AWS Cdk Development
zxkane/aws-skills
AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) expert for building cloud infrastructure with TypeScript/Python.
Provides AWS CDK TypeScript patterns for defining, validating, and deploying AWS infrastructure as code.
$ npx skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill aws-cdk -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit aws-cdk --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/giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/developer-kit-typescript/skills/aws-cdk .claude/skills/aws-cdk && 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 "aws-cdk" agent skill from https://github.com/giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit/tree/main/plugins/developer-kit-typescript/skills/aws-cdk into .claude/skills/aws-cdk/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "aws-cdk", 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/giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit/tree/main/plugins/developer-kit-typescript/skills/aws-cdkType 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 giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill aws-cdk -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit aws-cdk --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/developer-kit-typescript/skills/aws-cdk .agents/skills/aws-cdk && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "aws-cdk" agent skill from https://github.com/giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit/tree/main/plugins/developer-kit-typescript/skills/aws-cdk into .agents/skills/aws-cdk/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "aws-cdk", 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 giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill aws-cdk -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit aws-cdk --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/developer-kit-typescript/skills/aws-cdk .cursor/skills/aws-cdk && 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 "aws-cdk" agent skill from https://github.com/giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit/tree/main/plugins/developer-kit-typescript/skills/aws-cdk into .cursor/skills/aws-cdk/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "aws-cdk", 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/giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit.git --path plugins/developer-kit-typescript/skills/aws-cdk--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 giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill aws-cdk -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit aws-cdk --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/developer-kit-typescript/skills/aws-cdk .gemini/skills/aws-cdk && 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 "aws-cdk" agent skill from https://github.com/giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit/tree/main/plugins/developer-kit-typescript/skills/aws-cdk into .gemini/skills/aws-cdk/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "aws-cdk", 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 giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit aws-cdkInstalls 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 giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill aws-cdk -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/developer-kit-typescript/skills/aws-cdk .github/skills/aws-cdk && 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 "aws-cdk" agent skill from https://github.com/giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit/tree/main/plugins/developer-kit-typescript/skills/aws-cdk into .github/skills/aws-cdk/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "aws-cdk", 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 giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill aws-cdk -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit aws-cdk --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/developer-kit-typescript/skills/aws-cdk .opencode/skills/aws-cdk && 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 "aws-cdk" agent skill from https://github.com/giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit/tree/main/plugins/developer-kit-typescript/skills/aws-cdk into .opencode/skills/aws-cdk/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "aws-cdk", 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.
aws-cdkProvides AWS CDK TypeScript patterns for defining, validating, and deploying AWS infrastructure as code.
AWS Cdk is an agent skill from giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit. Provides AWS CDK TypeScript patterns for defining, validating, and deploying AWS infrastructure as code. Use when creating CDK apps, stacks, and reusable constructs, modeling serverless or VPC-based architectures, applying IAM and encryption defaults, or testing and reviewing cdk synth, cdk diff, and cdk deploy changes. Triggers include "aws cdk typescript", "create cdk app", "cdk stack", "cdk construct", "cdk deploy", and "cdk test".
Its SKILL.md is about 2.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 6 other files, including reference files (for example `references/core-concepts.md`, `references/networking-vpc.md` and `references/security-hardening.md`).
It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Serverless and Infrastructure as code. It works with Amazon Web Services and TypeScript. The repository describes itself as: Modular plugin marketplace for Claude Code and agentic CLIs, with validated, spec-driven skills, agents, commands, and workflows for Java, TypeScript, Python, PHP, AWS, and AI. The licence is MIT.
6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit fe73fb3. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:
ReadWriteEditBashGrepGlobFrom allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
npxFrom the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
AWS Cdk loads about 2.3k tokens when it runs, and up to ~14k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 113 tokens; SKILL.md has 524 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.
The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Grep, GlobAutomated 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.
