diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index c2e2318..30742aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
 
-  slv:
+  release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Setting SLV Version
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index 1dcfb3a..da1035d 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ builds:
     main: ./cli/main
     env:
       - CGO_ENABLED=0
-    ldflags: "-X savesecrets.org/slv.Version={{.Version}}"
+    ldflags: "-X savesecrets.org/slv.Version={{.Version}} -X savesecrets.org/slv.BuildDate={{.Date}} -X savesecrets.org/slv.Commit={{.Commit}}"
     targets:
       - darwin_amd64
       - darwin_arm64
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7f702ba..22127aa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,12 +2,79 @@
 Secure Local Vault - SLV (a.k.a Secrets Launch Vehicle 🔐🚀) is a tool to manage secrets locally in a secure manner. It is designed to be used by developers to manage secrets along with their code so that they can be shared with other developers and services in a secure manner.
 
 SLV is designed based on the following **key principles**
- - Anyone can add or update secrets, however will not be allowed to read them unless they have access to the vault
- - An environment should have a single key that will give access to all necessary secrets irrespective of the number of vaults shared with it
+ - Anyone can add or update secrets, however will not be able to read them unless they have access to the vault
+ - An environment should have a single identity that will give access to all necessary secrets from any vault shared with it
 
- ## How to install
- SLV can be installed using brew using the following command
+## Installation
+Download the latest SLV binary from the [releases](https://github.com/savesecrets/slv/releases/latest) page and add it to your path.
+
+SLV can also be installed with brew using the following command
 ```zsh
 brew install savesecrets/tap/slv
 ```
-Alternatively, you can download the SLV binary from the [releases](https://github.com/savesecrets/slv/releases/latest) page and add it to your path.
\ No newline at end of file
+
+## Usage
+
+#### Create a new profile
+```sh
+$ slv profile new -n amagi
+
+Created profile:  amagi
+```
+
+#### Create a new environment
+```sh
+$ slv env new -n alice -e alice@example.com --add
+
+ID (Public Key):  SLV_EPK_AEAUKAELRTIL2YIXNP7NYTYQMHUX77BWK2LXSKXN4GHSUECDNEJ7XFECLE
+Name:             alice
+Email:            alice@example.com
+Tags:             []
+
+Env Data:  SLV_EDS_AF4JYNGKIFVYGMAYQDQ774U5MUDRSBDSTK5G7UZFBPMYYW5ECRETKSBAKFISVFOS75PKJ5HY6I7FPEHHSN3S3MY3KAUPSX4DSI2QSJQVJOIP7KUCY522DBJEUJLPLT3XLZUUFUT7CZZV2MRNLY77HMWC5RO6AF6RD6MHDBAIQQERMKAY55NAWELAGDHD766NLZGJRPD5NHD3BP3BKXN3J26FZ3V4GK6TF5AA7RYI4Q6K5LVTOPVINTQNHVIIBWZ5AAAP775I7Q3QS
+
+Secret Key: SLV_ESK_AEAEKAHBIONE3QIIWFXFRNJPE6A6AYL527QW4OF4HWWFDOE5E4XR5LO2WI
+```
+
+#### Create a vault
+- To create a vault and share it with the environment `alice`, use the following command
+```sh
+$ slv vault new -v test.slv -s alice
+
+Created vault: test.slv
+```
+- To create a K8s compatible vault, use the following command
+```sh
+$ slv vault new -v test.slv.yaml -s alice --k8s production
+
+Created vault: test.slv.yaml
+```
+
+#### Add secrets to the vault
+```sh
+$ slv secret put -v test.slv -n db_password -s "super_secret_pwd"
+
+Added secret: db_password to vault: test.slv
+```
+
+#### Get secrets from the vault
+Set the environment variable `SLV_ENV_SECRET_KEY` to the secret key generated in the previous step
+```sh
+$ export SLV_ENV_SECRET_KEY=SLV_ESK_AEAEKAHBIONE3QIIWFXFRNJPE6A6AYL527QW4OF4HWWFDOE5E4XR5LO2WI
+$ slv secret get -v test.slv -n db_password
+
+super_secret_pwd
+```
+
+#### Share the vault with other environments
+Ensure that the current environment has access to the vault in order to share it with other environments
+```sh
+$ slv vault share -v test.slv -s bob
+
+Shared vault: test.slv
