务器共享时，可存为 `kind=key` 记录，服务器通过 `metadata.key_ref` 引用；轮换只需 update 一条 key 记录，所有引用自动生效。详见 [AGENTS.md](AGENTS.md)。
+
+### `-m` / `--meta` JSON 语法速查
+
+`-m` 和 `-s` 走的是同一套解析规则，只是写入位置不同：`-m` 写到明文 `metadata`，适合端口、开关、标签、描述性配置等非敏感信息。
+
+| 目标值 | 写法示例 | 实际存入 |
+|------|------|------|
+| 普通字符串 | `-m url=https://gitea.refining.dev` | `"https://gitea.refining.dev"` |
+| 文件内容字符串 | `-m notes=@./service-notes.txt` | `"..."` |
+| 布尔值 | `-m enabled:=true` | `true` |
+| 数字 | `-m port:=3000` | `3000` |
+| `null` | `-m deprecated_at:=null` | `null` |
+| 数组 | `-m domains:='["gitea.refining.dev","git.refining.dev"]'` | `["gitea.refining.dev","git.refining.dev"]` |
+| 对象 | `-m tls:='{"enabled":true,"redirect_http":true}'` | `{"enabled":true,"redirect_http":true}` |
+| 嵌套路径 + JSON | `-m deploy:strategy:='{"type":"rolling","batch":2}'` | `{"deploy":{"strategy":{"type":"rolling","batch":2}}}` |
+
+常见规则：
+
+- `=` 表示按字符串存储。
+- `:=` 表示按 JSON 解析。
+- shell 中数组和对象建议整体用单引号包住。
+- 嵌套字段继续用冒号分隔：`-m runtime:max_open_conns:=20`。
+
+示例：新增一条带 typed metadata 的记录
+
+```bash
+secrets add -n refining --kind service --name gitea \
+  -m url=https://gitea.refining.dev \
+  -m port:=3000 \
+  -m enabled:=true \
+  -m domains:='["gitea.refining.dev","git.refining.dev"]' \
+  -m tls:='{"enabled":true,"redirect_http":true}'
+```
+
+示例：更新已有记录中的嵌套 metadata
+
+```bash
+secrets update -n refining --kind service --name gitea \
+  -m deploy:strategy:='{"type":"rolling","batch":2}' \
+  -m runtime:max_open_conns:=20
+```
+
+### `-s` / `--secret` JSON 语法速查
+
+当你希望写入的不是普通字符串，而是 `true`、`123`、`null`、数组或对象时，用 `:=`，右侧按 JSON 解析。
+
+| 目标值 | 写法示例 | 实际存入 |
+|------|------|------|
+| 普通字符串 | `-s token=abc123` | `"abc123"` |
+| 文件内容字符串 | `-s ssh_key=@./id_ed25519` | `"-----BEGIN ..."` |
+| 布尔值 | `-s enabled:=true` | `true` |
+| 数字 | `-s retry_count:=3` | `3` |
+| `null` | `-s deprecated_at:=null` | `null` |
+| 数组 | `-s scopes:='["repo","workflow"]'` | `["repo","workflow"]` |
+| 对象 | `-s extra:='{"region":"ap-east-1","verify_tls":true}'` | `{"region":"ap-east-1","verify_tls":true}` |
+| 嵌套路径 + JSON | `-s auth:policy:='{"mfa":true,"ttl":3600}'` | `{"auth":{"policy":{"mfa":true,"ttl":3600}}}` |
+
+常见规则：
+
+- `=` 表示按字符串存储，不做 JSON 解析。
+- `:=` 表示按 JSON 解析，适合布尔、数字、数组、对象、`null`。
+- shell 里对象和数组通常要整体加引号，推荐单引号：`-s flags:='["a","b"]'`。
+- 嵌套字段继续用冒号分隔：`-s credentials:enabled:=true`。
+- 如果你就是想存一个“JSON 字符串字面量”，可以写成 `-s note:='"hello"'`，但大多数字符串场景直接用 `=` 更直观。
+
+示例：新增一条同时包含字符串、文件、布尔、数组、对象的记录
+
+```bash
+secrets add -n refining --kind service --name deploy-bot \
+  -s token=abc123 \
+  -s ssh_key=@./keys/deploy-bot.pem \
+  -s enabled:=true \
+  -s scopes:='["repo","workflow"]' \
+  -s policy:='{"ttl":3600,"mfa":true}'
+```
+
+示例：更新已有记录中的嵌套 JSON 字段
+
+```bash
+secrets update -n refining --kind service --name deploy-bot \
+  -s auth:config:='{"issuer":"gitea","rotate":true}' \
+  -s auth:retry:=5
+```

 ## 审计日志

@@ -181,17 +283,19 @@ src/
  main.rs          # CLI 入口（clap），含各子命令 after_help 示例
  output.rs        # OutputMode 枚举 + TTY 检测
  config.rs        # 配置读写（~/.config/secrets/config.toml）
-  db.rs            # 连接池 + auto-migrate（secrets + audit_log + kv_config）
+  db.rs            # 连接池 + auto-migrate（entries + secrets + entries_history + secrets_history + audit_log + kv_config）
  crypto.rs        # AES-256-GCM 加解密、Argon2id 派生、OS 钥匙串
-  models.rs        # Secret 结构体
+  models.rs        # Entry + SecretField 结构体
  audit.rs         # 审计日志写入（audit_log 表）
  commands/
    init.rs        # 主密钥初始化（首次/新设备）
-    add.rs         # upsert，支持 -o json
+    add.rs         # upsert entries + secrets 行，支持 -o json
    config.rs      # config set-db/show/path
-    search.rs      # 多条件查询，支持 -f/-o/--summary/--limit/--offset/--sort
-    delete.rs      # 删除
-    update.rs      # 增量更新（合并 tags/metadata/encrypted）
+    search.rs      # 多条件查询，展示 secrets schema（-f/-o/--summary/--limit/--offset/--sort）
+    delete.rs      # 删除（CASCADE 删除 secrets）
+    update.rs      # 增量更新（tags/metadata + secrets 行级 UPSERT/DELETE）
+    rollback.rs    # rollback / history：按 entry_version 恢复
+    run.rs         # inject / run，逐字段解密 + key_ref 引用解析
    upgrade.rs     # 从 Gitea Release 自更新
 scripts/
  setup-gitea-actions.sh  # 配置 Gitea Actions 变量与 Secrets
--- a/scripts/release-check.sh
+++ b/scripts/release-check.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+repo_root="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+cd "$repo_root"
+
+version="$(grep -m1 '^version' Cargo.toml | sed 's/.*"\(.*\)".*/\1/')"
+tag="secrets-${version}"
+
+echo "==> 当前版本: ${version}"
+echo "==> 检查是否已存在 tag: ${tag}"
+
+if git rev-parse "refs/tags/${tag}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "错误: 已存在 tag ${tag}"
+  echo "请先 bump Cargo.toml 中的 version，再执行 cargo build 同步 Cargo.lock。"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "==> 未发现重复 tag，开始执行检查"
+cargo fmt -- --check
+cargo clippy --locked -- -D warnings
+cargo test --locked
--- a/src/audit.rs
+++ b/src/audit.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use serde_json::Value;
-use sqlx::{PgPool, Postgres, Transaction};
+use sqlx::{Postgres, Transaction};

 /// Write an audit entry within an existing transaction.
 pub async fn log_tx(
@@ -30,35 +30,3 @@ pub async fn log_tx(
        tracing::debug!(action, namespace, kind, name, actor, "audit logged");
    }
 }
-
-/// Write an audit entry using the pool (fire-and-forget, non-fatal).
-/// Kept for future use or scenarios without an active transaction.
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-pub async fn log(
-    pool: &PgPool,
-    action: &str,
-    namespace: &str,
-    kind: &str,
-    name: &str,
-    detail: Value,
-) {
-    let actor = std::env::var("USER").unwrap_or_default();
-    let result: Result<_, sqlx::Error> = sqlx::query(
-        "INSERT INTO audit_log (action, namespace, kind, name, detail, actor) \
-         VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6)",
-    )
-    .bind(action)
-    .bind(namespace)
-    .bind(kind)
-    .bind(name)
-    .bind(&detail)
-    .bind(&actor)
-    .execute(pool)
-    .await;
-
-    if let Err(e) = result {
-        tracing::warn!(error = %e, "failed to write audit log");
-    } else {
-        tracing::debug!(action, namespace, kind, name, actor, "audit logged");
-    }
-}
--- a/src/commands/add.rs
+++ b/src/commands/add.rs
@@ -7,11 +7,15 @@ use crate::crypto;
 use crate::db;
 use crate::output::OutputMode;

-/// Parse "key=value" or "key:=<json>" entries.
-/// - `key=value`   → stores the literal string `value`
-/// - `key:=<json>` → parses `<json>` as a typed JSON value (number, bool, null, array, object)
-/// - `value=@file` → reads the file content as a string (only for `=` form)
-pub(crate) fn parse_kv(entry: &str) -> Result<(String, Value)> {
+// ── Key/value parsing helpers (shared with update.rs) ───────────────────────
+
+/// Parse secret / metadata entries into a nested key path and JSON value.
+/// - `key=value`        → stores the literal string `value`
+/// - `key:=<json>`      → parses `<json>` as a typed JSON value
+/// - `key=@file`        → reads the file content as a string
+/// - `a:b=value`        → writes nested fields: `{ "a": { "b": "value" } }`
+/// - `a:b@./file.txt`   → shorthand for nested file reads without manual JSON escaping
+pub(crate) fn parse_kv(entry: &str) -> Result<(Vec<String>, Value)> {
    // Typed JSON form: key:=<json>
    if let Some((key, json_str)) = entry.split_once(":=") {
        let val: Value = serde_json::from_str(json_str).map_err(|e| {
@@ -21,36 +25,187 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_kv(entry: &str) -> Result<(String, Value)> {
                e
            )
        })?;
-        return Ok((key.to_string(), val));
+        return Ok((parse_key_path(key)?, val));
    }

    // Plain string form: key=value or key=@file
-    let (key, raw_val) = entry.split_once('=').ok_or_else(|| {
-        anyhow::anyhow!(
-            "Invalid format '{}'. Expected: key=value, key=@file, or key:=<json>",
-            entry
-        )
-    })?;
+    if let Some((key, raw_val)) = entry.split_once('=') {
+        let value = if let Some(path) = raw_val.strip_prefix('@') {
+            fs::read_to_string(path)
+                .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to read file '{}': {}", path, e))?
+        } else {
+            raw_val.to_string()
+        };

-    let value = if let Some(path) = raw_val.strip_prefix('@') {
-        fs::read_to_string(path)
-            .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to read file '{}': {}", path, e))?
-    } else {
-        raw_val.to_string()
-    };
+        return Ok((parse_key_path(key)?, Value::String(value)));
+    }

-    Ok((key.to_string(), Value::String(value)))
+    // Shorthand file form: nested:key@file
+    if let Some((key, path)) = entry.split_once('@') {
+        let value = fs::read_to_string(path)
+            .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to read file '{}': {}", path, e))?;
+        return Ok((parse_key_path(key)?, Value::String(value)));
+    }
+
+    anyhow::bail!(
+        "Invalid format '{}'. Expected: key=value, key=@file, nested:key@file, or key:=<json>",
+        entry
+    )
 }

 pub(crate) fn build_json(entries: &[String]) -> Result<Value> {
    let mut map = Map::new();
    for entry in entries {
-        let (key, value) = parse_kv(entry)?;
-        map.insert(key, value);
+        let (path, value) = parse_kv(entry)?;
+        insert_path(&mut map, &path, value)?;
    }
    Ok(Value::Object(map))
 }

+pub(crate) fn key_path_to_string(path: &[String]) -> String {
+    path.join(":")
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn collect_key_paths(entries: &[String]) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
+    entries
+        .iter()
+        .map(|entry| parse_kv(entry).map(|(path, _)| key_path_to_string(&path)))
+        .collect()
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn collect_field_paths(entries: &[String]) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
+    entries
+        .iter()
+        .map(|entry| parse_key_path(entry).map(|path| key_path_to_string(&path)))
+        .collect()
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn parse_key_path(key: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
+    let path: Vec<String> = key
+        .split(':')
+        .map(str::trim)
+        .map(ToOwned::to_owned)
+        .collect();
+
+    if path.is_empty() || path.iter().any(|part| part.is_empty()) {
+        anyhow::bail!(
+            "Invalid key path '{}'. Use non-empty segments like 'credentials:content'.",
+            key
+        );
+    }
+
+    Ok(path)
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn insert_path(
+    map: &mut Map<String, Value>,
+    path: &[String],
+    value: Value,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    if path.is_empty() {
+        anyhow::bail!("Key path cannot be empty");
+    }
+
+    if path.len() == 1 {
+        map.insert(path[0].clone(), value);
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    let head = path[0].clone();
+    let tail = &path[1..];
+
+    match map.entry(head.clone()) {
+        serde_json::map::Entry::Vacant(entry) => {
+            let mut child = Map::new();
+            insert_path(&mut child, tail, value)?;
+            entry.insert(Value::Object(child));
+        }
+        serde_json::map::Entry::Occupied(mut entry) => match entry.get_mut() {
+            Value::Object(child) => insert_path(child, tail, value)?,
+            _ => {
+                anyhow::bail!(
+                    "Cannot set nested key '{}' because '{}' is already a non-object value",
+                    key_path_to_string(path),
+                    head
+                );
+            }
+        },
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn remove_path(map: &mut Map<String, Value>, path: &[String]) -> Result<bool> {
+    if path.is_empty() {
+        anyhow::bail!("Key path cannot be empty");
+    }
+
+    if path.len() == 1 {
+        return Ok(map.remove(&path[0]).is_some());
+    }
+
+    let Some(value) = map.get_mut(&path[0]) else {
+        return Ok(false);
+    };
+
+    let Value::Object(child) = value else {
+        return Ok(false);
+    };
+
+    let removed = remove_path(child, &path[1..])?;
+    if child.is_empty() {
+        map.remove(&path[0]);
+    }
+
+    Ok(removed)
+}
+
+// ── field_type inference and value_len ──────────────────────────────────────
+
+/// Infer the field type string from a JSON value.
+pub(crate) fn infer_field_type(v: &Value) -> &'static str {
+    match v {
+        Value::String(_) => "string",
+        Value::Number(_) => "number",
+        Value::Bool(_) => "boolean",
+        Value::Null => "string",
+        Value::Array(_) | Value::Object(_) => "json",
+    }
+}
+
+/// Compute the plaintext length of a JSON value (chars for string, serialized length otherwise).
+pub(crate) fn compute_value_len(v: &Value) -> i32 {
+    match v {
+        Value::String(s) => s.chars().count() as i32,
+        Value::Null => 0,
+        other => other.to_string().chars().count() as i32,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Flatten a (potentially nested) JSON object into dot-separated field entries.
+/// e.g. `{"credentials": {"type": "ssh", "content": "..."}}` →
+///   `[("credentials.type", "ssh"), ("credentials.content", "...")]`
+/// Top-level non-object values are emitted directly.
+pub(crate) fn flatten_json_fields(prefix: &str, value: &Value) -> Vec<(String, Value)> {
+    match value {
+        Value::Object(map) => {
+            let mut out = Vec::new();
+            for (k, v) in map {
+                let full_key = if prefix.is_empty() {
+                    k.clone()
+                } else {
+                    format!("{}.{}", prefix, k)
+                };
+                out.extend(flatten_json_fields(&full_key, v));
+            }
+            out
+        }
+        other => vec![(prefix.to_string(), other.clone())],
+    }
+}
+
+// ── Add command ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
 pub struct AddArgs<'a> {
    pub namespace: &'a str,
    pub kind: &'a str,
@@ -64,34 +219,24 @@ pub struct AddArgs<'a> {
 pub async fn run(pool: &PgPool, args: AddArgs<'_>, master_key: &[u8; 32]) -> Result<()> {
    let metadata = build_json(args.meta_entries)?;
    let secret_json = build_json(args.secret_entries)?;
-    let encrypted_bytes = crypto::encrypt_json(master_key, &secret_json)?;

