rbw-env: Export environment variables from Bitwarden

Continuing the kitty-rbw saga, today I present another script from the same project: rbw-env.

The problem¶

I use pi-agent with different AI models (Claude, OpenAI, Gemini...) and each requires its own API_KEY. Keeping these keys on disk is a security risk, and having to enter them every time is tedious.

The solution: rbw-env¶

The script exports Bitwarden entries as environment variables. The idea is simple but effective:

1. Select a folder with fzf (e.g., "ai-providers")
2. rbw-env exports each entry as export VARIABLE='value'
3. The temp file deletes itself after sourcing

Usage¶

# Interactive folder selection
kitty @ kitten kitty_rbw/rbw_env.py

# Or pass folder as argument
kitty @ kitten kitty_rbw/rbw_env.py ai-providers

The command creates a temporary file in /tmp/kitty_rbw_env_* and sends the source command to the window:

source /tmp/kitty_rbw_env_qfdhyh_b

The last line of the temp file is the deletion of the file itself:

rm -f /tmp/kitty_rbw_env_qfdhyh_b

Bitwarden structure¶

Each entry in the exported folder uses:

• Username: variable name (e.g., ANTHROPIC_API_KEY)
• Password: variable value (e.g., sk-ant-...)
• Name: optional description

If any entry has username or name equal to NOEXPORT, it's skipped (useful for notes).

Integration with kitty-rbw¶

In the previous post I explained how to install kitty-rbw. With Ctrl+Alt+Shift+b I get the folder selector to export environment variables.