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Why you shouldn't paste raw .env keys into ChatGPT (and how to sanitize them locally)

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canonical_url: https://cleanprompt-privacy.vercel.app/ Like most developers, I use LLMs (ChatGPT, Claude, DeepSeek) all day to debug scripts, refactor architecture, and troubleshoot logs. The problem? It is astonishingly easy to accidentally highlight and paste sensitive secrets into prompt windows…

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  1. 2026-08-30 17:51 · DEV Community — AI
    Why you shouldn't paste raw .env keys into ChatGPT (and how to sanitize them locally)

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