diff --git a/cli/_prompt_template.ts b/cli/_prompt_template.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23f4b61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/_prompt_template.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import { Input } from '@cliffy/prompt/input.ts'
+import type { Template } from '../types.ts'
+import type { JSX } from 'preact'
+
+const decoder = new TextDecoder()
+
+export async function promptProps<
+	Builder extends (props: Props) => JSX.Element,
+	Props extends Record<string, unknown>,
+>(template: Template<Builder, Props>): Promise<Props> {
+	const props: Partial<Props> = {}
+
+	for (const prop of template.props) {
+		if (prop.multiline) {
+			console.log(
+				`%c?%c ${prop.description} %c[end input with "!EOF" on a new line] %c›`,
+				'color: yellow;',
+				'font-weight: bold',
+				'color: white',
+				'color: blue',
+			)
+
+			for await (const chunk of Deno.stdin.readable) {
+				const text = decoder.decode(chunk)
+				if (text.startsWith('!EOF\n')) {
+					break
+				}
+				//@ts-ignore TODO fix type inference
+				props[prop.tag] += text
+			}
+
+			//@ts-ignore TODO fix type inference
+			if (props[prop.tag].startsWith('undefined')) {
+				//@ts-ignore TODO fix type inference
+				props[prop.tag] = props[prop.tag].slice('undefined'.length)
+			}
+		} else {
+			const value = await Input.prompt({
+				message: prop.description,
+			})
+
+			//@ts-ignore TODO fix type inference
+			props[prop.tag] = value
+		}
+	}
+
+	return props as Props
+}
diff --git a/cli/send.ts b/cli/send.ts
index 5e2e6f0..def2e76 100644
--- a/cli/send.ts
+++ b/cli/send.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { Command } from '@cliffy/command/mod.ts'
-import { Input } from '@cliffy/prompt/mod.ts'
 import { Contact } from '../src/contact.ts'
 import { send } from '../src/send.ts'
 import type { Mail } from '../types.ts'
 import { templates, templateType } from './_templates_loader.ts'
+import { promptProps } from './_prompt_template.ts'
 
 //TODO completions for "--from"
 //TODO require sudo for "--from !== !me"
@@ -54,41 +54,7 @@ export const cmd = new Command()
 			})()
 
 			const selectedTemplate = templates.get(template)!
-			type Props = typeof selectedTemplate
-			const props: Partial<Props> = {}
-			for (const prop of selectedTemplate.props) {
-				if (prop.multiline) {
-					console.log(
-						`%c?%c ${prop.description} %c[end input with "!EOF" on a new line] %c›`,
-						'color: yellow;',
-						'font-weight: bold',
-						'color: white',
-						'color: blue',
-					)
-
-					const decoder = new TextDecoder()
-					for await (const chunk of Deno.stdin.readable) {
-						const text = decoder.decode(chunk)
-						if (text.startsWith('!EOF\n')) {
-							break
-						}
-						//@ts-ignore TODO fix type inference
-						props[prop.tag] += text
-					}
-					//@ts-ignore TODO fix type inference
-					if (props[prop.tag].startsWith('undefined')) {
-						//@ts-ignore TODO fix type inference
-						props[prop.tag] = props[prop.tag].slice('undefined'.length)
-					}
-				} else {
-					const value = await Input.prompt({
-						message: prop.description,
-					})
-
-					//@ts-ignore TODO fix type inference
-					props[prop.tag] = value
-				}
-			}
+			const props = await promptProps(selectedTemplate)
 
 			const mail: Mail = {
 				from: fromContact,