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Configures AWS Direct Connect: choosing a connection model (dedicated, hosted, or a link aggregation group) and completing the cross connect; creating private, public, and transit virtual interfaces…
Install Directconnect
$ npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill directconnect -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws directconnect --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/directconnect .claude/skills/directconnect && 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 "directconnect" agent skill from https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/tree/main/skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/directconnect into .claude/skills/directconnect/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "directconnect", 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/directconnectType 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 directconnect -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws directconnect --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/directconnect .agents/skills/directconnect && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "directconnect" agent skill from https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/tree/main/skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/directconnect into .agents/skills/directconnect/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "directconnect", 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 directconnect -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws directconnect --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/directconnect .cursor/skills/directconnect && 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 "directconnect" agent skill from https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/tree/main/skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/directconnect into .cursor/skills/directconnect/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "directconnect", 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/directconnect--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 directconnect -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws directconnect --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/directconnect .gemini/skills/directconnect && 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 "directconnect" agent skill from https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/tree/main/skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/directconnect into .gemini/skills/directconnect/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "directconnect", 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 directconnectInstalls 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 directconnect -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/directconnect .github/skills/directconnect && 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 "directconnect" agent skill from https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/tree/main/skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/directconnect into .github/skills/directconnect/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "directconnect", 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 directconnect -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 directconnect --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/directconnect .opencode/skills/directconnect && 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 "directconnect" agent skill from https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/tree/main/skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/directconnect into .opencode/skills/directconnect/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "directconnect", 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
directconnect- GitHub stars
- 2.8k
- Token cost
- ~2.3k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 1,023 words
- Files
- 9 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 138
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
At a glance
Configures AWS Direct Connect: choosing a connection model (dedicated, hosted, or a link aggregation group) and completing the cross connect; creating private, public, and transit virtual interfaces…
- The user wants a private
- SKILL.md covers Overview, Which Direct Connect task do…, Routing notes and Security Considerations, plus 1 more section
- Calls aws
- Consistent network link between a data center and AWS
What it does
Directconnect is an agent skill from aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Configures AWS Direct Connect: choosing a connection model (dedicated, hosted, or a link aggregation group) and completing the cross connect; creating private, public, and transit virtual interfaces and bringing up BGP; reaching many VPCs through a Direct Connect gateway including cross-account transit gateway associations; encrypting traffic with MACsec or a private IP Site-to-Site VPN; making the connection resilient and tuning failover; managing link aggregation groups; SiteLink; and migrating from a virtual…
Its SKILL.md is about 2.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 9 other files, including reference files (for example `references/choosing-a-direct-connect-connection-type.md`, `references/connecting-many-vpcs-through-a-direct-connect-gateway.md` and `references/creating-a-direct-connect-virtual-interface-and-configuring-bgp.md`).
It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Backup and disaster recovery. 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
- The user wants a private
- Consistent network link between a data center and AWS
- Operates an existing Direct Connect setup and needs to extend
- Transit gateway route tables and attachments (transitgateway skill)
Example prompts
- “Use the directconnect skill to configure AWS Direct Connect: choosing a connection model (dedicated, hosted, or a link aggregation group) and…”
- “/directconnect”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 188af2f. 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
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
aws
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
Directconnect loads about 2.3k tokens when it runs, and up to ~22k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 247 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,023 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 188af2f, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© aws). 1,023 words, ~2,290 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/directconnect/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 8 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- directconnect
- description
- Configures AWS Direct Connect: choosing a connection model (dedicated, hosted, or a link aggregation group) and completing the cross connect; creating private, public, and transit virtual interfaces and bringing up BGP; reaching many VPCs through a Direct Connect gateway including cross-account transit gateway associations; encrypting traffic with MACsec or a private IP Site-to-Site VPN; making the connection resilient and tuning failover; managing link aggregation groups; SiteLink; and migrating from a virtual private gateway to a transit gateway. Use when the user wants a private, consistent network link between a data center and AWS, or operates an existing Direct Connect setup and needs to extend, encrypt, or harden it. Routes to the right per-task procedure in references. Do NOT use for transit gateway route tables and attachments (transitgateway skill), Site-to-Site VPN without Direct Connect (sitetositevpn skill), or Route 53 DNS routing (route53 skill).
