sacha

Keyboard-first AWS TUI for your terminal

Browse, search, and manage AWS resources directly from your terminal. No more switching between browser tabs and consoles.

Install • Quick Start • Features • Keybindings • Docs • Contributing

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Why sacha?

Sacha is a two-pane TUI inspired by classic file managers. It keeps you in the terminal while you explore AWS resources across seven services, with vim-style navigation, lazy-loaded pagination, and automatic JSON formatting.

sachamama comes from Quechua and means "mother of the forest." sacha shortens the idea to "forest," reflecting how the tool helps you see the bigger AWS landscape without getting lost in individual trees.

Supported Services

Service	What you can do
CloudWatch Logs	Search, multi-select, and tail multiple log groups. Highlight and filter JSON fields with jq syntax. Create, delete, and set retention policies.
S3	Browse buckets and objects. Download files and folders recursively. Preview text content. Copy S3 URIs.
DynamoDB	Browse tables and scan items. View table metadata, key schema, and GSIs. Inspect full item attributes.
Lambda	Browse functions. View configuration, environment variables, layers, and runtime details.
SSM Parameter Store	Navigate parameters by path hierarchy. View values with decryption. Supports String, StringList, SecureString.
SQS	Browse queues with message stats. Peek messages non-destructively. View FIFO/Standard attributes and redrive policies.
EC2	Browse instances with state, type, IPs, and tags. Expand for full metadata. Filter by name, ID, type, state, or IP.

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Install

Prerequisites: AWS credentials configured (via ~/.aws/credentials, environment variables, or IAM role).

Homebrew (macOS / Linux)

brew install sachamama/tap/sacha

Go Install

go install github.com/sachamama/sacha/cmd/sacha@latest

Requires Go 1.22+.

Pre-built Binaries

Download from GitHub Releases:

# macOS (Apple Silicon)
curl -Lo sacha.tar.gz https://github.com/Sachamama/sacha/releases/latest/download/sacha_VERSION_darwin_arm64.tar.gz
tar xzf sacha.tar.gz && sudo mv sacha /usr/local/bin/

# macOS (Intel)
curl -Lo sacha.tar.gz https://github.com/Sachamama/sacha/releases/latest/download/sacha_VERSION_darwin_amd64.tar.gz
tar xzf sacha.tar.gz && sudo mv sacha /usr/local/bin/

# Linux (x86_64)
curl -Lo sacha.tar.gz https://github.com/Sachamama/sacha/releases/latest/download/sacha_VERSION_linux_amd64.tar.gz
tar xzf sacha.tar.gz && sudo mv sacha /usr/local/bin/

# Linux (ARM64)
curl -Lo sacha.tar.gz https://github.com/Sachamama/sacha/releases/latest/download/sacha_VERSION_linux_arm64.tar.gz
tar xzf sacha.tar.gz && sudo mv sacha /usr/local/bin/

Replace VERSION with the actual version (e.g., 1.0.0).

From Source

git clone https://github.com/Sachamama/sacha.git
cd sacha
make build  # binary at bin/sacha

Update

# Homebrew
brew upgrade sacha

# Go install
go install github.com/sachamama/sacha/cmd/sacha@latest

# Pre-built binary — download from https://github.com/Sachamama/sacha/releases
# From source
git pull && make build

Check your current version: sacha --version

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Quick Start

sacha
# or with explicit options
sacha --profile production --region us-east-1 --service cloudwatch-logs

Global Flags

Flag	Description
--profile	AWS profile to use
--region	AWS region
--service	Jump directly to a service (cloudwatch-logs, s3, dynamodb, lambda, ssm, sqs, ec2)
--verbose	Enable debug logging
--version	Show version information

Configuration

Config file: ~/.config/sacha/config.json

Resolution precedence:

1. CLI flags (--profile, --region, --service)
2. Environment variables (AWS_PROFILE, AWS_REGION, AWS_DEFAULT_REGION)
3. Config file
4. AWS SDK defaults

Sacha remembers your last-used region and service automatically.

