fieldju/caller — explained in plain English
Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2020-11-04
Quickly confirm which AWS account and role you're using before running a risky command.
Verify credentials are valid inside an automated script, since the tool exits with an error if they're not.
Check you're in the right AWS environment when switching between dev and production accounts.
| fieldju/caller | aasheeshlikepanner/vase | alexzielenski/controller-runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | — | 0 | — |
| Language | Go | Go | Go |
| Last pushed | 2020-11-04 | — | 2022-04-20 |
| Maintenance | Dormant | — | Dormant |
| Setup difficulty | easy | moderate | hard |
| Complexity | 1/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| Audience | ops devops | developer | developer |
Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.
Download a single binary for your OS, no Python, Node, or Java runtime required.
Caller is a lightweight command-line tool that tells you which AWS account and identity you're currently logged into. Instead of installing heavy tools like the AWS CLI (which requires Python or Node), you just download a single binary file for your computer and run it. It's that simple. When you run the tool, it checks your AWS credentials and asks AWS "who am I?" It then displays your ARN, a unique identifier that shows your AWS account ID and the role or user you're using. If something goes wrong, like you don't have valid credentials set up, it exits with an error so other scripts can detect the failure. The tool has no external dependencies, meaning you don't need to install Python, Node, Java, or anything else to make it work. This is useful for developers and DevOps engineers who work with multiple AWS accounts or roles. For example, if you're switching between different team environments (a dev account and a production account), you can quickly verify you're logged into the right one before running any dangerous commands. It's also handy in automated scripts where you need to confirm credentials are valid before proceeding. The portability matters too, the same binary works across Windows, Mac, and Linux without recompilation. The project trades advanced AWS features for simplicity. It's narrowly focused on answering one question: "What AWS identity am I using right now?" If you need to actually manage AWS resources, you'd still use the full AWS CLI. But for a quick identity check in scripts or before important operations, this tool gets the job done without the overhead.
Caller is a tiny, dependency-free command-line tool that tells you which AWS account and identity you're currently logged into, without needing the full AWS CLI installed.
Mainly Go. The stack also includes Go, AWS.
Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2020-11-04).
License terms are not stated in the explanation.
Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.
Mainly ops devops.
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