-    tracing::debug!(args.namespace, args.kind, args.name, "upserting record");
+    tracing::debug!(args.namespace, args.kind, args.name, "upserting entry");

-    let meta_keys: Vec<&str> = args
-        .meta_entries
-        .iter()
-        .filter_map(|s| s.split_once(['=', ':']).map(|(k, _)| k))
-        .collect();
-    let secret_keys: Vec<&str> = args
-        .secret_entries
-        .iter()
-        .filter_map(|s| s.split_once(['=', ':']).map(|(k, _)| k))
-        .collect();
+    let meta_keys = collect_key_paths(args.meta_entries)?;
+    let secret_keys = collect_key_paths(args.secret_entries)?;

    let mut tx = pool.begin().await?;

-    // Snapshot existing row into history before overwriting (if it exists).
+    // Upsert the entry row (tags + metadata).
    #[derive(sqlx::FromRow)]
-    struct ExistingRow {
+    struct EntryRow {
        id: uuid::Uuid,
        version: i64,
        tags: Vec<String>,
-        metadata: serde_json::Value,
-        encrypted: Vec<u8>,
+        metadata: Value,
    }
-    let existing: Option<ExistingRow> = sqlx::query_as(
-        "SELECT id, version, tags, metadata, encrypted FROM secrets \
+    let existing: Option<EntryRow> = sqlx::query_as(
+        "SELECT id, version, tags, metadata FROM entries \
         WHERE namespace = $1 AND kind = $2 AND name = $3",
    )
    .bind(args.namespace)
@@ -100,11 +245,12 @@ pub async fn run(pool: &PgPool, args: AddArgs<'_>, master_key: &[u8; 32]) -> Res
    .fetch_optional(&mut *tx)
    .await?;

-    if let Some(ex) = existing
-        && let Err(e) = db::snapshot_history(
+    // Snapshot the current entry state before overwriting.
+    if let Some(ref ex) = existing
+        && let Err(e) = db::snapshot_entry_history(
            &mut tx,
-            db::SnapshotParams {
-                secret_id: ex.id,
+            db::EntrySnapshotParams {
+                entry_id: ex.id,
                namespace: args.namespace,
                kind: args.kind,
                name: args.name,
@@ -112,25 +258,24 @@ pub async fn run(pool: &PgPool, args: AddArgs<'_>, master_key: &[u8; 32]) -> Res
                action: "add",
                tags: &ex.tags,
                metadata: &ex.metadata,
-                encrypted: &ex.encrypted,
            },
        )
        .await
    {
-        tracing::warn!(error = %e, "failed to snapshot history before upsert");
+        tracing::warn!(error = %e, "failed to snapshot entry history before upsert");
    }

-    sqlx::query(
+    let entry_id: uuid::Uuid = sqlx::query_scalar(
        r#"
-        INSERT INTO secrets (namespace, kind, name, tags, metadata, encrypted, version, updated_at)
-        VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, 1, NOW())
+        INSERT INTO entries (namespace, kind, name, tags, metadata, version, updated_at)
+        VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, 1, NOW())
        ON CONFLICT (namespace, kind, name)
        DO UPDATE SET
            tags       = EXCLUDED.tags,
            metadata   = EXCLUDED.metadata,
-            encrypted  = EXCLUDED.encrypted,
-            version    = secrets.version + 1,
+            version    = entries.version + 1,
            updated_at = NOW()
+        RETURNING id
        "#,
    )
    .bind(args.namespace)
@@ -138,10 +283,79 @@ pub async fn run(pool: &PgPool, args: AddArgs<'_>, master_key: &[u8; 32]) -> Res
    .bind(args.name)
    .bind(args.tags)
    .bind(&metadata)
-    .bind(&encrypted_bytes)
-    .execute(&mut *tx)
+    .fetch_one(&mut *tx)
    .await?;

+    let new_entry_version: i64 = sqlx::query_scalar("SELECT version FROM entries WHERE id = $1")
+        .bind(entry_id)
+        .fetch_one(&mut *tx)
+        .await?;
+
+    // Snapshot existing secret fields before replacing.
+    if existing.is_some() {
+        #[derive(sqlx::FromRow)]
+        struct ExistingField {
+            id: uuid::Uuid,
+            field_name: String,
+            field_type: String,
+            value_len: i32,
+            encrypted: Vec<u8>,
+        }
+        let existing_fields: Vec<ExistingField> = sqlx::query_as(
+            "SELECT id, field_name, field_type, value_len, encrypted \
+             FROM secrets WHERE entry_id = $1",
+        )
+        .bind(entry_id)
+        .fetch_all(&mut *tx)
+        .await?;
+
+        for f in &existing_fields {
+            if let Err(e) = db::snapshot_secret_history(
+                &mut tx,
+                db::SecretSnapshotParams {
+                    entry_id,
+                    secret_id: f.id,
+                    entry_version: new_entry_version - 1,
+                    field_name: &f.field_name,
+                    field_type: &f.field_type,
+                    value_len: f.value_len,
+                    encrypted: &f.encrypted,
+                    action: "add",
+                },
+            )
+            .await
+            {
+                tracing::warn!(error = %e, "failed to snapshot secret field history");
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Delete existing secret fields so we can re-insert the full set.
+        sqlx::query("DELETE FROM secrets WHERE entry_id = $1")
+            .bind(entry_id)
+            .execute(&mut *tx)
+            .await?;
+    }
+
+    // Insert new secret fields.
+    let flat_fields = flatten_json_fields("", &secret_json);
+    for (field_name, field_value) in &flat_fields {
+        let field_type = infer_field_type(field_value);
+        let value_len = compute_value_len(field_value);
+        let encrypted = crypto::encrypt_json(master_key, field_value)?;
+
+        sqlx::query(
+            "INSERT INTO secrets (entry_id, field_name, field_type, value_len, encrypted) \
+             VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5)",
+        )
+        .bind(entry_id)
+        .bind(field_name)
+        .bind(field_type)
+        .bind(value_len)
+        .bind(&encrypted)
+        .execute(&mut *tx)
+        .await?;
+    }
+
    crate::audit::log_tx(
        &mut tx,
        "add",
@@ -191,3 +405,112 @@ pub async fn run(pool: &PgPool, args: AddArgs<'_>, master_key: &[u8; 32]) -> Res

    Ok(())
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::{
+        build_json, compute_value_len, flatten_json_fields, infer_field_type, key_path_to_string,
+        parse_kv, remove_path,
+    };
+    use serde_json::Value;
+    use std::fs;
+    use std::path::PathBuf;
+    use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
+
+    fn temp_file_path(name: &str) -> PathBuf {
+        let nanos = SystemTime::now()
+            .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
+            .expect("clock should be after unix epoch")
+            .as_nanos();
+        std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("secrets-{name}-{nanos}.txt"))
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_nested_file_shorthand() {
+        let path = temp_file_path("ssh-key");
+        fs::write(&path, "line1\nline2\n").expect("should write temp file");
+
+        let entry = format!("credentials:content@{}", path.display());
+        let (path_parts, value) = parse_kv(&entry).expect("should parse nested file shorthand");
+
+        assert_eq!(key_path_to_string(&path_parts), "credentials:content");
+        assert_eq!(value, serde_json::Value::String("line1\nline2\n".into()));
+
+        fs::remove_file(path).expect("should remove temp file");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn build_nested_json_from_mixed_entries() {
+        let payload = vec![
+            "credentials:type=ssh".to_string(),
+            "credentials:enabled:=true".to_string(),
+            "username=root".to_string(),
+        ];
+
+        let value = build_json(&payload).expect("should build nested json");
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            value,
+            serde_json::json!({
+                "credentials": {
+                    "type": "ssh",
+                    "enabled": true
+                },
+                "username": "root"
+            })
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn remove_nested_path_prunes_empty_parents() {
+        let mut value = serde_json::json!({
+            "credentials": {
+                "content": "pem-data"
+            },
+            "username": "root"
+        });
+
+        let map = match &mut value {
+            Value::Object(map) => map,
+            _ => panic!("expected object"),
+        };
+
+        let removed = remove_path(map, &["credentials".to_string(), "content".to_string()])
+            .expect("should remove nested field");
+
+        assert!(removed);
+        assert_eq!(value, serde_json::json!({ "username": "root" }));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn flatten_json_fields_nested() {
+        let v = serde_json::json!({
+            "username": "root",
+            "credentials": {
+                "type": "ssh",
+                "content": "pem-data"
+            }
+        });
+        let mut fields = flatten_json_fields("", &v);
+        fields.sort_by(|a, b| a.0.cmp(&b.0));
+
+        assert_eq!(fields[0].0, "credentials.content");
+        assert_eq!(fields[1].0, "credentials.type");
+        assert_eq!(fields[2].0, "username");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn infer_field_types() {
+        assert_eq!(infer_field_type(&Value::String("x".into())), "string");
+        assert_eq!(infer_field_type(&serde_json::json!(42)), "number");
+        assert_eq!(infer_field_type(&Value::Bool(true)), "boolean");
+        assert_eq!(infer_field_type(&serde_json::json!(["a"])), "json");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn compute_value_len_string() {
+        assert_eq!(compute_value_len(&Value::String("root".into())), 4);
+        assert_eq!(compute_value_len(&Value::Null), 0);
+        assert_eq!(compute_value_len(&serde_json::json!(1234)), 4);
+    }
+}
--- a/src/commands/delete.rs
+++ b/src/commands/delete.rs
@@ -7,11 +7,19 @@ use crate::db;
 use crate::output::OutputMode;

 #[derive(FromRow)]
-struct DeleteRow {
+struct EntryRow {
    id: Uuid,
    version: i64,
    tags: Vec<String>,
    metadata: Value,
+}
+
+#[derive(FromRow)]
+struct SecretFieldRow {
+    id: Uuid,
+    field_name: String,
+    field_type: String,
+    value_len: i32,
    encrypted: Vec<u8>,
 }

@@ -22,12 +30,12 @@ pub async fn run(
    name: &str,
    output: OutputMode,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    tracing::debug!(namespace, kind, name, "deleting record");
+    tracing::debug!(namespace, kind, name, "deleting entry");

    let mut tx = pool.begin().await?;

-    let row: Option<DeleteRow> = sqlx::query_as(
-        "SELECT id, version, tags, metadata, encrypted FROM secrets \
+    let row: Option<EntryRow> = sqlx::query_as(
+        "SELECT id, version, tags, metadata FROM entries \
         WHERE namespace = $1 AND kind = $2 AND name = $3 \
         FOR UPDATE",
    )
@@ -39,7 +47,7 @@ pub async fn run(

    let Some(row) = row else {
        tx.rollback().await?;
-        tracing::warn!(namespace, kind, name, "record not found for deletion");
+        tracing::warn!(namespace, kind, name, "entry not found for deletion");
        match output {
            OutputMode::Json => println!(
                "{}",
@@ -58,11 +66,11 @@ pub async fn run(
        return Ok(());
    };

-    // Snapshot before physical delete so the row can be restored via rollback.
-    if let Err(e) = db::snapshot_history(
+    // Snapshot entry history before deleting.
+    if let Err(e) = db::snapshot_entry_history(
        &mut tx,
-        db::SnapshotParams {
-            secret_id: row.id,
+        db::EntrySnapshotParams {
+            entry_id: row.id,
            namespace,
            kind,
            name,
@@ -70,15 +78,44 @@ pub async fn run(
            action: "delete",
            tags: &row.tags,
            metadata: &row.metadata,
-            encrypted: &row.encrypted,
        },
    )
    .await
    {
-        tracing::warn!(error = %e, "failed to snapshot history before delete");
+        tracing::warn!(error = %e, "failed to snapshot entry history before delete");
    }

