Aws Ec2
Provides AWS guidance and assistance for deploying and managing cloud infrastructure.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add aws-ec2 npx -- -y @trustedskills/aws-ec2
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"aws-ec2": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/aws-ec2"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill allows AI agents to interact with Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances. It can be used to retrieve information about running instances, manage their lifecycle (start, stop, reboot), and potentially execute commands within those instances. The agent can also query for instance details like IP addresses, security groups, and associated tags.
When to use it
- Troubleshooting: Investigate why an application is experiencing issues by checking the status of its underlying EC2 instance.
- Resource Management: Automatically scale down EC2 instances during periods of low traffic to reduce costs.
- Security Audits: Retrieve information about security groups and associated IP addresses for EC2 instances to identify potential vulnerabilities.
- Automated Deployments: Start or stop EC2 instances as part of a deployment pipeline.
Key capabilities
- Retrieve instance status (running, stopped, etc.)
- Start/Stop/Reboot EC2 instances
- Query instance details (IP address, security groups, tags)
Example prompts
- "What is the current status of my web server EC2 instance?"
- "Stop the EC2 instance with tag 'Name: ProductionWebServer'."
- "Give me the public IP address for the database EC2 instance."
Tips & gotchas
- Requires AWS credentials configured within the AI agent environment.
- Be mindful of potential costs associated with starting or stopping EC2 instances, especially in production environments.
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Security Audits
| Gen Agent Trust Hub | Pass |
| Socket | Pass |
| Snyk | Pass |
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