Official agent skill

Setting Up Cloudtrail Multi Region

by aws in aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws

Enables a multi-region AWS CloudTrail trail with S3 log storage, CloudWatch Logs integration, and CloudWatch Logs Insights queries for security monitoring and compliance auditing.

OfficialApache-2.0Auto-check passedBackend & APIs

Install Setting Up Cloudtrail Multi Region

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill setting-up-cloudtrail-multi-region -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws setting-up-cloudtrail-multi-region --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ 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/operations-skills/setting-up-cloudtrail-multi-region .claude/skills/setting-up-cloudtrail-multi-region && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
setting-up-cloudtrail-multi-region
GitHub stars
2.8k
Token cost
~425 tokens
SKILL.md length
181 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
138
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Enables a multi-region AWS CloudTrail trail with S3 log storage, CloudWatch Logs integration, and CloudWatch Logs Insights queries for security monitoring and compliance auditing.

  • Setting up centralized API activity logging across all AWS regions
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, Set up a multi-region trail and Troubleshooting
  • Calls aws
  • Tasks that involve File uploads and storage

What it does

Setting Up Cloudtrail Multi Region is an agent skill from aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Enables a multi-region AWS CloudTrail trail with S3 log storage, CloudWatch Logs integration, and CloudWatch Logs Insights queries for security monitoring and compliance auditing. Use when setting up centralized API activity logging across all AWS regions.

Its SKILL.md is about 430 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/cloudtrail-multi-region-setup.md`).

It sits in Backend & APIs, covering File uploads and storage. It works with Amazon Web Services and Amazon S3. 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

  • Setting up centralized API activity logging across all AWS regions
  • Tasks that involve File uploads and storage

Example prompts

  • “Use the setting-up-cloudtrail-multi-region skill to enable a multi-region AWS CloudTrail trail with S3 log storage, CloudWatch Logs integration, and…”
  • “/setting-up-cloudtrail-multi-region”

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

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use aws, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    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

Setting Up Cloudtrail Multi Region loads about 425 tokens when it runs, and up to ~4.9k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 73 tokens; SKILL.md has 181 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~73
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~425
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~4.9k

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). 181 words, ~425 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/setting-up-cloudtrail-multi-region/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
setting-up-cloudtrail-multi-region
description
Enables a multi-region AWS CloudTrail trail with S3 log storage, CloudWatch Logs integration, and CloudWatch Logs Insights queries for security monitoring and compliance auditing. Use when setting up centralized API activity logging across all AWS regions.
version
1

Setting Up CloudTrail Multi-Region

Overview

Domain expertise for enabling AWS CloudTrail across all regions to capture comprehensive API activity logs and configuring CloudWatch Logs Insights for security monitoring, compliance auditing, and operational analysis.

Set up a multi-region trail

To create a centralized multi-region CloudTrail trail with S3 storage, CloudWatch Logs integration, and log analysis, follow the procedure exactly. See CloudTrail multi-region setup procedure.

Troubleshooting

S3 bucket already exists

Choose a different globally unique name, or add a timestamp or organization identifier.

Permission denied errors

Verify your identity with aws sts get-caller-identity. Ensure your user/role has required actions attached. Do NOT use *FullAccess managed policies.

Trail not logging

Verify IAM role permissions, check S3 bucket policy allows CloudTrail access, and ensure the trail is started with start-logging.

Missing events in CloudWatch

Allow 5-15 minutes for initial log delivery. Verify the CloudWatch Logs role ARN is correct and the log group exists in the same region as the trail.

Opt-in region events not appearing

This is normal — events from opt-in regions may take several hours. Wait up to 24 hours before investigating further.

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Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in skills/specialized-skills/operations-skills/setting-up-cloudtrail-multi-region of aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/cloudtrail-multi-region-setup.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 188af2f

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Questions about Setting Up Cloudtrail Multi Region

What does Setting Up Cloudtrail Multi Region do?

Enables a multi-region AWS CloudTrail trail with S3 log storage, CloudWatch Logs integration, and CloudWatch Logs Insights queries for security monitoring and compliance auditing. Setting Up Cloudtrail Multi Region is an agent skill from aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Enables a multi-region AWS CloudTrail trail with S3 log storage, CloudWatch Logs integration, and CloudWatch Logs Insights queries for security monitoring and compliance auditing.

When should I use Setting Up Cloudtrail Multi Region?

Setting Up Cloudtrail Multi Region fits situations like: setting up centralized API activity logging across all AWS regions; tasks that involve File uploads and storage.

How do I install Setting Up Cloudtrail Multi Region in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill setting-up-cloudtrail-multi-region -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/specialized-skills/operations-skills/setting-up-cloudtrail-multi-region in aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws) into .claude/skills/setting-up-cloudtrail-multi-region in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Setting Up Cloudtrail Multi Region in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill setting-up-cloudtrail-multi-region -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/specialized-skills/operations-skills/setting-up-cloudtrail-multi-region in aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws) into .agents/skills/setting-up-cloudtrail-multi-region in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Setting Up Cloudtrail Multi Region 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 setting-up-cloudtrail-multi-region -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/setting-up-cloudtrail-multi-region, .gemini/skills/setting-up-cloudtrail-multi-region, .github/skills/setting-up-cloudtrail-multi-region and .opencode/skills/setting-up-cloudtrail-multi-region in your project.

What does Setting Up Cloudtrail Multi Region need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Setting Up Cloudtrail Multi Region needs the command-line tools its instructions call (aws).

Does Setting Up Cloudtrail Multi Region access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Setting Up Cloudtrail Multi Region 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 Setting Up Cloudtrail Multi Region use?

Setting Up Cloudtrail Multi Region 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 Setting Up Cloudtrail Multi Region use?

About 425 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.7k 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 4.5k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Setting Up Cloudtrail Multi Region?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Setting Up Cloudtrail Multi Region: Django Storages for S3 (Jeffallan/claude-skills, 12k stars), Neon Object Storage (neondatabase/agent-skills, 100 stars), AWS S3 (majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, 666 stars) and S3 (itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills, 1.2k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Setting Up Cloudtrail Multi Region?

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.