Merge branch 'main' into fix/issue-3

AGENTS.md

@@ -141,3 +141,17 @@ Version: 2025-06-08
    - Local application imports
    
    Each group should be separated by a blank line.
+
+## Go-Specific Guidelines
+
+1. **No `panic`, `log.Fatal`, or `os.Exit` in library code.** Always propagate errors via return values.
+
+2. **Constructors return `(*T, error)`, not just `*T`.** Callers must handle errors, not crash.
+
+3. **Wrap errors** with `fmt.Errorf("context: %w", err)` for debuggability.
+
+4. **Never modify linter config** (`.golangci.yml`) to suppress findings. Fix the code.
+
+5. **All PRs must pass `make check` with zero failures.** No exceptions, no "pre-existing issue" excuses.
+
+6. **Pin external dependencies by commit hash**, not mutable tags.

internal/cli/cli.go

@@ -17,24 +17,30 @@ type Instance struct {
 }
 
 // NewCLIInstance creates a new CLI instance with the real filesystem
-func NewCLIInstance() *Instance {
+func NewCLIInstance() (*Instance, error) {
 	fs := afero.NewOsFs()
-	stateDir := secret.DetermineStateDir("")
+	stateDir, err := secret.DetermineStateDir("")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot determine state directory: %w", err)
+	}
 
 	return &Instance{
 		fs:       fs,
 		stateDir: stateDir,
-	}
+	}, nil
 }
 
 // NewCLIInstanceWithFs creates a new CLI instance with the given filesystem (for testing)
-func NewCLIInstanceWithFs(fs afero.Fs) *Instance {
-	stateDir := secret.DetermineStateDir("")
+func NewCLIInstanceWithFs(fs afero.Fs) (*Instance, error) {
+	stateDir, err := secret.DetermineStateDir("")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot determine state directory: %w", err)
+	}
 
 	return &Instance{
 		fs:       fs,
 		stateDir: stateDir,
-	}
+	}, nil
 }
 
 // NewCLIInstanceWithStateDir creates a new CLI instance with custom state directory (for testing)

internal/cli/cli_test.go

@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ func TestCLIInstanceStateDir(t *testing.T) {
 func TestCLIInstanceWithFs(t *testing.T) {
 	// Test creating CLI instance with custom filesystem
 	fs := afero.NewMemMapFs()
-	cli := NewCLIInstanceWithFs(fs)
+	cli, err := NewCLIInstanceWithFs(fs)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to initialize CLI: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	// The state directory should be determined automatically
 	stateDir := cli.GetStateDir()
@@ -41,7 +44,10 @@ func TestDetermineStateDir(t *testing.T) {
 	testEnvDir := "/test-env-dir"
 	t.Setenv(secret.EnvStateDir, testEnvDir)
 
-	stateDir := secret.DetermineStateDir("")
+	stateDir, err := secret.DetermineStateDir("")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
 	if stateDir != testEnvDir {
 		t.Errorf("Expected state directory %q from environment, got %q", testEnvDir, stateDir)
 	}
@@ -49,7 +55,10 @@ func TestDetermineStateDir(t *testing.T) {
 	// Test with custom config dir
 	_ = os.Unsetenv(secret.EnvStateDir)
 	customConfigDir := "/custom-config"
-	stateDir = secret.DetermineStateDir(customConfigDir)
+	stateDir, err = secret.DetermineStateDir(customConfigDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
 	expectedDir := filepath.Join(customConfigDir, secret.AppID)
 	if stateDir != expectedDir {
 		t.Errorf("Expected state directory %q with custom config, got %q", expectedDir, stateDir)

internal/cli/crypto.go

@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ func newEncryptCmd() *cobra.Command {
 			inputFile, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("input")
 			outputFile, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("output")
 
-			cli := NewCLIInstance()
+			cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize CLI: %w", err)
+			}
 			cli.cmd = cmd
 
 			return cli.Encrypt(args[0], inputFile, outputFile)
@@ -45,7 +48,10 @@ func newDecryptCmd() *cobra.Command {
 			inputFile, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("input")
 			outputFile, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("output")
 
-			cli := NewCLIInstance()
+			cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize CLI: %w", err)
+			}
 			cli.cmd = cmd
 
 			return cli.Decrypt(args[0], inputFile, outputFile)

internal/cli/generate.go

@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ func newGenerateMnemonicCmd() *cobra.Command {
 			`mnemonic phrase that can be used with 'secret init' ` +
 			`or 'secret import'.`,
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
-			cli := NewCLIInstance()
+			cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize CLI: %w", err)
+			}
 
 			return cli.GenerateMnemonic(cmd)
 		},
@@ -56,7 +59,10 @@ func newGenerateSecretCmd() *cobra.Command {
 			secretType, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("type")
 			force, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("force")
 
