genkey-cli

A simple CLI tool to generate secret keys and UUIDs directly from your terminal.

Installation

npm i -g genkey-cli

Why genkey-cli?

Every developer at some point needs a quick secret key for a JWT, or a UUID for a database record. Instead of opening a browser, writing a script, or digging through docs — just run one command and get what you need instantly.

Usage

genkey-cli or gen <command> [options]

Running without a command prints the help output.

Commands

| Command | Description | | ------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------- | | genkey-cli uuidv4 or genkey-cli uuid | Generate a UUID v4 | | genkey-cli uuidv7 | Generate a UUID v7 | | genkey-cli secret_key or genkey-cli sk | Generate a 16-character secret key | | genkey-cli secret_key --length <number> | Generate a secret key with custom length |

Options

| Option | Description | | ------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------- | | --length <number> or -l <number> | Secret key length (min 8, max 1024) | | --special or -s | Generates Secret key values with special chars | | --version or -v | Show current CLI version | | --help or -h | Show help | | --json | Print JSON output | | --raw | Print only the generated value |

Examples

genkey-cli uuidv4
# Here's your uuidv4: 110e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000

genkey-cli secret_key
# Here's your secret key: XAfb$!F&qKxL_YWT

genkey-cli secret_key --length 64
# Here's your 64 characters long secret key: vQoxuqod7&xEam!6MjMxFhx4xY&yvf?pZlh7ZXXE...

genkey-cli uuidv7 --raw
# 018f9b62-0b5c-7c52-9b1a-7c2d7e2c3db7

genkey-cli secret_key --json
# {
#   "type": "secret_key",
#   "value": "wV3y*2xAq7G@pZ9nM0bK1rT6cH8fJ4dS",
#   "length": 16
# }

License

MIT

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for release history.