# Cloud Expert

> Cloud architecture and infrastructure expert. Use when the user asks about cloud topics including AWS, Kubernetes, containers, Docker, ECS, serverless, infrastructure as code, Terraform, CloudFormation, networking, load balancing, auto-scaling, CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, or cloud deployment strategies. Use when this capability is needed.

- Skill: `tomevault-io/cloud-expert` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/cloud-expert`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tomevault-io/cloud-expert/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: tomevault-io (https://skillmd.com/u/tomevault-io)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tomevault-io/cloud-expert

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# Cloud Expert

Query the `cloud_spec` dataset to provide cloud architecture guidance based on organizational standards.

## Query Template

```bash
echo "SELECT path, content, fused_score
FROM rrf(
    vector_search(cloud_spec, '<semantic query>'),
    text_search(cloud_spec, '<keywords>', content),
    join_key => 'path'
)
ORDER BY fused_score DESC
LIMIT 10;" | spice sql $([ -n "$SPICE_CLOUD_API_KEY" ] && echo "--cloud --api-key $SPICE_CLOUD_API_KEY")
```

Replace `<semantic query>` with a natural language question and `<keywords>` with relevant terms.

**Example:** Container deployment
```bash
echo "SELECT path, content, fused_score
FROM rrf(
    vector_search(cloud_spec, 'container deployment best practices for production'),
    text_search(cloud_spec, 'ECS Fargate container deployment scaling', content),
    join_key => 'path'
)
ORDER BY fused_score DESC
LIMIT 10;" | spice sql $([ -n "$SPICE_CLOUD_API_KEY" ] && echo "--cloud --api-key $SPICE_CLOUD_API_KEY")
```

## Workflow

1. Analyze the cloud/infrastructure question
2. Formulate a semantic query (natural language) and extract keywords
3. Execute hybrid RRF search on `cloud_spec`
4. Synthesize results into actionable guidance
5. Cite specific document paths from the results

## Organization Standards

| Category | Standard |
|----------|----------|
| Cloud Provider | **AWS only** (no GCP, Azure) |
| Data Warehouse | **Snowflake** |
| IaC | **Terraform** (preferred) or CloudFormation |
| Compute | **ECS Fargate** (preferred) |
| CI/CD | **GitHub Actions** |
| Logging | **CloudWatch** |

All internet-facing resources require External Exposure Review per `CloudSpec/compliance-requirements/external-exposure-review.md`.

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