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Configures AWS Shield Advanced for enhanced Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection: subscribing accounts and adding resource protections, enabling automatic application layer (layer 7)…
Install Shieldadvanced
$ npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill shieldadvanced -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws shieldadvanced --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/shieldadvanced .claude/skills/shieldadvanced && 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 "shieldadvanced" agent skill from https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/tree/main/skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/shieldadvanced into .claude/skills/shieldadvanced/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "shieldadvanced", 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/shieldadvancedType 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 shieldadvanced -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws shieldadvanced --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/shieldadvanced .agents/skills/shieldadvanced && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "shieldadvanced" agent skill from https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/tree/main/skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/shieldadvanced into .agents/skills/shieldadvanced/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "shieldadvanced", 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 shieldadvanced -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws shieldadvanced --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/shieldadvanced .cursor/skills/shieldadvanced && 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 "shieldadvanced" agent skill from https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/tree/main/skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/shieldadvanced into .cursor/skills/shieldadvanced/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "shieldadvanced", 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/shieldadvanced--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 shieldadvanced -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws shieldadvanced --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/shieldadvanced .gemini/skills/shieldadvanced && 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 "shieldadvanced" agent skill from https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/tree/main/skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/shieldadvanced into .gemini/skills/shieldadvanced/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "shieldadvanced", 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 shieldadvancedInstalls 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 shieldadvanced -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/shieldadvanced .github/skills/shieldadvanced && 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 "shieldadvanced" agent skill from https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/tree/main/skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/shieldadvanced into .github/skills/shieldadvanced/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "shieldadvanced", 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 shieldadvanced -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 shieldadvanced --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/shieldadvanced .opencode/skills/shieldadvanced && 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 "shieldadvanced" agent skill from https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/tree/main/skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/shieldadvanced into .opencode/skills/shieldadvanced/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "shieldadvanced", 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
shieldadvanced- GitHub stars
- 2.8k
- Token cost
- ~2.2k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 999 words
- Files
- 8 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 138
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
At a glance
Configures AWS Shield Advanced for enhanced Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection: subscribing accounts and adding resource protections, enabling automatic application layer (layer 7)…
- Wants stronger DDoS protection for internet-facing resources (CloudFront
- SKILL.md covers Overview, Which Shield Advanced task do…, Routing notes and Logging and monitoring, plus 2 more sections
- Calls aws
- Network Load Balancers
What it does
Shieldadvanced is an agent skill from aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Configures AWS Shield Advanced for enhanced Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection: subscribing accounts and adding resource protections, enabling automatic application layer (layer 7) mitigation through AWS WAF, configuring health-based detection with Route 53 health checks, setting up Shield Response Team (SRT) access and proactive engagement, reviewing DDoS events and requesting cost protection credits, and aggregating resources into protection groups. Applicable when the user wants stronger DDoS…
Its SKILL.md is about 2.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 8 other files, including reference files (for example `references/aggregating-resources-into-protection-groups.md`, `references/configuring-health-based-detection.md` and `references/deciding-between-shield-standard-and-advanced.md`).
It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Cloud networking. 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
- Wants stronger DDoS protection for internet-facing resources (CloudFront
- Network Load Balancers
- Elastic IP addresses
- Global Accelerator
Example prompts
- “Use the shieldadvanced skill to configure AWS Shield Advanced for enhanced Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection: subscribing accounts and…”
- “/shieldadvanced”
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
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
Shieldadvanced loads about 2.2k tokens when it runs, and up to ~24k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 255 tokens; SKILL.md has 999 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). 999 words, ~2,199 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/shieldadvanced/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 7 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- shieldadvanced
- description
- Configures AWS Shield Advanced for enhanced Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection: subscribing accounts and adding resource protections, enabling automatic application layer (layer 7) mitigation through AWS WAF, configuring health-based detection with Route 53 health checks, setting up Shield Response Team (SRT) access and proactive engagement, reviewing DDoS events and requesting cost protection credits, and aggregating resources into protection groups. Applicable when the user wants stronger DDoS protection for internet-facing resources (CloudFront, Application or Network Load Balancers, Elastic IP addresses, Global Accelerator, or Route 53 hosted zones), wants expert help during an attack, or wants to recover attack-driven scaling charges. Routes to the right per-task procedure in references. Not applicable for authoring AWS WAF rules (waf skill), creating Route 53 health checks (route53 skill), or org-wide Shield Advanced rollout with Firewall Manager (firewallmanager skill).
