majiayu000 AWS Cloud Operations Skill
Overview
Provides 90%+ context savings vs raw AWS MCP server. Multi-service support with progressive disclosure by service category.
Requirements
- AWS CLI v2
- Configured credentials (AWS_PROFILE or ~/.aws/credentials)
- AWS_REGION environment variable
Tools (Progressive Disclosure)
CloudWatch Operations
| Tool | Description | Confirmation |
|---|---|---|
| logs-groups | List log groups | No |
| logs-tail | Tail log stream | No |
| logs-filter | Filter log events | No |
| metrics-list | List metrics | No |
| metrics-get | Get metric data | No |
| alarm-list | List alarms | No |
| alarm-create | Create alarm | Yes |
S3 Operations
| Tool | Description | Confirmation |
|---|---|---|
| s3-ls | List buckets/objects | No |
| s3-cp | Copy objects | Yes |
| s3-sync | Sync directories | Yes |
| s3-rm | Delete objects | Yes |
Lambda Operations
| Tool | Description | Confirmation |
|---|---|---|
| lambda-list | List functions | No |
| lambda-get | Get function details | No |
| lambda-invoke | Invoke function | Yes |
| lambda-logs | Get function logs | No |
EC2 Operations
| Tool | Description | Confirmation |
|---|---|---|
| ec2-list | List instances | No |
| ec2-describe | Describe instance | No |
| ec2-start | Start instance | Yes |
| ec2-stop | Stop instance | Yes |
| sg-list | List security groups | No |
IAM Operations (Read-Only)
| Tool | Description | Confirmation |
|---|---|---|
| iam-users | List users | No |
| iam-roles | List roles | No |
| iam-policies | List policies | No |
Quick Reference
# List EC2 instances
aws ec2 describe-instances --output table
# Tail CloudWatch logs
aws logs tail /aws/lambda/my-function --follow
# List S3 buckets
aws s3 ls
# Invoke Lambda
aws lambda invoke --function-name my-func output.json
Configuration
- AWS_PROFILE: Named profile to use
- AWS_REGION: Target region (e.g., us-east-1)
- AWS_DEFAULT_OUTPUT: Output format (json/table/text)
Security
⚠️ Never hardcode credentials ⚠️ Use IAM roles when possible ⚠️ IAM write operations are blocked
Agent Integration
- devops (primary): Cloud operations
- cloud-integrator (primary): Multi-cloud
- incident-responder (secondary): Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
| Issue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Access denied | Check IAM permissions |
| Region error | Set AWS_REGION |
| Credentials | Run aws configure |
Memory Protocol (MANDATORY)
Before starting:
Read .claude/context/memory/learnings.md
After completing:
- New pattern ->
.claude/context/memory/learnings.md - Issue found ->
.claude/context/memory/issues.md - Decision made ->
.claude/context/memory/decisions.md
ASSUME INTERRUPTION: If it's not in memory, it didn't happen.