The full file from giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit at commit fe73fb3, republished under its MIT licence (© giuseppe-trisciuoglio). 524 words, ~2,347 tokens.
.claude/skills/aws-cdk/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 5 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.Use this skill to build AWS infrastructure in TypeScript with reusable constructs, safe defaults, and a validation-first delivery loop.
Use this skill when:
cdk synth, tests, cdk diff, and cdk deploy# Create a new CDK app
npx cdk init app --language typescript
# Project structure
my-cdk-app/
├── bin/
│ └── my-cdk-app.ts # App entry point (instantiates stacks)
├── lib/
│ └── my-cdk-app-stack.ts # Stack definition
├── test/
│ └── my-cdk-app.test.ts # Tests
├── cdk.json # CDK configuration
├── tsconfig.json
└── package.jsonimport { App, Stack, StackProps, CfnOutput, RemovalPolicy } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
import { Construct } from 'constructs';
import * as s3 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3';
// Define a reusable stack
class StorageStack extends Stack {
public readonly bucketArn: string;
constructor(scope: Construct, id: string, props?: StackProps) {
super(scope, id, props);
const bucket = new s3.Bucket(this, 'DataBucket', {
versioned: true,
encryption: s3.BucketEncryption.S3_MANAGED,
removalPolicy: RemovalPolicy.RETAIN,
blockPublicAccess: s3.BlockPublicAccess.BLOCK_ALL,
});
this.bucketArn = bucket.bucketArn;
new CfnOutput(this, 'BucketName', { value: bucket.bucketName });
}
}
// App entry point
const app = new App();
new StorageStack(app, 'DevStorage', {
env: { account: process.env.CDK_DEFAULT_ACCOUNT, region: 'us-east-1' },
tags: { Environment: 'dev' },
});
new StorageStack(app, 'ProdStorage', {
env: { account: '123456789012', region: 'eu-west-1' },
tags: { Environment: 'prod' },
terminationProtection: true,
});
app.synth();| Level | Description | Use When |
|---|---|---|
L1 (Cfn*) | Direct CloudFormation mapping, full control | Need properties not exposed by L2 |
| L2 | Curated with sensible defaults and helper methods | Standard resource provisioning (recommended) |
| L3 (Patterns) | Multi-resource architectures | Common patterns like LambdaRestApi |
// L1 — Raw CloudFormation
new s3.CfnBucket(this, 'L1Bucket', { bucketName: 'my-l1-bucket' });
// L2 — Sensible defaults + grant helpers
const bucket = new s3.Bucket(this, 'L2Bucket', { versioned: true });
bucket.grantRead(myLambda);
// L3 — Multi-resource pattern
new apigateway.LambdaRestApi(this, 'Api', { handler: myLambda });cdk synth # Synthesize CloudFormation template
cdk diff # Compare deployed vs local changes
cdk deploy # Deploy stack(s) to AWS
cdk deploy --all # Deploy all stacks
cdk destroy # Tear down stack(s)
cdk ls # List all stacks in the app
cdk doctor # Check environment setupModel the stack
Run cdk synth
cdk synth.Run infrastructure tests
Run cdk diff
RemovalPolicy, then rerun cdk diff.Run cdk deploy
CREATE_COMPLETE or UPDATE_COMPLETE.cdk deploy.Verify runtime outcomes
// Stack A exports a value
class NetworkStack extends Stack {
public readonly vpc: ec2.Vpc;
constructor(scope: Construct, id: string, props?: StackProps) {
super(scope, id, props);
this.vpc = new ec2.Vpc(this, 'Vpc', { maxAzs: 2 });
}
}
// Stack B imports it via props
interface AppStackProps extends StackProps {
vpc: ec2.Vpc;
}
class AppStack extends Stack {
constructor(scope: Construct, id: string, props: AppStackProps) {
super(scope, id, props);
new lambda.Function(this, 'Fn', {
runtime: lambda.Runtime.NODEJS_20_X,
handler: 'index.handler',
code: lambda.Code.fromAsset('lambda'),
vpc: props.vpc,
});
}
}
// Wire them together
const network = new NetworkStack(app, 'Network');
new AppStack(app, 'App', { vpc: network.vpc });import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
import * as lambda from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda';
import * as apigateway from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-apigateway';
import * as dynamodb from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-dynamodb';
class ServerlessApiStack extends cdk.Stack {
constructor(scope: Construct, id: string, props?: cdk.StackProps) {
super(scope, id, props);
const table = new dynamodb.Table(this, 'Items', {
partitionKey: { name: 'id', type: dynamodb.AttributeType.STRING },
billingMode: dynamodb.BillingMode.PAY_PER_REQUEST,
