diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d01adc4..78e26bc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ A terminal UI for finding, reading and sharing secrets. Inspired by the fantasti
 - **Favourites**: star the secrets you use most and get back to them in one
   key.
 - **Expiry warnings**: secrets, keys and certificates that expire soon are
-  marked.
+  marked, listed together in the status pane, and `lazysecrets expiring`
+  checks every vault from a pipeline.
 - **Your way**: rebind any key, pick a theme, and add custom commands to run
   on a secret.
 - **Try it first**: `lazysecrets --demo` runs on built-in sample data.
diff --git a/cmd/lazysecrets/expiring.go b/cmd/lazysecrets/expiring.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7975ee0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lazysecrets/expiring.go
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"slices"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"text/tabwriter"
+	"time"
+
+	"git.kebcloud.no/keb/lazysecrets/internal/provider"
+	"git.kebcloud.no/keb/lazysecrets/internal/ref"
+)
+
+// lazysecrets expiring lists what has expired, or will within --days,
+// in every vault of every account: for a pipeline or a cron job. Expiry
+// dates come with the lists, so it's one request per vault and type,
+// a few at a time. Only Key Vault has expiry dates.
+
+// errExpiring makes the exit status 1 when anything was listed.
+var errExpiring = errors.New("expiring")
+
+// listLimit is how many lists load at once.
+const listLimit = 8
+
+type expiringOpts struct {
+	days    int
+	timeout time.Duration
+	now     time.Time
+}
+
+func parseExpiring(args []string, days int) (int, error) {
+	fs := flag.NewFlagSet("expiring", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	n := fs.Int("days", days, "list what expires within this many days (default: expiryWarningDays, else 30)")
+	if err := fs.Parse(args); err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	if fs.NArg() > 0 || *n < 0 {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("usage: lazysecrets expiring [--days N]")
+	}
+	return *n, nil
+}
+
+func expiring(providers []provider.Provider, o expiringOpts, out, errs io.Writer) error {
+	var (
+		mu      sync.Mutex
+		found   []provider.Object
+		seen    = map[string]bool{}
+		failed  int
+		vaults  int
+		wg      sync.WaitGroup
+		limit   = make(chan struct{}, listLimit)
+		within  = o.now.AddDate(0, 0, o.days)
+		warnErr = func(what string, err error) {
+			mu.Lock()
+			defer mu.Unlock()
+			failed++
+			fmt.Fprintf(errs, "lazysecrets: %s: %v\n", what, err)
+		}
+	)
+	run := func(f func(ctx context.Context)) {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			limit <- struct{}{}
+			defer func() { <-limit }()
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), o.timeout)
+			defer cancel()
+			f(ctx)
+		}()
+	}
+	var vaultsDone sync.WaitGroup
+	for _, p := range providers {
+		if p.Kind() != provider.KindAzure {
+			continue
+		}
+		vaultsDone.Add(1)
+		run(func(ctx context.Context) {
+			defer vaultsDone.Done()
+			srcs, err := p.Sources(ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				warnErr(p.Label(), err)
+				return
+			}
+			for _, src := range srcs {
+				vaultsDone.Add(1)
+				run(func(ctx context.Context) {
+					defer vaultsDone.Done()
+					cs, err := p.Containers(ctx, src)
+					if err != nil {
+						warnErr(src.Name, err)
+						return
+					}
+					for _, c := range cs {
+						mu.Lock()
+						fresh := !seen[c.ID]
+						seen[c.ID] = true
+						if fresh {
+							vaults++
+						}
+						mu.Unlock()
+						if !fresh { // the same vault through another account
+							continue
+						}
+						for _, t := range c.ObjectTypes() {
+							run(func(ctx context.Context) {
+								objs, err := p.Objects(ctx, c, t)
+								if err != nil {
+									warnErr(c.Name+" "+strings.ToLower(string(t))+"s", err)
+									return
+								}
+								mu.Lock()
+								defer mu.Unlock()
+								for _, o := range objs {
+									if !o.Expires.IsZero() && o.Expires.Before(within) {
+										found = append(found, o)
+									}
+								}
+							})
+						}
+					}
+				})
+			}
+		})
+	}
+	// Listing vaults queues the lists of their secrets, so wait for both.
