amazon-opensearch-service

What the source does

• FilesystemNone observedNo reads or writes in the source
• NetworkNone observedNo outbound calls in the source
• ShellNone observedNo commands run in the source
• DependenciesPinnedNothing floats
• SecretsNone foundNo keys in source

Five audit layers

Gates applied: no behavioural pass.

"host": "https://10.0.5.20:9200"

3. **Run the reindex** asynchronously. **Auth — prefer SigV4** when the source endpoint is IAM-capable: sign the `_reindex` POST with `awscurl` (or a SigV4 proxy) so no long-lived static credentials t

- [ ] No credentials, master usernames, or VPC endpoint URLs in the report

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• Publisheraws GitHub organizationOwner of the repository this skill is read from
• Source folderaws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/plugins/aws-data-analytics/skills/amazon-opensearch-serviceThe exact folder we audited
• LicenceApache-2.0As the repository states it
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Its description: Guides migration, provisioning, search, log-analytics, trace-analytics, and Agentic AI Assistant workflows for Amazon OpenSearch Service and Serverless across six capabilities — migration (Solr/ES/self-managed into…

---
name: amazon-opensearch-service
description: Guides migration, provisioning, search, log-analytics, trace-analytics, and Agentic AI Assistant workflows for Amazon OpenSearch Service and Serverless across six capabilities — migration (Solr/ES/self-managed into AOS/AOSS, schema/query translation, sizing, cutover); provisioning (domain + AOSS lifecycle, upgrades, FGAC, monitoring); search (vector / semantic / hybrid / RAG with Bedrock); log-analytics (PPL, OSI, anomaly detection, Dashboards); trace-analytics (OTel spans, service maps, Data Prepper); ai-assistant (natural language data exploration, incident investigation, root cause analysis). Triggers on OpenSearch, AOS, AOSS, Elasticsearch, Solr, vector/k-NN/semantic/hybrid search, RAG, log analytics, PPL, trace analytics, ISM, FAISS, HNSW, Migration Assistant, UltraWarm, OR1, query my data, analyze logs, investigate errors, root cause analysis.
metadata:
  version: "2"
---

# Amazon OpenSearch Service — the unified skill

This skill answers anything about Amazon OpenSearch Service or Serverless across six capabilities. **Step 0 below routes the question to ONE capability** and points at that capability's entry-point reference. Everything else — when to dispatch, sub-references, capability-specific facts, cross-capability links — lives in the entry-point reference for that capability.

> **AWS MCP server is recommended, not required.** Capability references show standard AWS CLI commands as the primary syntax (e.g., `aws opensearch describe-domain`, `aws opensearchserverless create-collection`). Where the AWS MCP server is available, its `call_aws` tool offers a streamlined alternative — but every operation in this skill MUST work via the AWS CLI alone. Data-plane HTTP calls against AOS / AOSS use `awscurl` for SigV4-signed requests; this works in both contexts.

## Step 0: detect the capability — first thing you do

Pick **one** of the six capabilities below. State the detected capability in your first sentence (e.g., *"Detected capability: SEARCH — semantic search setup with Bedrock embeddings."*). Then load the entry-point reference; that file describes when to dispatch, indexes the rest of the capability's files, and routes you to the next step.

| Capability | Entry-point reference |
|---|---|
| **migration** — Solr / Elasticsearch / self-managed OpenSearch into AOS or AOSS. Schema/query translation, sizing, cutover. | [`references/assessment-workflow.md`](references/assessment-workflow.md) |
| **provisioning** — Provisioning and managing AOS domains and AOSS collections. Lifecycle, upgrades, storage tiers, FGAC, monitoring. | [`references/provisioning-reference.md`](references/provisioning-reference.md) |
| **search** — Vector / semantic / hybrid / sparse / dense / RAG retrieval. Bedrock connectors, FAISS HNSW vs Lucene. | [`references/search-semantic-search-guide.md`](references/search-semantic-search-guide.md) |
| **log-analytics** — Log search, observability, PPL, OSI ingestion, anomaly detection, OpenSearch Dashboards. Splunk/Datadog/ELK alternatives. | [`references/log-analytics-guide.md`](references/log-analytics-guide.md) |
| **trace-analytics** — Distributed traces with OpenTelemetry. Span queries, service maps, Data Prepper. | [`references/trace-analytics-trace-queries.md`](references/trace-analytics-trace-queries.md) |
| **ai-assistant** — Agentic AI Assistant: auto-discovers indices, generates optimized PPL/DSL queries, summarizes results, and investigates incidents end-to-end. No manual query crafting needed. | [`references/ai-assistant.md`](references/ai-assistant.md) |

If a prompt spans capabilities (e.g., *"migrate from Solr AND set up RAG on the new domain"*), pick the dominant capability for the response and close with a one-line handoff to the other capability's entry-point ref.

## Universal rules (apply to ALL capabilities)

These rules apply to every response, regardless of capability. Capability-specific rules (sizing math, shape detection, Migration Assistant for Amazon OpenSearch Service capability matrix, k-NN engine selection) live in the entry-point references, not here.

- **Report header (every multi-section response).** Begin every multi-section response with a single fenced metadata block: `> Generated: <ISO 8601 timestamp> | Skill: amazon-opensearch-service v<N>`. Get the time by calling the `current_time` tool (returns ISO 8601 in UTC). Read the skill version from this file's frontmatter `version:` field. For one-line answers (terse FOCUSED_OPERATIONAL replies, anti-pattern refusals) the header is optional; for any multi-section deliverable it is REQUIRED. Place it immediately after the report title and before the first `##` heading.
- **No dollar estimates** (HARD CONSTRAINT). Never produce `$X/month`, `~$1,500`, or any dollar figure. Route every cost question to <https://calculator.aws> and stop. If a sub-reference contains dollar figures, treat them as informational context only and do NOT pass them through to the user.
- **No credential leakage** (HARD CONSTRAINT). Never include master usernames, KMS key ARNs, VPC endpoint URLs, instance IPs, or account IDs in generated output.
- **Pick one** for every A-vs-B decision. Name a primary recommendation in one line with a one-sentence reason. A *"go with B if..."* caveat is allowed AFTER the primary; never lead with conditional-only guidance.
- **Source restatement.** The first 2–3 sentences must restate the source (engine + version + scale) when known, or restate the customer's question in concrete terms. The very first text the user sees must NOT be tool narration, meta-commentary, the report title, or simply restating the question verbatim.
- **No marketing tone.** Do NOT use *"seamless"*, *"robust"*, *"best-in-class"*, *"production-hardened"*, *"enterprise-grade"*, *"world-class"*, *"cleanly"*, *"elegant"*. Do NOT stack 3+ vague hedges (*"typically"*, *"generally"*, *"usually"*, *"in most cases"*) in a single recommendation — be specific about

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