aws-lambda-layer-cli 2.1.3

CLI tool for creating and publishing AWS Lambda layers for Node.js and Python.

AWS Lambda Layer CLI Tool

A command-line tool for creating and publishing AWS Lambda layers for Node.js and Python.

Features

• Create and publish Lambda layers for Node.js (npm) and Python (pip)
• Automatic version management and smart naming
• Direct publishing to AWS with IAM credentials and region support
• Support for multiple packages in a single layer

Installation

Package Managers (Recommended)

npm (Node.js)

npm i -g aws-lambda-layer-cli

uv (Python)

uv tool install aws-lambda-layer-cli

Requirements

• System: Linux, macOS, or Windows (WSL recommended)
• Tools: zip, aws-cli (for publishing), node (for Node.js layers), python (for Python layers)

Usage

aws-lambda-layer-cli <command> [options]

Commands

• zip: Create a local zip file
• publish: Create and publish a layer to AWS
• completion: Generate shell completion scripts
• uninstall: Uninstall the tool
• help: Show help message

Options

Option	Description
--nodejs, -n <pkgs>	Create Node.js layer (comma-separated packages)
--python, -p <pkgs>	Create Python layer (comma-separated packages)
--name	Custom layer name
--description	Layer description (publish only)
--profile	AWS CLI profile (publish only)
--region	AWS region (publish only)
--architecture, -a	Target architecture (x86_64 or arm64)
--platform	Target platform tag (Python only, e.g. manylinux_2_28_aarch64)
--node-version	Node.js version (default: 24)
--python-version	Python version (default: 3.14)
-v, --version	Show version

Examples

Node.js

# Create local zip with multiple packages
aws-lambda-layer-cli zip --nodejs express@4.18.2,axios --name my-layer

# Publish to AWS with specific profile and region
aws-lambda-layer-cli publish --nodejs lodash --profile prod --region us-east-1 --description "Utils"

Python

# Create local zip with specific python version and architecture
aws-lambda-layer-cli zip --python numpy==1.26.0,pandas --python-version 3.12 --architecture arm64

# Publish to AWS with explicit platform tag (e.g. Amazon Linux 2023 / manylinux_2_28)
aws-lambda-layer-cli publish --python requests --name web-layer --platform manylinux_2_28_x86_64

Shell Completion

Add to your shell config (~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc):

# Bash
source <(aws-lambda-layer-cli completion --bash)

# Zsh
source <(aws-lambda-layer-cli completion --zsh)

License

MIT License

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.