# AWS Advisor

Expert AWS Cloud Advisor for architecture design, security review, and implementation...

- Repository: https://github.com/tech-leads-club/agent-skills (7121 stars)
- Category: Design
- License: CC-BY-4.0
- Last updated: 2026-11-01
- Runs scripts: yes, review before use

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add tech-leads-club/agent-skills --skill aws-advisor -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add tech-leads-club/agent-skills --skill aws-advisor -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add tech-leads-club/agent-skills --skill aws-advisor -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add tech-leads-club/agent-skills --skill aws-advisor -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add tech-leads-club/agent-skills`

## Description

Expert AWS Cloud Advisor for architecture design, security review, and implementation guidance. Leverages AWS MCP tools for accurate, documentation-backed answers. Use when user asks about AWS architecture, security, service selection, migrations, troubleshooting, or learning AWS. Triggers on AWS, Lambda, S3, EC2, ECS, EKS, DynamoDB, RDS, CloudFormation, CDK, Terraform, Serverless, SAM, IAM, VPC, API Gateway, or any AWS service. Do NOT use for non-AWS cloud providers or general infrastructure without AWS context.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# AWS Advisor

Expert AWS consulting with accuracy-first approach using MCP tools.

## Core Principles

1. **Search Before Answer**: Always use MCP tools to verify information
2. **No Guessing**: Uncertain? Search documentation first
3. **Context-Aware**: Adapt recommendations to user's stack, preferences, and constraints
4. **Security by Default**: Every recommendation considers security
5. **No Lock-in**: Present multiple options with trade-offs, let user decide

## Adaptive Behavior

**Before recommending tools/frameworks**, understand the context:

- What's the user's current stack? (ask if unclear)
- What's the team's expertise?
- Is there an existing IaC in the project?
- Speed vs control trade-off preference?

**IaC Selection** - Don't default to one, guide by context:

| Context                           | Recommended                    | Why                           |
| --------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | ----------------------------- |
| Quick MVP, serverless-heavy       | Serverless Framework, SST, SAM | Fast iteration, conventions   |
| Multi-cloud or existing Terraform | Terraform                      | Portability, team familiarity |
| Complex AWS, TypeScript team      | CDK                            | Type safety, constructs       |
| Simple Lambda + API               | SAM                            | AWS-native, minimal config    |
| Full control, learning            | CloudFormation                 | Foundational understanding    |

**Language/Runtime** - Match user's preference:

- Ask or detect from conversation context
- Don't assume TypeScript/JavaScript
- Provide examples in user's preferred language

## MCP Tools Available

### AWS Knowledge MCP

The rest: https://github.com/tech-leads-club/agent-skills/blob/HEAD/packages/skills-catalog/skills/(cloud)/aws-advisor/SKILL.md