- version
- 1
AWS Direct Connect
Overview
Domain expertise for configuring AWS Direct Connect, the service that gives a customer a private, consistent network link between their own data center or colocation and AWS instead of routing over the public internet. Covers choosing a connection model and completing the cross connect, creating virtual interfaces and bringing up Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), reaching many VPCs through a Direct Connect gateway, encrypting traffic in transit, making the connection resilient, managing link aggregation groups, SiteLink, and migrating from a virtual private gateway to a transit gateway.
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. The Direct Connect console is regional, so pass
the customer's working --region on aws directconnect commands; a Direct Connect gateway is a
global resource but is reached through a regional console view.
Which Direct Connect task do you need?
| Goal | Reference |
|---|---|
| Choose dedicated vs hosted vs a link aggregation group, then complete the cross connect | choosing a Direct Connect connection type |
| Create a private, public, or transit virtual interface and bring up BGP | creating a virtual interface and configuring BGP |
| Reach many VPCs over one connection through a Direct Connect gateway | connecting many VPCs through a Direct Connect gateway |
| Encrypt traffic in transit with MACsec or a private IP Site-to-Site VPN | encrypting traffic over Direct Connect |
| Make the connection survive a failure and tune failover speed | making a Direct Connect connection resilient |
| Bundle connections into one logical link and manage members | managing link aggregation groups |
| Connect on-premises sites to each other over the AWS backbone | setting up SiteLink |
| Move from a virtual private gateway to a transit gateway without dropping traffic | migrating from a virtual private gateway to a transit gateway |
Routing notes
- Connection model comes first. The choosing-a-connection-type reference is the entry point for a customer with no link yet. It settles dedicated vs hosted vs a link aggregation group, checks location support for the chosen speed, and separates a hosted connection from a hosted virtual interface, a distinction customers confuse constantly. Run it before any cross connect is ordered, since port speed cannot change after the connection is created.
- A connection carries no traffic until a virtual interface exists. After the cross connect is live, the creating-a-virtual-interface reference is the required next step. The virtual interface type (private, public, or transit) decides what the connection can reach and is fixed at creation. The jumbo-frame maximum transmission unit (MTU) should be set at creation but, on a private or transit virtual interface, can be changed later with a brief connectivity disruption.
- One VPC vs many VPCs. A single VPC in one Region can be reached over a private virtual interface to a virtual private gateway. Reaching many VPCs, crossing accounts, or crossing Regions is the Direct Connect gateway reference, which also owns the cross-account transit gateway proposal-and-acceptance handshake.
- Encryption is a separate, deliberate step. Direct Connect is not encrypted in transit by default. The encrypting-traffic reference compares MACsec (Layer 2, over the cross connect) against a private IP Site-to-Site VPN over a transit virtual interface (the recommended IPsec path). Route here whenever the customer mentions regulated data or encryption.
- Resiliency model vs failover speed are two different questions. The resiliency reference covers both: the Resiliency Toolkit sets the topology and service level target, while BGP hold-timer tuning and Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) set how fast failover actually converges.
- Link aggregation group as a model vs as ongoing management. The connection-type reference introduces the link aggregation group as a model choice at order time. The managing-link-aggregation-groups reference owns ongoing member add/remove and minimum-links behavior, where removing a member can take the whole group down.
- Migration is order-dependent. The virtual-private-gateway-to-transit-gateway migration reference exists because doing the cutover steps out of order drops production traffic. Route any "we outgrew the single-VPC model" request here rather than to the plain Direct Connect gateway reference.