-    sqlx::query("DELETE FROM secrets WHERE id = $1")
+    // Snapshot all secret fields before cascade delete.
+    let fields: Vec<SecretFieldRow> = sqlx::query_as(
+        "SELECT id, field_name, field_type, value_len, encrypted \
+         FROM secrets WHERE entry_id = $1",
+    )
+    .bind(row.id)
+    .fetch_all(&mut *tx)
+    .await?;
+
+    for f in &fields {
+        if let Err(e) = db::snapshot_secret_history(
+            &mut tx,
+            db::SecretSnapshotParams {
+                entry_id: row.id,
+                secret_id: f.id,
+                entry_version: row.version,
+                field_name: &f.field_name,
+                field_type: &f.field_type,
+                value_len: f.value_len,
+                encrypted: &f.encrypted,
+                action: "delete",
+            },
+        )
+        .await
+        {
+            tracing::warn!(error = %e, "failed to snapshot secret field history before delete");
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Delete the entry — secrets rows are removed via ON DELETE CASCADE.
+    sqlx::query("DELETE FROM entries WHERE id = $1")
        .bind(row.id)
        .execute(&mut *tx)
        .await?;
--- a/src/commands/init.rs
+++ b/src/commands/init.rs
@@ -4,15 +4,23 @@ use sqlx::PgPool;

 use crate::{crypto, db};

+const MIN_MASTER_PASSWORD_LEN: usize = 8;
+
 pub async fn run(pool: &PgPool) -> Result<()> {
    println!("Initializing secrets master key...");
    println!();

    // Read password (no echo)
-    let password =
-        rpassword::prompt_password("Enter master password: ").context("failed to read password")?;
-    if password.is_empty() {
-        anyhow::bail!("Master password must not be empty.");
+    let password = rpassword::prompt_password(format!(
+        "Enter master password (at least {} characters): ",
+        MIN_MASTER_PASSWORD_LEN
+    ))
+    .context("failed to read password")?;
+    if password.chars().count() < MIN_MASTER_PASSWORD_LEN {
+        anyhow::bail!(
+            "Master password must be at least {} characters.",
+            MIN_MASTER_PASSWORD_LEN
+        );
    }
    let confirm = rpassword::prompt_password("Confirm master password: ")
        .context("failed to read password confirmation")?;
--- a/src/commands/rollback.rs
+++ b/src/commands/rollback.rs
@@ -3,38 +3,34 @@ use serde_json::{Value, json};
 use sqlx::{FromRow, PgPool};
 use uuid::Uuid;

-use crate::output::OutputMode;
-
-#[derive(FromRow)]
-struct HistoryRow {
-    secret_id: Uuid,
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
-    namespace: String,
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
-    kind: String,
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
-    name: String,
-    version: i64,
-    action: String,
-    tags: Vec<String>,
-    metadata: Value,
-    encrypted: Vec<u8>,
-}
+use crate::crypto;
+use crate::db;
+use crate::output::{OutputMode, format_local_time};

 pub struct RollbackArgs<'a> {
    pub namespace: &'a str,
    pub kind: &'a str,
    pub name: &'a str,
-    /// Target version to restore. None → restore the most recent history entry.
+    /// Target entry version to restore. None → restore the most recent history entry.
    pub to_version: Option<i64>,
    pub output: OutputMode,
 }

 pub async fn run(pool: &PgPool, args: RollbackArgs<'_>, master_key: &[u8; 32]) -> Result<()> {
-    let snap: Option<HistoryRow> = if let Some(ver) = args.to_version {
+    // ── Find the target entry history snapshot ────────────────────────────────
+    #[derive(FromRow)]
+    struct EntryHistoryRow {
+        entry_id: Uuid,
+        version: i64,
+        action: String,
+        tags: Vec<String>,
+        metadata: Value,
+    }
+
+    let snap: Option<EntryHistoryRow> = if let Some(ver) = args.to_version {
        sqlx::query_as(
-            "SELECT secret_id, namespace, kind, name, version, action, tags, metadata, encrypted \
-             FROM secrets_history \
+            "SELECT entry_id, version, action, tags, metadata \
+             FROM entries_history \
             WHERE namespace = $1 AND kind = $2 AND name = $3 AND version = $4 \
             ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 1",
        )
@@ -46,8 +42,8 @@ pub async fn run(pool: &PgPool, args: RollbackArgs<'_>, master_key: &[u8; 32]) -
        .await?
    } else {
        sqlx::query_as(
-            "SELECT secret_id, namespace, kind, name, version, action, tags, metadata, encrypted \
-             FROM secrets_history \
+            "SELECT entry_id, version, action, tags, metadata \
+             FROM entries_history \
             WHERE namespace = $1 AND kind = $2 AND name = $3 \
             ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 1",
        )
@@ -70,25 +66,53 @@ pub async fn run(pool: &PgPool, args: RollbackArgs<'_>, master_key: &[u8; 32]) -
        )
    })?;

-    // Validate encrypted blob is non-trivial (re-encrypt guard).
-    if !snap.encrypted.is_empty() {
-        // Probe decrypt to ensure the blob is valid before restoring.
-        crate::crypto::decrypt_json(master_key, &snap.encrypted)?;
+    // ── Find the matching secret field snapshots ──────────────────────────────
+    #[derive(FromRow)]
+    struct SecretHistoryRow {
+        secret_id: Uuid,
+        field_name: String,
+        field_type: String,
+        value_len: i32,
+        encrypted: Vec<u8>,
+        action: String,
+    }
+
+    let field_snaps: Vec<SecretHistoryRow> = sqlx::query_as(
+        "SELECT secret_id, field_name, field_type, value_len, encrypted, action \
+         FROM secrets_history \
+         WHERE entry_id = $1 AND entry_version = $2 \
+         ORDER BY field_name",
+    )
+    .bind(snap.entry_id)
+    .bind(snap.version)
+    .fetch_all(pool)
+    .await?;
+
+    // Validate: try decrypting all encrypted fields before writing anything.
+    for f in &field_snaps {
+        if f.action != "delete" && !f.encrypted.is_empty() {
+            crypto::decrypt_json(master_key, &f.encrypted).map_err(|e| {
+                anyhow::anyhow!(
+                    "Cannot decrypt snapshot for field '{}': {}",
+                    f.field_name,
+                    e
+                )
+            })?;
+        }
    }

    let mut tx = pool.begin().await?;

-    // Snapshot current live row (if it exists) before overwriting.
+    // ── Snapshot the current live state before overwriting ────────────────────
    #[derive(sqlx::FromRow)]
-    struct LiveRow {
+    struct LiveEntry {
        id: Uuid,
        version: i64,
        tags: Vec<String>,
        metadata: Value,
-        encrypted: Vec<u8>,
    }
-    let live: Option<LiveRow> = sqlx::query_as(
-        "SELECT id, version, tags, metadata, encrypted FROM secrets \
+    let live: Option<LiveEntry> = sqlx::query_as(
+        "SELECT id, version, tags, metadata FROM entries \
         WHERE namespace = $1 AND kind = $2 AND name = $3 FOR UPDATE",
    )
    .bind(args.namespace)
@@ -97,11 +121,11 @@ pub async fn run(pool: &PgPool, args: RollbackArgs<'_>, master_key: &[u8; 32]) -
    .fetch_optional(&mut *tx)
    .await?;

-    if let Some(lr) = live
-        && let Err(e) = crate::db::snapshot_history(
+    if let Some(ref lr) = live {
+        if let Err(e) = db::snapshot_entry_history(
            &mut tx,
-            crate::db::SnapshotParams {
-                secret_id: lr.id,
+            db::EntrySnapshotParams {
+                entry_id: lr.id,
                namespace: args.namespace,
                kind: args.kind,
                name: args.name,
@@ -109,35 +133,104 @@ pub async fn run(pool: &PgPool, args: RollbackArgs<'_>, master_key: &[u8; 32]) -
                action: "rollback",
                tags: &lr.tags,
                metadata: &lr.metadata,
-                encrypted: &lr.encrypted,
            },
        )
        .await
-    {
-        tracing::warn!(error = %e, "failed to snapshot current row before rollback");
+        {
+            tracing::warn!(error = %e, "failed to snapshot entry before rollback");
+        }
+
+        // Snapshot existing secret fields.
+        #[derive(sqlx::FromRow)]
+        struct LiveField {
+            id: Uuid,
+            field_name: String,
+            field_type: String,
+            value_len: i32,
+            encrypted: Vec<u8>,
+        }
+        let live_fields: Vec<LiveField> = sqlx::query_as(
+            "SELECT id, field_name, field_type, value_len, encrypted \
+             FROM secrets WHERE entry_id = $1",
+        )
+        .bind(lr.id)
+        .fetch_all(&mut *tx)
+        .await?;
+
+        for f in &live_fields {
+            if let Err(e) = db::snapshot_secret_history(
+                &mut tx,
+                db::SecretSnapshotParams {
+                    entry_id: lr.id,
+                    secret_id: f.id,
+                    entry_version: lr.version,
+                    field_name: &f.field_name,
+                    field_type: &f.field_type,
+                    value_len: f.value_len,
+                    encrypted: &f.encrypted,
+                    action: "rollback",
+                },
+            )
+            .await
+            {
+                tracing::warn!(error = %e, "failed to snapshot secret field before rollback");
+            }
+        }
    }

+    // ── Restore entry row ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
    sqlx::query(
-        "INSERT INTO secrets (id, namespace, kind, name, tags, metadata, encrypted, version, updated_at) \
-         VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, NOW()) \
+        "INSERT INTO entries (id, namespace, kind, name, tags, metadata, version, updated_at) \
+         VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, NOW()) \
         ON CONFLICT (namespace, kind, name) DO UPDATE SET \
             tags       = EXCLUDED.tags, \
             metadata   = EXCLUDED.metadata, \
-             encrypted  = EXCLUDED.encrypted, \
-             version    = secrets.version + 1, \
+             version    = entries.version + 1, \
             updated_at = NOW()",
    )
-    .bind(snap.secret_id)
+    .bind(snap.entry_id)
    .bind(args.namespace)
    .bind(args.kind)
    .bind(args.name)
    .bind(&snap.tags)
    .bind(&snap.metadata)
-    .bind(&snap.encrypted)
    .bind(snap.version)
    .execute(&mut *tx)
    .await?;

+    // ── Restore secret fields ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    // Delete all current fields and re-insert from snapshot
+    // (only non-deleted fields from the snapshot are restored).
+    sqlx::query("DELETE FROM secrets WHERE entry_id = $1")
+        .bind(snap.entry_id)
+        .execute(&mut *tx)
+        .await?;
+
+    for f in &field_snaps {
+        if f.action == "delete" {
+            // Field was deleted at this snapshot point — don't restore it.
+            continue;
+        }
+        sqlx::query(
+            "INSERT INTO secrets (id, entry_id, field_name, field_type, value_len, encrypted) \
+             VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6) \
+             ON CONFLICT (entry_id, field_name) DO UPDATE SET \
+                 field_type = EXCLUDED.field_type, \
+                 value_len  = EXCLUDED.value_len, \
+                 encrypted  = EXCLUDED.encrypted, \
+                 version    = secrets.version + 1, \
+                 updated_at = NOW()",
+        )
+        .bind(f.secret_id)
+        .bind(snap.entry_id)
+        .bind(&f.field_name)
+        .bind(&f.field_type)
+        .bind(f.value_len)
+        .bind(&f.encrypted)
+        .execute(&mut *tx)
+        .await?;
+    }
+
    crate::audit::log_tx(
        &mut tx,
        "rollback",
@@ -173,7 +266,7 @@ pub async fn run(pool: &PgPool, args: RollbackArgs<'_>, master_key: &[u8; 32]) -
    Ok(())
 }

-/// List history entries for a record.
+/// List history entries for an entry.
 pub async fn list_history(
    pool: &PgPool,
    namespace: &str,
@@ -191,7 +284,7 @@ pub async fn list_history(
    }

    let rows: Vec<HistorySummary> = sqlx::query_as(
-        "SELECT version, action, actor, created_at FROM secrets_history \
+        "SELECT version, action, actor, created_at FROM entries_history \
         WHERE namespace = $1 AND kind = $2 AND name = $3 \
         ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT $4",
    )
@@ -234,7 +327,7 @@ pub async fn list_history(
                    r.version,
                    r.action,
                    r.actor,
-                    r.created_at.format("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC")
+                    format_local_time(r.created_at)
                );
            }
            println!("  (use `secrets rollback --to-version <N>` to restore)");
--- a/src/commands/run.rs
+++ b/src/commands/run.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use serde_json::Value;
 use sqlx::PgPool;
 use std::collections::HashMap;

-use crate::commands::search::build_env_map;
+use crate::commands::search::{build_injected_env_map, fetch_entries, fetch_secrets_for_entries};
 use crate::output::OutputMode;

 pub struct InjectArgs<'a> {
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ pub struct InjectArgs<'a> {
    pub kind: Option<&'a str>,
    pub name: Option<&'a str>,
    pub tags: &'a [String],
-    /// Prefix to prepend to every variable name. Empty string means no prefix.
    pub prefix: &'a str,
    pub output: OutputMode,
 }
@@ -22,12 +21,10 @@ pub struct RunArgs<'a> {
    pub name: Option<&'a str>,
    pub tags: &'a [String],
    pub prefix: &'a str,
-    /// The command and its arguments to execute with injected secrets.
    pub command: &'a [String],
 }

-/// Fetch secrets matching the filter and build a flat env map.
-/// Metadata and secret fields are merged; naming: `<PREFIX_><NAME>_<KEY>` (uppercased).
+/// Fetch entries matching the filter and build a flat env map (metadata + decrypted secrets).
 pub async fn collect_env_map(
    pool: &PgPool,
    namespace: Option<&str>,
@@ -42,13 +39,19 @@ pub async fn collect_env_map(
            "At least one filter (--namespace, --kind, --name, or --tag) is required for inject/run"
        );
    }
-    let rows = crate::commands::search::fetch_rows(pool, namespace, kind, name, tags, None).await?;
-    if rows.is_empty() {
+    let entries = fetch_entries(pool, namespace, kind, name, tags, None).await?;
+    if entries.is_empty() {
        anyhow::bail!("No records matched the given filters.");
    }
+
+    let entry_ids: Vec<uuid::Uuid> = entries.iter().map(|e| e.id).collect();
+    let fields_map = fetch_secrets_for_entries(pool, &entry_ids).await?;
+
    let mut map = HashMap::new();
-    for row in &rows {
-        let row_map = build_env_map(row, prefix, Some(master_key))?;
+    for entry in &entries {
+        let empty = vec![];
+        let fields = fields_map.get(&entry.id).unwrap_or(&empty);
+        let row_map = build_injected_env_map(pool, entry, prefix, master_key, fields).await?;
        for (k, v) in row_map {
            map.insert(k, v);
        }
@@ -56,7 +59,7 @@ pub async fn collect_env_map(
    Ok(map)
 }

