diff --git a/scripts/cli-dispatcher/index.js b/scripts/cli-dispatcher/index.js
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+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+const fs = require("fs");
+const path = require("path");
+const readline = require("readline");
+
+const findFolders = require("./lib/findFolders");
+const findScripts = require("./lib/findScripts");
+const Package = require("./lib/Package");
+
+/**
+ * This script takes your command line arguments and infers the
+ * package in which to execute them.
+ *
+ * It is supposed to save time moving among clients/packages/lib folders
+ * for building and running other test commands.
+ */
+async function main() {
+  console.log("CLI dispatcher");
+
+  const root = path.join(__dirname, "..", "..");
+  const argv = process.argv;
+
+  const clients = fs.readdirSync(path.join(root, "clients"));
+  const lib = fs.readdirSync(path.join(root, "lib"));
+  const packages = fs.readdirSync(path.join(root, "packages"));
+
+  const allPackages = [
+    ...clients.map((c) => new Package(c, path.join(root, "clients", c))),
+    ...lib.map((l) => new Package(l, path.join(root, "lib", l))),
+    ...packages.map((p) => new Package(p, path.join(root, "packages", p))),
+  ];
+
+  const [node, dispatcher, ...rest] = argv;
+  const flags = rest.filter((f) => f.startsWith("--"));
+  const options = {
+    dry: flags.includes("--dry"),
+    help: flags.includes("--help") || rest.length === 0,
+    confirm: flags.includes("--c"),
+  };
+
+  if (options.help) {
+    console.info(`
+    Usage:
+      b [package query words] - [command query words]
+      b c s3 c - b t
+
+      matches to:
+      (cd clients/client-s3-control && yarn build:types)
+
+      Query words are substrings that match against the package name and npm scripts.
+      The substrings must appear in order for a match.
+      Match priority goes to whole-word matching and initial matching.
+
+    Options:
+      --dry 
+        dry run with no command execution.
+      --help
+        show this message.
+      --c 
+        ask for confirmation before executing command.
+`);
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  const nonFlags = rest.filter((_) => !_.startsWith("--"));
+  const separatorIndex = rest.indexOf("-") !== -1 ? rest.indexOf("-") : rest.length;
+  const query = nonFlags.slice(0, separatorIndex);
+  const commands = nonFlags.slice(separatorIndex + 1);
+
+  const matchedPackages = findFolders(allPackages, ...query);
+
+  if (matchedPackages.length === 0) {
+    console.error("No matching packages for query:", query);
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  console.log("query:", ...query);
+  console.log(
+    "matches:",
+    matchedPackages.map((_) => _.name)
+  );
+
+  const [target] = matchedPackages;
+
+  const targetPkgJson = require(path.join(target.location, "package.json"));
+  const matchedScripts = findScripts(Object.keys(targetPkgJson.scripts || {}), ...commands);
+  const [script] = matchedScripts;
+
+  if (commands.length === 0) {
+    console.info("No commands entered");
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  if (matchedScripts.length === 0) {
+    console.error("No matching scripts for command query:", commands);
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  console.log("commands:", ...commands);
+  console.log("matched commands:", matchedScripts);
+
+  const command = `yarn ${script} in ${target.location}`;
+
+  if (options.dry) {
+    console.log("DRYRUN:", command);
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  const execute = async () => {
+    const { spawnProcess } = require("../utils/spawn-process");
+    console.info("Running:", "yarn", script);
+    console.info("Location:", target.location);
+    await spawnProcess("yarn", [script], {
+      cwd: target.location,
+    });
+    return;
+  };
+
+  if (options.confirm) {
+    const rl = readline.createInterface({
+      input: process.stdin,
+      output: process.stdout,
+    });
+
+    rl.question(`run script "${script}" in ${target.location} (y)/n?:`, async (confirm) => {
+      if (confirm.toLowerCase().trim() === "y" || confirm === "") {
+        await execute();
+      }
+      rl.close();
+    });
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  await execute();
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+main().catch(console.error);
diff --git a/scripts/cli-dispatcher/lib/Package.js b/scripts/cli-dispatcher/lib/Package.js
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+module.exports = class Package {
+  constructor(name, location) {
+    this.name = name;
+    this.location = location;
+  }
+};
diff --git a/scripts/cli-dispatcher/lib/findFolders.js b/scripts/cli-dispatcher/lib/findFolders.js
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+const matcher = require("./matcher");
+const matchSorter = require("./matchSorter");
+
+/**
+ * @param allPackages {Package[]} - list of all packages.
