A terminal-based Redis browser with directory-like navigation, key editing, search, filtering, and optional authentication.
Supports virtual folders, multiline editing, jump-to-key, config file, and exclude-prefix rules for hiding noisy Redis prefixes.

• Navigate Redis keys as if they were files and directories
• View, edit, create, delete keys
• Rename directories (prefix rename)
• Multiline editor for large values
• Jump to a key (Ctrl+J)
• Search by prefix (/ or Ctrl+S)
• Optional debug logging
• Optional exclusion of key prefixes (e.g. hide /pcp:* keys)
• Optional Redis authentication (username/password; ACL or classic requirepass)
• Loads configuration from /etc/redis-walker/config.json (optional)

go install github.com/nexusriot/redis-walker@latest

Or build manually:

git clone https://github.com/nexusriot/redis-walker
cd redis-walker
go build -o redis-walker ./cmd/redis-walker

redis-walker [flags]

Connect to a simple password-protected Redis:

redis-walker -host 127.0.0.1 -password "secret"

Connect to an ACL user:

redis-walker   -host 10.0.0.5   -port 6379   -username "walker"   -password "supersecret"   -db 3   -exclude-prefixes "/pcp:,/debug:,/metrics:"

Path: /etc/redis-walker/config.json

Config is optional.
CLI flags override values in the config file.

{
  "host": "127.0.0.1",
  "port": "6379",
  "db": 0,
  "debug": false,
  "exclude_prefixes": [
    "/pcp:",
    "/metrics:"
  ]
}

{
  "host": "127.0.0.1",
  "port": "6379",
  "db": 0,
  "debug": true,
  "username": "walker",
  "password": "supersecret",
  "exclude_prefixes": [
    "/pcp:",
    "/metrics:"
  ]
}

Security note: password is stored in plaintext in this file.
Prefer restricting permissions (e.g. chmod 600 /etc/redis-walker/config.json) or use CLI flags / environment-based wrappers where appropriate.

redis-walker supports both:

Redis config:

requirepass your-secret-password

Connect:

redis-walker -password "your-secret-password"

Example:

ACL SETUSER walker on >supersecret allkeys +@all

Connect:

redis-walker -username walker -password supersecret

If both username and password are empty, redis-walker connects without authentication.

Hide telemetry, metrics, PCP, or exporter keys:

redis-walker -exclude-prefixes "/pcp:,/pcp:context.name:,/values:"

Config equivalent:

"exclude_prefixes": ["/pcp:", "/metrics:"]

• Values are assumed to be string; non-string Redis types are listed but not displayed.
• Directories are virtual: a key prefix a/b/c represents nested folders automatically.
• Rename operations rewrite all keys under a prefix.
• Authentication is optional.

MIT