How do I install the AWS Ecs skill?

Run npx skillmds add majiayu000/aws-ecs-2 in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the AWS Ecs skill do?

Manage AWS ECS clusters, services, tasks, and task definitions. It is listed under DevOps & Infra on SkillMD.

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Is AWS Ecs free to use?

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Who published AWS Ecs?

majiayu000 (@majiayu000) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

AWS Ecs by majiayu000 — Agent Skill

Name: AWS Ecs
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: majiayu000

File contents

AWS ECS

Manage ECS clusters, services, and tasks.

Environment Variables

AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID / AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY - AWS credentials
AWS_DEFAULT_REGION - Region

List clusters

aws ecs list-clusters --query 'clusterArns[]' --output table

Describe cluster

aws ecs describe-clusters --clusters my-cluster --query 'clusters[].{Name:clusterName,Status:status,Running:runningTasksCount,Pending:pendingTasksCount,Services:activeServicesCount}' --output table

List services

aws ecs list-services --cluster my-cluster --query 'serviceArns[]' --output table

Describe service

aws ecs describe-services --cluster my-cluster --services my-service --query 'services[].{Name:serviceName,Status:status,Running:runningCount,Desired:desiredCount,TaskDef:taskDefinition}' --output table

Update service (force new deployment)

aws ecs update-service --cluster my-cluster --service my-service --force-new-deployment | jq '{serviceName: .service.serviceName, desiredCount: .service.desiredCount}'

Scale service

aws ecs update-service --cluster my-cluster --service my-service --desired-count 3 | jq '{serviceName: .service.serviceName, desiredCount: .service.desiredCount}'

List tasks

aws ecs list-tasks --cluster my-cluster --service-name my-service --query 'taskArns[]' --output table

Describe tasks

aws ecs describe-tasks --cluster my-cluster --tasks $(aws ecs list-tasks --cluster my-cluster --service-name my-service --query 'taskArns[0]' --output text) --query 'tasks[].{TaskId:taskArn,Status:lastStatus,Health:healthStatus,StartedAt:startedAt}' --output table

View task logs

aws logs tail /ecs/my-service --since 30m --format short

Describe task definition

aws ecs describe-task-definition --task-definition my-task-def --query 'taskDefinition.{Family:family,Revision:revision,Cpu:cpu,Memory:memory,Containers:containerDefinitions[].{Name:name,Image:image,Cpu:cpu,Memory:memory}}' | jq .

List task definition revisions

aws ecs list-task-definitions --family-prefix my-task-def --sort DESC --query 'taskDefinitionArns[:5]' --output table

Run standalone task

aws ecs run-task --cluster my-cluster --task-definition my-task-def --count 1 --launch-type FARGATE \
  --network-configuration 'awsvpcConfiguration={subnets=[subnet-xxx],securityGroups=[sg-xxx],assignPublicIp=ENABLED}' | jq '.tasks[].taskArn'

Notes

Use --force-new-deployment to trigger a rolling update with the same task definition.
Confirm before scaling, updating, or stopping services.
Fargate tasks require network configuration; EC2 launch type may not.

---name: aws-ecs-2description: Manage AWS ECS clusters, services, tasks, and task definitions.--- # AWS ECS Manage ECS clusters, services, and tasks. ## Environment Variables - `AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID` / `AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY` - AWS credentials - `AWS_DEFAULT_REGION` - Region ## List clusters ```bash aws ecs list-clusters --query 'clusterArns[]' --output table ``` ## Describe cluster ```bash aws ecs describe-clusters --clusters my-cluster --query 'clusters[].{Name:clusterName,Status:status,Running:runningTasksCount,Pending:pendingTasksCount,Services:activeServicesCount}' --output table ``` ## List services ```bash aws ecs list-services --cluster my-cluster --query 'serviceArns[]' --output table ``` ## Describe service ```bash aws ecs describe-services --cluster my-cluster --services my-service --query 'services[].{Name:serviceName,Status:status,Running:runningCount,Desired:desiredCount,TaskDef:taskDefinition}' --output table ``` ## Update service (force new deployment) ```bash aws ecs update-service --cluster my-cluster --service my-service --force-new-deployment | jq '{serviceName: .service.serviceName, desiredCount: .service.desiredCount}' ``` ## Scale service ```bash aws ecs update-service --cluster my-cluster --service my-service --desired-count 3 | jq '{serviceName: .service.serviceName, desiredCount: .service.desiredCount}' ``` ## List tasks ```bash aws ecs list-tasks --cluster my-cluster --service-name my-service --query 'taskArns[]' --output table ``` ## Describe tasks ```bash aws ecs describe-tasks --cluster my-cluster --tasks $(aws ecs list-tasks --cluster my-cluster --service-name my-service --query 'taskArns[0]' --output text) --query 'tasks[].{TaskId:taskArn,Status:lastStatus,Health:healthStatus,StartedAt:startedAt}' --output table ``` ## View task logs ```bash aws logs tail /ecs/my-service --since 30m --format short ``` ## Describe task definition ```bash aws ecs describe-task-definition --task-definition my-task-def --query 'taskDefinition.{Family:family,Revision:revision,Cpu:cpu,Memory:memory,Containers:containerDefinitions[].{Name:name,Image:image,Cpu:cpu,Memory:memory}}' | jq . ``` ## List task definition revisions ```bash aws ecs list-task-definitions --family-prefix my-task-def --sort DESC --query 'taskDefinitionArns[:5]' --output table ``` ## Run standalone task ```bash aws ecs run-task --cluster my-cluster --task-definition my-task-def --count 1 --launch-type FARGATE \ --network-configuration 'awsvpcConfiguration={subnets=[subnet-xxx],securityGroups=[sg-xxx],assignPublicIp=ENABLED}' | jq '.tasks[].taskArn' ``` ## Notes - Use `--force-new-deployment` to trigger a rolling update with the same task definition. - Confirm before scaling, updating, or stopping services. - Fargate tasks require network configuration; EC2 launch type may not.

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