-			cli := NewCLIInstance()
+			cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize CLI: %w", err)
+			}
 
 			return cli.GenerateSecret(cmd, args[0], length, secretType, force)
 		},

internal/cli/info.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cli
 
 import (
+	"log"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -40,7 +41,10 @@ type InfoOutput struct {
 
 // newInfoCmd returns the info command
 func newInfoCmd() *cobra.Command {
-	cli := NewCLIInstance()
+	cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("failed to initialize CLI: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	var jsonOutput bool
 

internal/cli/init.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cli
 
 import (
+	"log"
 	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
 	"os"
@@ -27,7 +28,10 @@ func NewInitCmd() *cobra.Command {
 
 // RunInit is the exported function that handles the init command
 func RunInit(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
-	cli := NewCLIInstance()
+	cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("failed to initialize CLI: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	return cli.Init(cmd)
 }

internal/cli/integration_test.go

@@ -1047,7 +1047,6 @@ func test12SecretNameFormats(t *testing.T, tempDir, testMnemonic string, runSecr
 	// Test invalid secret names
 	invalidNames := []string{
 		"",                // empty
-		"UPPERCASE",       // uppercase not allowed
 		"with space",      // spaces not allowed
 		"with@symbol",     // special characters not allowed
 		"with#hash",       // special characters not allowed
@@ -1073,7 +1072,7 @@ func test12SecretNameFormats(t *testing.T, tempDir, testMnemonic string, runSecr
 
 			// Some of these might not be invalid after all (e.g., leading/trailing slashes might be stripped, .hidden might be allowed)
 			// For now, just check the ones we know should definitely fail
-			definitelyInvalid := []string{"", "UPPERCASE", "with space", "with@symbol", "with#hash", "with$dollar"}
+			definitelyInvalid := []string{"", "with space", "with@symbol", "with#hash", "with$dollar"}
 			shouldFail := false
 			for _, invalid := range definitelyInvalid {
 				if invalidName == invalid {

internal/cli/secrets.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cli
 
 import (
+	"log"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -44,7 +45,10 @@ func newAddCmd() *cobra.Command {
 			force, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("force")
 			secret.Debug("Got force flag", "force", force)
 
-			cli := NewCLIInstance()
+			cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize CLI: %w", err)
+			}
 			cli.cmd = cmd // Set the command for stdin access
 			secret.Debug("Created CLI instance, calling AddSecret")
 
@@ -58,7 +62,10 @@ func newAddCmd() *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func newGetCmd() *cobra.Command {
-	cli := NewCLIInstance()
+	cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("failed to initialize CLI: %v", err)
+	}
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:               "get <secret-name>",
 		Short:             "Retrieve a secret from the vault",
@@ -66,7 +73,10 @@ func newGetCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		ValidArgsFunction: getSecretNamesCompletionFunc(cli.fs, cli.stateDir),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			version, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("version")
-			cli := NewCLIInstance()
+			cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize CLI: %w", err)
+			}
 
 			return cli.GetSecretWithVersion(cmd, args[0], version)
 		},
@@ -93,7 +103,10 @@ func newListCmd() *cobra.Command {
 				filter = args[0]
 			}
 
-			cli := NewCLIInstance()
+			cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize CLI: %w", err)
+			}
 
 			return cli.ListSecrets(cmd, jsonOutput, quietOutput, filter)
 		},
@@ -115,7 +128,10 @@ func newImportCmd() *cobra.Command {
 			sourceFile, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("source")
 			force, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("force")
 
