simple-cdk

The CLI for simple-cdk. Wraps the AWS CDK CLI with stage-aware commands and an auto-discovery list view.

Install

npm install simple-cdk aws-cdk-lib constructs

This installs the simple-cdk binary.

Commands

simple-cdk list                            # show what each adapter discovered
simple-cdk synth                           # synthesize CloudFormation locally
simple-cdk diff --stage dev                # diff against deployed stack
simple-cdk deploy --stage prod             # deploy to AWS
simple-cdk destroy --stage dev             # tear it down
simple-cdk help

# forward extra args to the underlying cdk CLI:
simple-cdk deploy --stage prod -- --require-approval never

Requires

• Node 22+
• A simple-cdk.config.ts (or .js) at the project root

Full docs at the main repo.