diff --git a/utils/src/key.c b/utils/src/key.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1487f9e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/src/key.c
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "sparse.h"
+#include "util.h"
+#include "format.h"
+#include "key.h"
+
+/*
+ * This is mechanically derived from scoutfs_key_str() in the kernel:
+ *  - s/key->data/key_data/
+ *  - s/key->key_len/key_len/
+ *  - s/return snprintf_null(buf, size, /return printf(/
+ */
+int print_key(void *key_data, unsigned key_len)
+{
+	int len;
+	u8 type;
+
+	if (key_data == NULL)
+		return printf("[NULL]");
+
+	if (key_len == 0)
+		return printf("[0 len]");
+
+	type = *(u8 *)key_data;
+
+	switch(type) {
+
+	case SCOUTFS_INODE_KEY: {
+		struct scoutfs_inode_key *ikey = key_data;
+
+		if (key_len < sizeof(struct scoutfs_inode_key))
+			break;
+
+		return printf("ino.%llu",
+				     be64_to_cpu(ikey->ino));
+	}
+
+	case SCOUTFS_XATTR_KEY: {
+		struct scoutfs_xattr_key *xkey = key_data;
+
+		len = (int)key_len - offsetof(struct scoutfs_xattr_key,
+						   name[1]);
+		if (len <= 0)
+			break;
+
+		return printf("xat.%llu.%.*s",
+				     be64_to_cpu(xkey->ino), len, xkey->name);
+	}
+
+	case SCOUTFS_DIRENT_KEY: {
+		struct scoutfs_dirent_key *dkey = key_data;
+
+		len = (int)key_len - sizeof(struct scoutfs_dirent_key);
+		if (len <= 0)
+			break;
+
+		return printf("dnt.%llu.%.*s",
+				     be64_to_cpu(dkey->ino), len, dkey->name);
+	}
+
+	case SCOUTFS_READDIR_KEY: {
+		struct scoutfs_readdir_key *rkey = key_data;
+
+		return printf("rdr.%llu.%llu",
+				     be64_to_cpu(rkey->ino),
+				     be64_to_cpu(rkey->pos));
+	}
+
+	case SCOUTFS_LINK_BACKREF_KEY: {
+		struct scoutfs_link_backref_key *lkey = key_data;
+
+		len = (int)key_len - sizeof(*lkey);
+		if (len <= 0)
+			break;
+
+		return printf("lbr.%llu.%llu.%.*s",
+				     be64_to_cpu(lkey->ino),
+				     be64_to_cpu(lkey->dir_ino), len,
+				     lkey->name);
+	}
+
+	case SCOUTFS_SYMLINK_KEY: {
+		struct scoutfs_symlink_key *skey = key_data;
+
+		return printf("sym.%llu",
+				     be64_to_cpu(skey->ino));
+	}
+
+	case SCOUTFS_FILE_EXTENT_KEY: {
+		struct scoutfs_file_extent_key *ekey = key_data;
+
+		return printf("ext.%llu.%llu.%llu.%llu.%x",
+				     be64_to_cpu(ekey->ino),
+				     be64_to_cpu(ekey->last_blk_off),
+				     be64_to_cpu(ekey->last_blkno),
+				     be64_to_cpu(ekey->blocks),
+				     ekey->flags);
+	}
+
+	case SCOUTFS_ORPHAN_KEY: {
+		struct scoutfs_orphan_key *okey = key_data;
+
+		return printf("orp.%llu",
+				     be64_to_cpu(okey->ino));
+	}
+
+	case SCOUTFS_FREE_EXTENT_BLKNO_KEY:
+	case SCOUTFS_FREE_EXTENT_BLOCKS_KEY: {
+		struct scoutfs_free_extent_blkno_key *fkey = key_data;
+
+		return printf("%s.%llu.%llu.%llu",
+			fkey->type == SCOUTFS_FREE_EXTENT_BLKNO_KEY ? "fel" :
+								      "fes",
+				be64_to_cpu(fkey->node_id),
+				be64_to_cpu(fkey->last_blkno),
+				be64_to_cpu(fkey->blocks));
+	}
+
+	case SCOUTFS_INODE_INDEX_CTIME_KEY:
+	case SCOUTFS_INODE_INDEX_MTIME_KEY:
+	case SCOUTFS_INODE_INDEX_SIZE_KEY:
+	case SCOUTFS_INODE_INDEX_META_SEQ_KEY:
+	case SCOUTFS_INODE_INDEX_DATA_SEQ_KEY: {
+		struct scoutfs_inode_index_key *ikey = key_data;
+
+		return printf("%s.%llu.%u.%llu",
+			ikey->type == SCOUTFS_INODE_INDEX_CTIME_KEY ? "ctm" :
+			ikey->type == SCOUTFS_INODE_INDEX_MTIME_KEY ? "mtm" :
+			ikey->type == SCOUTFS_INODE_INDEX_SIZE_KEY ? "siz" :
+			ikey->type == SCOUTFS_INODE_INDEX_META_SEQ_KEY ? "msq" :
+			ikey->type == SCOUTFS_INODE_INDEX_DATA_SEQ_KEY ? "dsq" :
+				"uii", be64_to_cpu(ikey->major),
+				be32_to_cpu(ikey->minor),
+				be64_to_cpu(ikey->ino));
+	}
+
+	default:
+		return printf("[unknown type %u len %u]",
+				     type, key_len);
+	}
+
+	return printf("[truncated type %u len %u]",
+			     type, key_len);
+}
diff --git a/utils/src/key.h b/utils/src/key.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ebefbf9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/src/key.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef _KEY_H_
+#define _KEY_H_
+
+int print_key(void *key_data, unsigned key_len);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/utils/src/print.c b/utils/src/print.c
index 3fb5a313..7f2b5df6 100644
--- a/utils/src/print.c
+++ b/utils/src/print.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "bitmap.h"
 #include "cmd.h"
 #include "crc.h"
+#include "key.h"
 
 static void *read_block(int fd, u64 blkno)
 {
@@ -294,6 +295,9 @@ static void print_item(struct scoutfs_segment_block *sblk, u32 pos)
 		le32_to_cpu(item->val_off), le16_to_cpu(item->key_len),
 		le16_to_cpu(item->val_len), item->flags,
 		printer ? "" : " (unrecognized type)");
+	printf("    key: ");
+	print_key(key, le16_to_cpu(item->key_len));
+	printf("\n");
 
 	if (printer)
 		printer(key, le16_to_cpu(item->key_len),
@@ -354,6 +358,12 @@ static int print_manifest_entry(int fd, struct scoutfs_ring_entry *rent,
 	       le16_to_cpu(ment->first_key_len),
 	       le16_to_cpu(ment->last_key_len),
 	       ment->level);
+	printf("      first: ");
+	print_key(ment->keys, le16_to_cpu(ment->first_key_len));
+	printf("\n      last: ");
+	print_key(ment->keys + le16_to_cpu(ment->first_key_len),
+		  le16_to_cpu(ment->last_key_len));
+	printf("\n");
 
 	if (rent->flags & SCOUTFS_RING_ENTRY_FLAG_DELETION)
 	       clear_bit(seg_map, le64_to_cpu(ment->segno));