-/// `inject` command: print env vars to stdout (suitable for `eval $(...)` or export).
+/// `inject` command: print env vars to stdout.
 pub async fn run_inject(pool: &PgPool, args: InjectArgs<'_>, master_key: &[u8; 32]) -> Result<()> {
    let env_map = collect_env_map(
        pool,
@@ -85,7 +88,6 @@ pub async fn run_inject(pool: &PgPool, args: InjectArgs<'_>, master_key: &[u8; 3
            println!("{}", serde_json::to_string(&Value::Object(obj))?);
        }
        _ => {
-            // Shell-safe KEY=VALUE output, one per line.
            let mut pairs: Vec<(String, String)> = env_map.into_iter().collect();
            pairs.sort_by(|a, b| a.0.cmp(&b.0));
            for (k, v) in pairs {
@@ -136,8 +138,6 @@ pub async fn run_exec(pool: &PgPool, args: RunArgs<'_>, master_key: &[u8; 32]) -
    Ok(())
 }

-/// Quote a value for safe shell output. Wraps the value in single quotes,
-/// escaping any single quotes within the value.
 fn shell_quote(s: &str) -> String {
    format!("'{}'", s.replace('\'', "'\\''"))
 }
--- a/src/commands/search.rs
+++ b/src/commands/search.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ use sqlx::PgPool;
 use std::collections::HashMap;

 use crate::crypto;
-use crate::models::Secret;
-use crate::output::OutputMode;
+use crate::models::{Entry, SecretField};
+use crate::output::{OutputMode, format_local_time};

 pub struct SearchArgs<'a> {
    pub namespace: Option<&'a str>,
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ pub struct SearchArgs<'a> {
    pub name: Option<&'a str>,
    pub tags: &'a [String],
    pub query: Option<&'a str>,
-    pub show_secrets: bool,
    pub fields: &'a [String],
    pub summary: bool,
    pub limit: u32,
@@ -22,8 +21,10 @@ pub struct SearchArgs<'a> {
    pub output: OutputMode,
 }

-pub async fn run(pool: &PgPool, args: SearchArgs<'_>, master_key: Option<&[u8; 32]>) -> Result<()> {
-    let rows = fetch_rows_paged(
+pub async fn run(pool: &PgPool, args: SearchArgs<'_>) -> Result<()> {
+    validate_safe_search_args(args.fields)?;
+
+    let rows = fetch_entries_paged(
        pool,
        PagedFetchArgs {
            namespace: args.namespace,
@@ -38,16 +39,24 @@ pub async fn run(pool: &PgPool, args: SearchArgs<'_>, master_key: Option<&[u8; 3
    )
    .await?;

-    // -f/--field: extract specific field values directly
+    // -f/--field: extract specific metadata field values directly
    if !args.fields.is_empty() {
-        return print_fields(&rows, args.fields, master_key);
+        return print_fields(&rows, args.fields);
    }

+    // Fetch secret schemas for all returned entries (no master key needed).
+    let entry_ids: Vec<uuid::Uuid> = rows.iter().map(|r| r.id).collect();
+    let schema_map = if !args.summary && !entry_ids.is_empty() {
+        fetch_secret_schemas(pool, &entry_ids).await?
+    } else {
+        HashMap::new()
+    };
+
    match args.output {
        OutputMode::Json | OutputMode::JsonCompact => {
            let arr: Vec<Value> = rows
                .iter()
-                .map(|r| to_json(r, args.show_secrets, args.summary, master_key))
+                .map(|r| to_json(r, args.summary, schema_map.get(&r.id).map(Vec::as_slice)))
                .collect();
            let out = if args.output == OutputMode::Json {
                serde_json::to_string_pretty(&arr)?
@@ -56,31 +65,17 @@ pub async fn run(pool: &PgPool, args: SearchArgs<'_>, master_key: Option<&[u8; 3
            };
            println!("{}", out);
        }
-        OutputMode::Env => {
-            if rows.len() > 1 {
-                anyhow::bail!(
-                    "env output requires exactly one record; got {}. Add more filters.",
-                    rows.len()
-                );
-            }
-            if let Some(row) = rows.first() {
-                let map = build_env_map(row, "", master_key)?;
-                let mut pairs: Vec<(String, String)> = map.into_iter().collect();
-                pairs.sort_by(|a, b| a.0.cmp(&b.0));
-                for (k, v) in pairs {
-                    println!("{}={}", k, shell_quote(&v));
-                }
-            } else {
-                eprintln!("No records found.");
-            }
-        }
        OutputMode::Text => {
            if rows.is_empty() {
                println!("No records found.");
                return Ok(());
            }
            for row in &rows {
-                print_text(row, args.show_secrets, args.summary, master_key)?;
+                print_text(
+                    row,
+                    args.summary,
+                    schema_map.get(&row.id).map(Vec::as_slice),
+                )?;
            }
            println!("{} record(s) found.", rows.len());
            if rows.len() == args.limit as usize {
@@ -96,16 +91,46 @@ pub async fn run(pool: &PgPool, args: SearchArgs<'_>, master_key: Option<&[u8; 3
    Ok(())
 }

-/// Fetch rows with simple equality/tag filters (no pagination). Used by inject/run.
-pub async fn fetch_rows(
+fn validate_safe_search_args(fields: &[String]) -> Result<()> {
+    if let Some(field) = fields.iter().find(|field| is_secret_field(field)) {
+        anyhow::bail!(
+            "Field '{}' is sensitive. `search -f` only supports metadata.* fields; use `secrets inject` or `secrets run` for secrets.",
+            field
+        );
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn is_secret_field(field: &str) -> bool {
+    matches!(
+        field.split_once('.').map(|(section, _)| section),
+        Some("secret" | "secrets" | "encrypted")
+    )
+}
+
+// ── Entry fetching ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+struct PagedFetchArgs<'a> {
+    namespace: Option<&'a str>,
+    kind: Option<&'a str>,
+    name: Option<&'a str>,
+    tags: &'a [String],
+    query: Option<&'a str>,
+    sort: &'a str,
+    limit: u32,
+    offset: u32,
+}
+
+/// Fetch entries matching the given filters (used by search, inject, run).
+pub async fn fetch_entries(
    pool: &PgPool,
    namespace: Option<&str>,
    kind: Option<&str>,
    name: Option<&str>,
    tags: &[String],
    query: Option<&str>,
-) -> Result<Vec<Secret>> {
-    fetch_rows_paged(
+) -> Result<Vec<Entry>> {
+    fetch_entries_paged(
        pool,
        PagedFetchArgs {
            namespace,
@@ -121,19 +146,7 @@ pub async fn fetch_rows(
    .await
 }

-/// Arguments for the internal paged fetch. Grouped to avoid too-many-arguments lint.
-struct PagedFetchArgs<'a> {
-    namespace: Option<&'a str>,
-    kind: Option<&'a str>,
-    name: Option<&'a str>,
-    tags: &'a [String],
-    query: Option<&'a str>,
-    sort: &'a str,
-    limit: u32,
-    offset: u32,
-}
-
-async fn fetch_rows_paged(pool: &PgPool, a: PagedFetchArgs<'_>) -> Result<Vec<Secret>> {
+async fn fetch_entries_paged(pool: &PgPool, a: PagedFetchArgs<'_>) -> Result<Vec<Entry>> {
    let mut conditions: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
    let mut idx: i32 = 1;

@@ -182,7 +195,7 @@ async fn fetch_rows_paged(pool: &PgPool, a: PagedFetchArgs<'_>) -> Result<Vec<Se
    };

    let sql = format!(
-        "SELECT * FROM secrets {} ORDER BY {} LIMIT ${} OFFSET ${}",
+        "SELECT * FROM entries {} ORDER BY {} LIMIT ${} OFFSET ${}",
        where_clause,
        order,
        idx,
@@ -191,7 +204,7 @@ async fn fetch_rows_paged(pool: &PgPool, a: PagedFetchArgs<'_>) -> Result<Vec<Se

    tracing::debug!(sql, "executing search query");

-    let mut q = sqlx::query_as::<_, Secret>(&sql);
+    let mut q = sqlx::query_as::<_, Entry>(&sql);
    if let Some(v) = a.namespace {
        q = q.bind(v);
    }
@@ -214,20 +227,63 @@ async fn fetch_rows_paged(pool: &PgPool, a: PagedFetchArgs<'_>) -> Result<Vec<Se
    }
    q = q.bind(a.limit as i64).bind(a.offset as i64);

-    let rows = q.fetch_all(pool).await?;
-    Ok(rows)
+    Ok(q.fetch_all(pool).await?)
 }

-/// Build a flat `KEY=VALUE` map from a record's metadata and decrypted secrets.
-/// Variable names: `<PREFIX><NAME>_<FIELD>` (all uppercased, hyphens/dots → underscores).
-/// If `prefix` is empty, the name segment alone is used as the prefix.
-pub fn build_env_map(
-    row: &Secret,
-    prefix: &str,
-    master_key: Option<&[u8; 32]>,
-) -> Result<HashMap<String, String>> {
-    let name_part = row.name.to_uppercase().replace(['-', '.', ' '], "_");
-    let effective_prefix = if prefix.is_empty() {
+// ── Secret schema fetching (no master key) ───────────────────────────────────
+
+/// Fetch secret field schemas (field_name, field_type, value_len) for a set of entry ids.
+/// Returns a map from entry_id to list of SecretField (encrypted field not used here).
+async fn fetch_secret_schemas(
+    pool: &PgPool,
+    entry_ids: &[uuid::Uuid],
+) -> Result<HashMap<uuid::Uuid, Vec<SecretField>>> {
+    if entry_ids.is_empty() {
+        return Ok(HashMap::new());
+    }
+
+    let fields: Vec<SecretField> = sqlx::query_as(
+        "SELECT * FROM secrets WHERE entry_id = ANY($1) ORDER BY entry_id, field_name",
+    )
+    .bind(entry_ids)
+    .fetch_all(pool)
+    .await?;
+
+    let mut map: HashMap<uuid::Uuid, Vec<SecretField>> = HashMap::new();
+    for f in fields {
+        map.entry(f.entry_id).or_default().push(f);
+    }
+    Ok(map)
+}
+
+/// Fetch all secret fields (including encrypted bytes) for a set of entry ids.
+pub async fn fetch_secrets_for_entries(
+    pool: &PgPool,
+    entry_ids: &[uuid::Uuid],
+) -> Result<HashMap<uuid::Uuid, Vec<SecretField>>> {
+    if entry_ids.is_empty() {
+        return Ok(HashMap::new());
+    }
+
+    let fields: Vec<SecretField> = sqlx::query_as(
+        "SELECT * FROM secrets WHERE entry_id = ANY($1) ORDER BY entry_id, field_name",
+    )
+    .bind(entry_ids)
+    .fetch_all(pool)
+    .await?;
+
+    let mut map: HashMap<uuid::Uuid, Vec<SecretField>> = HashMap::new();
+    for f in fields {
+        map.entry(f.entry_id).or_default().push(f);
+    }
+    Ok(map)
+}
+
+// ── Display helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+fn env_prefix(entry: &Entry, prefix: &str) -> String {
+    let name_part = entry.name.to_uppercase().replace(['-', '.', ' '], "_");
+    if prefix.is_empty() {
        name_part
    } else {
        format!(
@@ -235,11 +291,15 @@ pub fn build_env_map(
            prefix.to_uppercase().replace(['-', '.', ' '], "_"),
            name_part
        )
-    };
+    }
+}

+/// Build a flat KEY=VALUE map from metadata only (no master key required).
+pub fn build_metadata_env_map(entry: &Entry, prefix: &str) -> HashMap<String, String> {
+    let effective_prefix = env_prefix(entry, prefix);
    let mut map = HashMap::new();

-    if let Some(meta) = row.metadata.as_object() {
+    if let Some(meta) = entry.metadata.as_object() {
        for (k, v) in meta {
            let key = format!(
                "{}_{}",
@@ -249,33 +309,68 @@ pub fn build_env_map(
            map.insert(key, json_value_to_env_string(v));
        }
    }
+    map
+}

-    if let Some(master_key) = master_key
-        && !row.encrypted.is_empty()
-    {
-        let decrypted = crypto::decrypt_json(master_key, &row.encrypted)?;
-        if let Some(enc) = decrypted.as_object() {
-            for (k, v) in enc {
-                let key = format!(
+/// Build a flat KEY=VALUE map from metadata + decrypted secret fields.
+/// Resolves key_ref: if metadata.key_ref is set, merges secret fields from that key entry.
+pub async fn build_injected_env_map(
+    pool: &PgPool,
+    entry: &Entry,
+    prefix: &str,
+    master_key: &[u8; 32],
+    fields: &[SecretField],
+) -> Result<HashMap<String, String>> {
+    let effective_prefix = env_prefix(entry, prefix);
+    let mut map = build_metadata_env_map(entry, prefix);
+
+    // Decrypt each secret field and add to env map.
+    for f in fields {
+        let decrypted = crypto::decrypt_json(master_key, &f.encrypted)?;
+        let key = format!(
+            "{}_{}",
+            effective_prefix,
+            f.field_name.to_uppercase().replace(['-', '.'], "_")
+        );
+        map.insert(key, json_value_to_env_string(&decrypted));
+    }
+
+    // Resolve key_ref: merge secrets from the referenced key entry.
+    if let Some(key_ref) = entry.metadata.get("key_ref").and_then(|v| v.as_str()) {
+        let key_entries = fetch_entries(
+            pool,
+            Some(&entry.namespace),
+            Some("key"),
+            Some(key_ref),
+            &[],
+            None,
+        )
+        .await?;
+
+        if let Some(key_entry) = key_entries.first() {
+            let key_ids = vec![key_entry.id];
+            let key_fields_map = fetch_secrets_for_entries(pool, &key_ids).await?;
+            let empty = vec![];
+            let key_fields = key_fields_map.get(&key_entry.id).unwrap_or(&empty);
+
+            let key_prefix = env_prefix(key_entry, prefix);
+            for f in key_fields {
+                let decrypted = crypto::decrypt_json(master_key, &f.encrypted)?;
+                let key_var = format!(
                    "{}_{}",
-                    effective_prefix,
-                    k.to_uppercase().replace(['-', '.'], "_")
+                    key_prefix,
+                    f.field_name.to_uppercase().replace(['-', '.'], "_")
                );
-                map.insert(key, json_value_to_env_string(v));
+                map.insert(key_var, json_value_to_env_string(&decrypted));
            }
+        } else {
+            tracing::warn!(key_ref, "key_ref target not found");
        }
    }