+```
+Once shared, the other environments can access the vault using their respective secret keys
+
+## Integrations
+Some of the integrations that SLV supports currently are:
+- [Kubernetes Operator](/operator/README.md)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cli/internal/commands/commons.go b/cli/internal/commands/commons.go
index d144af3..e309fad 100644
--- a/cli/internal/commands/commons.go
+++ b/cli/internal/commands/commons.go
@@ -3,10 +3,19 @@ package commands
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/fatih/color"
+	"golang.org/x/term"
 )
 
+func getHiddenInputFromUser(prompt string) ([]byte, error) {
+	fmt.Print(prompt)
+	input, err := term.ReadPassword(int(syscall.Stdin))
+	fmt.Println()
+	return input, err
+}
+
 func exitOnError(err error) {
 	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, color.RedString(err.Error()))
 	erroredExit()
diff --git a/cli/internal/commands/secret.go b/cli/internal/commands/secret.go
index 8b0dc84..e4227d7 100644
--- a/cli/internal/commands/secret.go
+++ b/cli/internal/commands/secret.go
@@ -50,20 +50,35 @@ func secretPutCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			vaultFile := cmd.Flag(vaultFileFlag.name).Value.String()
 			name := cmd.Flag(secretNameFlag.name).Value.String()
-			secret := cmd.Flag(secretValueFlag.name).Value.String()
+			secretStr := cmd.Flag(secretValueFlag.name).Value.String()
 			vault, err := getVault(vaultFile)
 			if err != nil {
 				exitOnError(err)
 			}
 			forceUpdate, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool(secretForceUpdateFlag.name)
 			if !forceUpdate && vault.SecretExists(name) {
-				exitOnErrorWithMessage("secret already exists. please use the --" + secretForceUpdateFlag.name + " flag to overwrite it.")
+				fmt.Print("Secret already exists. Do you wish to overwrite it? (y/n): ")
+				var confirmation string
+				fmt.Scanln(&confirmation)
+				if confirmation != "y" {
+					fmt.Println(color.YellowString("Operation aborted"))
+					safeExit()
+				}
+			}
+			var secret []byte
+			if secretStr == "" {
+				secret, err = getHiddenInputFromUser("Enter the secret value for " + name + ": ")
+				if err != nil {
+					exitOnError(err)
+				}
+			} else {
+				secret = []byte(secretStr)
 			}
-			err = vault.PutSecret(name, []byte(secret))
+			err = vault.PutSecret(name, secret)
 			if err != nil {
 				exitOnError(err)
 			}
-			fmt.Println("Added secret: ", color.GreenString(name), " to vault: ", color.GreenString(vaultFile))
+			fmt.Println("Updated secret: ", color.GreenString(name), " to vault: ", color.GreenString(vaultFile))
 			safeExit()
 		},
 	}
@@ -73,7 +88,6 @@ func secretPutCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	secretPutCmd.Flags().Bool(secretForceUpdateFlag.name, false, secretForceUpdateFlag.usage)
 	secretPutCmd.MarkFlagRequired(vaultFileFlag.name)
 	secretPutCmd.MarkFlagRequired(secretNameFlag.name)
-	secretPutCmd.MarkFlagRequired(secretValueFlag.name)
 	return secretPutCmd
 }
 
@@ -156,11 +170,11 @@ func secretExportCommand() *cobra.Command {
 					secretOutputMap[name] = string(secret)
 				}
 			}
-			listFormat := cmd.Flag(secretListFormatFlag.name).Value.String()
-			if listFormat == "" {
-				listFormat = "table"
+			exportFormat := cmd.Flag(secretListFormatFlag.name).Value.String()
+			if exportFormat == "" {
+				exportFormat = "env"
 			}
-			switch listFormat {
+			switch exportFormat {
 			case "table":
 				tw := tabwriter.NewWriter(os.Stdout, 0, 8, 2, ' ', 0)
 				for key, value := range secretOutputMap {
@@ -181,10 +195,12 @@ func secretExportCommand() *cobra.Command {
 				fmt.Println(string(yamlData))
 			case "envars", "envar", "env":
 				for key, value := range secretOutputMap {
-					fmt.Printf("%s=%s\n", key, value)
+					value = strings.ReplaceAll(value, "\\", "\\\\")
+					value = strings.ReplaceAll(value, "\"", "\\\"")
+					fmt.Printf("%s=\"%s\"\n", key, value)
 				}
 			default:
