diff --git a/awxkit/awxkit/cli/client.py b/awxkit/awxkit/cli/client.py
index de68801af5..3a87a7113a 100755
--- a/awxkit/awxkit/cli/client.py
+++ b/awxkit/awxkit/cli/client.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from .custom import handle_custom_actions
 from .format import (add_authentication_arguments,
                      add_output_formatting_arguments,
                      FORMATTERS, format_response)
-from .options import ResourceOptionsParser
+from .options import ResourceOptionsParser, UNIQUENESS_RULES
 from .resource import parse_resource, is_control_resource
 from awxkit import api, config, utils, exceptions, WSClient  # noqa
 from awxkit.cli.utils import HelpfulArgumentParser, cprint, disable_color
@@ -159,10 +159,34 @@ class CLI(object):
                 response = getattr(resource, self.method)()
             else:
                 response = self.parse_action(resource)
+
+            _filter = self.get_config('filter')
+
+            # human format for metrics, settings is special
+            if (
+                self.resource in ('metrics', 'settings') and
+                self.get_config('format') == 'human'
+            ):
+                response.json = {
+                    'count': len(response.json),
+                    'results': [
+                        {'key': k, 'value': v}
+                        for k, v in response.json.items()
+                    ]
+                }
+                _filter = 'key, value'
+
+            if (
+                self.get_config('format') == 'human' and
+                _filter == '.' and
+                self.resource in UNIQUENESS_RULES
+            ):
+                _filter = UNIQUENESS_RULES[self.resource]
+
             formatted = format_response(
                 response,
                 fmt=self.get_config('format'),
-                filter=self.get_config('filter'),
+                filter=_filter,
                 changed=self.original_action in (
                     'modify', 'create', 'associate', 'disassociate'
                 )
diff --git a/awxkit/awxkit/cli/options.py b/awxkit/awxkit/cli/options.py
index 1620921c74..aa52a2582c 100644
--- a/awxkit/awxkit/cli/options.py
+++ b/awxkit/awxkit/cli/options.py
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ from .format import add_output_formatting_arguments
 from .resource import DEPRECATED_RESOURCES_REVERSE
 
 
+UNIQUENESS_RULES = {
+    'me': 'id, username',
+    'users': 'id, username',
+    'instances': 'id, hostname',
+}
+
+
 def pk_or_name(v2, model_name, value, page=None):
     if isinstance(value, int):
         return value
@@ -26,10 +33,8 @@ def pk_or_name(v2, model_name, value, page=None):
             if model_name in DEPRECATED_RESOURCES_REVERSE:
                 model_name = DEPRECATED_RESOURCES_REVERSE[model_name]
 
-        if model_name == 'users':
-            identity = 'username'
-        elif model_name == 'instances':
-            model_name = 'hostname'
+        if model_name in UNIQUENESS_RULES:
+            identity = UNIQUENESS_RULES[model_name][-1]
 
         if hasattr(v2, model_name):
             page = getattr(v2, model_name)
diff --git a/awxkit/awxkit/cli/resource.py b/awxkit/awxkit/cli/resource.py
index be4f7409fb..956774c6a8 100644
--- a/awxkit/awxkit/cli/resource.py
+++ b/awxkit/awxkit/cli/resource.py
@@ -167,10 +167,23 @@ def parse_resource(client, skip_deprecated=False):
         command = CustomCommand.registry[resource]()
         response = command.handle(client, parser)
         if response:
+            _filter = client.get_config('filter')
+            if (
+                resource == 'config' and
+                client.get_config('format') == 'human'
+            ):
+                response = {
+                    'count': len(response),
+                    'results': [
+                        {'key': k, 'value': v}
+                        for k, v in response.items()
+                    ]
+                }
+                _filter = 'key, value'
             formatted = format_response(
                 Page.from_json(response),
                 fmt=client.get_config('format'),
-                filter=client.get_config('filter'),
+                filter=_filter
             )
             print(formatted)
         raise SystemExit()