    Ok(map)
 }

-/// Quote a value for safe shell / env output. Wraps in single quotes,
-/// escaping any single quotes within the value.
-fn shell_quote(s: &str) -> String {
-    format!("'{}'", s.replace('\'', "'\\''"))
-}
-
-/// Convert a JSON value to its string representation suitable for env vars.
 fn json_value_to_env_string(v: &Value) -> String {
    match v {
        Value::String(s) => s.clone(),
@@ -284,153 +379,118 @@ fn json_value_to_env_string(v: &Value) -> String {
    }
 }

-/// Decrypt the encrypted blob for a row. Returns an empty object on empty blobs.
-fn try_decrypt(row: &Secret, master_key: Option<&[u8; 32]>) -> Result<Value> {
-    if row.encrypted.is_empty() {
-        return Ok(Value::Object(Default::default()));
-    }
-    let key = master_key.ok_or_else(|| {
-        anyhow::anyhow!("master key required to decrypt secrets (run `secrets init`)")
-    })?;
-    crypto::decrypt_json(key, &row.encrypted)
-}
-
-fn to_json(
-    row: &Secret,
-    show_secrets: bool,
-    summary: bool,
-    master_key: Option<&[u8; 32]>,
-) -> Value {
+fn to_json(entry: &Entry, summary: bool, schema: Option<&[SecretField]>) -> Value {
    if summary {
-        let desc = row
+        let desc = entry
            .metadata
            .get("desc")
-            .or_else(|| row.metadata.get("url"))
+            .or_else(|| entry.metadata.get("url"))
            .and_then(|v| v.as_str())
            .unwrap_or("")
            .to_string();
        return json!({
-            "namespace": row.namespace,
-            "kind": row.kind,
-            "name": row.name,
-            "tags": row.tags,
+            "namespace": entry.namespace,
+            "kind": entry.kind,
+            "name": entry.name,
+            "tags": entry.tags,
            "desc": desc,
-            "updated_at": row.updated_at.format("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ").to_string(),
+            "updated_at": entry.updated_at.format("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ").to_string(),
        });
    }

-    let secrets_val = if show_secrets {
-        match try_decrypt(row, master_key) {
-            Ok(v) => v,
-            Err(e) => json!({"_error": e.to_string()}),
+    let secrets_val: Value = match schema {
+        Some(fields) if !fields.is_empty() => {
+            let schema_arr: Vec<Value> = fields
+                .iter()
+                .map(|f| {
+                    json!({
+                        "field_name": f.field_name,
+                        "field_type": f.field_type,
+                        "value_len": f.value_len,
+                    })
+                })
+                .collect();
+            Value::Array(schema_arr)
        }
-    } else {
-        json!({"_encrypted": true})
+        _ => Value::Array(vec![]),
    };

    json!({
-        "id": row.id,
-        "namespace": row.namespace,
-        "kind": row.kind,
-        "name": row.name,
-        "tags": row.tags,
-        "metadata": row.metadata,
+        "id": entry.id,
+        "namespace": entry.namespace,
+        "kind": entry.kind,
+        "name": entry.name,
+        "tags": entry.tags,
+        "metadata": entry.metadata,
        "secrets": secrets_val,
-        "version": row.version,
-        "created_at": row.created_at.format("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ").to_string(),
-        "updated_at": row.updated_at.format("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ").to_string(),
+        "version": entry.version,
+        "created_at": entry.created_at.format("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ").to_string(),
+        "updated_at": entry.updated_at.format("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ").to_string(),
    })
 }

-fn print_text(
-    row: &Secret,
-    show_secrets: bool,
-    summary: bool,
-    master_key: Option<&[u8; 32]>,
-) -> Result<()> {
-    println!("[{}/{}] {}", row.namespace, row.kind, row.name);
+fn print_text(entry: &Entry, summary: bool, schema: Option<&[SecretField]>) -> Result<()> {
+    println!("[{}/{}] {}", entry.namespace, entry.kind, entry.name);
    if summary {
-        let desc = row
+        let desc = entry
            .metadata
            .get("desc")
-            .or_else(|| row.metadata.get("url"))
+            .or_else(|| entry.metadata.get("url"))
            .and_then(|v| v.as_str())
            .unwrap_or("-");
-        if !row.tags.is_empty() {
-            println!("  tags:    [{}]", row.tags.join(", "));
+        if !entry.tags.is_empty() {
+            println!("  tags:    [{}]", entry.tags.join(", "));
        }
        println!("  desc:    {}", desc);
-        println!(
-            "  updated: {}",
-            row.updated_at.format("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC")
-        );
+        println!("  updated: {}", format_local_time(entry.updated_at));
    } else {
-        println!("  id:       {}", row.id);
-        if !row.tags.is_empty() {
-            println!("  tags:     [{}]", row.tags.join(", "));
+        println!("  id:       {}", entry.id);
+        if !entry.tags.is_empty() {
+            println!("  tags:     [{}]", entry.tags.join(", "));
        }
-        if row.metadata.as_object().is_some_and(|m| !m.is_empty()) {
+        if entry.metadata.as_object().is_some_and(|m| !m.is_empty()) {
            println!(
                "  metadata: {}",
-                serde_json::to_string_pretty(&row.metadata)?
+                serde_json::to_string_pretty(&entry.metadata)?
            );
        }
-        if !row.encrypted.is_empty() {
-            if show_secrets {
-                match try_decrypt(row, master_key) {
-                    Ok(v) => println!("  secrets:  {}", serde_json::to_string_pretty(&v)?),
-                    Err(e) => println!("  secrets:  [decrypt error: {}]", e),
-                }
-            } else {
-                println!("  secrets:  [encrypted]  (--show-secrets to reveal)");
+        match schema {
+            Some(fields) if !fields.is_empty() => {
+                let schema_str: Vec<String> = fields
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|f| format!("{}: {}({})", f.field_name, f.field_type, f.value_len))
+                    .collect();
+                println!("  secrets:  {}", schema_str.join(", "));
+                println!("            (use `secrets inject` or `secrets run` to get values)");
            }
+            _ => {}
        }
-        println!(
-            "  created:  {}",
-            row.created_at.format("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC")
-        );
+        println!("  version:  {}", entry.version);
+        println!("  created:  {}", format_local_time(entry.created_at));
    }
    println!();
    Ok(())
 }

-/// Extract one or more field paths like `metadata.url` or `secret.token`.
-fn print_fields(rows: &[Secret], fields: &[String], master_key: Option<&[u8; 32]>) -> Result<()> {
+/// Extract one or more metadata field paths like `metadata.url`.
+fn print_fields(rows: &[Entry], fields: &[String]) -> Result<()> {
    for row in rows {
-        let decrypted: Option<Value> = if fields
-            .iter()
-            .any(|f| f.starts_with("secret") || f.starts_with("encrypted"))
-        {
-            Some(try_decrypt(row, master_key)?)
-        } else {
-            None
-        };
-
        for field in fields {
-            let val = extract_field(row, field, decrypted.as_ref())?;
+            let val = extract_field(row, field)?;
            println!("{}", val);
        }
    }
    Ok(())
 }

-fn extract_field(row: &Secret, field: &str, decrypted: Option<&Value>) -> Result<String> {
-    let (section, key) = field.split_once('.').ok_or_else(|| {
-        anyhow::anyhow!(
-            "Invalid field path '{}'. Use metadata.<key> or secret.<key>",
-            field
-        )
-    })?;
+fn extract_field(entry: &Entry, field: &str) -> Result<String> {
+    let (section, key) = field
+        .split_once('.')
+        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("Invalid field path '{}'. Use metadata.<key>.", field))?;

    let obj = match section {
-        "metadata" | "meta" => &row.metadata,
-        "secret" | "secrets" | "encrypted" => {
-            decrypted.ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("secret field requires master key"))?
-        }
-        other => anyhow::bail!(
-            "Unknown field section '{}'. Use 'metadata' or 'secret'",
-            other
-        ),
+        "metadata" | "meta" => &entry.metadata,
+        other => anyhow::bail!("Unknown field section '{}'. Use 'metadata'.", other),
    };

    obj.get(key)
@@ -443,9 +503,91 @@ fn extract_field(row: &Secret, field: &str, decrypted: Option<&Value>) -> Result
            anyhow::anyhow!(
                "Field '{}' not found in record [{}/{}/{}]",
                field,
-                row.namespace,
-                row.kind,
-                row.name
+                entry.namespace,
+                entry.kind,
+                entry.name
            )
        })
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use chrono::Utc;
+    use serde_json::json;
+    use uuid::Uuid;
+
+    fn sample_entry() -> Entry {
+        Entry {
+            id: Uuid::nil(),
+            namespace: "refining".to_string(),
+            kind: "service".to_string(),
+            name: "gitea.main".to_string(),
+            tags: vec!["prod".to_string()],
+            metadata: json!({"url": "https://gitea.refining.dev", "enabled": true}),
+            version: 1,
+            created_at: Utc::now(),
+            updated_at: Utc::now(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn sample_fields() -> Vec<SecretField> {
+        let key = [0x42u8; 32];
+        let enc = crypto::encrypt_json(&key, &json!("abc123")).unwrap();
+        vec![SecretField {
+            id: Uuid::nil(),
+            entry_id: Uuid::nil(),
+            field_name: "token".to_string(),
+            field_type: "string".to_string(),
+            value_len: 6,
+            encrypted: enc,
+            version: 1,
+            created_at: Utc::now(),
+            updated_at: Utc::now(),
+        }]
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn rejects_secret_field_extraction() {
+        let fields = vec!["secret.token".to_string()];
+        let err = validate_safe_search_args(&fields).unwrap_err();
+        assert!(err.to_string().contains("sensitive"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn metadata_env_map_excludes_secret_values() {
+        let entry = sample_entry();
+        let map = build_metadata_env_map(&entry, "");
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            map.get("GITEA_MAIN_URL").map(String::as_str),
+            Some("https://gitea.refining.dev")
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            map.get("GITEA_MAIN_ENABLED").map(String::as_str),
+            Some("true")
+        );
+        assert!(!map.contains_key("GITEA_MAIN_TOKEN"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn to_json_full_includes_secrets_schema() {
+        let entry = sample_entry();
+        let fields = sample_fields();
+        let v = to_json(&entry, false, Some(&fields));
+
+        let secrets = v.get("secrets").unwrap().as_array().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(secrets.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(secrets[0]["field_name"], "token");
+        assert_eq!(secrets[0]["field_type"], "string");
+        assert_eq!(secrets[0]["value_len"], 6);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn to_json_summary_omits_secrets_schema() {
+        let entry = sample_entry();
+        let fields = sample_fields();
+        let v = to_json(&entry, true, Some(&fields));
+        assert!(v.get("secrets").is_none());
+    }
+}
--- a/src/commands/update.rs
+++ b/src/commands/update.rs
@@ -3,18 +3,20 @@ use serde_json::{Map, Value, json};
 use sqlx::{FromRow, PgPool};
 use uuid::Uuid;

-use super::add::parse_kv;
+use super::add::{
+    collect_field_paths, collect_key_paths, compute_value_len, flatten_json_fields,
+    infer_field_type, insert_path, parse_key_path, parse_kv, remove_path,
+};
 use crate::crypto;
 use crate::db;
 use crate::output::OutputMode;

 #[derive(FromRow)]
-struct UpdateRow {
+struct EntryRow {
    id: Uuid,
    version: i64,
    tags: Vec<String>,
    metadata: Value,
-    encrypted: Vec<u8>,
 }

 pub struct UpdateArgs<'a> {
@@ -33,9 +35,9 @@ pub struct UpdateArgs<'a> {
 pub async fn run(pool: &PgPool, args: UpdateArgs<'_>, master_key: &[u8; 32]) -> Result<()> {
    let mut tx = pool.begin().await?;

-    let row: Option<UpdateRow> = sqlx::query_as(
-        "SELECT id, version, tags, metadata, encrypted \
-         FROM secrets \
+    let row: Option<EntryRow> = sqlx::query_as(
+        "SELECT id, version, tags, metadata \
+         FROM entries \
         WHERE namespace = $1 AND kind = $2 AND name = $3 \
         FOR UPDATE",
    )
@@ -54,11 +56,11 @@ pub async fn run(pool: &PgPool, args: UpdateArgs<'_>, master_key: &[u8; 32]) ->
        )
    })?;

-    // Snapshot current state before modifying.
-    if let Err(e) = db::snapshot_history(
+    // Snapshot current entry state before modifying.
+    if let Err(e) = db::snapshot_entry_history(
        &mut tx,
-        db::SnapshotParams {
-            secret_id: row.id,
+        db::EntrySnapshotParams {
+            entry_id: row.id,
            namespace: args.namespace,
            kind: args.kind,
            name: args.name,
@@ -66,15 +68,14 @@ pub async fn run(pool: &PgPool, args: UpdateArgs<'_>, master_key: &[u8; 32]) ->
            action: "update",
            tags: &row.tags,
            metadata: &row.metadata,
-            encrypted: &row.encrypted,
        },
    )
    .await
    {
-        tracing::warn!(error = %e, "failed to snapshot history before update");
+        tracing::warn!(error = %e, "failed to snapshot entry history before update");
    }

-    // Merge tags
+    // ── Merge tags ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
    let mut tags: Vec<String> = row.tags;
    for t in args.add_tags {
        if !tags.contains(t) {
@@ -83,56 +84,29 @@ pub async fn run(pool: &PgPool, args: UpdateArgs<'_>, master_key: &[u8; 32]) ->
    }
    tags.retain(|t| !args.remove_tags.contains(t));

