a9s

k9s-style TUI navigator for AWS services. Inspired by k9s.

Installation

Global install (recommended)

npm install -g @a9s/cli
a9s

Local install + npx

npm install @a9s/cli
npx @a9s/cli

Usage

Launch the TUI:

a9s

Navigation

• Arrow keys / hjkl: Navigate between rows
• Tab: Switch between columns (sort/filter)
• Enter: Drill into details or navigate to the next level
• Backspace: Go back to the previous level
• / (slash): Search/filter current view
• :: Command mode (e.g., :services to list available services)
• ?: Show help panel with all keybindings for current context

Service Switching

Press :services to see the list of available AWS services and switch between them.

Common Operations

• d: Open detail panel for selected row (shows metadata like ARN, tags, etc.)
• y + key: Yank/copy shortcuts:
  • y+n → copy name
  • y+a → copy ARN
  • y+k → copy S3 key or other identifiers
• f: Fetch/download S3 objects to local path
• e: Edit and upload (opens selected item in $EDITOR)
• v: Toggle reveal/hide secrets (Secrets Manager)

Services Supported

Service	Status	Features
S3	✅	Browse buckets, objects, download, edit, delete
IAM	✅	List users, roles, policies
Route 53	✅	List hosted zones, records
Secrets Manager	✅	View, edit, and upload secrets
DynamoDB	✅	List tables, view items

Features

• Responsive tables with sortable columns
• Service switching with :services command
• VIM-inspired shortcuts (hjkl navigation, commands)
• Yank mode for quick copy operations
• Detail panels showing rich metadata
• In-editor editing with upload confirmation
• Search/filter with / key
• Help system with context-sensitive keybindings
• LocalStack support for offline development

Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• pnpm (for package management)
• Docker (for LocalStack)

Setup

pnpm install

Run Against LocalStack

Start LocalStack + seed data:

pnpm localstack:setup

Run the TUI (connects to LocalStack on port 4566):

pnpm dev:local

Run Against AWS

Connect to your AWS account:

pnpm dev

This will use your ~/.aws/credentials and AWS_REGION environment variable.

Testing

pnpm test       # Run tests
pnpm typecheck  # Type checking
pnpm build      # Build TypeScript to dist/

Project Structure

src/
  index.tsx          - CLI entry point (commander)
  App.tsx            - Main TUI state machine & layout
  types.ts           - Core types (ColumnDef, TableRow, etc.)
  services.ts        - Service registry
  adapters/          - ServiceAdapter implementations for each AWS service
  views/             - Service-specific views (s3, iam, route53, dynamodb, secretsmanager)
  components/        - Ink/React components (Table, HUD, DetailPanel, etc.)
  hooks/             - Custom React hooks (navigation, state, etc.)
  constants/         - Keybindings, commands
scripts/
  seed.ts            - LocalStack test data seeding
docker/
  docker-compose.yml - LocalStack with services

Goals

Services (Planned)

• S3
• IAM
• Route 53
• DynamoDB
• Secrets Manager
• EC2
• ELB
• CloudFront

Features (Planned)

• Responsive tables
• Service switching
• VIM shortcuts
• Yank operations
• Detail panels
• Edit & upload
• Smart cross-service navigation (e.g., Route53 → ELB)

License

MIT