What did our VPC look like at 22:14 (Tue, 2026-05-20) — building clew, a CLI for navigating AWS Config snapshots
The article discusses the creation of 'clew', a CLI tool designed for navigating AWS Config snapshots. It addresses the challenges faced during incident response when trying to understand the historical configuration of a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). The tool allows users to visualize the topology of AWS resources at specific points in time, making incident analysis more efficient.
- ▪Clew is a Go CLI that ingests AWS Config Configuration Snapshots into a local DuckDB.
- ▪The tool generates an interactive topology of AWS resources, allowing users to compare configurations over time.
- ▪AWS Config provides snapshots every six hours, but accessing and interpreting these snapshots can be complex without proper tools.
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