-    // Merge metadata
+    // ── Merge metadata ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
    let mut meta_map: Map<String, Value> = match row.metadata {
        Value::Object(m) => m,
        _ => Map::new(),
    };
    for entry in args.meta_entries {
-        let (key, value) = parse_kv(entry)?;
-        meta_map.insert(key, value);
+        let (path, value) = parse_kv(entry)?;
+        insert_path(&mut meta_map, &path, value)?;
    }
    for key in args.remove_meta {
-        meta_map.remove(key);
+        let path = parse_key_path(key)?;
+        remove_path(&mut meta_map, &path)?;
    }
    let metadata = Value::Object(meta_map);

-    // Decrypt existing encrypted blob, merge changes, re-encrypt
-    let existing_json = if row.encrypted.is_empty() {
-        Value::Object(Map::new())
-    } else {
-        crypto::decrypt_json(master_key, &row.encrypted)?
-    };
-    let mut enc_map: Map<String, Value> = match existing_json {
-        Value::Object(m) => m,
-        _ => Map::new(),
-    };
-    for entry in args.secret_entries {
-        let (key, value) = parse_kv(entry)?;
-        enc_map.insert(key, value);
-    }
-    for key in args.remove_secrets {
-        enc_map.remove(key);
-    }
-    let secret_json = Value::Object(enc_map);
-    let encrypted_bytes = crypto::encrypt_json(master_key, &secret_json)?;
-
-    tracing::debug!(
-        namespace = args.namespace,
-        kind = args.kind,
-        name = args.name,
-        "updating record"
-    );
-
-    // CAS: update only if version hasn't changed (FOR UPDATE lock ensures this).
+    // CAS update of the entry row.
    let result = sqlx::query(
-        "UPDATE secrets \
-         SET tags = $1, metadata = $2, encrypted = $3, version = version + 1, updated_at = NOW() \
-         WHERE id = $4 AND version = $5",
+        "UPDATE entries \
+         SET tags = $1, metadata = $2, version = version + 1, updated_at = NOW() \
+         WHERE id = $3 AND version = $4",
    )
    .bind(&tags)
    .bind(&metadata)
-    .bind(&encrypted_bytes)
    .bind(row.id)
    .bind(row.version)
    .execute(&mut *tx)
@@ -148,16 +122,134 @@ pub async fn run(pool: &PgPool, args: UpdateArgs<'_>, master_key: &[u8; 32]) ->
        );
    }

-    let meta_keys: Vec<&str> = args
-        .meta_entries
-        .iter()
-        .filter_map(|s| s.split_once(['=', ':']).map(|(k, _)| k))
-        .collect();
-    let secret_keys: Vec<&str> = args
-        .secret_entries
-        .iter()
-        .filter_map(|s| s.split_once(['=', ':']).map(|(k, _)| k))
-        .collect();
+    let new_version = row.version + 1;
+
+    // ── Update secret fields ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    for entry in args.secret_entries {
+        let (path, field_value) = parse_kv(entry)?;
+
+        // For nested paths (e.g. credentials:type), flatten into dot-separated names
+        // and treat the sub-value as the individual field to store.
+        let flat = flatten_json_fields("", &{
+            let mut m = Map::new();
+            insert_path(&mut m, &path, field_value)?;
+            Value::Object(m)
+        });
+
+        for (field_name, fv) in &flat {
+            let field_type = infer_field_type(fv);
+            let value_len = compute_value_len(fv);
+            let encrypted = crypto::encrypt_json(master_key, fv)?;
+
+            // Snapshot existing field before replacing.
+            #[derive(sqlx::FromRow)]
+            struct ExistingField {
+                id: Uuid,
+                field_type: String,
+                value_len: i32,
+                encrypted: Vec<u8>,
+            }
+            let existing_field: Option<ExistingField> = sqlx::query_as(
+                "SELECT id, field_type, value_len, encrypted \
+                 FROM secrets WHERE entry_id = $1 AND field_name = $2",
+            )
+            .bind(row.id)
+            .bind(field_name)
+            .fetch_optional(&mut *tx)
+            .await?;
+
+            if let Some(ef) = &existing_field
+                && let Err(e) = db::snapshot_secret_history(
+                    &mut tx,
+                    db::SecretSnapshotParams {
+                        entry_id: row.id,
+                        secret_id: ef.id,
+                        entry_version: row.version,
+                        field_name,
+                        field_type: &ef.field_type,
+                        value_len: ef.value_len,
+                        encrypted: &ef.encrypted,
+                        action: "update",
+                    },
+                )
+                .await
+            {
+                tracing::warn!(error = %e, "failed to snapshot secret field history");
+            }
+
+            sqlx::query(
+                "INSERT INTO secrets (entry_id, field_name, field_type, value_len, encrypted) \
+                 VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5) \
+                 ON CONFLICT (entry_id, field_name) DO UPDATE SET \
+                     field_type = EXCLUDED.field_type, \
+                     value_len  = EXCLUDED.value_len, \
+                     encrypted  = EXCLUDED.encrypted, \
+                     version    = secrets.version + 1, \
+                     updated_at = NOW()",
+            )
+            .bind(row.id)
+            .bind(field_name)
+            .bind(field_type)
+            .bind(value_len)
+            .bind(&encrypted)
+            .execute(&mut *tx)
+            .await?;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ── Remove secret fields ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    for key in args.remove_secrets {
+        let path = parse_key_path(key)?;
+        // Dot-join the path to match flattened field_name storage.
+        let field_name = path.join(".");
+
+        // Snapshot before delete.
+        #[derive(sqlx::FromRow)]
+        struct FieldToDelete {
+            id: Uuid,
+            field_type: String,
+            value_len: i32,
+            encrypted: Vec<u8>,
+        }
+        let field: Option<FieldToDelete> = sqlx::query_as(
+            "SELECT id, field_type, value_len, encrypted \
+             FROM secrets WHERE entry_id = $1 AND field_name = $2",
+        )
+        .bind(row.id)
+        .bind(&field_name)
+        .fetch_optional(&mut *tx)
+        .await?;
+
+        if let Some(f) = field {
+            if let Err(e) = db::snapshot_secret_history(
+                &mut tx,
+                db::SecretSnapshotParams {
+                    entry_id: row.id,
+                    secret_id: f.id,
+                    entry_version: new_version,
+                    field_name: &field_name,
+                    field_type: &f.field_type,
+                    value_len: f.value_len,
+                    encrypted: &f.encrypted,
+                    action: "delete",
+                },
+            )
+            .await
+            {
+                tracing::warn!(error = %e, "failed to snapshot secret field history before delete");
+            }
+
+            sqlx::query("DELETE FROM secrets WHERE id = $1")
+                .bind(f.id)
+                .execute(&mut *tx)
+                .await?;
+        }
+    }
+
+    let meta_keys = collect_key_paths(args.meta_entries)?;
+    let remove_meta_keys = collect_field_paths(args.remove_meta)?;
+    let secret_keys = collect_key_paths(args.secret_entries)?;
+    let remove_secret_keys = collect_field_paths(args.remove_secrets)?;

    crate::audit::log_tx(
        &mut tx,
@@ -169,9 +261,9 @@ pub async fn run(pool: &PgPool, args: UpdateArgs<'_>, master_key: &[u8; 32]) ->
            "add_tags": args.add_tags,
            "remove_tags": args.remove_tags,
            "meta_keys": meta_keys,
-            "remove_meta": args.remove_meta,
+            "remove_meta": remove_meta_keys,
            "secret_keys": secret_keys,
-            "remove_secrets": args.remove_secrets,
+            "remove_secrets": remove_secret_keys,
        }),
    )
    .await;
@@ -186,9 +278,9 @@ pub async fn run(pool: &PgPool, args: UpdateArgs<'_>, master_key: &[u8; 32]) ->
        "add_tags": args.add_tags,
        "remove_tags": args.remove_tags,
        "meta_keys": meta_keys,
-        "remove_meta": args.remove_meta,
+        "remove_meta": remove_meta_keys,
        "secret_keys": secret_keys,
-        "remove_secrets": args.remove_secrets,
+        "remove_secrets": remove_secret_keys,
    });

    match args.output {
@@ -210,13 +302,13 @@ pub async fn run(pool: &PgPool, args: UpdateArgs<'_>, master_key: &[u8; 32]) ->
                println!("  +metadata: {}", meta_keys.join(", "));
            }
            if !args.remove_meta.is_empty() {
-                println!("  -metadata: {}", args.remove_meta.join(", "));
+                println!("  -metadata: {}", remove_meta_keys.join(", "));
            }
            if !args.secret_entries.is_empty() {
                println!("  +secrets:  {}", secret_keys.join(", "));
            }
            if !args.remove_secrets.is_empty() {
-                println!("  -secrets:  {}", args.remove_secrets.join(", "));
+                println!("  -secrets:  {}", remove_secret_keys.join(", "));
            }
        }
    }
--- a/src/commands/upgrade.rs
+++ b/src/commands/upgrade.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use flate2::read::GzDecoder;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
 use std::io::{Cursor, Read, Write};
+use std::time::Duration;

 const GITEA_API: &str = "https://gitea.refining.dev/api/v1/repos/refining/secrets/releases/latest";

@@ -28,16 +29,17 @@ fn available_assets(assets: &[Asset]) -> String {
        .join(", ")
 }

-fn find_asset_by_suffix<'a>(assets: &'a [Asset], suffix: &str) -> Result<&'a Asset> {
-    assets
-        .iter()
-        .find(|a| a.name.ends_with(suffix))
-        .with_context(|| {
-            format!(
-                "no asset found for this platform (looking for suffix: {suffix})\navailable: {}",
-                available_assets(assets)
-            )
-        })
+fn release_asset_name(tag_name: &str, suffix: &str) -> String {
+    format!("secrets-{tag_name}-{suffix}")
+}
+
+fn find_asset_by_name<'a>(assets: &'a [Asset], name: &str) -> Result<&'a Asset> {
+    assets.iter().find(|a| a.name == name).with_context(|| {
+        format!(
+            "no matching release asset found: {name}\navailable: {}",
+            available_assets(assets)
+        )
+    })
 }

 /// Detect the asset suffix for the current platform/arch at compile time.
@@ -89,6 +91,22 @@ fn sha256_hex(bytes: &[u8]) -> String {
    format!("{digest:x}")
 }

+fn verify_checksum(asset_name: &str, archive: &[u8], checksum_contents: &str) -> Result<String> {
+    let expected_checksum = parse_checksum_file(checksum_contents)?;
+    let actual_checksum = sha256_hex(archive);
+
+    if actual_checksum != expected_checksum {
+        bail!(
+            "checksum verification failed for {}: expected {}, got {}",
+            asset_name,
+            expected_checksum,
+            actual_checksum
+        );
+    }
+
+    Ok(actual_checksum)
+}
+
 fn parse_checksum_file(contents: &str) -> Result<String> {
    let checksum = contents
        .split_whitespace()
@@ -163,6 +181,8 @@ pub async fn run(check_only: bool) -> Result<()> {

    let client = reqwest::Client::builder()
        .user_agent(format!("secrets-cli/{CURRENT_VERSION}"))
+        .connect_timeout(Duration::from_secs(10))
+        .timeout(Duration::from_secs(120))
        .build()
        .context("failed to build HTTP client")?;

@@ -192,18 +212,10 @@ pub async fn run(check_only: bool) -> Result<()> {
    }

    let suffix = platform_asset_suffix()?;
-    let asset = find_asset_by_suffix(&release.assets, suffix)?;
+    let asset_name = release_asset_name(&release.tag_name, suffix);
+    let asset = find_asset_by_name(&release.assets, &asset_name)?;
    let checksum_name = format!("{}.sha256", asset.name);
-    let checksum_asset = release
-        .assets
-        .iter()
-        .find(|a| a.name == checksum_name)
-        .with_context(|| {
-            format!(
-                "missing checksum asset for download: {checksum_name}\navailable: {}",
-                available_assets(&release.assets)
-            )
-        })?;
+    let checksum_asset = find_asset_by_name(&release.assets, &checksum_name)?;

    println!("Downloading {}...", asset.name);

@@ -214,19 +226,11 @@ pub async fn run(check_only: bool) -> Result<()> {
        "checksum download",
    )
    .await?;
-    let expected_checksum = parse_checksum_file(
+    let actual_checksum = verify_checksum(
+        &asset.name,
+        &archive,
        std::str::from_utf8(&checksum_contents).context("checksum file is not valid UTF-8")?,
    )?;
-    let actual_checksum = sha256_hex(&archive);
-
-    if actual_checksum != expected_checksum {
-        bail!(
-            "checksum verification failed for {}: expected {}, got {}",
-            asset.name,
-            expected_checksum,
-            actual_checksum
-        );
-    }

    println!("Verified SHA-256: {actual_checksum}");

@@ -298,6 +302,33 @@ mod tests {
        assert!(err.to_string().contains("invalid SHA-256 checksum format"));
    }

+    #[test]
+    fn release_asset_name_matches_release_tag() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            release_asset_name("secrets-0.7.0", "x86_64-linux-musl.tar.gz"),
+            "secrets-secrets-0.7.0-x86_64-linux-musl.tar.gz"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn find_asset_by_name_rejects_stale_platform_match() {
+        let assets = vec![
+            Asset {
+                name: "secrets-secrets-0.6.9-x86_64-linux-musl.tar.gz".into(),
+                browser_download_url: "https://example.invalid/old".into(),
+            },
+            Asset {
+                name: "secrets-secrets-0.7.0-aarch64-macos.tar.gz".into(),
+                browser_download_url: "https://example.invalid/other".into(),
+            },
+        ];
+
+        let err = find_asset_by_name(&assets, "secrets-secrets-0.7.0-x86_64-linux-musl.tar.gz")
+            .expect_err("stale asset should not match");
+
+        assert!(err.to_string().contains("no matching release asset found"));
+    }
+
    #[test]
    fn sha256_hex_matches_known_value() {
        assert_eq!(
@@ -306,6 +337,18 @@ mod tests {
        );
    }

