itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills

AWS Skills for Agents

What it solves

Developing AWS solutions is complex due to the wide variety of services covering IAM, compute, storage, and networking. This project provides AI agents with a curated, LLM-optimized knowledge base of AWS expertise to help automate cloud engineering tasks without the latency or token overhead of streaming large documentation files.

How it works

It functions as a plugin for Claude Code and Codex CLI, providing specialized "skills" for 18 core AWS services. Each skill consists of a SKILL.md file containing core concepts, patterns, CLI references, and troubleshooting guides. These local, pre-compressed knowledge sets are designed for reasoning-first AI agents, and the system automatically checks AWS documentation weekly to keep the content current.

Who it’s for

Cloud engineers and developers using AI agents like Claude Code or Codex to build, debug, and deploy AWS infrastructure.

Highlights

  • 18 AWS Service Domains: Covers everything from IAM and Lambda to Bedrock and EKS.
  • Token Efficient: Uses local, compressed knowledge instead of MCP (Model Context Protocol) to keep context windows small and predictable.
  • Automated Updates: Weekly checks against AWS documentation to ensure information remains current.
  • Broad Utility: Supports tasks ranging from writing CloudFormation templates to debugging access denied errors.

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