-				exitOnErrorWithMessage("invalid format: " + listFormat)
+				exitOnErrorWithMessage("invalid format: " + exportFormat)
 			}
 			safeExit()
 		},
diff --git a/cli/internal/commands/version.go b/cli/internal/commands/version.go
index 17dee3f..fa80aa9 100644
--- a/cli/internal/commands/version.go
+++ b/cli/internal/commands/version.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package commands
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"runtime"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"savesecrets.org/slv"
@@ -9,7 +11,20 @@ import (
 )
 
 func showVersionInfo() {
-	fmt.Println(config.AppNameUpperCase, slv.Version)
+	buildAt := "unknown"
+	if builtAtTime, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, slv.BuildDate); err == nil {
+		builtAtLocalTime := builtAtTime.Local()
+		buildAt = builtAtLocalTime.Format("02 Jan 2006 03:04:05 PM MST")
+	}
+	fmt.Println(config.Art)
+	fmt.Println(config.AppNameUpperCase + ": " + config.Description)
+	fmt.Println("-------------------------------------------------")
+	fmt.Printf("Version    : %s\n", slv.Version)
+	fmt.Printf("Built At   : %s\n", buildAt)
+	fmt.Printf("Git Commit : %s\n", slv.Commit)
+	fmt.Printf("Web        : %s\n", config.Website)
+	fmt.Printf("Platform   : %s\n", runtime.GOOS+"/"+runtime.GOARCH)
+	fmt.Printf("Go Version : %s\n", runtime.Version())
 }
 
 func versionCommand() *cobra.Command {
diff --git a/const.go b/const.go
index 1e39d0e..5c58157 100644
--- a/const.go
+++ b/const.go
@@ -6,13 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"savesecrets.org/slv/core/crypto"
 )
 
-const (
-	// AppName = config.AppName
-	Prefix = "SLV"
-)
-
 var (
 	Version                      = "dev"
+	Commit                       = "none"
+	BuildDate                    = ""
 	secretKey                    *crypto.SecretKey
 	errEnvironmentAccessNotFound = errors.New("environment doesn't have access. please set the required environment variables")
 )
diff --git a/core/config/const.go b/core/config/const.go
index c2bd8ff..e9bcf93 100644
--- a/core/config/const.go
+++ b/core/config/const.go
@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@ const (
 
 	AppNameLowerCase = "slv"
 	AppNameUpperCase = "SLV"
+	Description      = "Secure Local Vault | Secrets Launch Vehicle"
+	Website          = "https://savesecrets.org/slv"
+	Art              = `
+	 ____  _ __     __
+	/ ___|| |\ \   / /
+	\___ \| | \ \ / / 
+	 ___) | |__\ V /  
+	|____/|_____\_/   
+	`
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/docs/operator/samples/deploy.yaml b/docs/operator/samples/deploy.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c0a418
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/operator/samples/deploy.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+---
+apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
+kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+metadata:
+  annotations:
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.14.0
+  name: slvs.slv.savesecrets.org
+spec:
+  group: slv.savesecrets.org
+  names:
+    kind: SLV
+    listKind: SLVList
+    plural: slvs
+    singular: slv
+  scope: Namespaced
+  versions:
+  - name: v1
+    schema:
+      openAPIV3Schema:
+        description: SLV is the Schema for the slvs API
+        properties:
+          apiVersion:
+            description: |-
+              APIVersion defines the versioned schema of this representation of an object.
+              Servers should convert recognized schemas to the latest internal value, and
+              may reject unrecognized values.
+              More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#resources
+            type: string
+          kind:
+            description: |-
+              Kind is a string value representing the REST resource this object represents.
+              Servers may infer this from the endpoint the client submits requests to.
+              Cannot be updated.
+              In CamelCase.
