dkt (DevKit)

Developer Kit Tools - A CLI tool to help developers with various tasks. Zero-friction tools for your daily terminal workflow. Offline first, instant startup, and pipe-friendly.

Installation

# Install globally via npm
npm install -g @shaibonfil/dkt

Usage

Simply run dkt to see the help menu, or call a specific "blade" directly.

dkt <command> [options]

The Commands

Security & Auth

JWT Decoder (jwt) Decode tokens instantly without sending them to external websites. Checks expiration automatically.

dkt jwt <token>
# Output: Header, Payload, and "Expired/Valid" status with relative time.

Password Generator (pwd) Generate cryptographically secure secrets/passwords.

dkt pwd               # Default 24 chars
dkt pwd -l 32 -c      # 32 chars, copy to clipboard
dkt pwd --safe        # No ambiguous chars (0, O, 1, l)

Hash Generator (hash) Generate cryptographic signatures (MD5, SHA1, SHA256) for strings or files.

dkt hash "hello world"    # Hash a string
dkt hash -f ./backup.zip  # Hash a file (streams safely)

Privacy Masker (mask) Redact PII (Emails, IPs, Credit Cards) from logs or text.

dkt mask "Error for [email protected]"   # Output: u***@e***.com
cat server.log | dkt mask             # Pipe a log file to sanitize it

Data & Formatting

JSON Formatter (json) Pretty print or minify JSON. Supports piping!

# Pretty print a file
cat log.json | dkt json

# Pipe from API
curl -s [https://api.github.com](https://api.github.com) | dkt json

# Minify for env vars
echo '{"a": 1}' | dkt json -m

URL Tools (url) Encode or decode URL components.

dkt url "https%3A%2F%2Fgoogle.com"    # Decode
dkt url -e "hello world"              # Encode

UUID Generator (uuid) Generate UUID v4 strings.

dkt uuid              # Generate 1
dkt uuid -n 10        # Generate 10
dkt uuid -c           # Copy to clipboard

Base64 (base64) Encode or decode strings quickly.

dkt base64 "hello world"       # Encode
dkt base64 -d "aGVsbG8="       # Decode

Case Converter (case) Convert strings between naming conventions (Camel, Snake, Kebab, Pascal, Constant, Title and Path).

dkt case "user_first_name"
# Output:   
#   Camel Case      userFirstName
#   Pascal Case     UserFirstName
#   Snake Case      user_first_name
#   Kebab Case      user-first-name
#   Constant Case   USER_FIRST_NAME
#   Title Case      User First Name
#   Path Case       user/first/name

Utilities & DevOps

Git Janitor (gone) Safely delete local branches that have been merged/deleted on remote.

dkt gone              # Fetches remote and asks to delete dead branches
dkt gone -f           # Force delete without confirmation

Cron Explainer (cron) Translate cron expressions into plain English.

dkt cron "5 4 * * *"        # Output: "At 04:05 AM, every day" + ASCII Cheat Sheet
dkt cron "*/15 * * * *"     # Output: "Every 15 minutes, every hour, every day" + ASCII Cheat Sheet

Time Converter (time) Convert between Unix Timestamp (seconds/ms) and Human Readable dates. Auto-detects format.

dkt time              # Show current time in all formats
dkt time 1732142404   # Convert Unix timestamp
dkt time -c           # Copy current timestamp to clipboard

HTTP Status Codes (http) Lookup HTTP status codes and definitions offline.

dkt http 418          # "I'm a teapot"
dkt http              # List common codes

Port Killer (port) Kill the process hogging a port (cross-platform).

dkt port 3000         # Kills whatever is running on port 3000

My IP (myip) Get your Local LAN IP and Public WAN IP instantly.

dkt myip              # Show IPs
dkt myip -c           # Copy public IP

Frontend & Mobile

QR Code Generator (qr) Generate a QR code in your terminal. Great for testing localhost on mobile.

dkt qr "[http://192.120.1.196:3000](http://192.120.1.196:3000)"

Lorem Ipsum (lorem) Generate placeholder text for UI testing.

dkt lorem             # 1 sentence
dkt lorem -p 2        # 2 paragraphs
dkt lorem -w 10       # 10 words

Pro Tips

Piping Support Most commands support standard input (stdin). This is powerful for chaining tools.

# Generate a secure secret and encode it immediately
dkt pwd -l 32 | dkt base64 | dkt qr

Clipboard Integration Almost every command has a -c or --copy flag. Stop highlighting text with your mouse!