Secret not found: ${name} (hint: go to ${hint} and create a

Error message

Secret not found: ${name} (hint: go to ${hint} and create a secret)

What it means

Error "Secret not found: ${name} (hint: go to ${hint} and create a secret)" thrown in oven-sh/bun.

Source

Thrown at scripts/utils.mjs:84

    const command = ["buildkite-agent", "secret", "get", name];
    if (options["redact"] === false) {
      command.push("--skip-redaction");
    }

    const { error, stdout } = spawnSync(command);
    const secret = stdout.trim();
    if (error || !secret) {
      const orgId = getEnv("BUILDKITE_ORGANIZATION_SLUG", false);
      const clusterId = getEnv("BUILDKITE_CLUSTER_ID", false);

      let hint;
      if (orgId && clusterId) {
        hint = `https://buildkite.com/organizations/${orgId}/clusters/${clusterId}/secrets`;
      } else {
        hint = "https://buildkite.com/docs/pipelines/buildkite-secrets";
      }

      throw new Error(`Secret not found: ${name} (hint: go to ${hint} and create a secret)`, { cause: error });
    }

    setEnv(name, secret);
    return secret;
  }

  return getEnv(name, options["required"]);
}

/**
 * @param  {...unknown} args
 */
export function debugLog(...args) {
  if (isDebug) {
    console.log(...args);
  }
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at scripts/utils.mjs:84 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of oven-sh/bun@8c5296ac45 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/7b09312c9bd28114. Report an issue: GitHub.