ctx_
One command to switch your entire DevOps context
What it does
Most tools manage one piece: direnv for env vars, kubectx for K8s, aws-vault for AWS. You're still juggling multiple tools. ctx_ is different - it treats your entire DevOps environment (cloud providers, orchestration, tunnels, VPNs) as one switchable context. One command replaces dozens. It's stateful, meaning active SSH tunnels and connections switch too. Built for people managing 5+ environments daily.
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Hey HN, I built ctx because I was tired of the mental overhead of managing multiple client environments. Every context switch meant: change AWS profile, switch kubeconfig, start the right SSH tunnels, set the right env vars, remember which VPN i need to connect to. Miss one step and you're deploying to the wrong environment. The problem: Existing tools are siloed. kubectx handles Kubernetes. aws-vault handles AWS. direnv needs .envrc files everywhere. SSH tunnel managers don't know about your cloud context. Nothing ties them together. ctx does one thing: Atomic context switches across all of…
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