# ShieldNode: API keys for AI — Push approval for AI agents

> Push approval for AI agents (iPhone/iPad app by DoruNaitsu.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shieldnode-api-keys-for-ai/id6763352321 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [DoruNaitsu](https://appshunter.io/developer/1895277950)
- Category: Developer Tools, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 41 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-16
- Data updated: 2026-08-28
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shieldnode-api-keys-for-ai/id6763352321/reviews.md

## What is ShieldNode?

ShieldNode is the secure vault and live control panel for every API key your AI agents touch.

THE PROBLEM
AI agents are powerful, and you give them your API keys to get real work done. But a misfired prompt, a bad tool call, or a runaway loop can drain your Stripe credits, hit your OpenAI rate limits, or post the wrong thing to your Slack. Once an agent has the key, you are trusting it with everything that key can do.

THE FIX
Your real upstream keys live in our encrypted vault, never in a prompt, never in a config file, never in your agent's context. Your agents only ever see virtual keys that route through our proxy. The proxy decrypts the real credential in memory at the exact moment the request needs to go out, and the value never gets returned to any caller. Every sensitive call can ask you first.

DROP-IN AGENT SKILL
The piece that makes the whole thing work for anyone using an AI assistant: a free, open-source ShieldNode skill that plugs straight into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Codex, and any agent that can load instructions. One install and the agent learns to use virtual keys correctly, request the right approval duration, identify itself by name in your notifications, and back off cleanly when you decline. You do not have to teach your agent anything. The skill does it.

PUSH APPROVAL
The killer feature. When your AI agent tries to use a protected key, you get a time-sensitive push notification. Approve from the lockscreen, set a duration (5 minutes, 30 minutes, 2 hours, or custom), and the agent gets through for exactly that window. Decline, and the request dies on the spot. No app switch. No dashboard hunting.

UNIVERSAL VAULT
One app, every API. Stripe, GitHub, OpenAI, Anthropic, SendGrid, Slack, Notion, anything that takes a key. Add a new service in seconds with the in-app AI Configurator: point it at the docs, it auto-fills the auth scheme and base URL for you.

FULL CONTROL
Pause a key. Disable a service. Delete a virtual credential. Watch every call land in your live audit log with the method, path, status, latency, plus the agent name and decision when a request was gated by approval.

EMERGENCY STOP
One tap. Every key locks. Every agent freezes. No confirmation, no delay. The big red button you always wished you had.

WHO IT IS FOR
- Developers shipping autonomous agents and tired of waking up to surprise bills
- Builders letting AI access production credentials and needing a human in the loop
- Anyone who hands an API key to an AI agent securely

SUBSCRIPTIONS
Free plan: 2 services and 500 requests per month, no credit card required. Push approval, the universal vault, and the emergency stop are included from day one.
Pro Monthly: $9.99 per month, auto-renewable. Unlocks unlimited services, 100,000 requests per month, longer log retention, and request tracking.
Pro Annual: $69.99 per year (effective $5.83 per month), auto-renewable. Same Pro features billed yearly.
14-day Pro trial available, no card up front.

Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your Apple ID account settings after purchase.

Privacy Policy: https://shieldnode.app/privacy
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Real keys stay encrypted in our vault. Virtual ones do the work. The skill teaches your agent. You stay in control.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro Monthly | $9.99 | per month |
| Pro Annual | $69.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 5,000 Requests | $2.99 | one-time |
| 100,000 Requests | $29.99 | one-time |
| 25,000 Requests | $9.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.2.5 — 2026-07-18

Scheduled access windows
For agents that run on a schedule, approve a recurring window once. During the window their calls go through on their own, with no push to tap.

Agent-driven service setup
Hand your agent a setup key and it proposes a new service for you. You approve it on your phone and enter only your own credential. The agent never sees it.

Also in this release
- A rebuilt onboarding walkthrough
- Each key now shows its scheduled windows and its request logs together
- A cleaner Add Service flow

### 1.2.1 — 2026-07-13

New blue led for time limited keys for easier understanding.

### 1.2.0 — 2026-07-06

New "reason" feature in notification & in-app notification for more context before approving.

### 1.1.0 — 2026-07-02

Complete new design, clean and friendly interface.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-06-18

• A new in-app walkthrough gets you set up and to your first protected key in a few taps.
• Grab the ShieldNode agent skill in one tap from the Dashboard or Settings, then hand it to your AI agent so it can configure services and request access on its own.
• A cleaner flow for adding a new service.
• Fewer duplicate approval notifications when an agent retries while it waits for you.
• Polish and fixes throughout.

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