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Deploy

Deploy applications to AWS. An agent skill from awslabs/agent-plugins.

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Install Deploy

skills CLI

$ npx skills add awslabs/agent-plugins --skill deploy -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install awslabs/agent-plugins deploy --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/awslabs/agent-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/deploy-on-aws/skills/deploy .claude/skills/deploy && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "deploy" agent skill from https://github.com/awslabs/agent-plugins/tree/main/plugins/deploy-on-aws/skills/deploy into .claude/skills/deploy/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deploy", 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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/awslabs/agent-plugins/tree/main/plugins/deploy-on-aws/skills/deploy

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add awslabs/agent-plugins --skill deploy -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install awslabs/agent-plugins deploy --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/awslabs/agent-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/deploy-on-aws/skills/deploy .agents/skills/deploy && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "deploy" agent skill from https://github.com/awslabs/agent-plugins/tree/main/plugins/deploy-on-aws/skills/deploy into .agents/skills/deploy/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deploy", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add awslabs/agent-plugins --skill deploy -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install awslabs/agent-plugins deploy --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/awslabs/agent-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/deploy-on-aws/skills/deploy .cursor/skills/deploy && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "deploy" agent skill from https://github.com/awslabs/agent-plugins/tree/main/plugins/deploy-on-aws/skills/deploy into .cursor/skills/deploy/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deploy", 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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/awslabs/agent-plugins.git --path plugins/deploy-on-aws/skills/deploy

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add awslabs/agent-plugins --skill deploy -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install awslabs/agent-plugins deploy --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/awslabs/agent-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/deploy-on-aws/skills/deploy .gemini/skills/deploy && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "deploy" agent skill from https://github.com/awslabs/agent-plugins/tree/main/plugins/deploy-on-aws/skills/deploy into .gemini/skills/deploy/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deploy", 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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install awslabs/agent-plugins deploy

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add awslabs/agent-plugins --skill deploy -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/awslabs/agent-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/deploy-on-aws/skills/deploy .github/skills/deploy && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "deploy" agent skill from https://github.com/awslabs/agent-plugins/tree/main/plugins/deploy-on-aws/skills/deploy into .github/skills/deploy/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deploy", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add awslabs/agent-plugins --skill deploy -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install awslabs/agent-plugins deploy --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/awslabs/agent-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/deploy-on-aws/skills/deploy .opencode/skills/deploy && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "deploy" agent skill from https://github.com/awslabs/agent-plugins/tree/main/plugins/deploy-on-aws/skills/deploy into .opencode/skills/deploy/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deploy", 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: deploy
GitHub stars: 912
Token cost: ~665 tokens
SKILL.md length: 280 words
Files: 4 (incl. references)
Skills in repo: 33
Repo updated: Oct 5, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Apache-2.0

At a glance

Deploy applications to AWS. An agent skill from awslabs/agent-plugins.

Works in 5 steps: Analyze - Scan codebase for framework,… → Recommend - Select AWS services,… → Estimate - Show monthly cost before… → …
Phrases like: deploy to AWS
SKILL.md covers Philosophy, Workflow, Defaults and MCP Servers, plus 2 more sections
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Deploy is an agent skill from awslabs/agent-plugins, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Deploy applications to AWS. Triggers on phrases like: deploy to AWS, host on AWS, run this on AWS, AWS architecture, estimate AWS cost, generate infrastructure. Analyzes any codebase and deploys to optimal AWS services.

Its SKILL.md is about 670 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including reference files (for example `references/cost-estimation.md`, `references/defaults.md` and `references/security.md`).

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Cloud architecture and Deployment. It works with Amazon Web Services. The repository describes itself as: Agent Plugins for AWS equip AI coding agents with the skills to help you architect, deploy, and operate on AWS. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

Phrases like: deploy to AWS
Run this on AWS
AWS architecture
Estimate AWS cost

Example prompts

“/deploy”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

Analyze - Scan codebase for framework, database, dependencies
Recommend - Select AWS services, concisely explain rationale
Estimate - Show monthly cost before proceeding
Generate - Write IaC code with security defaults applied
Deploy - Run security checks, then execute with user confirmation

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit da51970. 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
No URLs in SKILL.md.
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

Deploy loads about 665 tokens when it runs, and up to ~6.4k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 57 tokens; SKILL.md has 280 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~57
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~665
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them: ~6.4k

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 awslabs/agent-plugins at commit da51970, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© awslabs). 280 words, ~665 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/deploy/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: deploy
description: Deploy applications to AWS. Triggers on phrases like: deploy to AWS, host on AWS, run this on AWS, AWS architecture, estimate AWS cost, generate infrastructure. Analyzes any codebase and deploys to optimal AWS services.

