CheatMD

Executable Markdown cheatsheets. Write readable docs, run interactive commands.

Install

go install github.com/cheatmd-dev/cheatmd/cmd/cheatmd@latest

Requires Go 1.26+.

Quick Start

cheatmd                    # Browse current directory
cheatmd ~/cheats           # Browse a cheats directory
cheatmd -q "docker"        # Start with a search query
cheatmd init               # Initialize default config
cheatmd --lint ~/cheats    # Check cheats for syntax/reference issues
cheatmd packs install      # Install starter cheat packs

Any Markdown heading with a code block can become a cheat:

## Docker: exec into container

```sh title:"Execute shell in container"
docker exec -it $container /bin/sh
```
<!-- cheat
var container = docker ps --format "{{.Names}}" --- --header "Select container"
-->

What It Does

• Fuzzy-search cheats by title, command, tags, and description
• Prompt for variables using shell output, editable defaults, or pickers
• Reuse variable definitions with modules
• Run ordered multi-step workflows with chains
• Lint cheat syntax, imports, chains, and variables
• Export parsed metadata as JSON or CSV
• Convert existing navi, tldr, and cheat/cheatsheets collections
• Run headless over JSON-RPC for editor integrations

Editor Extensions

• VS Code - syntax highlighting, diagnostics, completion, and CodeLens execution
• Neovim - syntax highlighting, async diagnostics, completion, and :CheatMDRun
• Obsidian - inline run buttons, lint status, execution results, and variable autocomplete

Documentation

Full documentation lives in the Wiki:

• Getting Started
• Writing Cheats
• Variables
• Selector Options
• Configuration
• Convert
• Headless Mode
• Recipes

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md.

Support

If CheatMD saves you time, you can support the project on Ko-fi.

License

MIT