+              More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#types-kinds
+            type: string
+          metadata:
+            type: object
+          spec:
+            description: SLVSpec defines the desired state of SLV
+            properties:
+              slvConfig:
+                properties:
+                  hashLength:
+                    format: int32
+                    type: integer
+                  publicKey:
+                    type: string
+                  wrappedKeys:
+                    items:
+                      type: string
+                    type: array
+                required:
+                - publicKey
+                - wrappedKeys
+                type: object
+              slvSecrets:
+                additionalProperties:
+                  type: string
+                type: object
+            required:
+            - slvConfig
+            - slvSecrets
+            type: object
+          status:
+            description: SLVStatus defines the observed state of SLV
+            properties:
+              error:
+                type: string
+            type: object
+        type: object
+    served: true
+    storage: true
+    subresources:
+      status: {}
+
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: slv
+
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: slv-operator
+  namespace: slv
+automountServiceAccountToken: true
+
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRole
+metadata:
+  name: slv-operator-clusterrole
+rules:
+
+  - apiGroups: ["slv.savesecrets.org"]
+    resources: ["slvs"]  # plural of SLV CRD
+    verbs:
+      - "watch"
+      - "get"
+      - "list"
+
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: ["secrets"]
+    verbs:
+      - "create"
+      - "list"
+      - "update"
+      - "delete" # Delete the secret when corresponding SLV CR is deleted
+      - "watch"  # Watching secrets annotated by SLV being modified and reverse sync for reverting to original state.
+
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: slv-operator-rolebinding
+subjects:
+- kind: ServiceAccount
+  name: slv-operator
+  namespace: slv
+roleRef:
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: slv-operator-clusterrole
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: slv-operator
+  namespace: slv
+  labels:
+    app: slv-operator
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: slv-operator
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: slv-operator
+    spec:
+      serviceAccountName: slv-operator
+      containers:
+      - name: slv-operator
+        image: ghcr.io/savesecrets/slv/operator:latest # Use a specific version tag corresponding to the version of SLV used with the CR
+        resources:
+          limits:
+            cpu: "1" # 1 CPU should be fairly enough for SLV Controller
+            memory: "1Gi" # 1Gi is the minimum memory requirement for SLV Controller
+        env:
+          - name: SLV_ENV_SECRET_BINDING
+            value: "SLV_ESB_ENVSECRETBINDINGSTRINGGOESHERE" # Ensure the appropriate KMS role is attached to the K8s Service Account
+          - name: SLV_ENV_SECRET_KEY
+            valueFrom: # SLV Environment Secret Key taken from K8s secret
+              secretKeyRef:
+                name: slv # Name of K8 Secret
+                key: secretkey  # Key within K8 Secret
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/operator/samples/pets.slv.yaml b/docs/operator/samples/pets.slv.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55ad408
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/operator/samples/pets.slv.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+apiVersion: slv.savesecrets.org/v1
+kind: SLV
+metadata:
+    name: pets
+spec:
+    slvSecrets:
