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Sets up notification channels for CloudWatch alarms using SNS topics and subscriptions.
Install Setting Up Cloudwatch Alarm Notifications
$ npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications --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/operations-skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications .claude/skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications && 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 "setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications" agent skill from https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/tree/main/skills/specialized-skills/operations-skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications into .claude/skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications", 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/operations-skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notificationsType 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 setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications --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/operations-skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications .agents/skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications" agent skill from https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/tree/main/skills/specialized-skills/operations-skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications into .agents/skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications", 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 setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications --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/operations-skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications .cursor/skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications && 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 "setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications" agent skill from https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/tree/main/skills/specialized-skills/operations-skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications into .cursor/skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications", 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/operations-skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications--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 setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications --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/operations-skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications .gemini/skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications && 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 "setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications" agent skill from https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/tree/main/skills/specialized-skills/operations-skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications into .gemini/skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications", 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 setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notificationsInstalls 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 setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications -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/operations-skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications .github/skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications && 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 "setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications" agent skill from https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/tree/main/skills/specialized-skills/operations-skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications into .github/skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications", 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 setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications -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 setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications --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/operations-skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications .opencode/skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications && 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 "setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications" agent skill from https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/tree/main/skills/specialized-skills/operations-skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications into .opencode/skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications", 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
setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications- GitHub stars
- 2.8k
- Token cost
- ~399 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 144 words
- Files
- 2 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 138
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
At a glance
Sets up notification channels for CloudWatch alarms using SNS topics and subscriptions.
- Configuring alarm notifications — it creates encrypted SNS topics
- SKILL.md covers Overview, Set up alarm notifications and Troubleshooting
- Calls aws
- Configures topic policies for CloudWatch access
What it does
Setting Up Cloudwatch Alarm Notifications is an agent skill from aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Sets up notification channels for CloudWatch alarms using SNS topics and subscriptions. Always use this skill when configuring alarm notifications — it creates encrypted SNS topics, configures topic policies for CloudWatch access, sets up email/SMS/webhook subscriptions, and links alarms to notification actions with proper security controls.
Its SKILL.md is about 400 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/setup-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications.md`).
It sits in Backend & APIs, covering Webhooks. 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
- Configuring alarm notifications — it creates encrypted SNS topics
- Configures topic policies for CloudWatch access
- Sets up email/SMS/webhook subscriptions
- Links alarms to notification actions with proper security controls
Example prompts
- “/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 2cb0fa1. 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 Cloudwatch Alarm Notifications loads about 399 tokens when it runs, and up to ~2.9k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 96 tokens; SKILL.md has 144 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 2cb0fa1, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© aws). 144 words, ~399 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications
- description
- Sets up notification channels for CloudWatch alarms using SNS topics and subscriptions. Always use this skill when configuring alarm notifications — it creates encrypted SNS topics, configures topic policies for CloudWatch access, sets up email/SMS/webhook subscriptions, and links alarms to notification actions with proper security controls.
- version
- 1
Setting Up CloudWatch Alarm Notifications
Overview
Domain expertise for configuring Amazon CloudWatch alarm notification channels using Amazon SNS topics and subscriptions. Covers creating encrypted SNS topics, setting up subscriptions for email, SMS, and webhook endpoints, configuring topic policies for CloudWatch access, and linking alarms to notification actions.
Set up alarm notifications
To configure notification channels for a CloudWatch alarm, follow the procedure exactly. See CloudWatch alarm notification setup procedure.
Troubleshooting
Email notifications not received
Verify the email subscription was confirmed. Use aws sns list-subscriptions-by-topic
to check that the subscription status is "Confirmed" rather than "PendingConfirmation".
SMS notifications failing
Ensure the phone number is in E.164 format (e.g., +12345678901) and that SMS is supported in your AWS region.
Alarm not triggering notifications
Verify the alarm has the correct SNS topic ARN in its AlarmActions using
aws cloudwatch describe-alarms, and ensure ActionsEnabled is set to true.
© 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 1 other file (references) in skills/specialized-skills/operations-skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications of aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws.
- SKILL.md
- references/setup-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 2cb0fa1
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Questions about Setting Up Cloudwatch Alarm Notifications
What does Setting Up Cloudwatch Alarm Notifications do?
Sets up notification channels for CloudWatch alarms using SNS topics and subscriptions. Setting Up Cloudwatch Alarm Notifications is an agent skill from aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Sets up notification channels for CloudWatch alarms using SNS topics and subscriptions.
When should I use Setting Up Cloudwatch Alarm Notifications?
Setting Up Cloudwatch Alarm Notifications fits situations like: configuring alarm notifications — it creates encrypted SNS topics; configures topic policies for CloudWatch access; sets up email/SMS/webhook subscriptions; links alarms to notification actions with proper security controls.
How do I install Setting Up Cloudwatch Alarm Notifications in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/specialized-skills/operations-skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications in aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws) into .claude/skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Setting Up Cloudwatch Alarm Notifications in Codex?
Run `npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/specialized-skills/operations-skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications in aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws) into .agents/skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Setting Up Cloudwatch Alarm Notifications 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-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications -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-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications, .gemini/skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications, .github/skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications and .opencode/skills/setting-up-cloudwatch-alarm-notifications in your project.
What does Setting Up Cloudwatch Alarm Notifications need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Setting Up Cloudwatch Alarm Notifications needs the command-line tools its instructions call (aws).
Does Setting Up Cloudwatch Alarm Notifications 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 Cloudwatch Alarm Notifications 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 Cloudwatch Alarm Notifications use?
Setting Up Cloudwatch Alarm Notifications 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 Cloudwatch Alarm Notifications use?
About 399 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.6k 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 2.5k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Setting Up Cloudwatch Alarm Notifications?
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Who maintains Setting Up Cloudwatch Alarm Notifications?
aws (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws, which has 2,835 GitHub stars. The repository holds 138 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 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.