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Interactive Identity Selection for Auth Login

· 2 min read
Erik Osterman
Erik Osterman
Founder @ Cloud Posse

Running atmos auth login without specifying an identity is now more user-friendly. When no --identity flag is provided, Atmos presents an interactive selector to choose from your configured identities.

What Changed​

The atmos auth login command now provides an interactive identity selector when no identity is specified on the command line. This makes it easier to authenticate without remembering exact identity names.

How It Works​

When you run atmos auth login without the --identity flag:

Interactive Mode:

  • If exactly one default identity is configured → uses it automatically
  • If no default identity is configured → shows an interactive selector with all available identities
  • If multiple default identities are configured → shows an interactive selector with those defaults

CI/CD Mode (non-interactive):

  • Returns an error if no default identity is found
  • Requires using the --identity flag or ATMOS_IDENTITY environment variable

Example​

# No identity specified - shows interactive selector
$ atmos auth login

# Use arrow keys to navigate and Enter to select:
> dev-admin
  prod-readonly
  staging-deploy

Migration​

No changes required! This enhancement is fully backward compatible:

  • Existing commands with --identity flag work exactly as before
  • Default identity configuration continues to work
  • CI/CD pipelines are unaffected (they should already specify identity explicitly)

Notes​

The interactive selector uses arrow keys for navigation and Enter to confirm selection. It's available in terminal environments and provides a better experience when working with multiple identities.

For more details, see the auth login documentation.