fix(docs): unsafe secret logging in secrets guide, duplicated section, and broken security guide links - #363
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…p duplicated direnv section
The SDK retrieval example ended with console.log("Secret Password:", password),
which demonstrates the exact anti-pattern the guide exists to prevent: secrets
landing in stdout, CI logs and log aggregators. Replaced with a usage example
that passes the value straight to the consuming client, plus an explicit warning.
The "Using direnv for Local Development" section was also duplicated verbatim
(body and table of contents), which is where the #using-direnv-for-local-development-1
anchor came from. Removed the second copy.
…SHIFT_LEFT_SECURITY.md The AWS CodePipeline guide was linked as CONTINUOUS_INTEGRATION_WITH_AWS.md; the actual file is CONTINUOUS_INTEGRATION_WITH_AWS_CODE_PIPELINE.md, so the link 404'd. SHIFT_LEFT_SECURITY.md also existed in the directory with nothing linking to it, making it unreachable from the guide.
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In `@examples/the-ultimate-guide-to-secrets-management-for-developers/README.md`:
- Line 192: Update the JavaScript example around createPool so the function is
defined by importing the appropriate database client, or clearly mark the call
as pseudocode; keep the existing AWS SSM example flow unchanged.
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Define createPool in the JavaScript example.
The code block imports only the AWS SSM APIs and does not define or mark createPool as pseudocode. When a reader runs the example after retrieving the parameter, the call can fail with ReferenceError: createPool is not defined. Add the appropriate database-client import, or mark this call as pseudocode.
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In `@examples/the-ultimate-guide-to-secrets-management-for-developers/README.md`
at line 192, Update the JavaScript example around createPool so the function is
defined by importing the appropriate database client, or clearly mark the call
as pseudocode; keep the existing AWS SSM example flow unchanged.
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…r guide PRs Nineteen of twenty published framework guides had no reference from the internal knowledge base they were derived from, because publishing and linking back were never the same step. Two checklist items make the back-reference part of done, and one catches relative links that break when files are renamed or moved between guide folders.
- Rewrap secrets-guide warning blockquote under MD013 limit and use underscore emphasis (MD049) - Template 'Bug fix' -> 'Bugfix' per textlint terminology rule (no Danger dependency on that string)
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Found while auditing the published framework guides against the internal Best Practices knowledge base.
1. The secrets guide demonstrated the anti-pattern it exists to prevent
the-ultimate-guide-to-secrets-management-for-developersclosed its SDK retrieval example with:In a real service that value lands in stdout, CI job logs, container logs and whatever ships them onward (CloudWatch, Datadog, Splunk) — all places with far broader read access than the secrets store it was just fetched from. This is the one guide where a copy-pasteable bad example does real damage, and four pages of the internal knowledge base point readers at it.
Replaced with an example that hands the secret straight to the consuming client, plus an explicit warning explaining why logging it is wrong and what to log instead.
2. Duplicated
direnvsection"Using
direnvfor Local Development" appeared twice, verbatim, in both the body and the table of contents — the source of the#using-direnv-for-local-development-1anchor. Removed the second copy.3. Broken links in the security guide
CONTINUOUS_INTEGRATION_WITH_AWS.md→ 404. The real file isCONTINUOUS_INTEGRATION_WITH_AWS_CODE_PIPELINE.md.SHIFT_LEFT_SECURITY.mdexisted in the directory with nothing linking to it, so it was unreachable from the guide. Now surfaced in the Guides section, ahead of the early-stages guide it sets up.Related
The matching dead links have been repaired on the ClickUp side (Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, and Automation Tools and Practices all pointed at flat
examples/continuous-integration-with-*.mdpaths that no longer exist). Those were first reported internally in April 2025 and had been broken since.Summary by CodeRabbit
Refs #366