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agent-toolkit-for-aws

Teach AI coding agents to build, deploy, and secure AWS applications

Equips AI coding agents with verified AWS knowledge, CLI workflows, and safety guardrails across compute, databases, networking, security, billing, and Bedrock. Eliminates wrong API calls, outdated quotas, and insecure defaults that agents commonly produce from stale training data. Includes plugins for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and Kiro so agents complete AWS tasks correctly on the first attempt.
npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --all -g -y

All Skills in This Repository (144)

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creating-data-lake-table

Create Iceberg tables in Amazon S3 Tables with schemas and partitioning.

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storing-and-querying-vectors

Store and query vector embeddings using Amazon S3 Vectors.

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connecting-to-data-source

Register and validate AWS Glue connections to external data sources.

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finding-data-lake-assets

Resolve data lake asset references to catalog entries across Glue, S3, and Redshift.

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exploring-data-catalog

Inventory AWS data assets across Glue, S3 Tables, Redshift-federated, and Iceberg catalogs.

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querying-data-lake

Execute Athena SQL queries across Glue, S3 Tables, and Redshift catalogs.

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ingesting-into-data-lake

Ingest data from S3, JDBC, Snowflake, BigQuery, DynamoDB, and Glue catalogs into AWS data lakes.

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aws-serverless

Guide building, deploying, debugging, and securing AWS serverless architectures.

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aws-sdk-swift-usage

Configure and use AWS SDK for Swift clients with struct-based configs.

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aws-messaging-and-streaming

Identify AWS messaging and streaming services for workload requirements.

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aws-iam

Verify IAM edge-case claims against official AWS documentation.

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aws-observability

Plan, configure, debug, and optimize AWS observability across CloudWatch, X-Ray, CloudTrail, and ADOT.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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How to install Agent Toolkit for AWS?โ–ผ

Run `npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --all -g -y` in your terminal to install all skills globally. You need an AWS account with local credentials configured for API calls.

What does Agent Toolkit for AWS do?โ–ผ

It gives AI coding agents accurate, current instructions for building and operating on AWS, covering services like Lambda, EC2, S3, Redshift, Bedrock, and IAM. It prevents common agent mistakes such as wrong API parameters, deprecated commands, and insecure defaults.

Which AI agents work with this toolkit?โ–ผ

It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and Kiro through ready-made plugins, plus any agent that supports the standard SKILL.md format. The bundled AWS MCP Server gives agents sandboxed, audit-logged access to over 300 AWS services.

Can it help with AWS security and cost reviews?โ–ผ

Yes. Dedicated skills scan code for vulnerabilities, run penetration tests, review IAM policies, analyze your bill, and find savings through right-sizing and Savings Plans recommendations.

Do I need coding experience to use it?โ–ผ

Basic familiarity with AWS and the command line helps, but the skills guide your agent step by step through tasks like signing in, deploying apps, and querying data lakes using plain-English requests.

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