aws-core

Agent Toolkit for AWS

Help AI coding agents build, deploy, and manage applications on AWS.

The Agent Toolkit for AWS gives AI coding agents the tools, knowledge, and guardrails they need to work with AWS services. It works with the coding agents developers already use — including Claude Code, Codex, and Kiro.

Quick start

Claude Code

The plugins are available on the official Anthropic marketplace (claude-plugins-official) which is added to your Claude Code installation by default. Use the following commands to install supported plugins from the toolkit:

For aws-core that covers service selection, CDK/CloudFormation, serverless, containers, storage, observability, billing, SDK usage, and deployment:

/plugin install aws-core@claude-plugins-official

Tip: If you get Plugin not found, update your local marketplace index first:

/plugin marketplace update claude-plugins-official

For aws-agents that covers building AI agents on AWS with Amazon Bedrock and AgentCore:

/plugin install aws-agents@claude-plugins-official

For aws-data-analytics that covers data lake, analytics, and ETL workflows with S3 Tables, AWS Glue, and Athena:

/plugin install aws-data-analytics@claude-plugins-official

Codex

In your terminal:

codex plugin marketplace add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws

Then launch Codex and run /plugins to browse and install the aws-core plugin.

Kiro

Add the AWS MCP Server to your Kiro MCP configuration (.kiro/settings/mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aws": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "[email protected]",
        "https://aws-mcp.us-east-1.api.aws/mcp",
        "--metadata", "AWS_REGION=us-west-2"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Note: It is recommended to pin to a specific version (e.g., @1.6.0) to ensure reproducible behavior and protect against supply chain risks. We recommend regularly checking PyPI for new stable versions and updating accordingly.

Then install skills from this repository:

npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/skills

Prerequisites: You need uv installed. An AWS account with credentials configured locally is required for API calls and script execution, but not for documentation search or skill discovery. See the user guide for detailed setup instructions.

Other agents

See the AWS MCP Server getting started guide for instructions on configuring the AWS MCP Server with your agent.

Then install skills from this repository:

npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/skills

Prerequisites: You need uv installed. An AWS account with credentials configured locally is required for API calls and script execution, but not for documentation search or skill discovery. See the user guide for detailed setup instructions.

What's included

Plugins

Plugins bundle the AWS MCP Server configuration and agent skills into a single install for your coding agent.

Plugin	Description
aws-core	Core AWS skills and MCP Server configuration. Covers service selection, CDK/CloudFormation, serverless, containers, storage, observability, billing, SDK usage, and deployment. Start here.
aws-agents	Skills for building AI agents on AWS with Amazon Bedrock and AgentCore.
aws-data-analytics	Skills for data lake, analytics, and ETL workflows with S3 Tables, AWS Glue, and Athena.

Plugins are currently available for Claude Code and Codex. For other agents, configure the AWS MCP Server directly and install skills from this repository.

Skills

Agent skills are curated packages of instructions and reference materials that help agents complete specific AWS tasks. Skills are loaded on demand — agents discover and retrieve only what's relevant to the current task.

npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/skills

Browse the skills/ directory to see all available skills.

Rules files

Recommended project-level configuration files that tell agents how to use AWS most effectively — for example, by using the AWS MCP Server, discovering available skills, or searching documentation before acting.