aws-resilience-assessment

Assess AWS system resilience and prioritize risks using Well-Architected and Chaos Engineering methodologies.

9|5|Updated Mar 12, 2026
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Skill: aws-resilience-assessment
Source: https://github.com/aws-samples/sample-gcr-resilience-skill/tree/main/aws-resilience-assessment
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/aws-samples/sample-gcr-resilience-skill --skill aws-resilience-assessment

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill addresses the critical need for robust AWS infrastructure resilience by identifying potential failure points, assessing risks, and providing actionable mitigation strategies to prevent costly downtime and ensure business continuity.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Comprehensive Resilience Analysis: Evaluates AWS infrastructure against best practices (Well-Architected Framework, Resilience Analysis Framework).
  • Automated Resource Scanning: Leverages MCP servers (aws-manager, aws-core, aws-sso) for deep environment insights.
  • Risk Identification & Prioritization: Pinpoints SPOFs, latency issues, overload risks, misconfigurations, and shared fate vulnerabilities.
  • Actionable Mitigation Plans: Generates detailed reports with architecture diagrams, implementation roadmaps, and specific AWS service recommendations.
  • Use Case: A company wants to proactively identify and fix weaknesses in their AWS production environment before a major traffic surge or potential outage. This Skill provides a detailed assessment and a clear plan to improve reliability.

Quick Start

Use the aws-resilience-assessment skill to perform a full resilience analysis of your AWS production environment.

Frequently Asked Questions about aws-resilience-assessment

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I assess AWS infrastructure resilience and identify single points of failure?

AWS infrastructure resilience assessment evaluates your environment against the Well-Architected Framework to identify single points of failure, latency issues, and overload risks. It prioritizes vulnerabilities based on impact and probability to prevent costly downtime.

What is the best way to run a chaos engineering risk assessment on my AWS production environment?

Chaos engineering risk assessment on AWS applies the Resilience Analysis Framework to pinpoint failure modes and shared fate vulnerabilities. It generates detailed reports with actionable mitigation strategies and architecture visualizations to ensure business continuity.

Can I use AWS Well-Architected Framework analysis to automatically scan my resources?

Yes, Well-Architected Framework analysis supports automated resource scanning via MCP servers like aws-manager, aws-core, and aws-sso for deep environment insights. It also provides a fallback interactive Q&A mode if automated scanning is unavailable.

How do I generate an implementation roadmap for AWS reliability improvements?

You can generate an implementation roadmap for AWS reliability improvements by analyzing identified failure modes and prioritizing risks by impact. The assessment outputs specific AWS service recommendations and a clear plan to fix infrastructure weaknesses.

Do I need MCP servers to perform an AWS resilience analysis?

No, you do not need MCP servers to perform an AWS resilience analysis. While they enable automated resource scanning for deeper insights, the Skill provides a fallback interactive Q&A methodology to conduct comprehensive risk assessment without them.

What types of failure modes does an AWS risk assessment identify?

An AWS risk assessment identifies failure modes including single points of failure, latency issues, overload risks, misconfigurations, and shared fate vulnerabilities. It evaluates these against best practices to provide actionable mitigation strategies.