diff --git a/fleet/default.nix b/fleet/default.nix
index 13cda54..b732f4c 100644
--- a/fleet/default.nix
+++ b/fleet/default.nix
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ let
           ./common.nix
           overrideModule
           { networking.hostName = hostName; }
+          # Set athenix.host.name for secrets and other modules to use
+          { athenix.host.name = hostName; }
           {
             # Inject user definitions from flake-parts level
             config.athenix.users = lib.mapAttrs (_: user: lib.mapAttrs (_: lib.mkDefault) user) users;
diff --git a/fleet/fs.nix b/fleet/fs.nix
index a689d3b..b1a2098 100644
--- a/fleet/fs.nix
+++ b/fleet/fs.nix
@@ -17,8 +17,16 @@ let
 in
 {
   options.athenix = {
-    host.filesystem = {
-      device = lib.mkOption {
+    host = {
+      name = lib.mkOption {
+        type = lib.types.str;
+        description = ''
+          Fleet-assigned hostname for this system.
+          Used for secrets discovery and other host-specific configurations.
+        '';
+      };
+      filesystem = {
+        device = lib.mkOption {
         type = lib.types.nullOr lib.types.str;
         default = null;
         description = ''
@@ -54,8 +62,7 @@ in
         '';
         example = "32G";
       };
-    };
-  };
+    };  };  };
 
