# doy/rbw

unofficial bitwarden cli

Repository: https://github.com/doy/rbw
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rbw
Homepage: https://git.tozt.net/rbw
Language: Rust
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2025-12-31T02:20:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 69/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 59, release rhythm 63, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2340, "days_push": 246, "days_rel": 246, "gap_med": 10, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1458, forks 163 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:47.096839+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, security, cryptography, secrets-management
- domain: security, privacy, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: bitwarden, password-manager, ssh-agent-style, rust, agent, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- doy/rbw (main) score 69

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:47.096839+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:35:29.629986+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/doy/rbw (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:47.096839+00:00, sha 69b3dfbd0a9d)
  - homepage: https://git.tozt.net/rbw (fetched 2026-08-29T11:44:29.448045+00:00, sha 5e5bad66f864)
  - site_page: https://git.tozt.net/rbw/about (fetched 2026-08-29T11:44:29.457060+00:00, sha ba0702047a74)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/rbw (fetched 2026-08-29T11:44:29.465466+00:00, sha 84e1379d26ad)
  - site_page: https://git.tozt.net/rbw/commit (fetched 2026-08-29T11:44:29.459467+00:00, sha 18ea50cbbf89)
  - site_page: https://git.tozt.net/rbw/commit?id=77464d414a9e41165d5b15f049bee1f0c0f2a982 (fetched 2026-08-29T11:44:29.461815+00:00, sha 4f16fb7fb667)
  - site_page: https://git.tozt.net/rbw/commit?id=e673049e1fe58a1d266ce64722ea467e2edb9c2a (fetched 2026-08-29T11:44:29.463588+00:00, sha 65bec13c59ab)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.