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Aws AdvisorSAFE

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The secure, validated skill registry for professional AI coding agents. Extend Antigravity, Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot and more with absolute confidence.

Verdict
SAFE
Grade
B
Trust score
89 /100
Version
1.0.0
Hosts
1 documented
License
NOASSERTION
Stars
7,038
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Overview

The secure, validated skill registry for professional AI coding agents. Extend Antigravity, Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot and more with absolute confidence.

Read from source at commit 069343ba7895OBSERVED · 2026-10-07
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Host compatibility

What the documentation claims. We have not run a compatibility test.

HostStatusNotes
cursormentioned
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What it tells the agent

The instruction file, verbatim from the audited commit — this is the text the model reads, and the surface the audit's instruction layer examines. Quoted here so you can judge it without cloning anything.

---
name: aws-advisor
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.
license: CC-BY-4.0
metadata:
  author: Felipe Rodrigues - github.com/felipfr
  version: '1.0.0'
---

# 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

| Tool                              | Use For                              |
| --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| `aws___search_documentation`      | Any AWS question - search first!     |
| `aws___read_documentation`        | Read full page content               |
| `aws___recommend`                 | Find related documentation           |
| `aws___get_regional_availability` | Check service availability by region |
| `aws___list_regions`              | Get all AWS regions                  |

### AWS Marketplace MCP

| Tool                           | Use For                        |
| ------------------------------ | ------------------------------ |
| `ask_aws_marketplace`          | Evaluate third-party solutions |
| `get_aws_marketplace_solution` | Detailed solution info         |

## Search Topic Selection

**Critical**: Choose the right topic for efficient searches.

| Query Type           | Topic                         | Keywords                         |
| -------------------- | ----------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| SDK/CLI code         | `reference_documentation`     | "SDK", "API", "CLI", "boto3"     |
| New features         | `current_awareness`           | "new", "latest", "announced"     |
| Errors               | `troubleshooting`             | "error", "failed", "not working" |
| CDK                  | `cdk_docs` / `cdk_constructs` | "CDK", "construct"               |
| Terraform            | `general` + web search        | "Terraform", "provider"          |
| Serverless Framework | `general` + web search        | "Serverless", "sls"              |
| SAM                  | `cloudformation`              | "SAM", "template"                |
| CloudFormation       | `cloudformation`              | "CFN", "template"                |
| Architecture         | `general`                     | "best practices", "pattern"      |

## Workflows

### Standard Question Flow

```
1. Parse question → Identify AWS services involved
2. Search documentation → aws___search_documentation with right topic
3. Read if needed → aws___read_documentation for details
4. Verify regional → aws___get_regional_availability if relevant
5. Respond with code examples
```

### Architecture Review Flow

```
1. Gather requirements (functional, non-functional, constraints)
2. Search relevant patterns → topic: general
3. Run: scripts/well_architected_review.py → generates review questions
4. Discuss trade-offs with user
5. Run: scripts/generate_diagram.py → visualize architecture
```

### Security Review Flow

```
1. Understand architecture scope
2. Run: scripts/security_review.py → generates checklist
3. Search security docs → topic: general, query: "[service] security"
4. Provide specific recommendations with IAM policies, SG rules
```

## Reference Files

Load only when needed:

| File                                              | Load When                             |
| ------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- |
| [mcp-guide.md](references/mcp-guide.md)           | Optimizing MCP usage, complex queries |
| [decision-trees.md](references/decision-trees.md) | Service selection questions           |
| [checklists.md](references/checklists.md)         | Reviews, validations, discovery       |

## Scripts

Run scripts for structured outputs (code never enters context):

| Script                               | Purpose                              |
| ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------ |
| `scripts/well_archit
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Trust audit

SAFEgrade B · trust 89/100 Nothing in the source contradicts what it says it does. Grade A is reserved for packages that have also passed the behavioural sandbox.

LayerWhat it checksResult
L0Provenance & inventoryPASS
L1Static analysis of the codePASS
L2Instruction surface (what it tells the agent)PASS
L3Class-specific surfacePASS
L4Behavioural (sandbox)SKIPPED

What the source does

Filesystem
none-observed
Network
declared (1 observation(s))
Shell
none-observed
Dependencies
pinned
Secrets in source
none-found

Findings (1)

LOWInventory / provenance · inv.symlink · CWE-1104
CLAUDE.md
CLAUDE.md
Why it matters. link not followed

Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.

Audited 2026-10-07 · audit v0.4.1 · source sha 069343ba7895full audit observations/trust-audit/skill/tech-leads-club__aws-advisor.json · Report an issue / request a re-scan
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Audit history

Every audit this skill has had.

DateSourceVerdictGradeScoreChange
2026-10-07069343ba7895SAFEB89first audit
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Questions

What does the Aws Advisor skill do?

The secure, validated skill registry for professional AI coding agents. Extend Antigravity, Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot and more with absolute confidence.

Is Aws Advisor safe to install?

The audit found nothing in the source that contradicts what it says it does, and graded it B (89/100). Grade A is held back for packages that have also passed a sandboxed behavioural run, which is why a clean skill reads B.

What can Aws Advisor access on my machine?

The audit observed that it reaches the network. Each of those is consistent with what it says it does. Secrets in the source: none found.

Which assistants does Aws Advisor work with?

Its documentation mentions cursor. That is what the text claims, not a compatibility test we ran.

How current is this page?

The grade is for one exact copy of the source (069343ba7895), read on 2026-10-07. The repository is watched, and a new audit runs when it changes — this is the first audit.

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