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NebCLI, published by Nebinfra Technologies and currently at version 6.17.1 (the only version listed), is a command-line tool in the developer tools and credential management category, designed for working with the NebCore platform from the terminal. Its core purpose is brokering short-lived credentials for cloud, cluster, registry, and code-host access without ever creating or storing a long-lived secret. After a single sign-in, NebCLI hands short-lived credentials to the standard tools developers already use, including aws, kubectl, helm, and git. When a task requires access to a cloud provider, cluster, registry, or code host, the tool requests a short-lived credential, writes it to the location where the matching standard tool already looks for it, and then steps aside, letting the underlying tool operate normally. Beyond credential brokering, NebCLI validates Helm charts against platform rules before they are merged, which supports teams enforcing governance in their deployment pipelines. It can also set up and inspect clusters from a written description, enabling declarative cluster provisioning and review, and it runs a self-check that diagnoses sign-in and connectivity problems, simplifying troubleshooting for users. Typical use cases include developers needing temporary AWS credentials for ad hoc tasks, operators managing Kubernetes clusters and Helm releases through kubectl and helm, teams integrating secure git access to code hosts, and platform engineers who want to eliminate long-lived secrets from workstations and CI environments. By issuing credentials on demand and aligning with the configuration conventions of existing standard tooling, NebCLI fits into established workflows without requiring changes to how those tools are invoked. Its combination of credential brokering, chart validation, cluster setup and inspection, and diagnostic self-checks positions it as a central command-line interface for organizations adopting the NebCore platform.
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