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atmos auth whoami

Display the current authentication context, including the effective identity and associated credentials. Useful for verifying which account is active and troubleshooting identity or session issues.

atmos auth whoami --help

Usage​

atmos auth whoami [--identity <name>] [--output json]

Examples​

# Show current identity (human-friendly)
atmos auth whoami

# Show a specific identity
atmos auth whoami --identity dev-admin

# JSON output (redacts home directory from paths)
atmos auth whoami --output json

Arguments​

n/a
No positional arguments.

Flags​

--identity (alias -i)
Specify the target identity to inspect. If omitted, the default identity is used.
--output (alias -o)
Output format. Supported: json. Default is human-readable.

Environment variables​

ATMOS_IDENTITY
Default identity when --identity is not provided.
ATMOS_AUTH_WHOAMI_OUTPUT
Set to json for JSON output by default.