removalPolicy: cdk.RemovalPolicy.DESTROY,
});
const fn = new lambda.Function(this, 'Handler', {
runtime: lambda.Runtime.NODEJS_20_X,
handler: 'index.handler',
code: lambda.Code.fromAsset('lambda'),
environment: { TABLE_NAME: table.tableName },
});
table.grantReadWriteData(fn);
new apigateway.LambdaRestApi(this, 'Api', { handler: fn });
}
}import { Template } from 'aws-cdk-lib/assertions';
import { App } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
import { ServerlessApiStack } from '../lib/serverless-api-stack';
test('creates DynamoDB table with PAY_PER_REQUEST', () => {
const app = new App();
const stack = new ServerlessApiStack(app, 'TestStack');
const template = Template.fromStack(stack);
template.hasResourceProperties('AWS::DynamoDB::Table', {
BillingMode: 'PAY_PER_REQUEST',
});
template.resourceCountIs('AWS::Lambda::Function', 1);
});Cfn* only when you need unsupported properties.env with account and region; avoid implicit production targets..grant*() over handwritten IAM where possible.RemovalPolicy — RETAIN for production data, DESTROY only for disposable environments.cdk synth only generates templates; cdk deploy applies changesremovalPolicy: RETAIN in productioncdk bootstrap once per account/region before first deployDetailed implementation guides are available in the references/ directory:
© giuseppe-trisciuoglio, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
SKILL.md and 5 other files (references) in plugins/developer-kit-typescript/skills/aws-cdk of giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit fe73fb3
AWS Cdk 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.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS Cdk this skillgiuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit | 357 | — | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| AWS Cdk Developmentzxkane/aws-skills | 367 | 2 repos | ~2.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| AWS Solution Architectborghei/Claude-Skills | 891 | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| AWS Advisordiegosouzapw/awesome-omni-skills | 159 | — | ~4.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| AWS Cdkaws/agent-toolkit-for-aws | 2.8k | — | ~2.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Pulumi Troubleshootingpr-pm/prpm | 122 | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Provides AWS CDK TypeScript patterns for defining, validating, and deploying AWS infrastructure as code. AWS Cdk is an agent skill from giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit. Provides AWS CDK TypeScript patterns for defining, validating, and deploying AWS infrastructure as code.
AWS Cdk fits situations like: creating CDK apps; reusable constructs; modeling serverless; VPC-based architectures.
Run `npx skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill aws-cdk -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/developer-kit-typescript/skills/aws-cdk in giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit) into .claude/skills/aws-cdk in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
Run `npx skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill aws-cdk -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/developer-kit-typescript/skills/aws-cdk in giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit) into .agents/skills/aws-cdk in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill aws-cdk -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/aws-cdk, .gemini/skills/aws-cdk, .github/skills/aws-cdk and .opencode/skills/aws-cdk in your project.
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, AWS Cdk needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npx). Our summary lists: Node.js; Docker. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Grep, Glob.
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
AWS Cdk is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
About 2.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 9.4k 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 12k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
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giuseppe-trisciuoglio (a GitHub user) maintains it in giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit, which has 357 GitHub stars. The repository holds 115 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 10, 2026.
Source: giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.