docs: how to pass runtime secrets (#24450)

Author: baskaryan

docs/docs/how_to/index.mdx

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ This highlights functionality that is core to using LangChain.
 - [How to: inspect runnables](/docs/how_to/inspect)
 - [How to: add fallbacks to a runnable](/docs/how_to/fallbacks)
 - [How to: migrate chains to LCEL](/docs/how_to/migrate_chains)
+- [How to: pass runtime secrets to a runnable](/docs/how_to/runnable_runtime_secrets)
 
 ## Components
 
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ LangChain [Tools](/docs/concepts/#tools) contain a description of the tool (to p
 - [How to: return artifacts from a tool](/docs/how_to/tool_artifacts/)
 - [How to: convert Runnables to tools](/docs/how_to/convert_runnable_to_tool)
 - [How to: add ad-hoc tool calling capability to models](/docs/how_to/tools_prompting)
+- [How to: pass in runtime secrets](/docs/how_to/runnable_runtime_secrets)
 
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docs/docs/how_to/runnable_runtime_secrets.ipynb

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+    "# How to pass runtime secrets to runnables\n",
+    "\n",
+    ":::info Requires `langchain-core >= 0.2.22`\n",
+    "\n",
+    ":::\n",
+    "\n",
+    "We can pass in secrets to our runnables at runtime using the `RunnableConfig`. Specifically we can pass in secrets with a `__` prefix to the `configurable` field. This will ensure that these secrets aren't traced as part of the invocation:"
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+    "from langchain_core.runnables import RunnableConfig\n",
+    "from langchain_core.tools import tool\n",
+    "\n",
+    "\n",
+    "@tool\n",
+    "def foo(x: int, config: RunnableConfig) -> int:\n",
+    "    \"\"\"Sum x and a secret int\"\"\"\n",
+    "    return x + config[\"configurable\"][\"__top_secret_int\"]\n",
+    "\n",
+    "\n",
+    "foo.invoke({\"x\": 5}, {\"configurable\": {\"__top_secret_int\": 2, \"traced_key\": \"bar\"}})"
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+    "Looking at the LangSmith trace for this run, we can see that \"traced_key\" was recorded (as part of Metadata) while our secret int was not: https://smith.langchain.com/public/aa7e3289-49ca-422d-a408-f6b927210170/r"
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