   config = lib.mkMerge [
     {
diff --git a/inventory.nix b/inventory.nix
index 5dd75de..476ee96 100644
--- a/inventory.nix
+++ b/inventory.nix
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
         };
         "usda-dash".external = {
           url = "https://git.factory.uga.edu/MODEL/usda-dash-config.git";
-          rev = "9d2783981de95bdaaf46a8f0743245566b028d64";
+          rev = "b3c17434202aa4b4aa39ad5648c98c8c539e9a25";
           submodules = false;
         };
       };
diff --git a/secrets.nix b/secrets.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2fd6786
--- /dev/null
+++ b/secrets.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+# ============================================================================
+# Agenix Secret Recipients Configuration (Auto-Generated)
+# ============================================================================
+# This file automatically discovers hosts and their public keys from the
+# secrets/ directory structure and generates recipient configurations.
+#
+# Directory structure:
+#   secrets/{hostname}/*.pub  -> SSH/age public keys for that host
+#   secrets/global/*.pub      -> Keys accessible to all hosts
+#
+# Usage:
+#   ragenix -e secrets/global/example.age     # Edit/create secret
+#   ragenix -r                                # Re-key all secrets
+#
+# To add admin keys for editing secrets, create secrets/admins/*.pub files
+# with your personal age public keys (generated with: age-keygen)
+
+let
+  lib = builtins;
+
+  # Helper functions not in builtins
+  filterAttrs =
+    pred: set:
+    lib.listToAttrs (
+      lib.filter (item: pred item.name item.value) (
+        lib.map (name: {
+          inherit name;
+          value = set.${name};
+        }) (lib.attrNames set)
+      )
+    );
+
+  concatLists = lists: lib.foldl' (acc: list: acc ++ list) [ ] lists;
+
+  unique =
+    list:
+    let
+      go =
+        acc: remaining:
+        if remaining == [ ] then
+          acc
+        else if lib.elem (lib.head remaining) acc then
+          go acc (lib.tail remaining)
+        else
+          go (acc ++ [ (lib.head remaining) ]) (lib.tail remaining);
+    in
+    go [ ] list;
+
+  hasSuffix =
+    suffix: str:
+    let
+      lenStr = lib.stringLength str;
+      lenSuffix = lib.stringLength suffix;
+    in
+    lenStr >= lenSuffix && lib.substring (lenStr - lenSuffix) lenSuffix str == suffix;
+
+  hasPrefix =
+    prefix: str:
+    let
+      lenPrefix = lib.stringLength prefix;
+    in
+    lib.stringLength str >= lenPrefix && lib.substring 0 lenPrefix str == prefix;
+
+  nameValuePair = name: value: { inherit name value; };
+
+  secretsPath = ./secrets;
+
+  # Helper to convert SSH public key content to age public key
+  sshToAge =
+    sshPubKey:
+    let
+      # This is a simple check - in practice, use ssh-to-age tool
+      # For now, we'll just use the keys as-is if they look like age keys
+      trimmed = lib.replaceStrings [ "\n" ] [ "" ] sshPubKey;
+    in
+    if lib.substring 0 4 trimmed == "age1" then trimmed else null; # Will need manual conversion with ssh-to-age
+
+  # Read all directories in secrets/
+  secretDirs = if lib.pathExists secretsPath then lib.readDir secretsPath else { };
+
+  # Filter to only directories (excludes files)
+  isDirectory = name: type: type == "directory";
+  directories = lib.filter (name: isDirectory name secretDirs.${name}) (lib.attrNames secretDirs);
+
+  # Read public keys from a directory and convert to age format
+  readHostKeys =
+    dirName:
+    let
+      dirPath = secretsPath + "/${dirName}";
+      files = if lib.pathExists dirPath then lib.readDir dirPath else { };
+
+      # Prefer .age.pub files (pre-converted), fall back to .pub files
+      agePubFiles = filterAttrs (name: type: type == "regular" && hasSuffix ".age.pub" name) files;
+
+      sshPubFiles = filterAttrs (
+        name: type: type == "regular" && hasSuffix ".pub" name && !(hasSuffix ".age.pub" name)
+      ) files;
+
+      # Read age public keys (already in correct format)
+      ageKeys = lib.map (
+        name:
+        let
+          content = lib.readFile (dirPath + "/${name}");
+          # Trim whitespace/newlines
+          trimmed = lib.replaceStrings [ "\n" " " "\r" "\t" ] [ "" "" "" "" ] content;
+        in
+        trimmed
+      ) (lib.attrNames agePubFiles);
+
+      # For SSH keys, just include them as-is (user needs to convert with ssh-to-age)