-			cli := NewCLIInstance()
+			cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize CLI: %w", err)
+			}
 
 			return cli.ImportSecret(cmd, args[0], sourceFile, force)
 		},
@@ -129,7 +145,10 @@ func newImportCmd() *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func newRemoveCmd() *cobra.Command {
-	cli := NewCLIInstance()
+	cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("failed to initialize CLI: %v", err)
+	}
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "remove <secret-name>",
 		Aliases: []string{"rm"},
@@ -139,7 +158,10 @@ func newRemoveCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		Args:              cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 		ValidArgsFunction: getSecretNamesCompletionFunc(cli.fs, cli.stateDir),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			cli := NewCLIInstance()
+			cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize CLI: %w", err)
+			}
 
 			return cli.RemoveSecret(cmd, args[0], false)
 		},
@@ -149,7 +171,10 @@ func newRemoveCmd() *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func newMoveCmd() *cobra.Command {
-	cli := NewCLIInstance()
+	cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("failed to initialize CLI: %v", err)
+	}
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "move <source> <destination>",
 		Aliases: []string{"mv", "rename"},
@@ -172,7 +197,10 @@ The source secret is deleted after successful copy.`,
 		},
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			force, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("force")
-			cli := NewCLIInstance()
+			cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize CLI: %w", err)
+			}
 
 			return cli.MoveSecret(cmd, args[0], args[1], force)
 		},

internal/cli/secrets_size_test.go

@@ -113,7 +113,10 @@ func TestAddSecretVariousSizes(t *testing.T) {
 			cmd.SetIn(stdin)
 
 			// Create CLI instance
-			cli := NewCLIInstance()
+			cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("failed to initialize CLI: %v", err)
+			}
 			cli.fs = fs
 			cli.stateDir = stateDir
 			cli.cmd = cmd
@@ -230,7 +233,10 @@ func TestImportSecretVariousSizes(t *testing.T) {
 			cmd := &cobra.Command{}
 
 			// Create CLI instance
-			cli := NewCLIInstance()
+			cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("failed to initialize CLI: %v", err)
+			}
 			cli.fs = fs
 			cli.stateDir = stateDir
 
@@ -318,7 +324,10 @@ func TestAddSecretBufferGrowth(t *testing.T) {
 			cmd.SetIn(stdin)
 
 			// Create CLI instance
-			cli := NewCLIInstance()
+			cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("failed to initialize CLI: %v", err)
+			}
 			cli.fs = fs
 			cli.stateDir = stateDir
 			cli.cmd = cmd
@@ -377,7 +386,10 @@ func TestAddSecretStreamingBehavior(t *testing.T) {
 	cmd.SetIn(slowReader)
 
 	// Create CLI instance
-	cli := NewCLIInstance()
+	cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to initialize CLI: %v", err)
+	}
 	cli.fs = fs
 	cli.stateDir = stateDir
 	cli.cmd = cmd

internal/cli/unlockers.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cli
 
 import (
+	"log"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
@@ -96,7 +97,10 @@ func newUnlockerListCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 			jsonOutput, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("json")
 
-			cli := NewCLIInstance()
+			cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize CLI: %w", err)
+			}
 			cli.cmd = cmd
 
 			return cli.UnlockersList(jsonOutput)
@@ -153,7 +157,10 @@ to access the same vault. This provides flexibility and backup access options.`,
 		Args:      cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 		ValidArgs: strings.Split(supportedTypes, ", "),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			cli := NewCLIInstance()
+			cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize CLI: %w", err)
+			}
 			unlockerType := args[0]
 
 			// Validate unlocker type
@@ -186,7 +193,10 @@ to access the same vault. This provides flexibility and backup access options.`,
 }
 
 func newUnlockerRemoveCmd() *cobra.Command {
-	cli := NewCLIInstance()
+	cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("failed to initialize CLI: %v", err)
+	}
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "remove <unlocker-id>",
 		Aliases: []string{"rm"},
@@ -198,7 +208,10 @@ func newUnlockerRemoveCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		ValidArgsFunction: getUnlockerIDsCompletionFunc(cli.fs, cli.stateDir),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			force, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("force")
-			cli := NewCLIInstance()
+			cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize CLI: %w", err)
+			}
 
 			return cli.UnlockersRemove(args[0], force, cmd)
 		},
@@ -210,7 +223,10 @@ func newUnlockerRemoveCmd() *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func newUnlockerSelectCmd() *cobra.Command {
-	cli := NewCLIInstance()
+	cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("failed to initialize CLI: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	return &cobra.Command{
 		Use:               "select <unlocker-id>",
@@ -218,7 +234,10 @@ func newUnlockerSelectCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		Args:              cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 		ValidArgsFunction: getUnlockerIDsCompletionFunc(cli.fs, cli.stateDir),
 		RunE: func(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			cli := NewCLIInstance()
+			cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize CLI: %w", err)
+			}
 
 			return cli.UnlockerSelect(args[0])
 		},

internal/cli/vault.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cli
 
 import (
+	"log"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
@@ -41,7 +42,10 @@ func newVaultListCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 			jsonOutput, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("json")
 
