getv 0.2.8

Universal .env variable manager — read, write, encrypt, delegate across services and devices

getv — Universal .env Variable Manager

Read, write, encrypt, and delegate environment variables across services and devices.

Copy to the clipboard and run getv grab to detect and save the API key

$ getv grab

Detected:  groq (GROQ_API_KEY)
Key:       gsk_Y1xV...TNpA
Source:    Prefix match
Domain:    console.groq.com
Category:  llm
Profile:   ~/.getv/llm/groq.env

Saved to /home/tom/.getv/llm/groq.env

Usage:
  getv get llm groq GROQ_API_KEY
  getv exec llm groq -- python app.py

without any plugins, managers, or integrations...

Clipboard → .env Auto-Detection No other CLI tool has this feature. Copy any API key and run getv grab — it auto-detects the provider, saves to the right profile, and shows usage commands. Perfect for rapid RPi + LLM development workflow.

$ getv grab              # copy API key → auto-detect provider → save
$ getv exec llm groq -- python app.py   # run with profile injected
$ getv ssh rpi3 "uname -a"              # SSH using stored profile

Why getv?

• Clipboard → .env — getv grab auto-detects 19 API key prefixes from clipboard
• Built-in integrations — SSH, curl, Docker, LiteLLM, Ollama, Pydantic — no plugins
• Smart profiles — organize by category (llm/, devices/, tokens/) with per-app defaults
• One-liner power — process substitution, pipes, shell eval

Install

pip install getv                   # core
pip install "getv[crypto]"         # + encryption (Fernet)
pip install "getv[all]"            # everything

Quick Start

# Save a profile
getv set llm groq LLM_MODEL=groq/llama-3.3-70b-versatile GROQ_API_KEY=gsk_xxx

# Read a variable
getv get llm groq LLM_MODEL

# List profiles (secrets masked)
getv list llm

# Run with env injected
getv exec llm groq -- python my_script.py

# Auto-detect API key from clipboard
getv grab

# Export formats
getv export llm groq --format json
getv export llm groq --format shell
getv export llm groq --format docker

Python API

from getv import EnvStore, ProfileManager

# Single .env file
store = EnvStore("~/.myapp/.env")
store.set("DB_HOST", "localhost").set("DB_PORT", "5432").save()

# Named profiles
pm = ProfileManager("~/.getv")
pm.add_category("llm", required_keys=["LLM_MODEL"])
pm.set("llm", "groq", {"LLM_MODEL": "groq/llama-3.3-70b-versatile", "GROQ_API_KEY": "gsk_xxx"})

# Merge profiles
cfg = pm.merge_profiles({"APP_NAME": "myapp"}, llm="groq", devices="rpi3")

Profile Directory

~/.getv/
├── .fernet.key            ← encryption key (chmod 600)
├── defaults/              ← per-app profile selections
│   ├── fixpi.conf         → llm=groq, devices=rpi3
│   └── prellm.conf        → llm=openrouter
├── devices/
│   ├── rpi3.env
│   └── rpi4-prod.env
├── llm/
│   ├── groq.env
│   └── openrouter.env
└── tokens/
    └── github.env

CLI Reference

Command	Description
getv set CATEGORY PROFILE KEY=VAL...	Create/update profile
getv get CATEGORY PROFILE KEY	Get single value
getv list [CATEGORY [PROFILE]]	List categories/profiles/vars
getv delete CATEGORY PROFILE	Delete profile
getv export CATEGORY PROFILE --format FMT	Export (json/shell/docker/env/pydantic)
getv encrypt CATEGORY PROFILE	Encrypt sensitive values
getv decrypt CATEGORY PROFILE	Decrypt values
getv exec CATEGORY PROFILE -- CMD...	Run with profile env
getv use APP CATEGORY PROFILE	Set app default
getv defaults [APP]	Show app defaults
getv ssh PROFILE [CMD]	SSH to device
getv curl PROFILE URL	Authenticated API call
getv grab [--dry-run]	Auto-detect API key from clipboard
getv diff CATEGORY A B	Compare two profiles
getv copy CAT/SRC CAT/DST	Clone profile
getv import FILE [CAT PROFILE]	Import from .env / docker-compose
getv init	Interactive setup wizard

Documentation

Document	Description
docs/INTEGRATIONS.md	SSH, LiteLLM, Ollama, Docker, curl, Pydantic, nfo, file watcher
docs/GRAB.md	Clipboard detection — 19 prefixes, browser history, Python API
docs/SECURITY.md	Masking, Fernet encryption, key rotation, validation, format export
docs/EXAMPLES.md	20+ one-liner examples — pipes, process substitution, cron, Docker
docs/COMPARISON.md	getv vs direnv vs dotenvx vs envie

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
GETV_HOME	~/.getv	Base directory for profiles

Adopted by

• fixpi — SSH + LLM diagnostic agent
• prellm — LLM preprocessing proxy
• code2logic — Code analysis engine
• amen — Intent-iterative AI gateway
• marksync — Markdown sync server
• curllm — LLM-powered web automation

Development

git clone https://github.com/wronai/getv.git
cd getv
python -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest  # 190 tests

License

Apache License 2.0 - see LICENSE for details.

Author

Created by Tom Sapletta - [e-mail]