+	vaultsDone.Wait()
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	slices.SortFunc(found, func(a, b provider.Object) int { return a.Expires.Compare(b.Expires) })
+	if len(found) == 0 {
+		fmt.Fprintf(errs, "nothing expires within %d days (%d vaults)\n", o.days, vaults)
+		if failed > 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%d lists couldn't be read", failed)
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+	tw := tabwriter.NewWriter(out, 0, 0, 2, ' ', 0)
+	fmt.Fprintln(tw, "LEFT\tEXPIRES\tTYPE\tVAULT\tNAME\tLINK")
+	for _, x := range found {
+		left := "expired"
+		if d := x.Expires.Sub(o.now); d > 0 {
+			left = fmt.Sprintf("%dd", int(d.Hours()/24))
+		}
+		link := ""
+		if r, err := ref.ForObject(x, ""); err == nil {
+			link = r.String()
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintf(tw, "%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\n", left, x.Expires.Local().Format("2006-01-02"),
+			strings.ToLower(string(x.Type)), x.Container.Name, x.Name, link)
+	}
+	if err := tw.Flush(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if failed > 0 {
+		fmt.Fprintf(errs, "lazysecrets: %d lists couldn't be read: the list may be incomplete\n", failed)
+	}
+	return errExpiring
+}
diff --git a/cmd/lazysecrets/expiring_test.go b/cmd/lazysecrets/expiring_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24faa2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lazysecrets/expiring_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"errors"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"git.kebcloud.no/keb/lazysecrets/internal/provider"
+	"git.kebcloud.no/keb/lazysecrets/internal/provider/fake"
+)
+
+func TestExpiring(t *testing.T) {
+	providers := []provider.Provider{fake.Azure(0), fake.Databricks(0)}
+	now := time.Date(2026, 10, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	var out, errs bytes.Buffer
+	err := expiring(providers, expiringOpts{days: 30, timeout: time.Minute, now: now}, &out, &errs)
+	if !errors.Is(err, errExpiring) {
+		t.Fatalf("err %v (want errExpiring: something listed)", err)
+	}
+	lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(out.String()), "\n")
+	if len(lines) != 2 || !strings.HasPrefix(lines[1], "expired  2026-03-01  certificate  kv-app-prod  old-tls") ||
+		!strings.Contains(lines[1], "lazysecrets://azure/kv-app-prod.vault.azure.net/certificates/old-tls") {
+		t.Errorf("out:\n%s", out.String())
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(errs.String(), "kv-restricted") {
+		t.Errorf("unreadable vaults not said:\n%s", errs.String())
+	}
+
+	// Further ahead, the soonest first.
+	out.Reset()
+	expiring(providers, expiringOpts{days: 400, timeout: time.Minute, now: now}, &out, &errs)
+	if got := strings.Count(out.String(), "\n"); got != 4 || !strings.Contains(out.String(), "app-tls") {
+		t.Errorf("400 days:\n%s", out.String())
+	}
+
+	if _, err := parseExpiring([]string{"--days", "-1"}, 30); err == nil {
+		t.Error("negative days accepted")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/lazysecrets/main.go b/cmd/lazysecrets/main.go
index 571de9e..110066f 100644
--- a/cmd/lazysecrets/main.go
+++ b/cmd/lazysecrets/main.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -33,7 +34,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
-	if err := run(); err != nil {
+	if err := run(); errors.Is(err, errExpiring) {
+		os.Exit(1) // listed: a pipeline fails on it
+	} else if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "lazysecrets:", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
@@ -118,6 +121,9 @@ func run() error {
                                   @Microsoft.KeyVault(...) or {{secrets/scope/key}}
   lazysecrets [flags] get <ref>   print the value a lazysecrets:// link points at,
                                   for scripts: VAR=$(lazysecrets get <ref>)
+  lazysecrets [flags] expiring [--days N]
+                                  list what has expired or will within N days
+                                  (default 30) in every vault; exits 1 if any
   lazysecrets [flags] keybindings print every action and its keys (with your
                                   config applied), as config to copy and edit
   lazysecrets handler install [--terminal NAME]
@@ -140,6 +146,7 @@ Flags:
 	}
 