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Features

CloudWatch Logs

• Split-pane TUI — left pane lists log groups; right pane shows details or live tail output.
• Log group management — create (c), delete (d) with confirmation, set retention policy (R) with standard presets (1d to 1y or never).
• Multi-group tailing — select multiple groups with space/a and tail them simultaneously with t. Dynamic refresh when selection changes.
• Compact display — log group names show only the last path segment (e.g., /aws/lambda/my-func → my-func). Timestamps show the base time for the first event and relative offsets (+1.5s, +2m30s) for subsequent events.
• jq-style highlight — press H while tailing to enter field paths (e.g., .level .message .statusCode). Matching JSON values are highlighted in the log output.
• Filter by highlight — press F to toggle filtering: only events containing the highlighted fields are shown. Press F again to show all events.
• Panel focus — tab/h/l to switch between groups and tail panels. Focused panel highlighted with colored border.
• Fullscreen mode — press f while tailing for a distraction-free view with horizontal scrolling.
• Expand events — enter/space to open a scrollable popup with pretty-printed JSON.

S3

• Bucket and object browser — navigate into buckets and folders with enter, go back with esc/backspace.
• Batch operations — multi-select files and folders with space, select all with a.
• Recursive downloads — press d to download selected files and folders to ./sacha-downloads/, preserving folder structure.
• Text preview — press p to preview file contents inline.
• Clipboard — y to copy S3 URI.
• Lazy pagination — loads more objects as you scroll near the bottom.

DynamoDB

• Two-pane table browser — table list on the left, metadata on the right (status, item count, size, billing, key schema, GSIs).
• Item scanning — press enter to scan items with lazy-loaded pagination.
• Search & filter — / to filter tables or items by value.
• Expand items — enter/space to view full attribute details in a scrollable popup.
• All attribute types — strings, numbers, booleans, binary, sets, lists, and maps.
• Clipboard — y to copy table ARN.

Lambda

• Function browser — two-pane view with runtime, handler, memory, timeout, code size, state, and architecture in the details panel.
• Deep inspection — enter/space to expand and view environment variables, layers, and full configuration.
• Filter by name or runtime — / to search.
• Clipboard — y to copy function ARN.
• Lazy pagination — loads more functions as you scroll.

SSM Parameter Store

• Hierarchical browsing — navigate path prefixes like folders with enter, go back with esc/backspace/h.
• Parameter details — value (with automatic decryption), type, version, last modified, ARN.
• All types supported — String, StringList, SecureString.
• Expand popup — enter/space on a parameter for full details.
• Clipboard — y to copy parameter value or path.
• Scroll memory — cursor position restored when navigating back.

SQS

• Queue browser — message counts (visible, in-flight, delayed), queue type, visibility timeout, redrive policy.
• Non-destructive peek — press enter to receive messages with visibility timeout 0 — messages stay in the queue.
• Message inspection — navigate messages, view auto-formatted JSON bodies, expand in a scrollable popup.
• Queue details popup — press space to view full queue attributes.
• Clipboard — y to copy queue URL or message body.
• Search/filter — / to filter queues by name.

EC2

• Instance browser — two-pane view with name, instance ID, type, state, public/private IPs, and launch time.
• Deep inspection — enter/space to expand and view full metadata including tags, security groups, VPC, and subnet.
• Filter — / to search by name, instance ID, type, state, or IP address.
• Clipboard — y to copy instance ID.
• Lazy pagination — loads more instances as you scroll.

