Show HN: I built a command palette for the terminal – 6.2MB, pure Go, no fzf

Inline finder for the commands you use every day and never quite memorize. ~2 ms startup · 6.2 MB binary · zero dependencies Features · Install · Quick start · Usage · Shell · Sync · MCP - Inline overlay — Opens below the cursor, not as a fullscreen app. Dismiss without trace. Pure ANSI escape codes, no libraries. - Fuzzy search + typo tolerance — Damerau-Levenshtein distance catches typos. Accent normalization ( próximo matchesproximo ). - Recency ranking — Score = fuzzy match + usage count + exponential decay (48h half-life). Pinned commands stay at top. - Workflows — Multi-step commands with interactive runner. Each step is a title + command pair. Enter steps forward,Ctrl+X runs all. - Zero dependencies — Pure Go standard library. No ncurses, no fzf, no daemon. Single 6.2 MB binary. - MCP server — Model Context Protocol over stdin/stdout. Lets AI agents search, add, edit, and execute from your vault. npm install -g decoreba Downloads a prebuilt binary for your platform. No Go toolchain needed. go install github.com/matheuzgomes/decoreba/cmd/decoreba@latest decoreba # auto-detect context from cwd decoreba git # search within "git" context decoreba add # add a command decoreba edit 0c9 # edit by id prefix decoreba stats # vault statistics See the full reference below. The overlay appears below your prompt, not fullscreen. Type to fuzzy-search. Enter copies the command. Ctrl+X executes it. Note Shift+Enter also executes, but only in terminals that implement the kitty keyboard protocol (kitty, WezTerm, Ghostty). In most terminals Shift+Enter sends the same byte as Enter and will copy instead. When results exceed the viewport, an overflow indicator appears (… 3 more ). If the terminal is 3 rows or shorter, a graceful message is shown instead. NO_COLOR or --no-color disables all ANSI codes. Universal (every terminal emulator) | Key | Action | |---|---| ↑ / Ctrl+K | Navigate up | ↓ / Ctrl+J | Navigate down | Enter | Copy selected | 1 – 9 | Direct select (empty search) | Ctrl+X | Execute selected (press twice, or y to confirm) | Ctrl+E | Edit selected | Ctrl+S | Toggle pin | Backspace (empty) | Remove context chip | Tab / Shift+Tab | Next / previous field (form) | Esc / Ctrl+C | Cancel | Kitty protocol only (kitty, WezTerm, Ghostty) | Key | Action | |---|---| Shift+Enter | Execute selected | Ctrl+X triggers execution. A confirmation prompt appears: Run this command? y/yes n/no . Press Ctrl+X again or y to confirm. Any other key cancels. With --shell-output , the command text is printed to stdout instead of the clipboard. The shell widget (below) strips the prefix automatically: decoreba docker ps --shell-output # prints "✓ docker ps" or "EXEC:docker ps" Five fields: context, title, command, tags, notes. Context autocompletes from existing entries. Tags render as colored chips. Ctrl+W turns the command into a multi-step workflow editor. decoreba edit or Ctrl+E from the palette reopens the form pre-filled. Commands can have multiple steps. Each step is a title + command pair. Enter runs the next step. Ctrl+X runs all remaining (confirms first). Esc aborts. Failed steps show ✗ . Subprocess I/O routes through /dev/tty so interactive programs still work when piped. Use {{placeholder}} or {{name:default}} in any command. On copy or execute, decoreba prompts for each value inline: $ decoreba deploy Container name: [web] Generate tab completions for subcommands, contexts, and sync actions: eval "$(decoreba completion bash)" # or zsh / fish Opens the palette pre-filled with whatever you typed. Enter inserts the command at the cursor. Ctrl+X executes (confirms first). source <(decoreba shell bash) # or zsh Installs both widget and completions into your shell rc file in one step. Creates a backup before modifying. decoreba init # interactive decoreba init --yes # non-interactive Sync your vault across machines via a private GitHub Gist. decoreba sync init # create a new Gist and upload decoreba sync push # upload local changes decoreba sync pull # download remote changes decoreba sync status # show ahead/behind/diverged/clean Requires DECOREBA_GIST_TOKEN (classic PAT with gist scope). Pass --encrypt to encrypt with AES-256-GCM before upload. The key is derived from the token. Runs a Model Context Protocol server over stdin/stdout. Lets AI agents (Claude Desktop, Cline, etc.) interact with your command vault directly. decoreba mcp | Tool | Action | |---|---| decoreba_search | Fuzzy search across all contexts | decoreba_get | Look up a command by ID | decoreba_list_contexts | List all contexts with counts | decoreba_add | Add a new command | decoreba_edit | Update an existing command | decoreba_remove | Delete by ID | decoreba_execute | Run a command and return output | decoreba_stats | Vault statistics | Write and delete tools require confirm: true . Dangerous commands (rm -rf / , > /dev/sda , etc.) are blocked by a built-in denylist. Auto-backup runs before every modification. Single JSON file. Atomic writes (save to .tmp , rename over target). | OS | Path | |---|---| | Linux | $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/decoreba/commands.json | | macOS | ~/Library/Application Support/decoreba/commands.json | | Windows | %AppData%\decoreba\commands.json | Override the directory with $DECOREBA_CONFIG (the filename is always commands.json ). | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Binary | 6.2 MB (CLI, stripped with -s -w ) | | Startup | ~2 ms | | RSS | ~7 MB | | Dependencies | zero (pure Go stdlib) | | Targets | linux amd64/arm64, macOS amd64/arm64, windows amd64 | - Appear, don't replace. Inline overlay, not alternate screen. The terminal is exactly as it was before. - Right answer before you finish typing. Fuzzy + typo tolerance + recency + pinning. - Keyboard-first. Every action has a shortcut. The hint line teaches them progressively. No mouse. - Context over categories. Commands live under the tool they belong to. Auto-detection from cwd. - Accessible. NO_COLOR and--no-color disable all ANSI escape codes.