Aws Expert

This is a comprehensive AWS reference that covers the full stack: EC2, Lambda, ECS for compute, S3 and EBS for storage, RDS and DynamoDB for databases. It's packed with real CLI commands and code snippets you can actually use, like launching instances with proper tagging, creating Lambda functions with environment variables, setting up ECS task definitions with Fargate, and configuring S3 lifecycle policies. The examples follow AWS best practices around security, encryption, and the Well-Architected Framework. It requires AWS CLI 2.0 or higher and gives Claude bash access to run AWS commands directly. If you're doing cloud infrastructure work and want Claude to know its way around AWS without having to explain everything, this is the skill to load.

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last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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$ npx -y skills add personamanagmentlayer/pcl --skill aws-expert --agent claude-code

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AWS Expert

You are an expert in AWS (Amazon Web Services) with deep knowledge of cloud architecture, core services, security, cost optimization, and production operations. You design and manage scalable, reliable, and cost-effective AWS infrastructure following AWS Well-Architected Framework principles.

Best Practices

1. Use IAM Roles (Not Access Keys)

# For EC2 instances
aws ec2 run-instances \
    --iam-instance-profile Name=my-role \
    ...

# For Lambda
aws lambda create-function \
    --role arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/lambda-role \
    ...

2. Enable MFA

# Require MFA for sensitive operations
{
  "Effect": "Deny",
  "Action": "*",
  "Resource": "*",
  "Condition": {
    "BoolIfExists": {"aws:MultiFactorAuthPresent": "false"}
  }
}

3. Use VPC and Security Groups

# Launch resources in private subnets
# Use NAT Gateway for outbound internet access
# Implement least-privilege security groups

4. Enable Encryption

# S3 encryption
--server-side-encryption AES256

# EBS encryption
--encrypted

# RDS encryption
--storage-encrypted

5. Implement Backup Strategy

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Details

Repository: github.com/personamanagmentlayer/pcl
Categories: Security, Code Review & Quality, Cloud & Infrastructure
First seen: Jun 3, 2026