Deploy on AWS

Take any application and deploy it to AWS with minimal user decisions.

Philosophy

Minimize cognitive burden. User has code, wants it on AWS. Pick the most straightforward services. Don't ask questions with obvious answers.

Workflow

Analyze - Scan codebase for framework, database, dependencies
Recommend - Select AWS services, concisely explain rationale
Estimate - Show monthly cost before proceeding
Generate - Write IaC code with security defaults applied
Deploy - Run security checks, then execute with user confirmation

Defaults

See defaults.md for the complete service selection matrix.

Core principle: Default to dev-sized (cost-conscious: small instance sizes, minimal redundancy, and non-HA/single-AZ defaults) unless user says "production-ready".

MCP Servers

awsknowledge

Consult for architecture decisions. Use when choosing between AWS services or validating that a service fits the use case. Helps answer "what's the right AWS service for X?"

Key topics: general for architecture, amplify_docs for static sites/SPAs, cdk_docs and cdk_constructs for IaC patterns.

awspricing

Get cost estimates. Always present costs before generating IaC so user can adjust before committing. See cost-estimation.md for query patterns.

awsiac

Consult for IaC best practices. Use when writing CDK/CloudFormation/Terraform to ensure patterns follow AWS recommendations.

Principles

Concisely explain why each service was chosen
Always show cost estimate before generating code
Apply security defaults automatically (encryption, private subnets, least privilege)
Run IaC security scans (cfn-nag, checkov) before deployment
Don't ask "Lambda or Fargate?" - just pick the obvious one
If genuinely ambiguous, then ask
Never recommend AWS App Runner — it is in maintenance mode. Use ECS Express Mode instead.
When user explicitly requests a managed application platform or signals low infrastructure involvement, route to Elastic Beanstalk

References

Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files (references) in plugins/deploy-on-aws/skills/deploy of awslabs/agent-plugins.

SKILL.md
references/cost-estimation.md
references/defaults.md
references/security.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit da51970

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Deploy 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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Azure Architecture Autopilotgithub/awesome-copilot	40k	1 repos	~1.9k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	today

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Questions about Deploy

What does Deploy do?

Deploy applications to AWS. An agent skill from awslabs/agent-plugins. Deploy is an agent skill from awslabs/agent-plugins, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Deploy applications to AWS.

When should I use Deploy?

Deploy fits situations like: phrases like: deploy to AWS; run this on AWS; AWS architecture; estimate AWS cost.

How do I install Deploy in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add awslabs/agent-plugins --skill deploy -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/deploy-on-aws/skills/deploy in awslabs/agent-plugins) into .claude/skills/deploy in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Deploy in Codex?

Run `npx skills add awslabs/agent-plugins --skill deploy -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/deploy-on-aws/skills/deploy in awslabs/agent-plugins) into .agents/skills/deploy in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Deploy 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 awslabs/agent-plugins --skill deploy -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/deploy, .gemini/skills/deploy, .github/skills/deploy and .opencode/skills/deploy in your project.

What does Deploy need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Deploy is instructions for the agent only.

Does Deploy 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 Deploy 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 Deploy use?

Deploy 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 Deploy use?

About 665 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.7k 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 5.7k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Deploy?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Deploy: Cloud Infrastructure (aiskillstore/marketplace, 430 stars), Cloud Cost Optimization (wshobson/agents, 40k stars), AWS Cdk Development (zxkane/aws-skills, 367 stars) and Senior DevOps Toolkit (maslennikov-ig/claude-code-orchestrator-kit, 259 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Deploy?

awslabs (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in awslabs/agent-plugins, which has 912 GitHub stars. The repository holds 33 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.

Source: awslabs/agent-plugins on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Deploy

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Deploy on AWS

Philosophy

Workflow

Defaults

MCP Servers

awsknowledge

awspricing

awsiac

Principles

References

Files

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