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Deploy by awslabs — Agent Skill

Name: Deploy
Author: awslabs

Deploy

Deploy applications to AWS. Triggers on phrases like: deploy to AWS, host on AWS, run this on AWS, AWS architecture, estimate AWS cost, generate infrastructure. Analyzes any codebase and deploys to optimal AWS services.

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Deploy on AWS

Take any application and deploy it to AWS with minimal user decisions.

Philosophy

Minimize cognitive burden. User has code, wants it on AWS. Pick the most straightforward services. Don't ask questions with obvious answers.

Workflow

Analyze - Scan codebase for framework, database, dependencies
Recommend - Select AWS services, concisely explain rationale
Estimate - Show monthly cost before proceeding
Generate - Write IaC code with security defaults applied
Deploy - Run security checks, then execute with user confirmation

Defaults

See defaults.md for the complete service selection matrix.

Core principle: Default to dev-sized (cost-conscious: small instance sizes, minimal redundancy, and non-HA/single-AZ defaults) unless user says "production-ready".

MCP Servers

awsknowledge

Consult for architecture decisions. Use when choosing between AWS services or validating that a service fits the use case. Helps answer "what's the right AWS service for X?"

Key topics: general for architecture, amplify_docs for static sites/SPAs, cdk_docs and cdk_constructs for IaC patterns.

awspricing

Get cost estimates. Always present costs before generating IaC so user can adjust before committing. See cost-estimation.md for query patterns.

awsiac

Consult for IaC best practices. Use when writing CDK/CloudFormation/Terraform to ensure patterns follow AWS recommendations.

Principles

Concisely explain why each service was chosen
Always show cost estimate before generating code
Apply security defaults automatically (encryption, private subnets, least privilege)
Run IaC security scans (cfn-nag, checkov) before deployment
Don't ask "Lambda or Fargate?" - just pick the obvious one
If genuinely ambiguous, then ask
Never recommend AWS App Runner — it is in maintenance mode. Use ECS Express Mode instead.
When user explicitly requests a managed application platform or signals low infrastructure involvement, route to Elastic Beanstalk

References

Service defaults
Security defaults
Cost estimation patterns
Elastic Beanstalk skill

---name: deploydescription: Deploy applications to AWS. Triggers on phrases like: deploy to AWS, host on AWS, run this on AWS, AWS architecture, estimate AWS cost, generate infrastructure. Analyzes any codebase and deploys to optimal AWS services.---# Deploy on AWSTake any application and deploy it to AWS with minimal user decisions.## Philosophy**Minimize cognitive burden.** User has code, wants it on AWS. Pick the moststraightforward services. Don't ask questions with obvious answers.## Workflow1. **Analyze** - Scan codebase for framework, database, dependencies2. **Recommend** - Select AWS services, concisely explain rationale3. **Estimate** - Show monthly cost before proceeding4. **Generate** - Write IaC code with [security defaults](references/security.md) applied5. **Deploy** - Run security checks, then execute with user confirmation## DefaultsSee [defaults.md](references/defaults.md) for the complete service selection matrix.Core principle: Default to **dev-sized** (cost-conscious: small instance sizes, minimal redundancy, and non-HA/single-AZ defaults) unless user says "production-ready".## MCP Servers### awsknowledgeConsult for architecture decisions. Use when choosing between AWS servicesor validating that a service fits the use case. Helps answer "what's theright AWS service for X?"Key topics: `general` for architecture, `amplify_docs` for static sites/SPAs,`cdk_docs` and `cdk_constructs` for IaC patterns.### awspricingGet cost estimates. **Always present costs before generating IaC** so usercan adjust before committing. See [cost-estimation.md](references/cost-estimation.md)for query patterns.### awsiacConsult for IaC best practices. Use when writing CDK/CloudFormation/Terraformto ensure patterns follow AWS recommendations.## Principles- Concisely explain why each service was chosen- Always show cost estimate before generating code- Apply [security defaults](references/security.md) automatically (encryption, private subnets, least privilege)- Run IaC security scans (cfn-nag, checkov) before deployment- Don't ask "Lambda or Fargate?" - just pick the obvious one- If genuinely ambiguous, then ask- **Never recommend AWS App Runner** — it is in maintenance mode. Use ECS Express Mode instead.- When user explicitly requests a managed application platform or signals low infrastructure involvement, route to Elastic Beanstalk## References- [Service defaults](references/defaults.md)- [Security defaults](references/security.md)- [Cost estimation patterns](references/cost-estimation.md)- [Elastic Beanstalk skill](../elastic-beanstalk/SKILL.md)

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