+      # Or they can run the update-age-keys.sh script
+      sshKeys =
+        if (lib.length (lib.attrNames sshPubFiles)) > 0 then
+          lib.trace "Warning: ${dirName} has unconverted SSH keys. Run secrets/update-age-keys.sh" [ ]
+        else
+          [ ];
+    in
+    lib.filter (k: k != null && k != "") (ageKeys ++ sshKeys);
+
+  # Build host key mappings: { hostname = [ "age1..." "age2..." ]; }
+  hostKeys = lib.listToAttrs (
+    lib.map (dir: nameValuePair dir (readHostKeys dir)) (
+      lib.filter (d: d != "global" && d != "admins") directories
+    )
+  );
+
+  # Global keys that all hosts can use
+  globalKeys = if lib.elem "global" directories then readHostKeys "global" else [ ];
+
+  # Admin keys for editing secrets
+  adminKeys = if lib.elem "admins" directories then readHostKeys "admins" else [ ];
+
+  # All host keys combined
+  allHostKeys = concatLists (lib.attrValues hostKeys);
+
+  # Find all .age files in the secrets directory
+  findSecrets =
+    dir:
+    let
+      dirPath = secretsPath + "/${dir}";
+      files = if lib.pathExists dirPath then lib.readDir dirPath else { };
+      ageFiles = filterAttrs (name: type: type == "regular" && hasSuffix ".age" name) files;
+    in
+    lib.map (name: "secrets/${dir}/${name}") (lib.attrNames ageFiles);
+
+  # Generate recipient list for a secret based on its location
+  getRecipients =
+    secretPath:
+    let
+      # Extract directory name from path: "secrets/nix-builder/foo.age" -> "nix-builder"
+      pathParts = lib.split "/" secretPath;
+      dirName = lib.elemAt pathParts 2;
+    in
+    if dirName == "global" then
+      # Global secrets: all hosts + admins
+      allHostKeys ++ globalKeys ++ adminKeys
+    else if hostKeys ? ${dirName} then
+      # Host-specific secrets: that host + global keys + admins
+      hostKeys.${dirName} ++ globalKeys ++ adminKeys
+    else
+      # Fallback: just admins
+      adminKeys;
+
+  # Find all secrets across all directories
+  allSecrets = concatLists (lib.map findSecrets directories);
+
+  # Generate the configuration
+  secretsConfig = lib.listToAttrs (
+    lib.map (
+      secretPath:
+      let
+        recipients = getRecipients secretPath;
+        # Remove duplicates and empty keys
+        uniqueRecipients = unique (lib.filter (k: k != null && k != "") recipients);
+      in
+      nameValuePair secretPath {
+        publicKeys = uniqueRecipients;
+      }
+    ) allSecrets
+  );
+
+  # Generate wildcard rules for each directory to allow creating new secrets
+  wildcardRules = lib.listToAttrs (
+    lib.concatMap (
+      dir:
+      [
+        # Match with and without .age extension for ragenix compatibility
+        (nameValuePair "secrets/${dir}/*" {
+          publicKeys = let
+            recipients = getRecipients "secrets/${dir}/dummy.age";
+          in unique (lib.filter (k: k != null && k != "") recipients);
+        })
+        (nameValuePair "secrets/${dir}/*.age" {
+          publicKeys = let
+            recipients = getRecipients "secrets/${dir}/dummy.age";
+          in unique (lib.filter (k: k != null && k != "") recipients);
+        })
+      ]
+    ) (lib.filter (d: d != "admins") directories)
+  );
+
+in
+secretsConfig // wildcardRules
diff --git a/secrets/README.md b/secrets/README.md
index 2d81faf..8d683f3 100644
--- a/secrets/README.md
+++ b/secrets/README.md
@@ -78,29 +78,48 @@ age -R secrets/nix-builder/ssh_host_ed25519_key.pub \
     -o secrets/nix-builder/ssh_host_key.age < /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key
 ```
 
-### 4. Using ragenix CLI (Recommended)
+### 4. Creating and Editing Secrets
 
-The `ragenix` CLI tool simplifies secret management. The `secrets/secrets.nix` file **automatically discovers** hosts and their keys from the directory structure:
+**For new secrets**, use the helper script (automatically determines recipients):
+
+```bash
+cd secrets/
+
+# Create a host-specific secret
+./create-secret.sh usda-dash/database-url.age <<< "postgresql://..."
+
+# Create a global secret
+echo "shared-api-key" | ./create-secret.sh global/api-key.age
+
+# From a file
+./create-secret.sh nix-builder/ssh-key.age < ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
+```
+
+The script automatically includes the correct recipients:
+- **Host-specific**: that host's keys + global keys + admin keys
+- **Global**: all host keys + admin keys
+
+**To edit existing secrets**, use `ragenix`:
 