+        supercat: SLV_VSS_AFLGLVMLEEACIAIBKYAL7QS4URIE3VNM4BDC7U5ULCUFXI7VSUGYU623JRBOINO2FTPACXAATPB5MNWWE2E3ALMLGUOKBC6N2EXPPWWKPORH3U3QVTQEUDCXUUOISVUI5I5ESRNYTLHDTUFF57TLBG7NTKOG5WZFLQARNLXSEJWQSKEP4G75PPKK2A4TNPCK7IRYU3U67ERFMW2LN6LSRB6Q
+        cat1: SLV_VSS_AFLGLVMLEEACIAIBKYAL7QS4URIE3VNM4BDC7U5ULCUFXI7VSUGYU623JRBOINO2FTPACXAA3UTBQQ36X6IHCLCMOUTSECWG7LBVIRT73NNWCHANMPYPFFQQPJBHDRU7ONADRGY3ZCYVXUNNMH5JWO3DYMPODMDBLUA57ZCEVTSF4HN3V2W4QSMN5VPI7NULFIPQ62XZGFOKGKO4FQISKHGJ
+        cat2: SLV_VSS_AFLGLVMLEEACIAIBKYAL7QS4URIE3VNM4BDC7U5ULCUFXI7VSUGYU623JRBOINO2FTPACXAAJ54ZG3CM64U6HMZDWHDN4Q7A7JKHSUXMFJQ2Q72GB6DIOUFIFEFB4A3H3SAPZ7KU3RAUOJY7C7ILB4U2RVLJSHTNFMAXBIYH42VLREDWGGGDS632FJAKHDRIT6HQEBEBVZXJPOALRFZBOGO4VGSR4
+        dog1: SLV_VSS_AFLGLVMLEEACIAIBKYAL7QS4URIE3VNM4BDC7U5ULCUFXI7VSUGYU623JRBOINO2FTPACXAAZERB5D7EH43DHEDL73MPWLPDGDZXNLY6I6LZZCDKWMMRDGMV346Q23NUFCEFMFZ7ZKFOCGMRSGD7BIA7GRFJ2CFGW4AVKCAFVLYH55K4TI565TTVUKOD7KLJ3RID3TXEABVTKNNH7IFLLUKI
+        dog2: SLV_VSS_AFLGLVMLEEACIAIBKYAL7QS4URIE3VNM4BDC7U5ULCUFXI7VSUGYU623JRBOINO2FTPACXAA6EKSCXWMKU5EJBT76L5JUEUHY5Z2AZJSXU5GVW5TWKGTCAVFZJL6RDO5SH3Y6PYGDVTLXUIPRZGA75LFFAK6JTINYAAS5C2LH6WRZJP4BX4H63SCOVFGGIKO32CYPOZKWCDSSCZYSB6YV532N4ZQ
+        dog3: SLV_VSS_AFLGLVMLEEACIAIBKYAL7QS4URIE3VNM4BDC7U5ULCUFXI7VSUGYU623JRBOINO2FTPACXAAX5PDJLYMJJFS5WSM7MUSGOUFZHPWVVGQYRFN2XAME2SJ2N4X2BPYHJLX5MPHIM4BI6VQCL54RYSJX4SIOWHEWRTXVMAYY6DZP4LB2V6Y2EQX2E7TEHH7JJZUQRUENNMVTIVIXVFES7V3HWA
+        dog4: SLV_VSS_AFLGLVMLEEACIAIBKYAL7QS4URIE3VNM4BDC7U5ULCUFXI7VSUGYU623JRBOINO2FTPACXAA5KKTTNTGJVDAYCB53MPDIM2TTVFOZ277FM2FDBN2RFMSCABLNNTH7Q4UMWZXSCUELAHKUGP4C4ZOTUVMXCYW4ZH7EUA5VOK7A3AB4CPVICRJDNTJ2MIYWDZ2TH4NG2AKUO4YYMUZ3HCDKJPK
+        dog5: SLV_VSS_AFLGLVMLEEACIAIBKYAL7QS4URIE3VNM4BDC7U5ULCUFXI7VSUGYU623JRBOINO2FTPACXAAZRAGCZI4RMMW2QIGXJ7AOY4LGOXLCES6Q2WO4JUYY5HEEACB5BDRK6O6GN3CREVF4522Z4ALK4UJXFV3EP44QG7XU4A5HBKEKFAB7R4GALRPNQ6362W4X5MXDE2AU6KPVOX3AOPP3EJ3VF4J3U
+        dog6: SLV_VSS_AFLGLVMLEEACIAIBKYAL7QS4URIE3VNM4BDC7U5ULCUFXI7VSUGYU623JRBOINO2FTPACXAAVVR5FSDZ5TS2UAFORSNEMXSBEJ4WHRXYVP7YOGWSBOVGH7TO4ZGKZ6G6TA6BNK66VNWIGJK25622POY5TUT7P7KZJAA5PMREQVNU66WRGKDLOD2PWSTFQEAAEQVVWJO3L2YVUXLOTOE6KXAZOFDA
+        dog7: SLV_VSS_AFLGLVMLEEACIAIBKYAL7QS4URIE3VNM4BDC7U5ULCUFXI7VSUGYU623JRBOINO2FTPACXAA6ZS2LSPURVVTZGLAIQX6KUF2HJ7OAC36XIGVJUSPFWQ5NWJFRZIY4QLLDF467B67ISEUNMTPHTMMDA2L5WZR2NDHLIAVTXNA765F5Z7AJXRPBJXCRGPUGM3U5QVLNZDUG2L24Q7ZUBT4Z3Q
+        dog8: SLV_VSS_AFLGLVMLEEACIAIBKYAL7QS4URIE3VNM4BDC7U5ULCUFXI7VSUGYU623JRBOINO2FTPACXAASXY3S325JRWOGC2LW2JTTZABWFOWHOT5WSY74ZJATOWT7IPY2JISZEGMNN7R7UGPAQCHT5KRVNT6MFENBBJB3DTC7UA55W5LSYSLBNF57YC2YYJZDQ3JJA2LJEF7OZJF2EEZO2LQ5J6OPBA
+    slvConfig:
+        publicKey: SLV_VPK_AEAVMAF7YJOKIUCN2WWOARRP2O2FRKC3UP2ZKDMKPNNUYQXEGXNCZXQBLQ
+        wrappedKeys:
+            - SLV_EWK_AFCWLVMKRUACIAIBIUAIXDGQXVQRO2763RHRAYPJP76DMVUXPEVO3YMPFIIEG2IT7OKIEWIA2QG6EVXOHHKNZVUG73LXSQ5OD2XW3QEXKN5FYWLVMT67E2RHN5NKCEQ2EY4CRN3M5LGVPTAWMEIE37NT7Y5QH6AKMMA6NNASASUMJ3KNEPHS5BOQ43ROZGLDFVWC53HOUI3H6L32D5VOTLZWDT6N62QBYU6AH6IRBNKSUV6TSFEU2ZE7VVXDZXQ2APYURJHRFOYM4
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b1e1edc..ea1b1cc 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 module savesecrets.org/slv
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.22
 
 require (
 	dev.shib.me/xipher v0.8.3
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.50.23
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.50.26
 	github.com/fatih/color v1.16.0
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.1
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.15.0
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.31.1
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.0
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.19.0
