How do I install the AWS Rds skill?

Run npx skillmds add majiayu000/aws-rds-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 Rds skill do?

Manage AWS RDS database instances, snapshots, and clusters. It is listed under DevOps & Infra on SkillMD.

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Is AWS Rds free to use?

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Who published AWS Rds?

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

AWS Rds by majiayu000 — Agent Skill

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

File contents

AWS RDS

Manage relational database instances and clusters.

List instances

aws rds describe-db-instances --query 'DBInstances[].{Id:DBInstanceIdentifier,Engine:Engine,Version:EngineVersion,Status:DBInstanceStatus,Class:DBInstanceClass,Storage:AllocatedStorage}' --output table

Get instance details

aws rds describe-db-instances --db-instance-identifier my-db | jq '.DBInstances[0] | {Id: .DBInstanceIdentifier, Engine, Status: .DBInstanceStatus, Endpoint: .Endpoint.Address, Port: .Endpoint.Port, MultiAZ, StorageType, AllocatedStorage}'

List Aurora clusters

aws rds describe-db-clusters --query 'DBClusters[].{Id:DBClusterIdentifier,Engine:Engine,Status:Status,Endpoint:Endpoint,ReaderEndpoint:ReaderEndpoint}' --output table

Create snapshot

aws rds create-db-snapshot --db-instance-identifier my-db \
  --db-snapshot-identifier my-db-snap-$(date +%Y%m%d) | jq '{SnapshotId: .DBSnapshot.DBSnapshotIdentifier, Status: .DBSnapshot.Status}'

List snapshots

aws rds describe-db-snapshots --db-instance-identifier my-db --query 'DBSnapshots[].{Id:DBSnapshotIdentifier,Status:Status,Created:SnapshotCreateTime,Size:AllocatedStorage}' --output table

Stop instance

aws rds stop-db-instance --db-instance-identifier my-db | jq '{Id: .DBInstance.DBInstanceIdentifier, Status: .DBInstance.DBInstanceStatus}'

Start instance

aws rds start-db-instance --db-instance-identifier my-db | jq '{Id: .DBInstance.DBInstanceIdentifier, Status: .DBInstance.DBInstanceStatus}'

Recent events

aws rds describe-events --source-identifier my-db --source-type db-instance --duration 1440 --query 'Events[].{Date:Date,Message:Message}' --output table

Notes

Stop/start is not available for Aurora clusters (use scaling to 0 ACUs instead).
Snapshots are region-specific; copy cross-region for DR.
Always confirm before stopping, deleting, or modifying instances.

---name: aws-rds-2description: Manage AWS RDS database instances, snapshots, and clusters.--- # AWS RDS Manage relational database instances and clusters. ## List instances ```bash aws rds describe-db-instances --query 'DBInstances[].{Id:DBInstanceIdentifier,Engine:Engine,Version:EngineVersion,Status:DBInstanceStatus,Class:DBInstanceClass,Storage:AllocatedStorage}' --output table ``` ## Get instance details ```bash aws rds describe-db-instances --db-instance-identifier my-db | jq '.DBInstances[0] | {Id: .DBInstanceIdentifier, Engine, Status: .DBInstanceStatus, Endpoint: .Endpoint.Address, Port: .Endpoint.Port, MultiAZ, StorageType, AllocatedStorage}' ``` ## List Aurora clusters ```bash aws rds describe-db-clusters --query 'DBClusters[].{Id:DBClusterIdentifier,Engine:Engine,Status:Status,Endpoint:Endpoint,ReaderEndpoint:ReaderEndpoint}' --output table ``` ## Create snapshot ```bash aws rds create-db-snapshot --db-instance-identifier my-db \ --db-snapshot-identifier my-db-snap-$(date +%Y%m%d) | jq '{SnapshotId: .DBSnapshot.DBSnapshotIdentifier, Status: .DBSnapshot.Status}' ``` ## List snapshots ```bash aws rds describe-db-snapshots --db-instance-identifier my-db --query 'DBSnapshots[].{Id:DBSnapshotIdentifier,Status:Status,Created:SnapshotCreateTime,Size:AllocatedStorage}' --output table ``` ## Stop instance ```bash aws rds stop-db-instance --db-instance-identifier my-db | jq '{Id: .DBInstance.DBInstanceIdentifier, Status: .DBInstance.DBInstanceStatus}' ``` ## Start instance ```bash aws rds start-db-instance --db-instance-identifier my-db | jq '{Id: .DBInstance.DBInstanceIdentifier, Status: .DBInstance.DBInstanceStatus}' ``` ## Recent events ```bash aws rds describe-events --source-identifier my-db --source-type db-instance --duration 1440 --query 'Events[].{Date:Date,Message:Message}' --output table ``` ## Notes - Stop/start is not available for Aurora clusters (use scaling to 0 ACUs instead). - Snapshots are region-specific; copy cross-region for DR. - Always confirm before stopping, deleting, or modifying instances.

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