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Secrets. Local. Encrypted.

pacli is a secure, local-first CLI secrets manager. Store passwords, API keys & SSH credentials with AES encryption — zero cloud, zero trust required.

pip install pacli-tool View on GitHub

zsh — 80×24

$pacli init

✓ pacli initialized. Master password set.

$pacli add --token openai-key

🔑 Enter value: ••••••••••••••••••••

✓ Secret "openai-key" saved securely.

$pacli get openai-key --clip

✓ Copied to clipboard.

Why pacli

Everything lives
on your machine.

🔒

AES Encryption

All secrets are encrypted at rest with AES and protected by a master password. Your data never leaves your device.

🖥️

Web UI Included

Launch a local web interface with pacli web for a visual way to manage your secrets without leaving the terminal.

📋

Clipboard Integration

Retrieve any secret directly to your clipboard with --clip. Pipe any command output with pacli cc.

🔑

SSH Management

Store SSH connections with host, user, and key file. Connect instantly with pacli ssh <label>.

📤

Export to JSON / CSV

Export your secrets vault to JSON or CSV for backup or migration. Full control over your data.

🔗

URL Shortener

Shorten URLs via LinklyHQ directly from the CLI. Copy shortened links to clipboard with one flag.

Reference

Commands at a glance.

init Initialize and set master password

add Add a secret with a label

get Retrieve a secret by label

list List all saved secrets

update Update a secret by label

delete Delete a secret by label

ssh Connect via saved SSH credentials

export Export vault to JSON or CSV

web Launch the Web UI

          $ pacli init

          # First-time setup

          Enter master password: ••••••••

          Confirm master password: ••••••••

          ✓ pacli initialized successfully.

          ✓ Master password set. Run `pacli add` to get started.

Web UI

A visual interface.
Still local.

Run pacli web to launch a full-featured web dashboard. Manage all your secrets visually without giving up local-first security.

Master password authentication
View, add, edit and delete secrets
Search and filter by secret type
Toggle secret visibility
Copy to clipboard
Responsive desktop & mobile design
Run in background with pacli web start

localhost:58317 — pacli

🔐 My Secrets

🔍 Search secrets...

github-token TOKEN

prod-db-pass PASSWORD

ec2-production SSH

stripe-api-key TOKEN

admin-panel PASSWORD

Get Started

One command away.

Supports Python 3.8+. Tested on Linux, macOS, and Windows.

# Install pipx (if needed)
pip install pipx
pipx ensurepath

# Install pacli
pipx install pacli-tool

# Verify
pacli --help

pip install pacli-tool

# Then initialize
pacli init

git clone https://github.com/imshakil/pacli.git
cd pacli
pip install -e .

pacli init

Secrets. Local. Encrypted.

Everything liveson your machine.

Commands at a glance.

A visual interface.Still local.

One command away.

Your secrets,your machine.

Everything lives
on your machine.

A visual interface.
Still local.

Your secrets,
your machine.