+    #[test]
+    fn verify_checksum_rejects_mismatch() {
+        let err = verify_checksum(
+            "secrets.tar.gz",
+            b"abc",
+            "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef  secrets.tar.gz",
+        )
+        .expect_err("checksum mismatch should fail");
+
+        assert!(err.to_string().contains("checksum verification failed"));
+    }
+
    #[test]
    fn extract_from_targz_reads_binary() {
        let payload = b"fake-secrets-binary";
--- a/src/crypto.rs
+++ b/src/crypto.rs
@@ -105,15 +105,6 @@ pub fn store_master_key(key: &[u8; 32]) -> Result<()> {
    Ok(())
 }

-/// Delete the Master Key from the OS Keychain (used by tests / reset).
-#[cfg(test)]
-pub fn delete_master_key() -> Result<()> {
-    let entry =
-        keyring::Entry::new(KEYRING_SERVICE, KEYRING_USER).context("create keychain entry")?;
-    let _ = entry.delete_credential();
-    Ok(())
-}
-
 // ─── Minimal hex helpers (avoid extra dep) ────────────────────────────────────

 mod hex {
--- a/src/db.rs
+++ b/src/db.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use anyhow::Result;
+use serde_json::Value;
 use sqlx::PgPool;
 use sqlx::postgres::PgPoolOptions;

@@ -17,61 +18,48 @@ pub async fn migrate(pool: &PgPool) -> Result<()> {
    tracing::debug!("running migrations");
    sqlx::raw_sql(
        r#"
-        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS secrets (
+        -- ── entries: top-level entities (server, service, key, …) ──────────────
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS entries (
            id          UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT uuidv7(),
            namespace   VARCHAR(64)  NOT NULL,
            kind        VARCHAR(64)  NOT NULL,
            name        VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL,
            tags        TEXT[]       NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}',
            metadata    JSONB        NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}',
-            encrypted   BYTEA        NOT NULL DEFAULT '\x',
            version     BIGINT       NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
            created_at  TIMESTAMPTZ  NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW(),
            updated_at  TIMESTAMPTZ  NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW(),
            UNIQUE(namespace, kind, name)
        );

-        -- idempotent column add for existing tables
-        DO $$ BEGIN
-            ALTER TABLE secrets ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS metadata JSONB NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}';
-        EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS THEN NULL;
-        END $$;
+        CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_entries_namespace ON entries(namespace);
+        CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_entries_kind      ON entries(kind);
+        CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_entries_tags      ON entries USING GIN(tags);
+        CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_entries_metadata  ON entries USING GIN(metadata jsonb_path_ops);

-        DO $$ BEGIN
-            ALTER TABLE secrets ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS version BIGINT NOT NULL DEFAULT 1;
-        EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS THEN NULL;
-        END $$;
+        -- ── secrets: one row per encrypted field, plaintext schema metadata ────
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS secrets (
+            id          UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT uuidv7(),
+            entry_id    UUID         NOT NULL REFERENCES entries(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+            field_name  VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL,
+            field_type  VARCHAR(32)  NOT NULL DEFAULT 'string',
+            value_len   INT          NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+            encrypted   BYTEA        NOT NULL DEFAULT '\x',
+            version     BIGINT       NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
+            created_at  TIMESTAMPTZ  NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW(),
+            updated_at  TIMESTAMPTZ  NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW(),
+            UNIQUE(entry_id, field_name)
+        );

-        -- Migrate encrypted column from JSONB to BYTEA if still JSONB type.
-        -- After migration, old plaintext rows will have their JSONB data
-        -- stored as raw bytes (UTF-8 encoded).
-        DO $$ BEGIN
-            IF EXISTS (
-                SELECT 1 FROM information_schema.columns
-                WHERE table_name = 'secrets'
-                  AND column_name = 'encrypted'
-                  AND data_type = 'jsonb'
-            ) THEN
-                ALTER TABLE secrets RENAME COLUMN encrypted TO encrypted_jsonb_old;
-                ALTER TABLE secrets ADD COLUMN encrypted BYTEA NOT NULL DEFAULT '\x';
-                -- Copy existing JSONB data as raw UTF-8 bytes so nothing is lost
-                UPDATE secrets SET encrypted = convert_to(encrypted_jsonb_old::text, 'UTF8');
-                ALTER TABLE secrets DROP COLUMN encrypted_jsonb_old;
-            END IF;
-        EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS THEN NULL;
-        END $$;
+        CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_secrets_entry_id ON secrets(entry_id);

-        CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_secrets_namespace ON secrets(namespace);
-        CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_secrets_kind ON secrets(kind);
-        CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_secrets_tags ON secrets USING GIN(tags);
-        CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_secrets_metadata ON secrets USING GIN(metadata jsonb_path_ops);
-
-        -- Key-value config table: stores Argon2id salt (shared across devices)
+        -- ── kv_config: global key-value store (Argon2id salt, etc.) ────────────
        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS kv_config (
            key   TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
            value BYTEA NOT NULL
        );

+        -- ── audit_log: append-only operation log ────────────────────────────────
        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS audit_log (
            id          BIGINT GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
            action      VARCHAR(32)  NOT NULL,
@@ -83,14 +71,13 @@ pub async fn migrate(pool: &PgPool) -> Result<()> {
            created_at  TIMESTAMPTZ  NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
        );

-        CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_audit_log_created ON audit_log(created_at DESC);
-        CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_audit_log_ns_kind ON audit_log(namespace, kind);
+        CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_audit_log_created  ON audit_log(created_at DESC);
+        CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_audit_log_ns_kind  ON audit_log(namespace, kind);

-        -- History table: snapshot of secrets before each write operation.
-        -- Supports rollback to any prior version via `secrets rollback`.
-        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS secrets_history (
+        -- ── entries_history: entry-level snapshot (tags + metadata) ─────────────
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS entries_history (
            id          BIGINT GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
-            secret_id   UUID         NOT NULL,
+            entry_id    UUID         NOT NULL,
            namespace   VARCHAR(64)  NOT NULL,
            kind        VARCHAR(64)  NOT NULL,
            name        VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL,
@@ -98,13 +85,34 @@ pub async fn migrate(pool: &PgPool) -> Result<()> {
            action      VARCHAR(16)  NOT NULL,
            tags        TEXT[]       NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}',
            metadata    JSONB        NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}',
-            encrypted   BYTEA        NOT NULL DEFAULT '\x',
            actor       VARCHAR(128) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
            created_at  TIMESTAMPTZ  NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
        );

-        CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_history_secret_id ON secrets_history(secret_id, version DESC);
-        CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_history_ns_kind_name ON secrets_history(namespace, kind, name, version DESC);
+        CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_entries_history_entry_id
+            ON entries_history(entry_id, version DESC);
+        CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_entries_history_ns_kind_name
+            ON entries_history(namespace, kind, name, version DESC);
+
+        -- ── secrets_history: field-level snapshot ───────────────────────────────
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS secrets_history (
+            id              BIGINT GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
+            entry_id        UUID         NOT NULL,
+            secret_id       UUID         NOT NULL,
+            entry_version   BIGINT       NOT NULL,
+            field_name      VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL,
+            field_type      VARCHAR(32)  NOT NULL DEFAULT 'string',
+            value_len       INT          NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+            encrypted       BYTEA        NOT NULL DEFAULT '\x',
+            action          VARCHAR(16)  NOT NULL,
+            actor           VARCHAR(128) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+            created_at      TIMESTAMPTZ  NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
+        );
+
+        CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_secrets_history_entry_id
+            ON secrets_history(entry_id, entry_version DESC);
+        CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_secrets_history_secret_id
+            ON secrets_history(secret_id);
        "#,
    )
    .execute(pool)
@@ -113,33 +121,31 @@ pub async fn migrate(pool: &PgPool) -> Result<()> {
    Ok(())
 }

-/// Snapshot parameters grouped to avoid too-many-arguments lint.
-pub struct SnapshotParams<'a> {
-    pub secret_id: uuid::Uuid,
+// ── Entry-level history snapshot ────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+pub struct EntrySnapshotParams<'a> {
+    pub entry_id: uuid::Uuid,
    pub namespace: &'a str,
    pub kind: &'a str,
    pub name: &'a str,
    pub version: i64,
    pub action: &'a str,
    pub tags: &'a [String],
-    pub metadata: &'a serde_json::Value,
-    pub encrypted: &'a [u8],
+    pub metadata: &'a Value,
 }

-/// Snapshot a secrets row into `secrets_history` before a write operation.
-/// `action` is one of "add", "update", "delete".
-/// Failures are non-fatal (caller should warn).
-pub async fn snapshot_history(
+/// Snapshot an entry row into `entries_history` before a write operation.
+pub async fn snapshot_entry_history(
    tx: &mut sqlx::Transaction<'_, sqlx::Postgres>,
-    p: SnapshotParams<'_>,
+    p: EntrySnapshotParams<'_>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
    let actor = std::env::var("USER").unwrap_or_default();
    sqlx::query(
-        "INSERT INTO secrets_history \
-         (secret_id, namespace, kind, name, version, action, tags, metadata, encrypted, actor) \
-         VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10)",
+        "INSERT INTO entries_history \
+         (entry_id, namespace, kind, name, version, action, tags, metadata, actor) \
+         VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9)",
    )
-    .bind(p.secret_id)
+    .bind(p.entry_id)
    .bind(p.namespace)
    .bind(p.kind)
    .bind(p.name)
@@ -147,15 +153,53 @@ pub async fn snapshot_history(
    .bind(p.action)
    .bind(p.tags)
    .bind(p.metadata)
-    .bind(p.encrypted)
    .bind(&actor)
    .execute(&mut **tx)
    .await?;
    Ok(())
 }

+// ── Secret field-level history snapshot ─────────────────────────────────────
+
+pub struct SecretSnapshotParams<'a> {
+    pub entry_id: uuid::Uuid,
+    pub secret_id: uuid::Uuid,
+    pub entry_version: i64,
+    pub field_name: &'a str,
+    pub field_type: &'a str,
+    pub value_len: i32,
+    pub encrypted: &'a [u8],
+    pub action: &'a str,
+}
+
+/// Snapshot a single secret field into `secrets_history`.
+pub async fn snapshot_secret_history(
+    tx: &mut sqlx::Transaction<'_, sqlx::Postgres>,
+    p: SecretSnapshotParams<'_>,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let actor = std::env::var("USER").unwrap_or_default();
+    sqlx::query(
+        "INSERT INTO secrets_history \
+         (entry_id, secret_id, entry_version, field_name, field_type, value_len, encrypted, action, actor) \
+         VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9)",
+    )
+    .bind(p.entry_id)
+    .bind(p.secret_id)
+    .bind(p.entry_version)
+    .bind(p.field_name)
+    .bind(p.field_type)
+    .bind(p.value_len)
+    .bind(p.encrypted)
+    .bind(p.action)
+    .bind(&actor)
+    .execute(&mut **tx)
+    .await?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+// ── Argon2 salt helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
 /// Load the Argon2id salt from the database.
-/// Returns None if not yet initialized.
 pub async fn load_argon2_salt(pool: &PgPool) -> Result<Option<Vec<u8>>> {
    let row: Option<(Vec<u8>,)> =
        sqlx::query_as("SELECT value FROM kv_config WHERE key = 'argon2_salt'")
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -28,13 +28,16 @@ use output::resolve_output_mode;
  secrets search --summary --limit 20

  # Precise lookup (JSON output for easy parsing)
-  secrets search -n refining --kind service --name gitea -o json --show-secrets
+  secrets search -n refining --kind service --name gitea -o json

-  # Extract a single field value directly
-  secrets search -n refining --kind service --name gitea -f secret.token
+  # Extract a single metadata field directly
+  secrets search -n refining --kind service --name gitea -f metadata.url

  # Pipe-friendly (non-TTY defaults to json-compact automatically)
-  secrets search -n refining --kind service | jq '.[].name'"
+  secrets search -n refining --kind service | jq '.[].name'
+
+  # Inject secrets into environment variables when you really need them
+  secrets inject -n refining --kind service --name gitea"
 )]
 struct Cli {
    /// Database URL, overrides saved config (one-time override)
@@ -82,10 +85,28 @@ EXAMPLES:
    -m url=https://gitea.refining.dev -m default_org=refining \\
    -s token=<token>

+  # Add typed JSON metadata
+  secrets add -n refining --kind service --name gitea \\
+    -m port:=3000 \\
+    -m enabled:=true \\
+    -m domains:='[\"gitea.refining.dev\",\"git.refining.dev\"]' \\
+    -m tls:='{\"enabled\":true,\"redirect_http\":true}'
+
  # Add with token read from a file
  secrets add -n ricnsmart --kind service --name mqtt \\
    -m host=mqtt.ricnsmart.com -m port=1883 \\
-    -s password=@./mqtt_password.txt")]
+    -s password=@./mqtt_password.txt
+
+  # Add typed JSON secrets
+  secrets add -n refining --kind service --name deploy-bot \\
+    -s enabled:=true \\
+    -s retry_count:=3 \\
+    -s scopes:='[\"repo\",\"workflow\"]' \\
+    -s extra:='{\"region\":\"ap-east-1\",\"verify_tls\":true}'
+
+  # Write a multiline file into a nested secret field
+  secrets add -n refining --kind server --name my-server \\
+    -s credentials:content@./keys/server.pem")]
    Add {
        /// Namespace, e.g. refining, ricnsmart
        #[arg(short, long)]
@@ -99,13 +120,13 @@ EXAMPLES:
        /// Tag for categorization (repeatable), e.g. --tag aliyun --tag hongkong
        #[arg(long = "tag")]
        tags: Vec<String>,
-        /// Plaintext metadata: key=value (repeatable; value=@file reads from file)
+        /// Plaintext metadata: key=value, key:=<json>, key=@file, or nested:path@file
        #[arg(long = "meta", short = 'm')]
        meta: Vec<String>,
-        /// Secret entry: key=value (repeatable; value=@file reads from file)
+        /// Secret entry: key=value, key:=<json>, key=@file, or nested:path@file
        #[arg(long = "secret", short = 's')]
        secrets: Vec<String>,
-        /// Output format: text (default on TTY), json, json-compact, env
+        /// Output format: text (default on TTY), json, json-compact
        #[arg(short, long = "output")]
        output: Option<String>,
    },
@@ -114,7 +135,7 @@ EXAMPLES:
    ///
    /// Supports fuzzy search (-q), exact lookup (--name), field extraction (-f),
    /// summary view (--summary), pagination (--limit / --offset), and structured
-    /// output (-o json / json-compact / env). When stdout is not a TTY, output
+    /// output (-o json / json-compact). When stdout is not a TTY, output
    /// defaults to json-compact automatically.
    #[command(after_help = "EXAMPLES:
  # Discover all records (summary, safe default limit)
@@ -129,19 +150,16 @@ EXAMPLES:
  # Fuzzy keyword search (matches name, namespace, kind, tags, metadata)
  secrets search -q mqtt

