install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install gimme-aws-creds

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#gimme-aws-creds

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gi/gimme-aws-creds/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

CLI to retrieve AWS credentials from Okta

Project links

Commands and aliases

gimme-aws-creds
gimme-aws-creds-autocomplete.sh
gimme-aws-creds.cmd

history

Project history and usage

gimme-aws-creds is a command-line tool from Nike for obtaining short-lived AWS credentials through Okta-backed SAML authentication.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created in March 2017, and version 1.0.0 was released in October 2017. The README credits earlier work in okta_aws_login, noting that gimme-aws-creds reused some MIT-licensed code while addressing stale maintenance and multi-application scaling limitations.

Over time the tool expanded from a friendly Okta-to-AWS credential helper into a broader cloud credential bridge. Its documentation covers Okta Identity Engine, browser-based device authorization, MFA factor handling, configurable profiles, optional gimme-creds-lambda proxying, and Alibaba Cloud RAM credentials using the same Okta authentication flow.

Adoption history

The package fits the enterprise CLI niche created by federated AWS access: engineers need temporary AWS profiles, but organizations often require Okta MFA and SAML rather than long-lived IAM user keys. Distribution through PyPI, Homebrew, and Nix made it accessible to both Python and macOS-oriented workstation setups.

How it is used

Practitioners install the tool, run its configuration action to store Okta organization, application, role, and profile preferences, then run gimme-aws-creds to write temporary credentials to the AWS shared credentials file or to stdout. Teams use named profiles and environment overrides to switch accounts, roles, durations, MFA behavior, and cloud-provider mode.

Why package nerds care

gimme-aws-creds is package-manager-interesting because it lives at the boundary between local developer ergonomics and enterprise identity policy. Small packaging details, Python version support, shell completion, and credential-file paths directly affect whether engineers can enter cloud shells without manual SAML copy-and-paste work.

Timeline

2017: Repository created.
2017: Version 1.0.0 released.
2018: 1.1 series releases continued profile and compatibility work.
2020s: Documentation grew around Okta Identity Engine, device authorization, Python 3.10+, Homebrew, Nix, Docker, and Alibaba Cloud support.

Related projects

The README names okta_aws_login as an ancestor and lists okta-aws-cli and okta-aws-cli-assume-role as related projects.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for gimme-aws-creds. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 4 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.okta_aws_login_config

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.aws/credentials~/.aliyun/config.json

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure
`gimme-aws-creds`	cli	global executable
`gimme-aws-creds-autocomplete.sh`	cli	global executable
`gimme-aws-creds.cmd`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version2.8.2

manager updated2026-06-16

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/Nike-Inc/gimme-aws-creds

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/Nike-Inc/gimme-aws-credsnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:gimme-aws-creds
Version	2.8.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gimme-aws-creds
Homepage	https://github.com/Nike-Inc/gimme-aws-creds
Repository	https://github.com/Nike-Inc/gimme-aws-creds
Upstream docs	https://gif.ski/
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/63/73/9e508d37d4d301f6a3811fdc0b0a076696de87f82ad8a81ec28c3e6befb5/gimme_aws_creds-2.8.2.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-16T11:20:52Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	certifi, cryptography, libyaml, python@3.14
Uses from macOS	libffi
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	gimme-aws-creds
Version Scheme	0
Revision	14
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

gimme-aws-creds

nix profile install nixpkgs#gimme-aws-creds

normalized package name match
Matched by: Gimme Aws Creds

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/gimme-aws-creds/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/gimme-aws-creds.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install gimme-aws-creds with Homebrew, Nix