+ * @param query {string} - query for the package list.
+ * @returns the folders matching the args.
+ */
+module.exports = function findFolders(allPackages, ...query) {
+  const folders = [];
+  for (const pkg of allPackages) {
+    const { name } = pkg;
+    const isMatch = matcher(name, ...query);
+    if (isMatch) {
+      folders.push(pkg);
+    }
+  }
+  return matchSorter(folders, ...query);
+};
diff --git a/scripts/cli-dispatcher/lib/findScripts.js b/scripts/cli-dispatcher/lib/findScripts.js
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+const matcher = require("./matcher");
+const matchSorter = require("./matchSorter");
+
+/**
+ * @param scripts {string[]} - scripts entry from a package.json file.
+ * @param query {string} - query for the script names.
+ * @returns the scripts matching the args.
+ */
+module.exports = function findScripts(scripts, ...query) {
+  const matches = [];
+  for (const script of scripts) {
+    const isMatch = matcher(script, ...query);
+    if (isMatch) {
+      matches.push(script);
+    }
+  }
+  return matchSorter(matches, ...query);
+};
diff --git a/scripts/cli-dispatcher/lib/matchSorter.js b/scripts/cli-dispatcher/lib/matchSorter.js
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+/**
+ * @param {string[]} matches - unordered list of matches.
+ * @param  {...string} query - original query that generated matches
+ * @returns {string[]} matches sorted by estimated priority.
+ *
+ * matches that start with the first query component are prioritized.
+ * @example
+ *  (["build:types", "test"], "t") -> ["test", "build:types"]
+ *
+ * Matches that contain a full word match with the query are prioritized.
+ * @example
+ *  (["presigner", "signer"], "signer") -> ["signer", "presigner"]
+ *
+ * Shorter matches are prioritized.
+ */
+module.exports = function matchSorter(matches, ...query) {
+  return matches.sort((a, b) => {
+    a = a.name || a;
+    b = b.name || b;
+
+    let score = 0;
+
+    if (wholeWordMatch(a, ...query)) {
+      score -= 100;
+    }
+    if (wholeWordMatch(b, ...query)) {
+      score += 100;
+    }
+    if (wordInitialMatch(a, ...query)) {
+      score -= 10;
+    }
+    if (wordInitialMatch(b, ...query)) {
+      score += 10;
+    }
+    if (a.length < b.length) {
+      score -= 1;
+    }
+    if (a.length > b.length) {
+      score += 1;
+    }
+    return score;
+  });
+};
+
+/**
+ * @returns {boolean} subject has a word that starts with a query component.
+ */
+function wordInitialMatch(subject, ...query) {
+  const _words = words(subject);
+  return _words.filter((w) => undefined !== query.find((q) => w.startsWith(q))).length > 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @returns {boolean} subject has a whole word match with part of the query.
+ */
+function wholeWordMatch(subject, ...query) {
+  const _words = words(subject);
+  return _words.filter((w) => query.includes(w)).length > 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Splits the search subject into words.
+ */
+function words(subject) {
+  return subject.split(/:|\s+|-|_/);
+}
diff --git a/scripts/cli-dispatcher/lib/matcher.js b/scripts/cli-dispatcher/lib/matcher.js
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+/**
+ * @param {string} subject - the string to test.
+ * @param {string} query - the query.
+ * @returns {boolean} whether all elements of query appear in-order in the subject string.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ("client-s3-control", "c s3 c") -> true
+ */
+module.exports = function matcher(subject, ...query) {
+  let cursor = undefined;
+
+  for (const q of query) {
+    const searchString = subject.slice(cursor + 1);
+    const index = searchString.indexOf(q);
+    if (index === -1) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    cursor = index;
+  }
+
+  return true;
+};
diff --git a/scripts/cli-dispatcher/readme.md b/scripts/cli-dispatcher/readme.md
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+## CLI dispatcher
+
+This script provides a CLI helper to send shorthand commands to a matching package.
+
+### Usage
+
+First, alias the script entry point. An example is provided in `./set-alias.sh`.
+
+Then run the script with no arguments to see the help message detailing usage.
diff --git a/scripts/cli-dispatcher/set-alias.sh b/scripts/cli-dispatcher/set-alias.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Set a command line alias to make running the dispatcher easier.
+
+alias b="node ./scripts/cli-dispatcher/index.js"
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