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Keybindings

Global

Key	Action
r	Change region
s	Change service
Ctrl+C	Quit

CloudWatch Logs

Key	Context	Action
j/k or ↑/↓	List	Navigate log groups
/	List	Search / filter
space	List	Toggle selection
a	List	Select all
c	List	Create log group
d	List	Delete selected log groups
R	List	Set retention policy
t	List	Start tailing selected groups
tab, h/l	Tailing	Switch panel focus
enter / space	Tailing	Expand log event
H	Tailing	Set highlight fields (jq syntax: .level .message)
F	Tailing	Toggle filter by highlighted fields
f	Tailing	Toggle fullscreen
h/l or ←/→	Fullscreen	Scroll horizontally
x or q/esc	Tailing	Stop tailing
j/k or ↑/↓	Popup	Scroll content
pgup/pgdn	Popup	Page scroll
esc	Popup	Close

S3

Key	Context	Action
j/k or ↑/↓	Browse	Navigate
/	Browse	Search / filter
enter	Browse	Open bucket / folder
space	Browse	Toggle selection
a	Browse	Toggle all (current page)
d	Browse	Download selected (recursive)
p	Browse	Preview text file
y	Browse	Copy S3 URI
esc/backspace	Browse	Go back

DynamoDB

Key	Context	Action
j/k or ↑/↓	Tables	Navigate
/	Tables	Search / filter
enter	Tables	Open table (scan items)
y	Tables	Copy table ARN
enter/space	Items	Expand item details
esc/backspace/h	Items	Go back to tables
j/k or ↑/↓	Popup	Scroll content
pgup/pgdn	Popup	Page scroll
esc	Popup	Close

Lambda

Key	Context	Action
j/k or ↑/↓	List	Navigate
/	List	Search / filter by name or runtime
enter/space	List	Expand function details
y	List	Copy function ARN
j/k or ↑/↓	Popup	Scroll content
pgup/pgdn	Popup	Page scroll
esc	Popup	Close

SSM Parameter Store

Key	Context	Action
j/k or ↑/↓	Browse	Navigate
/	Browse	Search / filter
enter/space	Browse	Enter path prefix or expand parameter
y	Browse	Copy parameter value or path
esc/backspace/h	Browse	Go back one level
j/k or ↑/↓	Popup	Scroll content
pgup/pgdn	Popup	Page scroll
esc	Popup	Close

SQS

Key	Context	Action
j/k or ↑/↓	Queues	Navigate
/	Queues	Search / filter
enter	Queues	Peek messages
space	Queues	Expand queue details
y	Queues	Copy queue URL
enter/space	Messages	Expand message
y	Messages	Copy message body
esc/backspace/h	Messages	Go back to queues
j/k or ↑/↓	Popup	Scroll content
pgup/pgdn	Popup	Page scroll
esc	Popup	Close

EC2

Key	Context	Action
j/k or ↑/↓	List	Navigate
/	List	Search / filter by name, ID, type, state, or IP
enter/space	List	Expand instance details
y	List	Copy instance ID
j/k or ↑/↓	Popup	Scroll content
pgup/pgdn	Popup	Page scroll
esc	Popup	Close

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Architecture

Sacha uses a layered architecture built on Bubble Tea:

cmd/sacha/main.go          CLI entry point (Cobra)
internal/config/            Configuration (CLI > env > file > defaults)
internal/aws/               AWS SDK v2 abstraction + Service interface
internal/<service>/          Domain clients and types per service
internal/ui/<service>/       Bubble Tea models and views per service
internal/ui/app/             Main app shell (region/service switching)

Each service implements the awsx.Service interface and is registered in main.go. See the Contributing Guide for how to add a new service.

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Versioning

Sacha follows semantic versioning. Releases are tagged vMAJOR.MINOR.PATCH and automatically built via GoReleaser:

• Pre-built binaries for Linux, macOS, Windows (amd64 + arm64)
• Homebrew tap updates
• SHA256 checksums
• Auto-generated changelogs

Browse all releases: github.com/Sachamama/sacha/releases

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Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read the Contributing Guide for details on the development workflow, coding standards, commit conventions, and how to add new AWS services.

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License

MIT © Sachamama