-  # Extract a single field value (implies --show-secrets for secret.*)
-  secrets search -n refining --kind service --name gitea -f secret.token
+  # Extract a single metadata field value
  secrets search -n refining --kind service --name gitea -f metadata.url

  # Multiple fields at once
  secrets search -n refining --kind service --name gitea \\
-    -f metadata.url -f metadata.default_org -f secret.token
+    -f metadata.url -f metadata.default_org

-  # Full JSON output with secrets revealed (ideal for AI parsing)
-  secrets search -n refining --kind service --name gitea -o json --show-secrets
-
-  # Export as env vars (source-able; single record only)
-  secrets search -n refining --kind service --name gitea -o env --show-secrets
+  # Inject decrypted secrets only when needed
+  secrets inject -n refining --kind service --name gitea
+  secrets run -n refining --kind service --name gitea -- printenv

  # Paginate large result sets
  secrets search -n refining --summary --limit 10 --offset 0
@@ -151,8 +169,7 @@ EXAMPLES:
  secrets search --sort updated --limit 5 --summary

  # Non-TTY / pipe: output is json-compact by default
-  secrets search -n refining --kind service | jq '.[].name'
-  secrets search -n refining --kind service --name gitea --show-secrets | jq '.secrets.token'")]
+  secrets search -n refining --kind service | jq '.[].name'")]
    Search {
        /// Filter by namespace, e.g. refining, ricnsmart
        #[arg(short, long)]
@@ -169,10 +186,7 @@ EXAMPLES:
        /// Fuzzy keyword (matches name, namespace, kind, tags, metadata text)
        #[arg(short, long)]
        query: Option<String>,
-        /// Reveal encrypted secret values in output
-        #[arg(long)]
-        show_secrets: bool,
-        /// Extract field value(s) directly: metadata.<key> or secret.<key> (repeatable)
+        /// Extract metadata field value(s) directly: metadata.<key> (repeatable)
        #[arg(short = 'f', long = "field")]
        fields: Vec<String>,
        /// Return lightweight summary only (namespace, kind, name, tags, desc, updated_at)
@@ -187,7 +201,7 @@ EXAMPLES:
        /// Sort order: name (default), updated, created
        #[arg(long, default_value = "name")]
        sort: String,
-        /// Output format: text (default on TTY), json, json-compact, env
+        /// Output format: text (default on TTY), json, json-compact
        #[arg(short, long = "output")]
        output: Option<String>,
    },
@@ -225,6 +239,11 @@ EXAMPLES:
  # Rotate a secret token
  secrets update -n refining --kind service --name gitea -s token=<new-token>

+  # Update typed JSON metadata
+  secrets update -n refining --kind service --name gitea \\
+    -m deploy:strategy:='{\"type\":\"rolling\",\"batch\":2}' \\
+    -m runtime:max_open_conns:=20
+
  # Add a tag and rotate password at the same time
  secrets update -n refining --kind service --name gitea \\
    --add-tag production -s token=<new-token>
@@ -233,8 +252,21 @@ EXAMPLES:
  secrets update -n refining --kind service --name mqtt \\
    --remove-meta old_port --remove-secret old_password

+  # Remove a nested field
+  secrets update -n refining --kind server --name my-server \\
+    --remove-secret credentials:content
+
  # Remove a tag
-  secrets update -n refining --kind service --name gitea --remove-tag staging")]
+  secrets update -n refining --kind service --name gitea --remove-tag staging
+
+  # Update a nested secret field from a file
+  secrets update -n refining --kind server --name my-server \\
+    -s credentials:content@./keys/server.pem
+
+  # Update nested typed JSON fields
+  secrets update -n refining --kind service --name deploy-bot \\
+    -s auth:config:='{\"issuer\":\"gitea\",\"rotate\":true}' \\
+    -s auth:retry:=5")]
    Update {
        /// Namespace, e.g. refining, ricnsmart
        #[arg(short, long)]
@@ -251,16 +283,16 @@ EXAMPLES:
        /// Remove a tag (repeatable)
        #[arg(long = "remove-tag")]
        remove_tags: Vec<String>,
-        /// Set or overwrite a metadata field: key=value (repeatable, @file supported)
+        /// Set or overwrite a metadata field: key=value, key:=<json>, key=@file, or nested:path@file
        #[arg(long = "meta", short = 'm')]
        meta: Vec<String>,
-        /// Delete a metadata field by key (repeatable)
+        /// Delete a metadata field by key or nested path, e.g. old_port or credentials:content
        #[arg(long = "remove-meta")]
        remove_meta: Vec<String>,
-        /// Set or overwrite a secret field: key=value (repeatable, @file supported)
+        /// Set or overwrite a secret field: key=value, key:=<json>, key=@file, or nested:path@file
        #[arg(long = "secret", short = 's')]
        secrets: Vec<String>,
-        /// Delete a secret field by key (repeatable)
+        /// Delete a secret field by key or nested path, e.g. old_password or credentials:content
        #[arg(long = "remove-secret")]
        remove_secrets: Vec<String>,
        /// Output format: text (default on TTY), json, json-compact
@@ -493,7 +525,6 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
            name,
            tag,
            query,
-            show_secrets,
            fields,
            summary,
            limit,
@@ -501,9 +532,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
            sort,
            output,
        } => {
-            let master_key = crypto::load_master_key()?;
            let _span = tracing::info_span!("cmd", command = "search").entered();
-            let show = show_secrets || fields.iter().any(|f| f.starts_with("secret"));
            let out = resolve_output_mode(output.as_deref())?;
            commands::search::run(
                &pool,
@@ -513,7 +542,6 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
                    name: name.as_deref(),
                    tags: &tag,
                    query: query.as_deref(),
-                    show_secrets: show,
                    fields: &fields,
                    summary,
                    limit,
@@ -521,7 +549,6 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
                    sort: &sort,
                    output: out,
                },
-                Some(&master_key),
            )
            .await?;
        }
--- a/src/models.rs
+++ b/src/models.rs
@@ -3,16 +3,34 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::Value;
 use uuid::Uuid;

+/// A top-level entry (server, service, key, …).
+/// Sensitive fields are stored separately in `secrets`.
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, sqlx::FromRow)]
-pub struct Secret {
+pub struct Entry {
    pub id: Uuid,
    pub namespace: String,
    pub kind: String,
    pub name: String,
    pub tags: Vec<String>,
    pub metadata: Value,
+    pub version: i64,
+    pub created_at: DateTime<Utc>,
+    pub updated_at: DateTime<Utc>,
+}
+
+/// A single encrypted field belonging to an Entry.
+/// field_name, field_type, and value_len are stored in plaintext so that
+/// `search` can show the schema without requiring the master key.
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, sqlx::FromRow)]
+pub struct SecretField {
+    pub id: Uuid,
+    pub entry_id: Uuid,
+    pub field_name: String,
+    /// Inferred type: "string", "number", "boolean", "json"
+    pub field_type: String,
+    /// Length of the plaintext value in characters (0 for binary-like PEM)
+    pub value_len: i32,
    /// AES-256-GCM ciphertext: nonce(12B) || ciphertext+tag
-    /// Decrypt with crypto::decrypt_json() before use.
    pub encrypted: Vec<u8>,
    pub version: i64,
    pub created_at: DateTime<Utc>,
--- a/src/output.rs
+++ b/src/output.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use chrono::{DateTime, Local, Utc};
 use std::io::IsTerminal;
 use std::str::FromStr;

@@ -11,8 +12,6 @@ pub enum OutputMode {
    Json,
    /// Single-line JSON (default when stdout is NOT a TTY, e.g. piped to jq)
    JsonCompact,
-    /// KEY=VALUE pairs suitable for `source` or `.env` files
-    Env,
 }

 impl FromStr for OutputMode {
@@ -23,9 +22,8 @@ impl FromStr for OutputMode {
            "text" => Ok(Self::Text),
            "json" => Ok(Self::Json),
            "json-compact" => Ok(Self::JsonCompact),
-            "env" => Ok(Self::Env),
            other => Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
-                "Unknown output format '{}'. Valid: text, json, json-compact, env",
+                "Unknown output format '{}'. Valid: text, json, json-compact",
                other
            )),
        }
@@ -45,3 +43,10 @@ pub fn resolve_output_mode(explicit: Option<&str>) -> anyhow::Result<OutputMode>
        Ok(OutputMode::JsonCompact)
    }
 }
+
+/// Format a UTC timestamp for local human-readable output.
+pub fn format_local_time(dt: DateTime<Utc>) -> String {
+    dt.with_timezone(&Local)
+        .format("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %:z")
+        .to_string()
+}
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voson	e1cd6e736c	refactor: entries + secrets 双表，search 展示 field schema，key_ref PEM 共享 Some checks failed Secrets CLI - Build & Release / 质量检查 (fmt / clippy / test) (push) Successful in 1m57s Details Secrets CLI - Build & Release / 版本 & Release (push) Successful in 3s Details Secrets CLI - Build & Release / Build (macOS aarch64 + x86_64) (push) Successful in 51s Details Secrets CLI - Build & Release / Build (x86_64-unknown-linux-musl) (push) Successful in 1m6s Details Secrets CLI - Build & Release / 发布草稿 Release (push) Has been cancelled Details Secrets CLI - Build & Release / Build (x86_64-pc-windows-msvc) (push) Has been cancelled Details - secrets 表拆为 entries（主表）+ secrets（每字段一行） - search 无需 master_key 即可展示 secrets 字段名、类型、长度 - inject/run 支持 metadata.key_ref 引用 kind=key 记录，PEM 轮换 O(1) - entries_history + secrets_history 字段级历史，rollback 按 version 恢复 - 移除迁移用 DROP 语句，migrate 幂等 - v0.8.0 Made-with: Cursor	2026-03-19 15:18:12 +08:00
voson	0a5317e477	feat: remove -o env from search command Some checks failed Secrets CLI - Build & Release / 版本 & Release (push) Successful in 3s Details Secrets CLI - Build & Release / 质量检查 (fmt / clippy / test) (push) Successful in 1m58s Details Secrets CLI - Build & Release / Build (macOS aarch64 + x86_64) (push) Successful in 1m1s Details Secrets CLI - Build & Release / Build (x86_64-unknown-linux-musl) (push) Successful in 1m2s Details Secrets CLI - Build & Release / 发布草稿 Release (push) Has been cancelled Details Secrets CLI - Build & Release / Build (x86_64-pc-windows-msvc) (push) Has been cancelled Details - Remove OutputMode::Env from output.rs - Remove env output branch and shell_quote from search.rs - Update docs (AGENTS.md, README.md, main.rs help) Bump version to 0.7.5 Made-with: Cursor	2026-03-19 14:33:38 +08:00
voson	efa76cae55	feat(add,update): key:=json typed values, nested path for meta/secrets, bump 0.7.4 Some checks failed Secrets CLI - Build & Release / 质量检查 (fmt / clippy / test) (push) Successful in 1m53s Details Secrets CLI - Build & Release / Build (x86_64-unknown-linux-musl) (push) Successful in 1m3s Details Secrets CLI - Build & Release / 版本 & Release (push) Successful in 3s Details Secrets CLI - Build & Release / Build (macOS aarch64 + x86_64) (push) Successful in 49s Details Secrets CLI - Build & Release / 发布草稿 Release (push) Has been cancelled Details Secrets CLI - Build & Release / Build (x86_64-pc-windows-msvc) (push) Has been cancelled Details Made-with: Cursor	2026-03-19 14:27:04 +08:00
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voson	4ddafbe4b6	chore: remove dead code, bump to 0.7.2 Some checks failed Secrets CLI - Build & Release / 版本 & Release (push) Successful in 3s Details Secrets CLI - Build & Release / 质量检查 (fmt / clippy / test) (push) Successful in 1m49s Details Secrets CLI - Build & Release / Build (macOS aarch64 + x86_64) (push) Successful in 43s Details Secrets CLI - Build & Release / Build (x86_64-unknown-linux-musl) (push) Successful in 1m2s Details Secrets CLI - Build & Release / 发布草稿 Release (push) Has been cancelled Details Secrets CLI - Build & Release / Build (x86_64-pc-windows-msvc) (push) Has been cancelled Details - Remove unused delete_master_key from crypto.rs - Remove unused audit::log from audit.rs - Simplify HistoryRow in rollback.rs (drop unused namespace/kind/name) - Update AGENTS.md: audit::log → audit::log_tx Made-with: Cursor	2026-03-19 11:43:01 +08:00
voson	6ea9f0861b	chore: bump to 0.7.1, workflow/readme/init/upgrade updates, fix clippy needless_borrows Some checks failed Secrets CLI - Build & Release / 版本 & Release (push) Successful in 3s Details Secrets CLI - Build & Release / 质量检查 (fmt / clippy / test) (push) Successful in 1m47s Details Secrets CLI - Build & Release / Build (macOS aarch64 + x86_64) (push) Successful in 48s Details Secrets CLI - Build & Release / Build (x86_64-unknown-linux-musl) (push) Successful in 1m2s Details Secrets CLI - Build & Release / 发布草稿 Release (push) Has been cancelled Details Secrets CLI - Build & Release / Build (x86_64-pc-windows-msvc) (push) Has been cancelled Details Made-with: Cursor	2026-03-19 11:34:10 +08:00
voson	3973295d6a	chore(release): enforce version bump checks Fail fast when a release tag already exists, and add a local release-check script so version mistakes are caught before commit and publish. Made-with: Cursor	2026-03-19 11:17:23 +08:00