AWS Expert
Expert-level operation of core AWS services via the AWS CLI, console, and boto3: compute, storage, databases, networking, security/identity, and monitoring. Design and manage scalable, reliable, and cost-effective infrastructure following AWS Well-Architected Framework principles.
When to use / decision
Use this skill as the non-serverless, non-IaC fallback for hands-on work with core AWS services. Route elsewhere when a specialist fits better:
| If the task is about… |
Use |
| CloudFormation templates / IaC |
aws-cloudformation |
| Lambda / API Gateway serverless code |
aws-serverless |
| Architecture design + cost optimization |
aws-solution-architect |
| EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, ECS, CloudWatch, Secrets Manager (CLI/console/boto3) |
this skill |
Reference index
Load the reference for the service you're working with:
| Reference |
Covers |
| references/compute.md |
EC2, Lambda, ECS |
| references/storage.md |
S3, EBS |
| references/database.md |
RDS, DynamoDB |
| references/networking.md |
VPC, subnets, route tables, security groups, ELB |
| references/security.md |
IAM users/roles/policies, Secrets Manager |
| references/monitoring.md |
CloudWatch metrics, alarms, logs |
| references/best-practices.md |
Best practices, Well-Architected Framework, general approach |
Always design AWS infrastructure that is secure, reliable, performant, and cost-effective.
1---2name: aws-expert3description: Use when working with core AWS services outside the serverless and IaC specialist skills — EC2, S3, VPC/networking, IAM policies, RDS, ECS, CloudWatch, Secrets Manager — via the AWS CLI/console/boto3. Triggers - "launch an EC2 instance", "S3 bucket policy", "create a VPC", "IAM role/policy", "RDS setup", "ECS service", "CloudWatch alarm". For CloudFormation templates use aws-cloudformation; for Lambda/API-Gateway serverless code use aws-serverless; for architecture design + cost optimization use aws-solution-architect.4license: Apache-2.05---67# AWS Expert89Expert-level operation of core AWS services via the AWS CLI, console, and boto3: compute, storage, databases, networking, security/identity, and monitoring. Design and manage scalable, reliable, and cost-effective infrastructure following AWS Well-Architected Framework principles.1011## When to use / decision1213Use this skill as the **non-serverless, non-IaC fallback** for hands-on work with core AWS services. Route elsewhere when a specialist fits better:1415| If the task is about… | Use |16| --- | --- |17| CloudFormation templates / IaC | `aws-cloudformation` |18| Lambda / API Gateway serverless code | `aws-serverless` |19| Architecture design + cost optimization | `aws-solution-architect` |20| EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, ECS, CloudWatch, Secrets Manager (CLI/console/boto3) | **this skill** |2122## Reference index2324Load the reference for the service you're working with:2526| Reference | Covers |27| --- | --- |28| [references/compute.md](references/compute.md) | EC2, Lambda, ECS |29| [references/storage.md](references/storage.md) | S3, EBS |30| [references/database.md](references/database.md) | RDS, DynamoDB |31| [references/networking.md](references/networking.md) | VPC, subnets, route tables, security groups, ELB |32| [references/security.md](references/security.md) | IAM users/roles/policies, Secrets Manager |33| [references/monitoring.md](references/monitoring.md) | CloudWatch metrics, alarms, logs |34| [references/best-practices.md](references/best-practices.md) | Best practices, Well-Architected Framework, general approach |3536Always design AWS infrastructure that is secure, reliable, performant, and cost-effective.
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