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Security Considerations
Direct Connect provides a private link into VPC resources, so the security posture differs from the public internet path. Carry these into every task:
- Not encrypted by default. Direct Connect does not encrypt traffic in transit. You MUST treat encryption as a separate, deliberate step (MACsec or a private IP Site-to-Site VPN) before regulated or sensitive data crosses the link. See the encrypting-traffic reference.
- Physical and colocation security. The link terminates on customer equipment at a Direct Connect location or partner colocation. You SHOULD remind the customer that physical access control and partner trust at that facility are part of the connection's security boundary.
- Monitoring and alerting. You SHOULD recommend CloudWatch alarms on connection state and virtual interface BGP status so connection-state changes and failures trigger alerts rather than relying on manual detection.
- Audit logging. You SHOULD confirm CloudTrail is enabled and logging
directconnectAPI calls (connection, virtual interface, and gateway-association changes) so all configuration changes are captured for audit and compliance. - CloudWatch Logs encryption. You SHOULD encrypt CloudWatch Logs log groups that receive Direct Connect-related logs or alarm state data with a KMS key, so sensitive connection metadata is protected at rest.
- Least-privilege IAM. You MUST scope IAM permissions for
directconnectAPI actions to the specific actions and resources each principal needs, and prefer ephemeral IAM credentials over long-lived IAM user access keys. You MUST NOT grantdirectconnect:*on resource*or attach any*FullAccessmanaged policy; instead scope actions to specific resource ARNs, e.g.arn:aws:directconnect:*:*:dxcon/{connection_id}for a connection, so a compromised principal cannot touch every Direct Connect resource in the account. - Route leaks between VPCs. You SHOULD warn that advertising a supernet that overlaps VPC CIDRs can cause unintended VPC-to-VPC traffic over a shared Direct Connect gateway; mitigate with specific prefixes, separate gateways, or transit gateway blackhole routes.
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 8 other files (references) in skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/directconnect of aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws.
- SKILL.md
- references/choosing-a-direct-connect-connection-type.md
- references/connecting-many-vpcs-through-a-direct-connect-gateway.md
- references/creating-a-direct-connect-virtual-interface-and-configuring-bgp.md
- references/encrypting-traffic-over-direct-connect.md
- references/making-a-direct-connect-connection-resilient.md
- references/managing-direct-connect-link-aggregation-groups.md
- references/migrating-direct-connect-from-a-virtual-private-gateway-to-a-transit-gateway.md
- references/setting-up-direct-connect-sitelink.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 188af2f
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Questions about Directconnect
What does Directconnect do?
Configures AWS Direct Connect: choosing a connection model (dedicated, hosted, or a link aggregation group) and completing the cross connect; creating private, public, and transit virtual interfaces…. Directconnect is an agent skill from aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws, published by the product's own GitHub organization.
When should I use Directconnect?
Directconnect fits situations like: the user wants a private; consistent network link between a data center and AWS; operates an existing Direct Connect setup and needs to extend; transit gateway route tables and attachments (transitgateway skill).
How do I install Directconnect in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill directconnect -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/directconnect in aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws) into .claude/skills/directconnect in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Directconnect in Codex?
Run `npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill directconnect -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/directconnect in aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws) into .agents/skills/directconnect in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Directconnect 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 directconnect -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/directconnect, .gemini/skills/directconnect, .github/skills/directconnect and .opencode/skills/directconnect in your project.
What does Directconnect need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Directconnect needs the command-line tools its instructions call (aws).
Does Directconnect 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 Directconnect 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 Directconnect use?
Directconnect 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 Directconnect use?
About 2.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 9.2k 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 20k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Directconnect?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Directconnect: Cloud Architect (Jeffallan/claude-skills, 12k stars), Rds Operation Review (aws/tools-for-devops-agent, 100 stars), AWS Rds (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars) and Storage S3 Resiliency Expertise (aws/tools-for-devops-agent, 100 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Directconnect?
aws (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws, which has 2,825 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.