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.20.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 	k8s.io/api v0.29.2
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.29.2
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
-	github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.11.2 // indirect
+	github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.11.3 // indirect
 	github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.9.0 // indirect
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.11.0
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/gnostic-models v0.6.8 // indirect
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/gofuzz v1.2.0 // indirect
-	github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20240207164012-fb44976bdcd5 // indirect
+	github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20240225044709-fd706174c886 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.16 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
@@ -72,16 +72,16 @@ require (
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.18.0 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.0 // indirect
-	github.com/prometheus/common v0.47.0 // indirect
+	github.com/prometheus/common v0.48.0 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.12.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240213143201-ec583247a57a // indirect
+	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240222234643-814bf88cf225 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.21.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.17.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.17.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/term v0.17.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/term v0.17.0
 	golang.org/x/text v0.14.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.5.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.18.0 // indirect
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.29.2 // indirect
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.29.2 // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.120.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240221221325-2ac9dc51f3f1 // indirect
+	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240227032403-f107216b40e2 // indirect
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240102154912-e7106e64919e // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 896e274..5454900 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ github.com/anmitsu/go-shlex v0.0.0-20200514113438-38f4b401e2be h1:9AeTilPcZAjCFI
 github.com/anmitsu/go-shlex v0.0.0-20200514113438-38f4b401e2be/go.mod h1:ySMOLuWl6zY27l47sB3qLNK6tF2fkHG55UZxx8oIVo4=
 github.com/armon/go-socks5 v0.0.0-20160902184237-e75332964ef5 h1:0CwZNZbxp69SHPdPJAN/hZIm0C4OItdklCFmMRWYpio=
 github.com/armon/go-socks5 v0.0.0-20160902184237-e75332964ef5/go.mod h1:wHh0iHkYZB8zMSxRWpUBQtwG5a7fFgvEO+odwuTv2gs=
-github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.50.23 h1:BB99ohyCmq6O7m5RvjN2yqTt57snL8OhDvfxEvM6ihs=
-github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.50.23/go.mod h1:LF8svs817+Nz+DmiMQKTO3ubZ/6IaTpq3TjupRn3Eqk=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.50.26 h1:tuv8+dje59DBK1Pj65tSCdD36oamBxKYJgbng4bFylc=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.50.26/go.mod h1:LF8svs817+Nz+DmiMQKTO3ubZ/6IaTpq3TjupRn3Eqk=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 h1:VlbKKnNfV8bJzeqoa4cOKqO6bYr3WgKZxO8Z16+hsOM=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1/go.mod h1:G2ZrVWU2WbWT9wwq4/hrbKbnv/1ERSJQ0ibhJ6rlkpw=
 github.com/bwesterb/go-ristretto v1.2.3/go.mod h1:fUIoIZaG73pV5biE2Blr2xEzDoMj7NFEuV9ekS419A0=
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/elazarl/goproxy v0.0.0-20230808193330-2592e75ae04a h1:mATvB/9r/3gvcejNsXKSkQ6lcIaNec2nyfOdlTBR2lU=
