diff --git a/docs/docs/how_to/index.mdx b/docs/docs/how_to/index.mdx
index 2c9f8d51c6d1c..90d359422a794 100644
--- a/docs/docs/how_to/index.mdx
+++ b/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)
 
 ### Multimodal
 
diff --git a/docs/docs/how_to/runnable_runtime_secrets.ipynb b/docs/docs/how_to/runnable_runtime_secrets.ipynb
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index 0000000000000..819cdf1cbe60c
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@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
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+   "source": [
+    "# 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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+     },
+     "execution_count": 6,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
+   "source": [
+    "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\"}})"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "id": "ae3a4fb9-2ce7-46b2-b654-35dff0ae7197",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "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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