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AWS Skills (zxkane)

Skill Infrastructure Usable

AWS development skills with CDK best practices and cost optimization. 209 stars.

228 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeQuick setup
Fair rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

AWS development skills with CDK best practices and cost optimization guidance. Teaches Claude AWS-specific patterns that generic prompting misses. 209 stars.

AWS developers using CDK who want Claude to follow AWS well-architected framework patterns and avoid common cost pitfalls.

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https://github.com/zxkane/aws-skills

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → PluginsAdd plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.
Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.
Command
claude plugins install zxkane/aws-skills

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

CostFree

Trust Signals Source Reviewed

Stars228Contributors1Last updated2026-03-06LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone found

Data & Access

Data processingPrompts sent to Anthropic API. Enterprise/Team plans exclude training.

Community Pulse Active

Discussed on Hacker News, Reddit

21 mentions across 2 sources

Reviewer notes

Source Reviewed review. These are observations, not a security certification.

209 stars. AWS CDK + cost optimization. Good for AWS-stack teams.

Community tool. Source reviewed.

Things to check

  • Single maintainer. Consider the risk if this person stops maintaining the project.

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Evaluation

Ease of Use
3/5
Versatility
3/5
Reliability
3/5
Security
3/5
Overall score3.00 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedApr 2026
209 stars. AWS CDK + cost optimization. Good for AWS-stack teams.

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