-			cli := NewCLIInstance()
+			cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize CLI: %w", err)
+			}
 
 			return cli.ListVaults(cmd, jsonOutput)
 		},
@@ -58,7 +62,10 @@ func newVaultCreateCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		Short: "Create a new vault",
 		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			cli := NewCLIInstance()
+			cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize CLI: %w", err)
+			}
 
 			return cli.CreateVault(cmd, args[0])
 		},
@@ -66,7 +73,10 @@ func newVaultCreateCmd() *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func newVaultSelectCmd() *cobra.Command {
-	cli := NewCLIInstance()
+	cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("failed to initialize CLI: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	return &cobra.Command{
 		Use:               "select <name>",
@@ -74,7 +84,10 @@ func newVaultSelectCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		Args:              cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 		ValidArgsFunction: getVaultNamesCompletionFunc(cli.fs, cli.stateDir),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			cli := NewCLIInstance()
+			cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize CLI: %w", err)
+			}
 
 			return cli.SelectVault(cmd, args[0])
 		},
@@ -82,7 +95,10 @@ func newVaultSelectCmd() *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func newVaultImportCmd() *cobra.Command {
-	cli := NewCLIInstance()
+	cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("failed to initialize CLI: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	return &cobra.Command{
 		Use:               "import <vault-name>",
@@ -96,7 +112,10 @@ func newVaultImportCmd() *cobra.Command {
 				vaultName = args[0]
 			}
 
-			cli := NewCLIInstance()
+			cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize CLI: %w", err)
+			}
 
 			return cli.VaultImport(cmd, vaultName)
 		},
@@ -104,7 +123,10 @@ func newVaultImportCmd() *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func newVaultRemoveCmd() *cobra.Command {
-	cli := NewCLIInstance()
+	cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("failed to initialize CLI: %v", err)
+	}
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "remove <name>",
 		Aliases: []string{"rm"},
@@ -115,7 +137,10 @@ func newVaultRemoveCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		ValidArgsFunction: getVaultNamesCompletionFunc(cli.fs, cli.stateDir),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			force, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("force")
-			cli := NewCLIInstance()
+			cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize CLI: %w", err)
+			}
 
 			return cli.RemoveVault(cmd, args[0], force)
 		},

internal/cli/version.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cli
 
 import (
+	"log"
 	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -18,7 +19,10 @@ const (
 
 // newVersionCmd returns the version management command
 func newVersionCmd() *cobra.Command {
-	cli := NewCLIInstance()
+	cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("failed to initialize CLI: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	return VersionCommands(cli)
 }

internal/cli/version_test.go

@@ -266,7 +266,10 @@ func TestGetSecretWithVersion(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestVersionCommandStructure(t *testing.T) {
 	// Test that version commands are properly structured
-	cli := NewCLIInstance()
+	cli, err := NewCLIInstance()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to initialize CLI: %v", err)
+	}
 	cmd := VersionCommands(cli)
 
 	assert.Equal(t, "version", cmd.Use)

internal/secret/helpers.go

@@ -28,16 +28,17 @@ func generateRandomString(length int, charset string) (string, error) {
 	return string(result), nil
 }
 
-// DetermineStateDir determines the state directory based on environment variables and OS
-func DetermineStateDir(customConfigDir string) string {
+// DetermineStateDir determines the state directory based on environment variables and OS.
+// It returns an error if no usable directory can be determined.
+func DetermineStateDir(customConfigDir string) (string, error) {
 	// Check for environment variable first
 	if envStateDir := os.Getenv(EnvStateDir); envStateDir != "" {
-		return envStateDir
+		return envStateDir, nil
 	}
 
 	// Use custom config dir if provided
 	if customConfigDir != "" {
-		return filepath.Join(customConfigDir, AppID)
+		return filepath.Join(customConfigDir, AppID), nil
 	}
 
 	// Use os.UserConfigDir() which handles platform-specific directories:
@@ -47,10 +48,13 @@ func DetermineStateDir(customConfigDir string) string {
 	configDir, err := os.UserConfigDir()
 	if err != nil {
 		// Fallback to a reasonable default if we can't determine user config dir
-		homeDir, _ := os.UserHomeDir()
+		homeDir, homeErr := os.UserHomeDir()
+		if homeErr != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("unable to determine state directory: config dir: %w, home dir: %w", err, homeErr)
+		}
 
