prompt-vault-cli 0.1.0

Save, tag, search, and version your best prompts - Interactive CLI with TUI

Prompt Vault CLI

Dual Python + Go implementation with Docker support

Save, tag, search, and version your best prompts with a unified CLI.

Features

• 🔐 Save prompts – Store with name, tags, and auto-versioning
• 🔍 Fuzzy search – Find prompts by keyword or tag
• 📋 Clipboard copy – One command to copy prompt ready to paste
• 📚 Version history – Git-based versioning with diff and revert
• 📦 Export/Import – Backup and restore your vault
• 🐍 Python version – Typer CLI with Rich output
• 🐹 Go version – Fast single binary, no dependencies
• 🐳 Docker ready – Pre-configured containers for both
• 🖥️ Interactive TUI – Run without arguments for menu-driven interface

Quick Start

Python Version

cd prompt_vault/python
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Interactive TUI (no arguments)
python3 vault_cli.py

# Or use CLI commands
python3 vault_cli.py create --name "my-prompt" --tags "demo,test"
python3 vault_cli.py get "my-prompt"

Go Version

cd prompt_vault/go
go mod download
go build -o vault

# Interactive TUI (no arguments)
./vault

# Or use CLI commands
./vault create --name "my-prompt" --tags "demo,test"
./vault get "my-prompt"

Docker

# Build and run Python version
docker build -f Dockerfile.python -t prompt-vault:python .
docker run -v $(pwd)/data:/app/data prompt-vault:python create --name "my-prompt"

# Build and run Go version
docker build -f Dockerfile.go -t prompt-vault:go .
docker run -v $(pwd)/data:/app/data prompt-vault:go create --name "my-prompt"

# Or use docker-compose
docker-compose run python create --name "my-prompt"
docker-compose run go create --name "my-prompt"

Commands

Run vault without arguments to open the Interactive TUI.

Command	Python	Go	Description
(tui)	vault_cli.py	vault	Interactive menu (default)
create	vault_cli.py create -n "name"	vault create -n "name"	Create a new prompt
get	vault_cli.py get "name"	vault get "name"	Get prompt (copies to clipboard)
search	vault_cli.py search "query"	vault search "query"	Fuzzy search prompts
list	vault_cli.py list	vault list	List all prompts
tags	vault_cli.py tags	vault tags	List all tags
version	vault_cli.py version "name"	vault version "name"	View version history
export	vault_cli.py export	vault export	Export vault
import	vault_cli.py import file.yaml	vault import file.yaml	Import prompts
delete	vault_cli.py delete "name"	vault delete "name"	Delete a prompt

Interactive TUI

Run without arguments to open the interactive terminal UI:

# Python
python3 vault_cli.py

# Go
./vault

TUI Menu:

╔══════════════════════════════════════════╗
║         Prompt Vault                     ║
║  Save, tag, search, version prompts      ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════╝

Main Menu:
  1 - List all prompts
  2 - Create new prompt
  3 - Search prompts
  4 - View tags
  5 - Get prompt (copy to clipboard)
  6 - Delete prompt
  q - Quit

Navigate with number keys, enter text when prompted, and press Enter to continue between screens.

Examples

Create a prompt with tags

# Python
python vault_cli.py create --name "code-review" --tags "code,review,analysis"

# Go
./vault create --name "code-review" --tags "code,review,analysis"

Get a prompt (copies to clipboard)

# Python
python vault_cli.py get "code-review"

# Go
./vault get "code-review"

Search prompts

# Python
python vault_cli.py search "code analysis"
python vault_cli.py search --tag "python"

# Go
./vault search "code analysis"
./vault search --tag "python"

View version history

# Python
python vault_cli.py version "code-review"
python vault_cli.py version "code-review" --revert 2

# Go
./vault version "code-review"
./vault version "code-review" --revert 2

Export/Import backup

# Export
python vault_cli.py export --output backup.yaml
./vault export --output backup.yaml

# Import
python vault_cli.py import backup.yaml
./vault import backup.yaml

Architecture

prompt_vault/
├── python/                     # Python implementation
│   ├── vault_cli.py           # Main CLI entry (Typer)
│   ├── core/
│   │   ├── vault.py           # CRUD operations (SQLite)
│   │   ├── search.py          # Fuzzy search (thefuzz)
│   │   ├── versioning.py      # Git versioning (GitPython)
│   │   └── config.py          # Config handling (TOML/YAML)
│   ├── utils/
│   │   ├── clipboard.py       # Cross-platform clipboard
│   │   └── output.py          # Rich formatting
│   └── tests/
│       └── test_vault.py      # Unit tests
│
├── go/                         # Go implementation
│   ├── main.go                # Main entry
│   ├── cmd/                   # Cobra commands
│   │   ├── root.go
│   │   ├── create.go
│   │   ├── get.go
│   │   └── ...
│   └── internal/vault/        # Core logic
│       ├── vault.go           # CRUD (SQLite)
│       ├── search.go          # Fuzzy search
│       └── versioning.go      # Version management
│
└── data/                       # Shared data directory
    ├── prompts.db             # SQLite database
    └── versions/              # Version history

Configuration

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
PROMPT_VAULT_DATA	Data directory	~/.prompt_vault
PROMPT_VAULT_CONFIG	Config file path	~/.prompt_vault/config.toml

Config File (TOML)

data_dir = "~/.prompt_vault"
default_tags = ["general"]
auto_copy = true
auto_version = true
search_limit = 10
list_limit = 50

Running Tests

Python

cd prompt_vault/python
pip install pytest
pytest tests/ -v

Go

cd prompt_vault/go
go test ./internal/vault/ -v

Performance Comparison

Operation	Python	Go
Startup time	~200ms	~10ms
Create prompt	~50ms	~5ms
Search (1000 prompts)	~100ms	~10ms
Binary size	N/A	~15MB

License

MIT

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Run tests for both Python and Go
5. Submit a pull request