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Passwords
Passwords is Apple's password manager, synced through iCloud Keychain.
At a glance
Passwords is Apple's password manager, synced through iCloud Keychain.
Catalog categories: password-manager.
Catalogued capability areas: - Password storage and sync - Passkeys - Autofill across Apple devices
This summary reflects the catalog record, not a complete product specification. Verify intended users, end-to-end workflows, supported platforms, edge cases, data handling, and constraints against cited sources. Treat capability labels as research leads until that verification is complete.
- Password storage and sync
- Passkeys
- Autofill across Apple devices
Open-source alternative
2 candidate projects in the landscape. A candidate may cover all, part, or none of what Passwords does — read the coverage and gaps below.
Bitwarden
GPL-3.0Open-source password manager with a self-hostable server.
Clients GPL-3.0; server AGPL-3.0.
Vaultwarden
AGPL-3.0Lightweight Bitwarden-compatible server.
Coverage and gaps
Alternative coverage
Available. Bitwarden (and self-hosted Vaultwarden) is a mature, cross-platform equivalent.
The gap
Password management is fully covered; cross-platform reach and self-hosted control are the open advantage.
Build this product with your agent
This Markdown file is the coding-agent skill for Passwords. Give it to your agent in your project; it guides research, reuse decisions, implementation and verification.
- agent-kit.mdDownloadable Markdown skill with product-specific instructions for your coding agent.available
- skill.mdGenerated copy of the same product skill — rae apple-passwords --out ./apple-passwords-agent.in kit
- mcp.jsonOptional MCP server config — rae apple-passwords --out ./apple-passwords-agent.in kit
- Product workspaceOptional starting workspace for your agent — rae build product apple-passwords --out ./apple-passwords.
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- ReviewAsk your agent to check the product skill, evidence and alternatives.
- BuildGive the skill to your coding agent and build in your own project.
- VerifyRun the checks for your implementation and review the result.
Evidence
Sources
Provenance
- Catalog record — catalog/products.jsonl
- Research dossier — research/companies/apple/products/apple-passwords.md
- REA web-surface report — catalog/rea/apple/apple-passwords.md
- Open-source skill file — catalog/skills/apple/apple-passwords.md
Next step
Give the Passwords skill to your coding agent in your project. Ask it to evaluate Bitwarden ↗ against your needs, reuse what fits, then follow the skill's build and verification instructions.
Give the product skill to your coding agent in the project where you want to build. Optional starter workspace: rae build product apple-passwords --out ./apple-passwords. CLI reference.