System Design
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Design scalable distributed systems using structured approaches for load balancing, caching, database scaling, and message queues.
Configures Amazon CloudFront content delivery across six workflows: when to use CloudFront and how it fits with AWS WAF, Shield, CloudFront Functions, Lambda@Edge, Route 53, and origins (creating a…
Install Cloudfront
$ npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill cloudfront -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws cloudfront --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/cloudfront .claude/skills/cloudfront && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "cloudfront" agent skill from https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/tree/main/skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/cloudfront into .claude/skills/cloudfront/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cloudfront", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/tree/main/skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/cloudfrontType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill cloudfront -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws cloudfront --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/cloudfront .agents/skills/cloudfront && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "cloudfront" agent skill from https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/tree/main/skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/cloudfront into .agents/skills/cloudfront/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cloudfront", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill cloudfront -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws cloudfront --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/cloudfront .cursor/skills/cloudfront && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "cloudfront" agent skill from https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/tree/main/skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/cloudfront into .cursor/skills/cloudfront/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cloudfront", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws.git --path skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/cloudfront--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill cloudfront -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws cloudfront --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/cloudfront .gemini/skills/cloudfront && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "cloudfront" agent skill from https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/tree/main/skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/cloudfront into .gemini/skills/cloudfront/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cloudfront", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws cloudfrontInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill cloudfront -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/cloudfront .github/skills/cloudfront && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "cloudfront" agent skill from https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/tree/main/skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/cloudfront into .github/skills/cloudfront/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cloudfront", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill cloudfront -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws cloudfront --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/cloudfront .opencode/skills/cloudfront && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "cloudfront" agent skill from https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/tree/main/skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/cloudfront into .opencode/skills/cloudfront/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cloudfront", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
cloudfront- GitHub stars
- 2.8k
- Token cost
- ~1.3k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 491 words
- Files
- 7 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 138
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
At a glance
Configures Amazon CloudFront content delivery across six workflows: when to use CloudFront and how it fits with AWS WAF, Shield, CloudFront Functions, Lambda@Edge, Route 53, and origins (creating a…
- Tasks that involve Cloud networking
- SKILL.md covers Overview, Which CloudFront task do you…, Routing notes and Cross-service work, plus 1 more section
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Tasks that involve Multi-tenancy
What it does
Cloudfront is an agent skill from aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Configures Amazon CloudFront content delivery across six workflows: when to use CloudFront and how it fits with AWS WAF, Shield, CloudFront Functions, Lambda@Edge, Route 53, and origins (creating a distribution, caching, and Flat Rate Pricing (FRP) versus pay-as-you-go pricing); managing custom-domain TLS certificates (ACM in us-east-1); configuring multi-tenant distributions; protecting origins with origin access control (OAC), VPC origins, and origin mutual TLS (mTLS); securing content with signed URLs and…
Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 7 other files, including reference files (for example `references/cloudfront-observability.md`, `references/managing-certificates-with-cloudfront.md` and `references/multi-tenant-distributions.md`).
It sits in Backend & APIs, covering Cloud networking, Multi-tenancy and Authorization and RBAC. It works with Amazon Web Services. The repository describes itself as: Official, AWS-supported MCP servers, skills, and plugins to help AI agents build on AWS. The licence is Apache-2.0.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Cloud networking
- Tasks that involve Multi-tenancy
- Tasks that involve Authorization and RBAC
Example prompts
- “Use the cloudfront skill to configure Amazon CloudFront content delivery across six workflows: when to use CloudFront and how it fits with AWS WAF…”
- “/cloudfront”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit bd49cc8. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
docs.aws.amazon.comaws.amazon.com
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Cloudfront loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs, and up to ~22k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 253 tokens; SKILL.md has 491 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws at commit bd49cc8, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© aws). 491 words, ~1,311 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/cloudfront/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 6 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- cloudfront
- description
- Configures Amazon CloudFront content delivery across six workflows: when to use CloudFront and how it fits with AWS WAF, Shield, CloudFront Functions, Lambda@Edge, Route 53, and origins (creating a distribution, caching, and Flat Rate Pricing (FRP) versus pay-as-you-go pricing); managing custom-domain TLS certificates (ACM in us-east-1); configuring multi-tenant distributions; protecting origins with origin access control (OAC), VPC origins, and origin mutual TLS (mTLS); securing content with signed URLs and cookies, geographic restrictions, viewer mutual TLS, and edge token validation; and observing traffic with standard and real-time logs. Applicable when the customer wants to put CloudFront in front of content, choose pricing, lock an origin, restrict who can view content, or analyze logs. Not applicable for the Route 53 DNS side of a CloudFront custom domain or failover between distributions (see the route53-cloudfront skill), or for pure-Route 53 DNS work (see the route53 skill).
- version
- 1
Amazon CloudFront
Overview
Domain expertise for configuring Amazon CloudFront content delivery: deciding when to use CloudFront and how it fits the wider architecture, managing custom-domain certificates and multi-tenant distributions, protecting origins, securing content, and observing traffic.