 github.com/elazarl/goproxy v0.0.0-20230808193330-2592e75ae04a/go.mod h1:Ro8st/ElPeALwNFlcTpWmkr6IoMFfkjXAvTHpevnDsM=
-github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.11.2 h1:1onLa9DcsMYO9P+CXaL0dStDqQ2EHHXLiz+BtnqkLAU=
-github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.11.2/go.mod h1:6n3XBCmQQb25CM2LCACGz8ukIrRry+4bhvbpWn3mrbc=
+github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.11.3 h1:yagOQz/38xJmcNeZJtrUcKjkHRltIaIFXKWeG1SkWGE=
+github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.11.3/go.mod h1:6n3XBCmQQb25CM2LCACGz8ukIrRry+4bhvbpWn3mrbc=
 github.com/emirpasic/gods v1.18.1 h1:FXtiHYKDGKCW2KzwZKx0iC0PQmdlorYgdFG9jPXJ1Bc=
 github.com/emirpasic/gods v1.18.1/go.mod h1:8tpGGwCnJ5H4r6BWwaV6OrWmMoPhUl5jm/FMNAnJvWQ=
 github.com/evanphx/json-patch v4.12.0+incompatible h1:4onqiflcdA9EOZ4RxV643DvftH5pOlLGNtQ5lPWQu84=
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeN
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.0.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.2.0 h1:xRy4A+RhZaiKjJ1bPfwQ8sedCA+YS2YcCHW6ec7JMi0=
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.2.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
-github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20240207164012-fb44976bdcd5 h1:E/LAvt58di64hlYjx7AsNS6C/ysHWYo+2qPCZKTQhRo=
-github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20240207164012-fb44976bdcd5/go.mod h1:czg5+yv1E0ZGTi6S6vVK1mke0fV+FaUhNGcd6VRS9Ik=
+github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20240225044709-fd706174c886 h1:JSJUTZTQT1Gzb2ROdAKOY3HwzBYcclS2GgumhMfHqjw=
+github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20240225044709-fd706174c886/go.mod h1:czg5+yv1E0ZGTi6S6vVK1mke0fV+FaUhNGcd6VRS9Ik=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.16 h1:wwQJbIsHYGMUyLSPrEq1CT16AhnhNJQ51+4fdHUnCl4=
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.18.0 h1:HzFfmkOzH5Q8L8G+kSJKUx5dtG87sewO+
 github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.18.0/go.mod h1:T+GXkCk5wSJyOqMIzVgvvjFDlkOQntgjkJWKrN5txjA=
 github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.0 h1:k1v3CzpSRUTrKMppY35TLwPvxHqBu0bYgxZzqGIgaos=
 github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.0/go.mod h1:NTQHnmxFpouOD0DpvP4XujX3CdOAGQPoaGhyTchlyt8=
-github.com/prometheus/common v0.47.0 h1:p5Cz0FNHo7SnWOmWmoRozVcjEp0bIVU8cV7OShpjL1k=
-github.com/prometheus/common v0.47.0/go.mod h1:0/KsvlIEfPQCQ5I2iNSAWKPZziNCvRs5EC6ILDTlAPc=
+github.com/prometheus/common v0.48.0 h1:QO8U2CdOzSn1BBsmXJXduaaW+dY/5QLjfB8svtSzKKE=
+github.com/prometheus/common v0.48.0/go.mod h1:0/KsvlIEfPQCQ5I2iNSAWKPZziNCvRs5EC6ILDTlAPc=
 github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.12.0 h1:jluTpSng7V9hY0O2R9DzzJHYb2xULk9VTR1V1R/k6Bo=
 github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.12.0/go.mod h1:pcuDEFsWDnvcgNzo4EEweacyhjeA9Zk3cnaOZAZEfOo=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.11.0 h1:cWPaGQEPrBb5/AsnsZesgZZ9yb1OQ+GOISoDNXVBh4M=
@@ -178,10 +178,10 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519/go.mod h1:GvvjBRRGRdwPK5y
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220622213112-05595931fe9d/go.mod h1:IxCIyHEi3zRg3s0A5j5BB6A9Jmi73HwBIUl50j+osU4=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.3.1-0.20221117191849-2c476679df9a/go.mod h1:hebNnKkNXi2UzZN1eVRvBB7co0a+JxK6XbPiWVs/3J4=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.7.0/go.mod h1:pYwdfH91IfpZVANVyUOhSIPZaFoJGxTFbZhFTx+dXZU=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.19.0 h1:ENy+Az/9Y1vSrlrvBSyna3PITt4tiZLf7sgCjZBX7Wo=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.19.0/go.mod h1:Iy9bg/ha4yyC70EfRS8jz+B6ybOBKMaSxLj6P6oBDfU=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240213143201-ec583247a57a