- version
- 1
AWS Shield Advanced
Overview
Domain expertise for configuring AWS Shield Advanced, the paid tier that adds enhanced Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection, automatic application layer mitigation, attack visibility, expert support, and cost protection on top of the always-on AWS Shield Standard. Covers subscribing and protecting resources, automatic application layer mitigation, health-based detection, Shield Response Team (SRT) access and proactive engagement, event review and cost protection credits, and protection groups.
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. Shield Advanced is a global service: its
control-plane API calls run in us-east-1, so pass --region us-east-1 on every aws shield
command.
Which Shield Advanced task do you need?
| Goal | Reference |
|---|---|
| Decide whether Shield Advanced is needed at all (vs Shield Standard + AWS WAF) | deciding between Shield Standard and Advanced |
| Subscribe an account and add resources to protection | subscribing to Shield Advanced and protecting resources |
| Respond to layer 7 floods automatically through AWS WAF | enabling automatic application layer mitigation |
| Feed resource health into detection with a Route 53 health check | configuring health-based detection |
| Get the Shield Response Team to act or reach out during an attack | setting up SRT support and proactive engagement |
| Review a DDoS event and recover attack-driven scaling charges | reviewing DDoS events and requesting cost protection |
| Treat related resources as one unit for detection | aggregating resources into protection groups |
Routing notes
- Decide before you subscribe. Shield Advanced is a paid subscription that auto-renews on a
one-year commitment. Before subscribing, confirm the customer actually needs it: Shield Standard
(free, always on) plus AWS WAF rate-based rules and the AWS WAF Anti-DDoS managed rule group
(
AWSManagedRulesAntiDDoSRuleSet) covers many layer 7 cases at lower cost. Route to the deciding reference first when the customer has not made that call; route to the waf skill for the WAF rules themselves. - Subscribe and protect comes first. A subscription protects nothing on its own; resources have to be added explicitly. Every other task here assumes the resource is already subscribed and protected. Run the subscribing reference before any of the others if the customer is starting from scratch.
- Automatic mitigation vs health-based detection. These are different controls and customers conflate them. Automatic application layer mitigation deploys AWS WAF rules during a layer 7 attack. Health-based detection feeds a Route 53 health check into Shield Advanced's detection so it reacts sooner. A customer can run either, both, or neither. Pick the reference that matches what they actually want.
- Health check is also an SRT prerequisite. Proactive engagement (SRT reaching out) requires a Route 53 health check on the protected resource. If the customer wants proactive engagement, configuring health-based detection is the groundwork. The SRT reference points back to the health-based detection reference for that step.
- Protection groups are detection-only. A protection group changes how Shield Advanced detects across a set of resources. It does not apply shared mitigation; automatic mitigation still works per resource. Use the protection-groups reference for detection tuning, not as a mitigation control.
- WAF rules, health checks, and org rollout live elsewhere. Authoring the AWS WAF rules, the rate-based rule, or the web ACL is the waf skill. Creating the Route 53 health check is the route53 skill. Rolling Shield Advanced across an organization with Firewall Manager is the firewallmanager skill. This skill wires Shield Advanced to those pieces; it does not build them. AWS WAF is not optional alongside Shield Advanced: you SHOULD recommend an AWS WAF web ACL on every internet-facing protected resource (CloudFront distributions and Application Load Balancers) as defense in depth — Shield Advanced and AWS WAF are complementary layer 3/4 and layer 7 controls, and the rate-based rule that AWS WAF provides is also what cost protection requires.
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Logging and monitoring
Visibility into both configuration changes and attack activity matters for every task here.
- You SHOULD recommend enabling AWS CloudTrail so all Shield Advanced API calls (subscription, protection, SRT, and protection-group changes) are logged for audit purposes.
- You SHOULD recommend enabling SSE-KMS encryption on the CloudTrail log bucket and CloudWatch Logs log group, since CloudTrail records sensitive API metadata (caller identities, resource ARNs, parameters) that must be encrypted at rest.