 ```bash
 # Install ragenix
 nix shell github:yaxitech/ragenix
 
-# Edit a secret (creates if doesn't exist)
-# Recipients are automatically determined based on the path:
-# - secrets/global/*.age -> encrypted for ALL hosts + admins
-# - secrets/{hostname}/*.age -> encrypted for that host + global keys + admins
-ragenix -e secrets/global/example.age
+# Edit an existing secret (you must have a decryption key)
+ragenix -e secrets/global/existing-secret.age
 
-# Re-key all secrets after adding/removing hosts
+# Re-key all secrets after adding new hosts
 ragenix -r
 ```
 
-The `secrets.nix` file automatically:
-- **Discovers hosts** from directory names in `secrets/`
-- **Reads age public keys** from `.age.pub` files in each directory
-- **Generates recipient lists** based on secret location (global vs host-specific)
-- **Includes admin keys** from `secrets/admins/*.age.pub` for editing
+**Why create with `age` first?** Ragenix requires the `.age` file to exist before editing. The `secrets/secrets.nix` configuration auto-discovers recipients from the directory structure, but ragenix doesn't support wildcard patterns for creating new files.
+
+**Recipient management** is automatic:
+- **Global secrets** (`secrets/global/*.age`): encrypted for ALL hosts + admins
+- **Host secrets** (`secrets/{hostname}/*.age`): encrypted for that host + global keys + admins
+- **Admin keys** from `secrets/admins/*.age.pub` allow editing from your workstation
+
+After creating new .age files with `age`, use `ragenix -r` to re-key all secrets with the updated recipient configuration.
 
 To add admin keys for editing secrets:
 ```bash
diff --git a/secrets/admins/temp-admin.age.pub b/secrets/admins/temp-admin.age.pub
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c5d568
--- /dev/null
+++ b/secrets/admins/temp-admin.age.pub
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+age14emzyraytqzmre58c452t07rtcj87cwqwmd9z3gj7upugtxk8s3sda5tju
diff --git a/secrets/core b/secrets/core
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fae4949
Binary files /dev/null and b/secrets/core differ
diff --git a/secrets/create-secret.sh b/secrets/create-secret.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3a739b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/secrets/create-secret.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Create a new age-encrypted secret with auto-determined recipients
+# Usage: ./create-secret.sh <path> [content]
+#   path: relative to secrets/ (e.g., "usda-dash/my-secret.age" or "global/shared.age")
+#   content: stdin if not provided
+
+SECRETS_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+
+if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <path> [content]" >&2
+    echo "Examples:" >&2
+    echo "  $0 usda-dash/database-url.age <<< 'postgresql://...'" >&2
+    echo "  $0 global/api-key.age < secret-file.txt" >&2
+    echo "  echo 'secret' | $0 nix-builder/token.age" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+SECRET_PATH="$1"
+shift
+
+# Extract directory from path (e.g., "usda-dash/file.age" -> "usda-dash")
+SECRET_DIR="$(dirname "$SECRET_PATH")"
+SECRET_FILE="$(basename "$SECRET_PATH")"
+
+# Ensure .age extension
+if [[ ! "$SECRET_FILE" =~ \.age$ ]]; then
+    echo "Error: Secret file must have .age extension" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+TARGET_FILE="$SECRETS_DIR/$SECRET_PATH"
+
+# Ensure target directory exists
+mkdir -p "$(dirname "$TARGET_FILE")"
+
+# Collect recipient keys
+RECIPIENTS=()
+
+if [ "$SECRET_DIR" = "global" ]; then
+    echo "Creating global secret (encrypted for all hosts + admins)..." >&2
+    
+    # Add all host keys
+    for host_dir in "$SECRETS_DIR"/*/; do
+        host_name="$(basename "$host_dir")"
+        # Skip non-host directories
+        if [ "$host_name" = "admins" ] || [ "$host_name" = "global" ]; then
+            continue
+        fi
+        
+        # Add all .age.pub files from this host
+        while IFS= read -r -d '' key_file; do
+            RECIPIENTS+=("$key_file")
+        done < <(find "$host_dir" -maxdepth 1 -name "*.age.pub" -print0)
+    done
+    
+    # Add global keys
+    while IFS= read -r -d '' key_file; do
+        RECIPIENTS+=("$key_file")
+    done < <(find "$SECRETS_DIR/global" -maxdepth 1 -name "*.age.pub" -print0 2>/dev/null || true)
+    
+else
+    echo "Creating host-specific secret for $SECRET_DIR..." >&2
+    
+    # Check if host directory exists
+    if [ ! -d "$SECRETS_DIR/$SECRET_DIR" ]; then
+        echo "Error: Host directory $SECRET_DIR does not exist" >&2
+        echo "Create it first: mkdir -p secrets/$SECRET_DIR" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    
+    # Add this host's keys
+    while IFS= read -r -d '' key_file; do
+        RECIPIENTS+=("$key_file")
+    done < <(find "$SECRETS_DIR/$SECRET_DIR" -maxdepth 1 -name "*.age.pub" -print0)
+    
+    # Add global keys (so global hosts can also decrypt)
+    while IFS= read -r -d '' key_file; do
+        RECIPIENTS+=("$key_file")
+    done < <(find "$SECRETS_DIR/global" -maxdepth 1 -name "*.age.pub" -print0 2>/dev/null || true)
+fi
+
+# Add admin keys (for editing from workstations)
+if [ -d "$SECRETS_DIR/admins" ]; then
+    while IFS= read -r -d '' key_file; do
+        RECIPIENTS+=("$key_file")
+    done < <(find "$SECRETS_DIR/admins" -maxdepth 1 -name "*.age.pub" -print0 2>/dev/null || true)
+fi
+
+# Check if we have any recipients
+if [ ${#RECIPIENTS[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "Error: No recipient keys found!" >&2
+    echo "Run ./update-age-keys.sh first to generate .age.pub files" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Found ${#RECIPIENTS[@]} recipient key(s):" >&2
+for key in "${RECIPIENTS[@]}"; do
+    echo "  - $(basename "$key")" >&2
+done
+
+# Create recipient list file (temporary)
+RECIPIENT_LIST=$(mktemp)
+trap "rm -f $RECIPIENT_LIST" EXIT
+
+for key in "${RECIPIENTS[@]}"; do
+    cat "$key" >> "$RECIPIENT_LIST"
+done
+
+# Encrypt the secret
+if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
+    # Content provided as argument
+    echo "$@" | age -R "$RECIPIENT_LIST" -o "$TARGET_FILE"
+else
+    # Content from stdin
+    age -R "$RECIPIENT_LIST" -o "$TARGET_FILE"
+fi
+
+echo "✓ Created $TARGET_FILE" >&2
+echo "  Edit with: ragenix -e secrets/$SECRET_PATH" >&2
diff --git a/secrets/secrets.nix b/secrets/secrets.nix
index 0b33e79..880aa47 100644
--- a/secrets/secrets.nix
+++ b/secrets/secrets.nix
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ let
 
   nameValuePair = name: value: { inherit name value; };
 
-  secretsPath = ./.;
+  secretsPath = ./secrets;
 
   # Helper to convert SSH public key content to age public key
   sshToAge =
diff --git a/secrets/usda-dash/default.nix b/secrets/usda-dash/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e382653
--- /dev/null
+++ b/secrets/usda-dash/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Host-specific secret configuration for usda-dash
+{
+  usda-vision-azure-env = {
+    mode = "0600";
+    owner = "root";
+    group = "root";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/secrets/usda-dash/usda-vision-env.age b/secrets/usda-dash/usda-vision-env.age
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56dd50e
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diff --git a/sw/secrets.nix b/sw/secrets.nix
index 70df575..daca743 100644
--- a/sw/secrets.nix
+++ b/sw/secrets.nix
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ let
   cfg = config.athenix.sw;
   secretsPath = ../secrets;
 
-  # Get the current hostname
-  hostname = config.networking.hostName;
+  # Get the fleet-assigned hostname (avoids issues with LXC empty hostnames)
+  hostname = config.athenix.host.name;
 
   # Read all directories in ./secrets
   secretDirs = if builtins.pathExists secretsPath then builtins.readDir secretsPath else { };