Apr 23, 2026
Sometimes I just want to write inside my terminal. No editor, no switching windows — just the terminal.
Maybe I want to save a note. Or a thought that suddenly comes to mind. Or maybe I’m working on something and want to log a quick comment — like a memory for the day.
Just a quick thing. Write and exit — all inside the terminal.
And when I want to look back, I just type a command and read it — like it’s being typed out again.
Maybe I want to search a word — so I type a command and a keyword.
So I built a small CLI tool.
And those quick commands are:
cliary write
cliary read
cliary search <keyword>
type in the terminal save thoughts read them back later
that’s it
no ui no distractions
each day becomes a file like a small memory capsule
you stay in the terminal you don’t break your flow
you write something small and it stays there
cliary write
>> today I learned about pathlib
>> built my first CLI tool
>> exit
and later
cliary read
it types back slowly like the machine is remembering with you
uv tool install cliary
or
pip install cliary