h1:HinSgX1tJRX3KsL//Gxynpw5CTOAIPhgL4W8PNiIpVE=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240213143201-ec583247a57a/go.mod h1:CxmFvTBINI24O/j8iY7H1xHzx2i4OsyguNBmN/uPtqc=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.20.0 h1:jmAMJJZXr5KiCw05dfYK9QnqaqKLYXijU23lsEdcQqg=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.20.0/go.mod h1:Xwo95rrVNIoSMx9wa1JroENMToLWn3RNVrTBpLHgZPQ=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240222234643-814bf88cf225 h1:LfspQV/FYTatPTr/3HzIcmiUFH7PGP+OQ6mgDYo3yuQ=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240222234643-814bf88cf225/go.mod h1:CxmFvTBINI24O/j8iY7H1xHzx2i4OsyguNBmN/uPtqc=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.2.0/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.3.0/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.6.0-dev.0.20220419223038-86c51ed26bb4/go.mod h1:jJ57K6gSWd91VN4djpZkiMVwK6gcyfeH4XE8wZrZaV4=
@@ -293,8 +293,8 @@ k8s.io/component-base v0.29.2 h1:lpiLyuvPA9yV1aQwGLENYyK7n/8t6l3nn3zAtFTJYe8=
 k8s.io/component-base v0.29.2/go.mod h1:BfB3SLrefbZXiBfbM+2H1dlat21Uewg/5qtKOl8degM=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.120.1 h1:QXU6cPEOIslTGvZaXvFWiP9VKyeet3sawzTOvdXb4Vw=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.120.1/go.mod h1:3Jpz1GvMt720eyJH1ckRHK1EDfpxISzJ7I9OYgaDtPE=
-k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240221221325-2ac9dc51f3f1 h1:rtdnaWfP40MTKv7izH81gkWpZB45pZrwIxyZdPSn1mI=
-k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240221221325-2ac9dc51f3f1/go.mod h1:Pa1PvrP7ACSkuX6I7KYomY6cmMA0Tx86waBhDUgoKPw=
+k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240227032403-f107216b40e2 h1:02WBxjyRwX4rJdl3XlWVjFbXT/kAKCsipoM8hQY3Dwo=
+k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240227032403-f107216b40e2/go.mod h1:B7Huvd1LKZtTYmY+nC6rnmN8lyGYT9lifBcPD5epL6k=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240102154912-e7106e64919e h1:eQ/4ljkx21sObifjzXwlPKpdGLrCfRziVtos3ofG/sQ=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240102154912-e7106e64919e/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.2 h1:FwHwD1CTUemg0pW2otk7/U5/i5m2ymzvOXdbeGOUvw0=
diff --git a/operator/README.md b/operator/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ccf8f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# SLV Operator
+SLV operator is a Kubernetes controller that helps in reconciling SLV vaults as kubernetes secrets into namespaces. This can be achieved by creating a vault with a `--k8s` flag. Doing so will create vaults that are custom resources managed by the SLV operator.
+
+### A working example
+- Create a namespace and add SLV_ENV_SECRET_KEY as a secret (recommended to use Access Binding using KMS for cloud environments)
+```sh
+kubectl create ns slv
+# Disclaimer: The below secret key is only for demonstration purposes. Please avoid using it in production.
+kubectl create secret generic slv -n slv --from-literal=secretkey=SLV_ESK_AEAEKAHBIONE3QIIWFXFRNJPE6A6AYL527QW4OF4HWWFDOE5E4XR5LO2WI
+```
+- Install the Kubernetes operator into your cluster
+```sh
+kubectl apply -f https://savesecrets.org/slv/operator/samples/deploy.yaml
+```
+- Download this vault and keep it locally
+```sh
+curl -s https://savesecrets.org/slv/operator/samples/pets.slv.yaml > pets.slv.yaml
+```
+- Apply the downloaded vault to the cluster
+```sh
+kubectl apply -f pets.slv.yaml
+```
+- Try reading SLV controller reconciled secrets from the cluster
+```sh
+kubectl get secret pets -o jsonpath='{.data.supercat}' | base64 --decode
+```
+- Add any secret using the following commands
+```sh
+slv secret put -v pets.slv.yaml -n hi -s "Hello World"
+kubectl apply -f pets.slv.yaml
+```
+- Try reading newly created secret from the cluster
+```sh
+kubectl get secret pets -o jsonpath='{.data.hi}' | base64 --decode
+```
\ No newline at end of file