- You SHOULD recommend CloudWatch alarms on Shield Advanced metrics (for example
DDoSDetectedandDDoSAttackBitsPerSecond) so operations staff are alerted when an event is detected. - You SHOULD recommend encrypting any SNS topics used for those alarms with SSE-KMS, since the notifications carry sensitive event data.
- You SHOULD recommend confirming that all SNS topic subscribers for Shield Advanced alarms are authorized personnel approved to receive sensitive DDoS event notifications.
Security considerations
Shield Advanced setup creates IAM trust relationships and exposes log data, so call out the risks and the controls that contain them.
- SRT role is a third-party principal. Granting SRT access creates an IAM role that
drt.shield.amazonaws.comassumes to act in the account. Scope its trust policy with anaws:SourceAccountcondition equal to the account ID to prevent confused-deputy assumption, grant it only the actions it needs, and revoke it withdisassociate-drt-rolewhen no longer required. - Log buckets shared with the SRT can leak data. AWS WAF and access logs capture request URIs, headers, and client IPs. Confirm those buckets have server-side encryption and carry no clear-text PII or secrets before sharing them with the SRT.
- Least privilege for the operator. Scope the caller's IAM permissions to the minimum each procedure needs rather than broad Shield or administrator access.
- Audit trail. Keep AWS CloudTrail enabled and logging
shield:*calls so every configuration change leaves a record.
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 7 other files (references) in skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/shieldadvanced of aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws.
- SKILL.md
- references/aggregating-resources-into-protection-groups.md
- references/configuring-health-based-detection.md
- references/deciding-between-shield-standard-and-advanced.md
- references/enabling-automatic-application-layer-mitigation.md
- references/reviewing-ddos-events-and-requesting-cost-protection.md
- references/setting-up-srt-support-and-proactive-engagement.md
- references/subscribing-to-shield-advanced-and-protecting-resources.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit bd49cc8
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| Dangling DNS Finderanirudhbiyani/findmytakeover | 180 | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-3.0 | |
| Hybrid Cloud Networkingwshobson/agents | 40k | 10 repos | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Dt Obs AWSDynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai | 161 | — | ~4.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| AWS Ecs Fargatesickn33/agentic-awesome-skills | 47k | 2 repos | ~3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| AWS Vpcsickn33/agentic-awesome-skills | 47k | 2 repos | ~4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Shieldadvanced
What does Shieldadvanced do?
Configures AWS Shield Advanced for enhanced Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection: subscribing accounts and adding resource protections, enabling automatic application layer (layer 7)…. Shieldadvanced is an agent skill from aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Configures AWS Shield Advanced for enhanced Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection: subscribing accounts and adding resource protections, enabling automatic application layer (layer 7) mitigation through AWS WAF, configuring health-based detection with Route 53 health checks, setting up Shield Response Team (SRT) access and proactive engagement, reviewing DDoS events and requesting cost protection credits, and aggregating resources into protection groups.
When should I use Shieldadvanced?
Shieldadvanced fits situations like: wants stronger DDoS protection for internet-facing resources (CloudFront; network Load Balancers; elastic IP addresses; global Accelerator.
How do I install Shieldadvanced in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill shieldadvanced -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/shieldadvanced in aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws) into .claude/skills/shieldadvanced in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Shieldadvanced in Codex?
Run `npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill shieldadvanced -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/shieldadvanced in aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws) into .agents/skills/shieldadvanced in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Shieldadvanced 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 shieldadvanced -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/shieldadvanced, .gemini/skills/shieldadvanced, .github/skills/shieldadvanced and .opencode/skills/shieldadvanced in your project.
What does Shieldadvanced need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Shieldadvanced needs the command-line tools its instructions call (aws).
Does Shieldadvanced 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 Shieldadvanced 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 Shieldadvanced use?
Shieldadvanced 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 Shieldadvanced use?
About 2.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8.8k 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 22k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Shieldadvanced?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Shieldadvanced: Dangling DNS Finder (anirudhbiyani/findmytakeover, 180 stars), Hybrid Cloud Networking (wshobson/agents, 40k stars), Dt Obs AWS (Dynatrace/dynatrace-for-ai, 161 stars) and AWS Ecs Fargate (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Shieldadvanced?
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.