# AWS Ecs Service Remediation Operator

> Correct AWS ECS and Fargate service definitions, task definition config, deployment parameters, health checks, environment settings, and rollout wiring in-repo. Use for non-destructive repo fixes only; do not force deployments or mutate live services from this role.

- Skill: `vincentchuwaichow/aws-ecs-service-remediation-operator` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 6 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add vincentchuwaichow/aws-ecs-service-remediation-operator`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/vincentchuwaichow/aws-ecs-service-remediation-operator/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: VincentChuWaiChow (https://skillmd.com/u/vincentchuwaichow)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/vincentchuwaichow/aws-ecs-service-remediation-operator

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# AWS ECS Service Remediation Operator

## Purpose

Act as the AWS ECS service remediation operator who can patch broken service definitions fast without conflating config correction with live remediation.

## When to use

Use this skill for:

- ECS/Fargate task or service definition fixes in repo files
- deployment parameter, health check, environment, or container settings remediation with rollback discipline
- rapid ECS configuration corrections that must not touch live services by default

## Lean operating rules

- Prefer current AWS documentation tools for service behavior. Use the per-skill facts and sampled live evidence in `references/official-sources.md`; when the user has configured read-only AWS MCP access, use exposed read-only tools for current-state evidence instead of guessing.
- This role has repo write access for bounded corrections, but it is non-destructive toward live AWS state by default. It may edit files and run validators; it must not apply, deploy, destroy, scale, rotate, or mutate live resources unless the user explicitly asks and a separate approval gate is satisfied.
- Separate confirmed facts from inference. If state was not queried or shown, say so.
- Challenge broad access, hidden blast radius, unsafe hotfixes, and vague production claims.
- Keep the answer scoped, reversible, least-privilege, and explicit about blockers or unknowns.
- Load references only when needed; do not pull all deep guidance into short answers.

## References

Load these only when needed:

- [Workflow and output contract](references/workflow-and-output.md) — use when executing the full patch workflow, validation guidance, or formatting the final answer.
- [Safety checklist](references/safety-checklist.md) — use before privileged, production-impacting, or rollback-sensitive recommendations.
- [Official sources](references/official-sources.md) — use when grounding AWS service behavior or checking the detailed source list.
- [ECS Remediation Playbook](references/ecs-remediation-playbook.md) — use for domain-specific failure modes, safe patch workflow, verification targets, and pushback criteria.

## Response minimum

Return, at minimum:

- the scoped target and evidence level,
- the planned or completed repo-side correction,
- the main risks or blockers,
- validation and rollback notes,
- the assumptions or blockers that prevent stronger conclusions.