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CLI tool to build, test, debug, and deploy Serverless applications using AWS SAM. Version 1.165.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-08-01.
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Package summary
CLI tool to build, test, debug, and deploy Serverless applications using AWS SAM
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Commands and aliases
- sam
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Project history and usage
AWS SAM CLI is the command-line companion to the AWS Serverless Application Model, used to build, test, debug, package, and deploy serverless applications defined with SAM templates.
Project history
The repository's public history begins in August 2017 as AWS SAM Local CLI, with early tags starting at v0.1.0. The README describes AWS SAM as an open-source framework with shorthand syntax for functions, APIs, databases, and event source mappings, and identifies this repository as the SAM CLI source code.
Over time the CLI became the everyday developer entry point for SAM: local Lambda-like execution, Docker-backed testing, packaging, deployment, guided configuration, and command references live in AWS's Serverless Application Model developer guide.
Adoption history
SAM CLI adoption tracks the broader AWS serverless workflow. It gives local and CI users a packageable command named sam while the SAM template language remains CloudFormation-compatible infrastructure definition.
The supplied package facts list Homebrew, Nix, Scoop, and winget availability, which matches a cross-platform AWS developer tool: local laptops, CI runners, and onboarding scripts all need a stable installer story.
How it is used
Typical commands include sam init, sam build, sam local invoke, sam local start-api, sam deploy, and guided configuration flows. The official docs describe a project-level SAM CLI configuration file for command parameter values.
The default config name is samconfig at the project root next to template.yaml, with TOML as the default format and YAML/YML also supported. AWS credentials are inherited from the standard AWS SDK/CLI credential chain, including shared credentials files.
Why package nerds care
For package maintainers, SAM CLI is a heavyweight Python/AWS developer tool whose release cadence matters because AWS service behavior, Lambda runtimes, and local emulation expectations move quickly. The executable is small from the user's point of view but represents a large AWS workflow surface.
Timeline
- 2017: Repository history begins as AWS SAM Local CLI and v0.1.0 is tagged.
- 2018: v0.x releases add and evolve SAM CLI functionality.
- 2020: README screenshots and docs show SAM CLI as the front door for local build/test/deploy workflows.
- 2026: v1.x development tags show continuing active release work.
Related projects
- AWS Serverless Application Model is the template framework the CLI operates on.
- AWS CloudFormation is the deployment substrate SAM extends.
- Docker is used by SAM CLI for local Lambda-like execution workflows.
Sources
- https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/latest/developerguide/serverless-sam-cli-command-reference.html
- https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/latest/developerguide/serverless-sam-cli-config.html
- https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/latest/developerguide/using-sam-cli.html
- https://github.com/aws/aws-sam-cli#readme
- official git history and tags from https://github.com/aws/aws-sam-cli
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for aws-sam-cli. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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
samconfig.tomlsamconfig.yamlsamconfig.yml
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.aws/credentials- Windows
C:\Users\USERNAME\.aws\credentials
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
sam | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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 generated2026-08-03
manager version1.165.0
manager updated2026-08-01
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:aws-sam-cli |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.165.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://aws.amazon.com/serverless/sam/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/aws/aws-sam-cli |
| Last updated | 2026-08-01T20:52:54Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
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Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation