aws-cdk: Amazon Web Services Agent Skill

What the skill teaches

An AWS skill from the aws-core plugin that guides an agent through AWS CDK work in TypeScript or Python. It covers bootstrapping accounts, starting projects, the synth, diff and deploy cycle, construct design and stack layout, cdk-nag compliance checks, drift detection, importing existing resources and refactoring without forcing resource replacement. A troubleshooting table maps common CDK and CloudFormation errors to fixes, and it warns about traps such as renamed construct IDs or deadlocked cross-stack exports. Hotswap and express deploys are limited to development. Reference files hold the detail; the agent runs the CDK and AWS CLIs itself.

Capabilities

Bootstrap environments and start CDK projects in TypeScript or Python
Plan stack structure and construct patterns
Diagnose failed CDK deployments and synth errors
Import existing resources and detect drift
Refactor stacks without replacing stateful resources

Install

Run this to add it to Claude Code:

/plugin install aws-core@claude-plugins-official

From the project's documentation

What's inside

references/bootstrap-and-project-setup.md
references/compliance-and-drift.md
references/construct-patterns.md
references/fast-deployments.md
references/import-and-migrate.md
references/refactor-and-prevent-replacement.md
references/troubleshooting-credentials.md
references/troubleshooting-deployment.md
references/troubleshooting-synth.md
references/v1-to-v2-migration.md

Details

Fact	Value	Source
Type	Skill
Tool	Amazon Web Services
Publisher	Amazon Web Services	source
Official status	Officialpublished in AWS's own GitHub organisation (aws); the README links to the AWS user guide on docs.aws.amazon.com	source
Needs an API key or sign-in	Not stated in its documentation
Includes scripts	No	source
Platforms	Not stated in its documentation
AI clients	Claude Code, Cursor, Codex	source
Licence	Apache-2.0	source
Pricing	Not stated in its documentation
Activity	Last commit Nov 11, 20263,464 GitHub starsDownload data not available (not on npm or PyPI)	source
Links	Repository

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Sources

GitHub repositorygithub.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws · Backs: AI clients, Official status, Publisher, Activity, LicenceNov 11, 2026
Skill file (SKILL.md)github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-awsNov 10, 2026
Licence file (LICENSE)github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws · Backs: LicenceNov 12, 2026
Folder in the repository (aws-cdk)github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws · Backs: Includes scriptsNov 10, 2026

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