Do agents hold credentials?

No. Credentials are brokered to the connector at runtime and never written into the runbook or prompt.

Credentials are brokered to the connector at runtime rather than written into the runbook or prompt. Depending on the target system and deployment, the connector can use delegated user identity or a scoped service identity. Credential storage, rotation, and revocation are reviewed as part of the deployment design.

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