-		return filepath.Join(homeDir, ".config", AppID)
+		return filepath.Join(homeDir, ".config", AppID), nil
 	}
 
-	return filepath.Join(configDir, AppID)
+	return filepath.Join(configDir, AppID), nil
 }

internal/secret/helpers_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package secret
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestDetermineStateDir_ErrorsWhenHomeDirUnavailable(t *testing.T) {
+	// Clear all env vars that could provide a home/config directory.
+	// On Darwin, os.UserHomeDir may still succeed via the password
+	// database, so we also test via an explicit empty-customConfigDir
+	// path to exercise the fallback branch.
+	t.Setenv(EnvStateDir, "")
+	t.Setenv("HOME", "")
+	t.Setenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME", "")
+
+	result, err := DetermineStateDir("")
+	// On systems where both lookups fail, we must get an error.
+	// On systems where the OS provides a fallback (e.g. macOS pw db),
+	// result should still be valid (non-empty, not root-relative).
+	if err != nil {
+		// Good — the error case is handled.
+		return
+	}
+	if result == "/.config/"+AppID || result == "" {
+		t.Errorf("DetermineStateDir returned dangerous/empty path %q without error", result)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDetermineStateDir_UsesEnvVar(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv(EnvStateDir, "/custom/state")
+	result, err := DetermineStateDir("")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if result != "/custom/state" {
+		t.Errorf("expected /custom/state, got %q", result)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDetermineStateDir_UsesCustomConfigDir(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv(EnvStateDir, "")
+	result, err := DetermineStateDir("/my/config")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	expected := "/my/config/" + AppID
+	if result != expected {
+		t.Errorf("expected %q, got %q", expected, result)
+	}
+}

internal/secret/secret_test.go

@@ -257,9 +257,10 @@ func isValidSecretName(name string) bool {
 	if name == "" {
 		return false
 	}
-	// Valid characters for secret names: lowercase letters, numbers, dash, dot, underscore, slash
+	// Valid characters for secret names: letters, numbers, dash, dot, underscore, slash
 	for _, char := range name {
 		if (char < 'a' || char > 'z') && // lowercase letters
+			(char < 'A' || char > 'Z') && // uppercase letters
 			(char < '0' || char > '9') && // numbers
 			char != '-' && // dash
 			char != '.' && // dot
@@ -283,7 +284,9 @@ func TestSecretNameValidation(t *testing.T) {
 		{"valid/path/name", true},
 		{"123valid", true},
 		{"", false},
-		{"Invalid-Name", false}, // uppercase not allowed
+		{"Valid-Upper-Name", true},                             // uppercase allowed
+		{"2025-11-21-ber1app1-vaultik-test-bucket-AKI", true},  // real-world uppercase key ID
+		{"MixedCase/Path/Name", true},                          // mixed case with path
 		{"invalid name", false}, // space not allowed
 		{"invalid@name", false}, // @ not allowed
 	}

internal/vault/path_traversal_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+package vault
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/secret/internal/secret"
+	"github.com/awnumar/memguard"
+	"github.com/spf13/afero"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// TestGetSecretVersionRejectsPathTraversal verifies that GetSecretVersion
+// validates the secret name and rejects path traversal attempts.
+// This is a regression test for https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/secret/issues/13
+func TestGetSecretVersionRejectsPathTraversal(t *testing.T) {
+	testMnemonic := "abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon about"
+	t.Setenv(secret.EnvMnemonic, testMnemonic)
+	t.Setenv(secret.EnvUnlockPassphrase, "test-passphrase")
+
+	fs := afero.NewMemMapFs()
+	stateDir := "/test/state"
+
+	vlt, err := CreateVault(fs, stateDir, "test-vault")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Add a legitimate secret so the vault is set up
+	value := memguard.NewBufferFromBytes([]byte("legitimate-secret"))
+	err = vlt.AddSecret("legit", value, false)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// These names contain path traversal and should be rejected
+	maliciousNames := []string{
+		"../../../etc/passwd",
+		"..%2f..%2fetc/passwd",
+		".secret",
+		"../sibling-vault/secrets.d/target",
+		"foo/../bar",
+		"a/../../etc/passwd",
+	}
+
+	for _, name := range maliciousNames {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			_, err := vlt.GetSecretVersion(name, "")
+			assert.Error(t, err, "GetSecretVersion should reject malicious name: %s", name)
+			assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "invalid secret name",
+				"error should indicate invalid name for: %s", name)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// TestGetSecretRejectsPathTraversal verifies GetSecret (which calls GetSecretVersion)
+// also rejects path traversal names.
+func TestGetSecretRejectsPathTraversal(t *testing.T) {
+	testMnemonic := "abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon about"
+	t.Setenv(secret.EnvMnemonic, testMnemonic)
+	t.Setenv(secret.EnvUnlockPassphrase, "test-passphrase")
+
+	fs := afero.NewMemMapFs()
+	stateDir := "/test/state"
+
+	vlt, err := CreateVault(fs, stateDir, "test-vault")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	_, err = vlt.GetSecret("../../../etc/passwd")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "invalid secret name")
+}
+
+// TestGetSecretObjectRejectsPathTraversal verifies GetSecretObject
+// also validates names and rejects path traversal attempts.
+func TestGetSecretObjectRejectsPathTraversal(t *testing.T) {
+	testMnemonic := "abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon about"
+	t.Setenv(secret.EnvMnemonic, testMnemonic)
+	t.Setenv(secret.EnvUnlockPassphrase, "test-passphrase")
+
+	fs := afero.NewMemMapFs()
+	stateDir := "/test/state"
+
+	vlt, err := CreateVault(fs, stateDir, "test-vault")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	maliciousNames := []string{
+		"../../../etc/passwd",
+		"foo/../bar",
+		"a/../../etc/passwd",
+	}
+
+	for _, name := range maliciousNames {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			_, err := vlt.GetSecretObject(name)
+			assert.Error(t, err, "GetSecretObject should reject: %s", name)
+			assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "invalid secret name")
+		})
+	}
+}