 	var open, getRef *ref.Ref
+	var expiringArgs []string
 	printKeys := false
 	switch args := flag.Args(); {
 	case len(args) == 1 && args[0] == "keybindings":
@@ -150,6 +157,8 @@ Flags:
 			return err
 		}
 		getRef = &r
+	case len(args) > 0 && args[0] == "expiring":
+		expiringArgs = append([]string{}, args[1:]...)
 	case len(args) > 0 && args[0] == "handler":
 		return handler(*configPath, args[1:])
 	case len(args) > 0 && args[0] == "launch":
@@ -298,6 +307,14 @@ Flags:
 	// the standard logger, which would draw over the TUI.
 	log.SetOutput(io.Discard)
 
+	if expiringArgs != nil {
+		days, err := parseExpiring(expiringArgs, expiryDays)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return expiring(providers, expiringOpts{days: days, timeout: *timeout, now: time.Now()}, os.Stdout, os.Stderr)
+	}
+
 	if getRef != nil {
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), *timeout)
 		defer cancel()
diff --git a/docs/azure.md b/docs/azure.md
index 85a9e91..82c157a 100644
--- a/docs/azure.md
+++ b/docs/azure.md
@@ -64,3 +64,23 @@ Secrets, keys and certificates, each on their own tab of the Secrets pane
 key (PEM public key) or certificate; private key material is never
 fetched. `v` lists an item's versions. Items expiring within
 `expiryWarningDays` (30 by default) are marked `⚠ 12d`, expired ones `✗`.
+
+The status pane (`0`) lists them across every vault loaded, opened or
+cached, soonest first, and its line counts them (`⚠ 3 expiring`); `enter`
+on one goes to it. That makes no requests of its own: expiry dates come
+with the lists. It says how many vaults it covers; `ctrl+a` in search
+loads the rest.
+
+For a pipeline or a cron job, `lazysecrets expiring` lists them in every
+vault of every account, loading each vault's lists (a few at a time), and
+exits 1 when it lists anything:
+
+```sh
+$ lazysecrets expiring --days 30
+LEFT     EXPIRES     TYPE         VAULT        NAME     LINK
+expired  2026-03-01  certificate  kv-app-prod  old-tls  lazysecrets://azure/kv-app-prod.vault.azure.net/certificates/old-tls
+12d      2026-10-23  secret       kv-app-prod  api-key  lazysecrets://azure/kv-app-prod.vault.azure.net/secrets/api-key
+```
+
+`--days` defaults to `expiryWarningDays`. Lists it can't read are named on
+stderr.
diff --git a/internal/ui/app/app.go b/internal/ui/app/app.go
index 7b0880c..06e247e 100644
--- a/internal/ui/app/app.go
+++ b/internal/ui/app/app.go
@@ -841,6 +841,12 @@ func (m *Model) handleKey(msg tea.KeyPressMsg) (cmd tea.Cmd, quit bool) {
 		m.focus = paneDetail // its rows are on the right
 	case m.focus == paneSources && (key.Matches(msg, k.Enter) || key.Matches(msg, k.Reveal)) && m.toggleGroup():
 		// folded or unfolded a provider group
+	case m.focus == paneDetail && key.Matches(msg, k.Enter) && m.fieldLink() != "":
+		r, err := ref.Parse(m.fieldLink())
+		if err == nil {
+			f, _ := m.fields.Selected()
+			m.startNav(r, actGo, f.Row)
+		}
 	case key.Matches(msg, k.Enter):
 		if m.focus < paneDetail {
 			m.focus++
@@ -1738,6 +1744,14 @@ func (m Model) problemText(providerID, err string) string {
 	return err
 }
 
