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Environment by tomevault-io — Agent Skill

Name: Environment
Author: tomevault-io

Environment

Manages Elastic Beanstalk environment lifecycle including creation, termination, cloning, URL swapping, and blue/green deployments. Use when user says "eb create", "eb terminate", "eb clone", "eb swap", "new environment", "delete environment", "blue/green", "CNAME swap", "abort update", "restore environment", or "DNS availability". For deploying to an existing environment use deploy skill. For configuration changes use config skill.

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Environment Management

Create, terminate, clone, swap, abort, and restore Elastic Beanstalk environments using the EB CLI.

When to Use

Create a new environment
Terminate an environment
Clone an environment
Swap URLs (blue/green deployment)
Abort an in-progress update
Restore a terminated environment
Check DNS availability for CNAME

When NOT to Use

Deploying to an existing environment → use deploy skill
Changing configuration → use config skill
Checking status → use status skill
Platform updates → use maintenance skill

Destructive Operations Warning

Before terminate/restore: verify environment name, check traffic, confirm with user.

Solution Stack Validation

Before creating, verify the platform solution stack name:

aws elasticbeanstalk list-available-solution-stacks --output json --query 'SolutionStacks'

Solution stack name format (example — version will vary, always query for latest): 64bit Amazon Linux 2023 v<version> running Node.js <node-version>

Create Environment

eb create <env-name>
eb create <env-name> --instance_type t3.medium
eb create <env-name> --elb-type application
eb create <env-name> --single                    # No load balancer
eb create <env-name> --scale 2
eb create <env-name> --envvars KEY1=val1,KEY2=val2
eb create <env-name> --tags Env=production
eb create <env-name> --cname <prefix>
eb create <env-name> --tier worker

DNS Availability Check (before create with custom CNAME)

aws elasticbeanstalk check-dns-availability \
  --cname-prefix <desired-prefix> --output json

Terminate

eb terminate <env-name>
eb terminate <env-name> --force

Clone

eb clone <source-env> --clone_name <new-env>

Swap URLs (Blue/Green)

eb swap <env1> --destination_name <env2>

Abort In-Progress Update

eb abort

Restore Terminated Environment

eb restore --list
eb restore <env-id>

Composability

Deploy to new environment: Use deploy skill
Configure new environment: Use config skill
Check environment status: Use status skill
Platform migration: Use maintenance skill

Additional Resources

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---name: environmentdescription: Manages Elastic Beanstalk environment lifecycle including creation, termination, cloning, URL swapping, and blue/green deployments. Use when user says "eb create", "eb terminate", "eb clone", "eb swap", "new environment", "delete environment", "blue/green", "CNAME swap", "abort update", "restore environment", or "DNS availability". For deploying to an existing environment use deploy skill. For configuration changes use config skill.license: MIT---# Environment ManagementCreate, terminate, clone, swap, abort, and restore Elastic Beanstalk environments using the EB CLI.## When to Use- Create a new environment- Terminate an environment- Clone an environment- Swap URLs (blue/green deployment)- Abort an in-progress update- Restore a terminated environment- Check DNS availability for CNAME## When NOT to Use- Deploying to an existing environment → use `deploy` skill- Changing configuration → use `config` skill- Checking status → use `status` skill- Platform updates → use `maintenance` skill---## Destructive Operations WarningBefore terminate/restore: **verify environment name**, **check traffic**, **confirm with user**.## Solution Stack ValidationBefore creating, verify the platform solution stack name:```bashaws elasticbeanstalk list-available-solution-stacks --output json --query 'SolutionStacks'```Solution stack name format (example — version will vary, always query for latest):`64bit Amazon Linux 2023 v<version> running Node.js <node-version>`## Create Environment```basheb create <env-name>eb create <env-name> --instance_type t3.mediumeb create <env-name> --elb-type applicationeb create <env-name> --single # No load balancereb create <env-name> --scale 2eb create <env-name> --envvars KEY1=val1,KEY2=val2eb create <env-name> --tags Env=productioneb create <env-name> --cname <prefix>eb create <env-name> --tier worker```## DNS Availability Check (before create with custom CNAME)```bashaws elasticbeanstalk check-dns-availability \ --cname-prefix <desired-prefix> --output json```## Terminate```basheb terminate <env-name>eb terminate <env-name> --force```## Clone```basheb clone <source-env> --clone_name <new-env>```## Swap URLs (Blue/Green)```basheb swap <env1> --destination_name <env2>```## Abort In-Progress Update```basheb abort```## Restore Terminated Environment```basheb restore --listeb restore <env-id>```---## Composability- **Deploy to new environment**: Use `deploy` skill- **Configure new environment**: Use `config` skill- **Check environment status**: Use `status` skill- **Platform migration**: Use `maintenance` skill## Additional Resources- [Configuration Options](../_shared/references/config-options.md)- [Cost Optimization](../_shared/references/cost-optimization.md)---> Converted and distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io/claim/shinmc) — claim your Tome and manage your conversions.

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