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Use Cdkd

by go-to-k in go-to-k/cdkd

Build the current cdkd checkout and use it from another CDK project.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Use Cdkd

skills CLI
$ npx skills add go-to-k/cdkd --skill use-cdkd -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install go-to-k/cdkd use-cdkd --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/go-to-k/cdkd.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/use-cdkd .claude/skills/use-cdkd && 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
use-cdkd
GitHub stars
146
Token cost
~669 tokens
SKILL.md length
222 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
14
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Build the current cdkd checkout and use it from another CDK project.

  • Testing this checkouts dist/cli.js against a CDK app
  • SKILL.md covers Build the checkout and Invoke it from another project
  • Calls pnpm, node and gh
  • Linking cdkd globally via pnpm

What it does

Use Cdkd is an agent skill from go-to-k/cdkd. Build the current cdkd checkout and use it from another CDK project. Use when testing this checkout's dist/cli.js against a CDK app, linking cdkd globally via pnpm, or handing out copy-pasteable commands for local testing.

Its SKILL.md is about 670 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in DevOps & Cloud. It works with pnpm, Amazon Web Services and AWS CloudFormation. The repository describes itself as: Drop-in CDK CLI for existing CDK apps — up to 15x faster deploys via direct AWS SDK calls instead of CloudFormation. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Testing this checkouts dist/cli.js against a CDK app
  • Linking cdkd globally via pnpm
  • Handing out copy-pasteable commands for local testing

Example prompts

  • “/use-cdkd”

Requirements

  • Node.js

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit aefb343. 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:

    • pnpm
    • node
    • gh
    • npx

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use pnpm, gh and npx, 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

Use Cdkd loads about 669 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 58 tokens; SKILL.md has 222 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~58
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~669

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 go-to-k/cdkd at commit aefb343, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© go-to-k). 222 words, ~669 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/use-cdkd/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
use-cdkd
description
Build the current cdkd checkout and use it from another CDK project. Use when testing this checkout's dist/cli.js against a CDK app, linking cdkd globally via pnpm, or handing out copy-pasteable commands for local testing.
<!--
  This file is the REPO-INTERNAL contributor skill: it covers building and
  linking the current checkout. The end-user deployment guidance lives in the
  DISTRIBUTED skill at plugins/cdkd-skills/skills/cdkd/SKILL.md (installed by
  users via `/plugin install cdkd-skills@cdkd`, `gh skill`, or `npx skills`).
  The two files ship together: when cdkd CLI behavior changes, update the
  distributed file AND bump the `version` fields in
  plugins/cdkd-skills/.claude-plugin/plugin.json and
  .claude-plugin/marketplace.json in the same PR.
-->

Use the Current cdkd Checkout

Build the current checkout and use it from another CDK project for testing. For everything that happens AFTER the binary is chosen — deployment boundary, preview, wait modes, verification, destructive-operation guards — read and follow plugins/cdkd-skills/skills/cdkd/SKILL.md; it applies identically whether the binary is a built checkout or a published release.

Build the checkout

From the cdkd repository root, build the CLI:

bash
vp run build

If the checkout has not been set up, follow CONTRIBUTING.md first: trust and install the pinned mise tools, run vp env install, and run vp install. Use the repository-pinned development runtime instead of replacing the build command.

Resolve and report the absolute CLI path:

bash
echo "$(pwd)/dist/cli.js"

Invoke it from another project

Prefer direct invocation for one-off testing because it does not modify the user's shell or global packages:

bash
node /absolute/path/to/cdkd/dist/cli.js --version

When the user explicitly wants cdkd available globally, offer the repository's pnpm link workflow:

bash
pnpm setup
# Open a new shell, or reload the shell configuration that pnpm updated.
pnpm link --global
cdkd --version

Run pnpm setup only when needed; it updates shell configuration. Rebuilding with vp run build updates the linked binary without re-linking. To remove the link, run pnpm unlink --global @go-to-k/cdkd or pnpm rm --global @go-to-k/cdkd.

When giving commands for another CDK project, make them copy-pasteable and use either cdkd or the real absolute node .../dist/cli.js path consistently. If the user wants a published release instead of this checkout, follow the install section of the distributed skill linked above.

© go-to-k, 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

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/use-cdkd of go-to-k/cdkd.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit aefb343

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Questions about Use Cdkd

What does Use Cdkd do?

Build the current cdkd checkout and use it from another CDK project. Use Cdkd is an agent skill from go-to-k/cdkd. Build the current cdkd checkout and use it from another CDK project.

When should I use Use Cdkd?

Use Cdkd fits situations like: testing this checkouts dist/cli.js against a CDK app; linking cdkd globally via pnpm; handing out copy-pasteable commands for local testing.

How do I install Use Cdkd in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add go-to-k/cdkd --skill use-cdkd -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/use-cdkd in go-to-k/cdkd) into .claude/skills/use-cdkd in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Use Cdkd in Codex?

Run `npx skills add go-to-k/cdkd --skill use-cdkd -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/use-cdkd in go-to-k/cdkd) into .agents/skills/use-cdkd in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Use Cdkd 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 go-to-k/cdkd --skill use-cdkd -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/use-cdkd, .gemini/skills/use-cdkd, .github/skills/use-cdkd and .opencode/skills/use-cdkd in your project.

What does Use Cdkd need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Use Cdkd needs the command-line tools its instructions call (pnpm, node, gh and npx). Our summary lists: Node.js.

Does Use Cdkd access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use gh and npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Use Cdkd 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 Use Cdkd use?

Use Cdkd 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 Use Cdkd use?

About 669 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.

What are the alternatives to Use Cdkd?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Use Cdkd: AWS Cdk Development (zxkane/aws-skills, 367 stars), AWS Cloud Advisor (tech-leads-club/agent-skills, 7k stars), AWS Native Runtime Investigation (pulumi/pulumi-aws-native, 108 stars) and Cloudformation (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 Use Cdkd?

go-to-k (a GitHub user) maintains it in go-to-k/cdkd, which has 146 GitHub stars. The repository holds 14 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

Source: go-to-k/cdkd on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.