+// fieldLink is the link of the selected Fields row, if it has one.
+func (m Model) fieldLink() string {
+	if f, ok := m.fields.Selected(); ok && m.fields.Shown() {
+		return f.Link
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 // loginFor is the sign-in L runs: the selected account's, if it needs
 // one, else the last one asked for.
 func (m Model) loginFor() *provider.AuthError {
diff --git a/internal/ui/app/app_test.go b/internal/ui/app/app_test.go
index e526a91..08ab570 100644
--- a/internal/ui/app/app_test.go
+++ b/internal/ui/app/app_test.go
@@ -1236,3 +1236,25 @@ func TestStatusPane(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("back to %v", d.m.focus)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestExpiringInStatus(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	d := newDriverOpts(t, Options{ExpiryWarning: 30 * 24 * time.Hour}, fake.Azure(0))
+	d.keys("3", "]", "]") // load kv-app-prod's certificates
+	if !strings.Contains(d.screen(), "⚠ 1 expiring") {
+		t.Errorf("status line:\n%s", d.screen())
+	}
+	d.keys("0")
+	scr := d.screen()
+	for _, want := range []string{"expiring   ✗ expired  old-tls · kv-app-prod", "in 1 of 3 vaults (ctrl+a in search loads all)"} {
+		if !strings.Contains(scr, want) {
+			t.Errorf("missing %q:\n%s", want, scr)
+		}
+	}
+	d.keys("3", "[", "[", "0", "enter") // elsewhere, then to it from the status pane
+	d.m.fields.SelectWhere(func(f panes.Field) bool { return f.Label == "expiring" })
+	d.keys("enter")
+	if _, v, o := d.selected(); v != "kv-app-prod" || o != "old-tls" {
+		t.Errorf("enter went to %s/%s\n%s", v, o, d.screen())
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/ui/app/expiring.go b/internal/ui/app/expiring.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2315a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/ui/app/expiring.go
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package app
+
+import (
+	"cmp"
+	"fmt"
+	"slices"
+
+	"git.kebcloud.no/keb/lazysecrets/internal/provider"
+	"git.kebcloud.no/keb/lazysecrets/internal/ref"
+	"git.kebcloud.no/keb/lazysecrets/internal/ui/panes"
+)
+
+// The status pane lists what has expired or will soon, across every vault
+// loaded (opened, searched, or from the cache): expiry dates come with
+// the lists, so this makes no requests. enter on one goes to it.
+
+type expiringItem struct {
+	o   provider.Object
+	row string // its source's row key, to go to it
+}
+
+// expiringItems are the loaded objects that have expired or will within
+// the warning period, soonest first.
+func (m Model) expiringItems() []expiringItem {
+	var out []expiringItem
+	for _, p := range m.providers {
+		for _, src := range m.sourceResults[p.ID()].sources {
+			row := sourceRowKey(p.ID(), src.ID)
+			for _, c := range m.cache.containers[row].value {
+				for _, t := range c.ObjectTypes() {
+					for _, o := range m.cache.objects[containerKey(c)+"|"+string(t)].value {
+						if state, _ := m.expiry(o); state != notExpiring {
+							out = append(out, expiringItem{o, row})
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	slices.SortFunc(out, func(a, b expiringItem) int {
+		return cmp.Or(a.o.Expires.Compare(b.o.Expires), cmp.Compare(a.o.Name, b.o.Name))
+	})
+	return out
+}
+
+// expiringFields are the status pane's rows for them, and how much of
+// everything they cover.
+func (m Model) expiringFields() []panes.Field {
+	items := m.expiringItems()
+	var out []panes.Field
+	for _, it := range items {
+		state, left := m.expiry(it.o)
+		mark := "⚠ " + daysLeft(left)
+		if state == expired {
+			mark = "✗ expired"
+		}
+		f := panes.Field{Value: mark + "  " + it.o.Name + " · " + it.o.Container.Name, Err: state == expired, Row: it.row}
+		if r, err := ref.ForObject(it.o, ""); err == nil {
+			f.Link = r.String()
+		}
+		out = append(out, f)
+	}
+	cov := m.coverageOf(provider.KindAzure)
+	switch {
+	case cov.vaults == 0 && len(items) == 0:
+		return nil
+	case !cov.complete():
+		out = append(out, panes.Field{Value: fmt.Sprintf("in %d of %d vaults", cov.vaultsLoaded, cov.vaults) +
+			withKey(m.keys.SearchLoadAll, " (%s in search loads all)"), Info: true})
+	case len(items) == 0:
+		out = append(out, panes.Field{Value: fmt.Sprintf("nothing within %d days", int(m.expiryWarning.Hours()/24)), Info: true})
+	}
+	out[0].Label = "expiring"
+	return out
+}
diff --git a/internal/ui/app/status.go b/internal/ui/app/status.go
index 02628fa..c3da3e5 100644
--- a/internal/ui/app/status.go
+++ b/internal/ui/app/status.go
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ func (m Model) statusLine() string {
 			failing++
 		}
 	}
+	if n := len(m.expiringItems()); n > 0 {
+		parts = append(parts, m.st.Warning.Render(fmt.Sprintf("⚠ %d expiring", n)))
+	}
 	if accounts > 0 {
 		s := plural(accounts, "account")
 		if failing > 0 {
@@ -88,6 +91,8 @@ func (m Model) statusFields() []panes.Field {
 		add(f)
 	}
 
+	out = append(out, m.expiringFields()...)
+
 	for i, path := range m.configFiles {
 		label := ""
 		if i == 0 {
diff --git a/internal/ui/panes/fields.go b/internal/ui/panes/fields.go
index 7dd65b6..8b7780d 100644
--- a/internal/ui/panes/fields.go
+++ b/internal/ui/panes/fields.go
@@ -20,12 +20,15 @@ type Fields struct {
 
 // Field is a row: a value under a label. Info rows (loading, errors)
 // can't be copied; Err ones are errors. A row can also be opened: URL in
-// the browser (o), Path in the editor (e), or Provider signed in to (L).
+// the browser (o), Path in the editor (e), Provider signed in to (L), or
+// Link gone to (enter).
 type Field struct {
 	Label, Value string
 	Info, Err    bool
 
 	URL, Path, Provider string
+	// Link is a lazysecrets link enter goes to, in the source of row Row.
+	Link, Row string
 }
 
 func NewFields() Fields {