doy/rbw

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1458 stars · 163 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

rbw is an unofficial command line client for Bitwarden written in Rust. It runs a background agent that holds decryption keys in memory (like ssh-agent or gpg-agent), making it far easier to use in scripts and shells than the official stateless Bitwarden CLI.

Use cases

• access bitwarden passwords from the terminal
• use bitwarden secrets in shell scripts without env var juggling
• look up a password from the command line
• manage a bitwarden vault without a GUI
• integrate bitwarden with tmux or terminal workflows
• get ssh keys stored in bitwarden

When to choose

• you want a fast, scriptable Bitwarden client on Linux or macOS
• the official Bitwarden CLI's lock/unlock and environment variable workflow is too cumbersome
• you want an ssh-agent-like experience for your password vault

When to avoid

• you need a GUI password manager
• you require official vendor support or guaranteed new features, since the project is considered feature-complete by its maintainer
• you need full Bitwarden feature coverage such as organization management

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

cli security cryptography secrets-management security privacy developer-tools windows cli cross-platform bitwarden password-manager ssh-agent-style rust agent command-line linux macos

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