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pepper

Will Sinatra (durrendal) Publisher

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License

  • Apache-2.0

Last updated

  • 2 October 2025 - latest/stable
  • 2 October 2025 - latest/edge

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CLI interface to a running Salt API system

Pepper is a CLI tool for interacting with a remote SaltStack API system. It provides a simple interface to execute Salt commands via the Salt API (salt-api) from the command line.

Features:

  • Execute Salt commands remotely via Salt API
  • Support for multiple authentication backends
  • JSON output format for easy parsing
  • Interactive shell mode
  • Batch execution support
  • Token-based authentication with auto-renewal
  • Support for all Salt execution modules
  • Configuration file support (~/.pepperrc)

Requirements:

  • A running Salt API (salt-api) server
  • Valid authentication credentials

Usage:

  • pepper '*' test.ping
  • pepper --client runner jobs.active
  • pepper '*' cmd.run 'uptime'

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