Mastering AWS CLI

A comprehensive Claude Code skill for AWS CLI v2 quick-reference, designed for experienced developers.

Overview

This skill provides instant access to AWS CLI commands, patterns, and best practices. It covers compute, storage, networking, security, and CI/CD integration with GitHub Actions.

What's Included

Compute & Containers: Lambda, ECS, EKS, ECR, EC2
Storage & Databases: S3, DynamoDB, Aurora/RDS
Streaming & Messaging: MSK (Kafka), Kinesis, SQS, SNS
Data & ETL: Glue (Catalog/Crawlers/Jobs)
Security: IAM, STS, Secrets Manager, SSM Parameter Store
Networking: VPC, Security Groups, SSM Tunneling
CI/CD: GitHub Actions, OIDC Federation

Installing with Skilz (Universal Installer)

The recommended way to install this skill across different AI coding agents is using the skilz universal installer.

This skill supports Agent Skill Standard which means it supports 14+ coding agents including Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, and Gemini.

Install Skilz

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pip install skilz

Quick Install from Git

You can use either -g or --git with HTTPS or SSH URLs:

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# HTTPS URL
skilz install -g https://github.com/SpillwaveSolutions/mastering-aws-cli

# SSH URL
skilz install --git git@github.com:SpillwaveSolutions/mastering-aws-cli.git

Claude Code

Install to user home (available in all projects):

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skilz install -g https://github.com/SpillwaveSolutions/mastering-aws-cli

Install to current project only:

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skilz install -g https://github.com/SpillwaveSolutions/mastering-aws-cli --project

OpenCode

Install for OpenCode:

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skilz install -g https://github.com/SpillwaveSolutions/mastering-aws-cli --agent opencode

Project-level install:

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skilz install -g https://github.com/SpillwaveSolutions/mastering-aws-cli --project --agent opencode

Gemini CLI

Project-level install for Gemini:

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skilz install -g https://github.com/SpillwaveSolutions/mastering-aws-cli --agent gemini

OpenAI Codex

Install for OpenAI Codex:

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skilz install -g https://github.com/SpillwaveSolutions/mastering-aws-cli --agent codex

Project-level install:

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skilz install -g https://github.com/SpillwaveSolutions/mastering-aws-cli --project --agent codex

Install from SkillzWave Marketplace

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# Claude to user home dir ~/.claude/skills
skilz install SpillwaveSolutions_mastering-aws-cli/mastering-aws-cli

# Claude skill in project folder ./claude/skills
skilz install SpillwaveSolutions_mastering-aws-cli/mastering-aws-cli --project

# OpenCode install to user home dir ~/.config/opencode/skills
skilz install SpillwaveSolutions_mastering-aws-cli/mastering-aws-cli --agent opencode

# OpenCode project level
skilz install SpillwaveSolutions_mastering-aws-cli/mastering-aws-cli --agent opencode --project

# OpenAI Codex install to user home dir ~/.codex/skills
skilz install SpillwaveSolutions_mastering-aws-cli/mastering-aws-cli --agent codex

# OpenAI Codex project level ./.codex/skills
skilz install SpillwaveSolutions_mastering-aws-cli/mastering-aws-cli --agent codex --project

# Gemini CLI (project level only)
skilz install SpillwaveSolutions_mastering-aws-cli/mastering-aws-cli --agent gemini

See the Skill Listing for installation instructions for all 14+ supported coding agents.

Other Supported Agents

Skilz supports 14+ coding agents including Windsurf, Qwen Code, Aidr, and more.

For the full list of supported platforms, visit SkillzWave.ai/platforms or see the skilz-cli GitHub repository.

Manual Installation

Copy this skill to your Claude Code skills directory:

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# User-level installation
cp -r mastering-aws-cli ~/.claude/skills/

# Or create a symlink
ln -s "$(pwd)" ~/.claude/skills/mastering-aws-cli

Usage

The skill activates automatically when you mention AWS-related topics:

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"How do I assume an IAM role?"
"Show me ECS deployment commands"
"Set up GitHub Actions with AWS OIDC"
"Deploy a Lambda function from a zip file"
"Configure S3 lifecycle policies"

Skill Structure

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mastering-aws-cli/
├── SKILL.md                    # Main skill definition with decision trees
├── README.md                   # This file
└── references/
    ├── setup.md                # Installation, SSO, profiles
    ├── iam-security.md         # Roles, policies, STS
    ├── lambda.md               # Serverless functions
    ├── ecs.md                  # Container orchestration
    ├── eks.md                  # Kubernetes
    ├── ecr.md                  # Container registry
    ├── s3.md                   # Object storage
    ├── dynamodb.md             # NoSQL database
    ├── aurora.md               # Relational databases
    ├── glue.md                 # ETL and data catalog
    ├── msk.md                  # Managed Kafka
    ├── kinesis.md              # Data streams
    ├── vpc-networking.md       # VPC and networking
    ├── bastion-tunneling.md    # SSM tunneling
    ├── github-cicd.md          # GitHub Actions integration
    └── advanced-patterns.md    # JMESPath, waiters, aliases

Quick Reference

Essential Commands

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# Identity & Access
aws sts get-caller-identity              # Verify identity
aws configure sso                        # Set up SSO (recommended)
aws sso login --profile prod             # Refresh SSO session

# S3
aws s3 ls                                # List buckets
aws s3 sync ./local s3://bucket/prefix   # Sync directories

# Lambda
aws lambda invoke --function-name fn response.json
aws lambda update-function-code --function-name fn --zip-file fileb://code.zip

# ECS
aws ecs list-clusters
aws ecs update-service --cluster prod --service api --force-new-deployment

# EKS
aws eks update-kubeconfig --name my-cluster
kubectl get pods

# Secrets
aws secretsmanager get-secret-value --secret-id prod/api/key --query SecretString --output text
aws ssm get-parameter --name /app/db/host --with-decryption

Triggers

The skill responds to these keywords:

Category	Keywords
Services	`lambda`, `ecs`, `eks`, `ecr`, `s3`, `dynamodb`, `aurora`, `rds`, `glue`, `msk`, `kinesis`
Security	`iam`, `sts`, `assume role`, `secrets manager`, `parameter store`
Networking	`vpc`, `bastion`, `ssm tunnel`
Setup	`aws configure`, `aws sso`
CI/CD	`github actions aws`, `oidc aws`

Progressive Disclosure Architecture

This skill uses a three-level loading system for efficient context usage:

Metadata (~100 words) - Always loaded, triggers skill activation
SKILL.md (<5K words) - Quick reference with decision trees
References (unlimited) - Detailed docs loaded on-demand

When you ask about a specific topic, Claude loads only the relevant reference file.

Version

Version: 2.1.0
Author: Spillwave
License: MIT

Contributing

Contributions welcome! Please:

Fork this repository
Add or update reference files in references/
Update SKILL.md navigation if adding new files
Submit a pull request

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mastering-aws-cli

Mastering AWS CLI

Overview

What's Included

Installing with Skilz (Universal Installer)

Install Skilz

Quick Install from Git

Claude Code

OpenCode

Gemini CLI

OpenAI Codex

Install from SkillzWave Marketplace

Other Supported Agents

Manual Installation

Usage

Skill Structure

Quick Reference

Essential Commands

Triggers

Progressive Disclosure Architecture

Version

Contributing

Related Skills

Similar Packages

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Publisher