oh, i should've answered the last question better. let's try again: I'm a bit confused as to the status of this tool. There was mention of a > vague hope to OpenSource it, but it didn't sound very concrete or important > to the speaker. Is it proprietary to IBM? Will it work with other > installations of OpenWhisk?
yes, open source coming soon. and: we have indeed used it with non-IBM openwhisk installations! the `host` command can be used, from within the Shell, to swap hosts. `host` accepts a hostname, and it also has a few shorthands. e.g. `host mac` will direct the Shell to the standard local docker-machine IP:port; `host local` will direct it to the standard local docker IP:host; `host us-south` and `host bluemix`, etc. are short-hands for some of the IBM standard API hosts. once you've chosen a host, `auth` command can be used, from within the Shell, to swap or add new auth keys. e.g. `auth add xxxx` or `auth switch namespace2` for users of IBM OpenWhisk, there is a `bluemix` tree of commands; e.g. `bluemix login`, which accepts the standard `bx login` arguments, can be used to acquire an auth key for a given bluemix org and space; and `bluemix cost` will tell you the approximate cost of your recent activations. nick @starpit
