diff --git a/prompts/file.go b/prompts/file.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbe232f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prompts/file.go
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+package prompts
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/spectrocloud-labs/prompts-tui/prompts/mocks"
+)
+
+var (
+	editorBinary   = "vi"
+	editorPath     = ""
+	GetCmdExecutor = getEditorExecutor
+)
+
+func init() {
+	visual := os.Getenv("VISUAL")
+	editor := os.Getenv("EDITOR")
+	if visual != "" {
+		editorBinary = visual
+		logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Detected VISUAL env var. Overrode default editor (vi) with %s.", editorBinary))
+	} else if editor != "" {
+		editorBinary = editor
+		logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Detected EDITOR env var. Overrode default editor (vi) with %s.", editorBinary))
+	}
+	var err error
+	editorPath, err = exec.LookPath(editorBinary)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Error: %s not found on PATH. Either install vi or export VISUAL or EDITOR to an editor of your choosing.", editorBinary))
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
+
+func getEditorExecutor(editor, filename string) mocks.CommandExecutor {
+	cmd := exec.Command(editor, filename)
+	cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
+	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	return cmd
+}
+
+func EditFile(initialContent []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	tmpFile, err := os.CreateTemp(os.TempDir(), "validator")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	filename := tmpFile.Name()
+	if err := tmpFile.Close(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if initialContent != nil {
+		if err := os.WriteFile(filename, initialContent, 0600); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	cmd := GetCmdExecutor(editorPath, filename)
+	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if err := cmd.Wait(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(filename) //#nosec
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if err := os.Remove(filename); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return data, nil
+}
+
+// EditFileValidated prompts a user to edit a file with a predefined prompt, initial content, and separator.
+// An optional validation function can be specified to validate the content of each line.
+// Entries within the file must be newline-separated. Additionally, a minimum number of entries can be specified.
+// The values on each line are joined by the separator and returned to the caller.
+func EditFileValidated(prompt, content, separator string, validate func(input string) error, minEntries int) (string, error) {
+	if separator == "" {
+		return "", errors.New("a non-empty separator is required")
+	}
+
+	for {
+		var partsBytes []byte
+		if content != "" {
+			parts := bytes.Split([]byte(content), []byte(separator))
+			partsBytes = bytes.Join(parts, []byte("\n"))
+		}
+
+		partsBytes, err := EditFile(append([]byte(prompt), partsBytes...))
+		if err != nil {
+			return content, err
+		}
+		lines := strings.Split(string(partsBytes), "\n")
+
+		// Parse final lines, skipping comments and optionally validating each line
+		finalLines := make([]string, 0)
+		for _, l := range lines {
+			l = strings.TrimSpace(l)
+			if l != "" && !strings.HasPrefix(l, "#") {
+				if validate != nil {
+					if err = validate(l); err != nil {
+						break
+					}
+				}
+				finalLines = append(finalLines, l)
+			}
+		}
+
+		if err != nil && errors.Is(err, ValidationError) {
+			// for integration tests, return the error
+			if os.Getenv("IS_TEST") == "true" {
+				return "", err
+			}
+			// otherwise, we assume the validation function logged
+			// a meaningful error message and let the user try again
+			time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+			continue
+		}
+		if minEntries > 0 && len(finalLines) < minEntries {
+			logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Error editing file: %d or more entries are required", minEntries))
+			time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		content = strings.TrimRight(strings.Join(finalLines, separator), separator)
+		return content, err
+	}
+}
diff --git a/prompts/mocks/file_editor_mocks.go b/prompts/mocks/file_editor_mocks.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c62b7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prompts/mocks/file_editor_mocks.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package mocks
+
+import (
+	"os"
+)
+
+type CommandExecutor interface {
+	Start() error
+	Wait() error
+}
+
+type MockFileEditor struct {
+	FileContents []string
+	filename     string
+}
+
+func (m *MockFileEditor) Start() error {
+	if err := os.WriteFile(m.filename, []byte(m.FileContents[0]), 0600); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	m.FileContents = m.FileContents[1:]
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *MockFileEditor) Wait() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *MockFileEditor) GetCmdExecutor(vimPath string, filename string) CommandExecutor {
+	m.filename = filename
+	return m
+}