Passwords

Passwords is Apple's password manager, synced through iCloud Keychain.

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Passwords

COMPANYApple
REUSE RESEARCHBitwarden
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RAE / FIELD NOTE · Product skill included.apple-passwords
Company
Apple (apple)
Product type
consumer_application
Categories
password-manager
Official site
https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/passwords-iphf9219d8c9/ios ↗
Catalog ID
apple-passwords

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-3.0

Open-source password manager with a self-hostable server.

Clients GPL-3.0; server AGPL-3.0.

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.

Get the Passwords build skill

rae apple-passwords --out ./apple-passwords-agent

Generate the skill with the RAE CLI, or download the Markdown skill. The source skill is also available in the catalog.

  • 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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  2. ReviewAsk your agent to check the product skill, evidence and alternatives.
  3. BuildGive the skill to your coding agent and build in your own project.
  4. VerifyRun the checks for your implementation and review the result.

Evidence

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Provenance

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.