# iann0036/AWSConsoleRecorder

Records actions made in the AWS Management Console and outputs the equivalent CLI/SDK commands and CloudFormation/Terraform templates.

Repository: https://github.com/iann0036/AWSConsoleRecorder
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awsconsolerecorder
Language: CSS
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: aws, cloudformation, aws-sdk, aws-console, aws-cli, boto3, chrome-extension, firefox-addon, terraform, troposphere
Archived: true
Last push: 2021-01-24T03:25:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2893, "days_push": 2047, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1420, forks 89 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:40.570487+00:00)

## What it is
A browser extension for Chrome and Firefox that records actions performed in the AWS Management Console and generates equivalent code. It outputs CLI/SDK commands (Boto3, AWS CLI, JavaScript, Go SDK) and CloudFormation, Terraform, Troposphere, and CDK templates.

## Use cases
- generate cloudformation template from aws console actions
- convert aws console clicks to terraform code
- record aws console actions as cli commands
- generate boto3 python code from aws console
- create iac from existing aws resources
- learn aws sdk calls by recording console usage

## When to choose
- you want to convert manual AWS console work into reusable CloudFormation or Terraform templates
- you need to generate SDK/CLI commands for actions you performed in the console
- you want to bootstrap IaC from an existing console-built environment

## When to avoid
- you need a fully maintained solution - the README recommends Former2 instead
- you need complete service coverage - CloudFormation is ~85%, Terraform ~44%, SDK/CLI ~19%
- you work outside AWS or use non-browser tooling exclusively

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: infrastructure-as-code, developer-tools, cloud
- domain: cloud-computing, infrastructure-as-code, developer-tools
- platform: browser-extension, browser
- tags: aws, cloudformation, terraform, aws-cli, boto3, cdk, chrome-extension, firefox-addon, recording, code-generation, automation

## Member repositories
- iann0036/AWSConsoleRecorder (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:40.570487+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:37:48.951280+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/iann0036/AWSConsoleRecorder (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:40.570487+00:00, sha bc95e60c4bcb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.