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Read the shared deploy token model

Learn when to use deploy tokens instead of a linked human device.

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Where Deploy Tokens Live

Open an environment window and switch to Deploy Tokens. This view is scoped to the current environment so you can keep automation credentials tight. Ghostable desktop environment window showing the Deploy Tokens section with existing tokens and the create action.

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What You Can Do

Desktop supports the full token lifecycle:
  • create a token,
  • rotate the cryptographic secret for an existing token,
  • revoke a token,
  • delete a token record.
When you create or rotate a token, the app shows the resulting automation secrets so you can move them into your CI secret manager immediately.

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Export Block for CI

The result sheet includes a copyable environment-variable block so you can paste the issued values into GitHub Actions, your deployment provider, or another secret manager workflow. Ghostable desktop deploy token result window showing the one-time token secrets and the copyable CI environment-variable block.
Ghostable only shows the private token material at creation or rotation time. If you lose it, issue a fresh secret and update your automation.

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Continue

Use CLI for automation

Prefer the terminal flow when you are provisioning CI from an existing shell workflow.

Understand CI deployment flows

See how deploy tokens are consumed in automation and provider-specific setups.