# X_SECRETS_EDITOR_MISSING

## Means

no `$EDITOR` to open the decrypted secrets in

## Typical cause

neither `VISUAL` nor `EDITOR` is set. No editor is guessed — opening a decrypted file in a surprise program is the last place a default belongs

## Fix

`EDITOR=nano x secrets edit`, or write one value without an editor: `printf %s "$TOKEN" \| x secrets set STRIPE_KEY`

[Encrypted secrets](/error-codes#encrypted-secrets)