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---
- name: "age Modern File Encryption Tool"
- slug: "age-modern-file-encryption-tool"
+ title: "age Modern File Encryption Tool"
description: "Encrypt and decrypt files with age (FiloSottile/age), a simple, modern encryption tool with small explicit keys, post-quantum support, no config options, and UNIX-style composability. A practical replacement for GPG in most workflows."
- github_stars: 21824
- verification: "listed"
+ verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/FiloSottile/age"
- category: "Security & Verification"
- framework: "Claude Code"
+ category:
+ - "Security & Verification"
+ framework:
+ - "Claude Code"
tool_ecosystem:
github_repo: "FiloSottile/age"
github_stars: 21824
---
# age Modern File Encryption Tool
Encrypt and decrypt files with age (FiloSottile/age), a simple, modern encryption tool with small explicit keys, post-quantum support, no config options, and UNIX-style composability. A practical replacement for GPG in most workflows.
## Installation
- Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- - go install filippo.io/age/cmd/...@latest
-
- Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- - 🌍 [Typage](https://github.com/FiloSottile/typage) is a TypeScript implementation. It works in the browser, Node.js, Deno, and Bun.
-
- Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- - <table>
- - <tr>
- - <td>Homebrew (macOS or Linux)</td>
+ Choose whichever fits your setup:
- - Source: https://github.com/FiloSottile/age
- - Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FiloSottile/age/HEAD/README.md
+ 1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
+ 2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
+ 3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
+ 4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
+ 5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.
## Source
- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/age-modern-file-encryption-tool/)