internal/vault/secrets.go

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (v *Vault) ListSecrets() ([]string, error) {
 	return secrets, nil
 }
 
-// isValidSecretName validates secret names according to the format [a-z0-9\.\-\_\/]+
+// isValidSecretName validates secret names according to the format [a-zA-Z0-9\.\-\_\/]+
 // but with additional restrictions:
 // - No leading or trailing slashes
 // - No double slashes
@@ -92,8 +92,15 @@ func isValidSecretName(name string) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
+	// Check for path traversal via ".." components
+	for _, part := range strings.Split(name, "/") {
+		if part == ".." {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Check the basic pattern
-	matched, _ := regexp.MatchString(`^[a-z0-9\.\-\_\/]+$`, name)
+	matched, _ := regexp.MatchString(`^[a-zA-Z0-9\.\-\_\/]+$`, name)
 
 	return matched
 }
@@ -319,6 +326,13 @@ func (v *Vault) GetSecretVersion(name string, version string) ([]byte, error) {
 		slog.String("version", version),
 	)
 
+	// Validate secret name to prevent path traversal
+	if !isValidSecretName(name) {
+		secret.Debug("Invalid secret name provided", "secret_name", name)
+
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid secret name '%s': must match pattern [a-z0-9.\\-_/]+", name)
+	}
+
 	// Get vault directory
 	vaultDir, err := v.GetDirectory()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -454,6 +468,10 @@ func (v *Vault) UnlockVault() (*age.X25519Identity, error) {
 
 // GetSecretObject retrieves a Secret object with metadata loaded from this vault
 func (v *Vault) GetSecretObject(name string) (*secret.Secret, error) {
+	if !isValidSecretName(name) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid secret name: %s", name)
+	}
+
 	// First check if the secret exists by checking for the metadata file
 	vaultDir, err := v.GetDirectory()
 	if err != nil {

internal/vault/secrets_name_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package vault
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestIsValidSecretNameUppercase(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		valid bool
+	}{
+		// Lowercase (existing behavior)
+		{"valid-name", true},
+		{"valid.name", true},
+		{"valid_name", true},
+		{"valid/path/name", true},
+		{"123valid", true},
+
+		// Uppercase (new behavior - issue #2)
+		{"Valid-Upper-Name", true},
+		{"2025-11-21-ber1app1-vaultik-test-bucket-AKI", true},
+		{"MixedCase/Path/Name", true},
+		{"ALLUPPERCASE", true},
+		{"ABC123", true},
+
+		// Still invalid
+		{"", false},
+		{"invalid name", false},
+		{"invalid@name", false},
+		{".dotstart", false},
+		{"/leading-slash", false},
+		{"trailing-slash/", false},
+		{"double//slash", false},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := isValidSecretName(tt.name)
+			if result != tt.valid {
+				t.Errorf("isValidSecretName(%q) = %v, want %v", tt.name, result, tt.valid)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}