This skill is a router. Each customer task maps to a procedure file under references/. Read the
matching reference in full before acting, then follow its constraints and steps. The reference
files are self-contained: each carries its own decision tables, constraints, procedure, and
troubleshooting.
Execute commands using the AWS MCP server when connected (sandboxed execution, audit logging,
observability). Fall back to the AWS CLI otherwise. CloudFront is a global service; its API calls
and the AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) certificates it uses are made in us-east-1 regardless of
where the customer's application runs.
Which CloudFront task do you need?
| Goal | Reference |
|---|---|
| Decide whether CloudFront is the right layer, see how it integrates, create a distribution, tune caching, or choose pricing | when to use CloudFront |
| Serve a custom domain over HTTPS, manage ACM certificates, or run many domains with a certificate per tenant | managing certificates with CloudFront |
| Make CloudFront the only way to reach the origin (S3 OAC, VPC origins, origin mutual TLS, security groups) | protecting your origins |
| Limit who can view content by identity, location, client certificate, or auth token | securing your content |
| Get visibility into traffic with standard and real-time logs, and analyze them | CloudFront observability |
| Serve multiple domains through shared configuration with per-tenant customization (SaaS, platform) | multi-tenant distributions |
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Routing notes
- Choosing the layer and creating a distribution vs the rest. Whether CloudFront is the right entry layer, what it integrates with, creating a distribution, caching, and pricing live in the when-to-use reference. The other references assume a distribution exists and configure one aspect of it.
- Protecting origins vs securing content. Locking the origin so it is reachable only through CloudFront (OAC, VPC origins, origin mTLS) is the protecting-your-origins reference. Restricting which viewers can see content (signed URLs and cookies, geographic restrictions, viewer mTLS, edge token validation) is the securing-your-content reference. They are paired: a content control only holds when the origin is also locked.
- Viewer mTLS vs origin mTLS. Authenticating the client to CloudFront (viewer mTLS) is content security. Authenticating CloudFront to the origin (origin mTLS) is origin protection. Different controls, different references.
- Custom domain certificate vs Route 53 DNS cutover. Requesting and validating the ACM
certificate and adding the alternate domain name is the managing-certificates reference here.
Pointing the domain's DNS at the distribution, including the zone apex alias and any failover, is
Route 53 work owned by the separate
route53-cloudfrontskill.
Cross-service work
Pointing a custom domain's DNS at a CloudFront distribution, or failing over between distributions
with Route 53 records, is cross-service work owned by the separate route53-cloudfront skill. Use
this skill for the CloudFront-side configuration only.
Additional Resources
© aws, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
SKILL.md and 6 other files (references) in skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/cloudfront of aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws.
- SKILL.md
- references/cloudfront-observability.md
- references/managing-certificates-with-cloudfront.md
- references/multi-tenant-distributions.md
- references/protecting-your-origins.md
- references/securing-your-content.md
- references/when-to-use-cloudfront.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit bd49cc8
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Cloudfront next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudfront this skillaws/agent-toolkit-for-aws | 2.8k | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| System Designninehills/skills | 281 | — | ~4.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| System Designwondelai/skills | 2.4k | — | ~4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Multi Tenancyrrezartprebreza/spring-boot-skills | 296 | — | ~576 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Test Web Cache Behaviorcyberful/cyberful | 134 | — | ~631 | Automated safety check: Pass | AGPL-3.0 | |
| Cb Security HardeningBlkLeg/CircuitBreaker | 201 | — | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Cloudfront
What does Cloudfront do?
Configures Amazon CloudFront content delivery across six workflows: when to use CloudFront and how it fits with AWS WAF, Shield, CloudFront Functions, Lambda@Edge, Route 53, and origins (creating a…. Cloudfront is an agent skill from aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws, published by the product's own GitHub organization.
When should I use Cloudfront?
Cloudfront fits situations like: tasks that involve Cloud networking; tasks that involve Multi-tenancy; tasks that involve Authorization and RBAC.
How do I install Cloudfront in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill cloudfront -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/cloudfront in aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws) into .claude/skills/cloudfront in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Cloudfront in Codex?
Run `npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill cloudfront -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/cloudfront in aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws) into .agents/skills/cloudfront in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Cloudfront in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill cloudfront -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/cloudfront, .gemini/skills/cloudfront, .github/skills/cloudfront and .opencode/skills/cloudfront in your project.
What does Cloudfront need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Cloudfront is instructions for the agent only.
Does Cloudfront access the network?
SKILL.md names 2 domains. As links in the text: docs.aws.amazon.com and aws.amazon.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Cloudfront safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Cloudfront use?
Cloudfront is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Cloudfront use?
About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 21k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Cloudfront?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Cloudfront: System Design (ninehills/skills, 281 stars), System Design (wondelai/skills, 2.4k stars), Multi Tenancy (rrezartprebreza/spring-boot-skills, 296 stars) and Test Web Cache Behavior (cyberful/cyberful, 134 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Cloudfront?
aws (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws, which has 2,816 GitHub stars. The repository holds 138 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.
Source: aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.