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Jeffallan/claude-skills
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AWS RDS relational database service for managed databases. An agent skill from itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills.
$ npx skills add itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills --skill rds -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills rds --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/itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/rds .claude/skills/rds && 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 "rds" agent skill from https://github.com/itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/rds into .claude/skills/rds/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "rds", 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/itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/rdsType 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 itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills --skill rds -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills rds --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/rds .agents/skills/rds && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "rds" agent skill from https://github.com/itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/rds into .agents/skills/rds/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "rds", 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 itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills --skill rds -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills rds --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/rds .cursor/skills/rds && 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 "rds" agent skill from https://github.com/itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/rds into .cursor/skills/rds/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "rds", 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/itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills.git --path skills/rds--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 itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills --skill rds -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills rds --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/rds .gemini/skills/rds && 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 "rds" agent skill from https://github.com/itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/rds into .gemini/skills/rds/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "rds", 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 itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills rdsInstalls 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 itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills --skill rds -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/rds .github/skills/rds && 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 "rds" agent skill from https://github.com/itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/rds into .github/skills/rds/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "rds", 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 itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills --skill rds -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills rds --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/rds .opencode/skills/rds && 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 "rds" agent skill from https://github.com/itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/rds into .opencode/skills/rds/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "rds", 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.
rdsAWS RDS relational database service for managed databases. An agent skill from itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills.
Rds is an agent skill from itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills. AWS RDS relational database service for managed databases. Use when provisioning databases, configuring backups, managing replicas, troubleshooting connectivity, or optimizing performance.
Its SKILL.md is about 2.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `administration.md`).
It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Backup and disaster recovery. It works with Amazon Web Services. The repository describes itself as: AWS Skills for Agents. The licence is MIT.
4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e786d25. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
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.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
awsFrom the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
docs.aws.amazon.comboto3.amazonaws.comFrom 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.
Rds loads about 2.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 48 tokens; SKILL.md has 417 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 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.
The full file from itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills at commit e786d25, republished under its MIT licence (© itsmostafa). 417 words, ~2,431 tokens.
.claude/skills/rds/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) provides managed relational databases including MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Oracle, SQL Server, and Aurora. RDS handles provisioning, patching, backups, and failover.
| Category | Example | Use Case |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | db.m6g.large | General purpose |
| Memory Optimized | db.r6g.large | High memory workloads |
| Burstable | db.t3.medium | Variable workloads, dev/test |
| Type | IOPS | Use Case |
|---|---|---|
| gp3 | 3,000-16,000 | Most workloads |
| io1/io2 | Up to 256,000 | High-performance OLTP |
| magnetic | N/A | Legacy, avoid |
Asynchronous copies for read scaling. Can be cross-region.
AWS CLI:
# Create DB subnet group
aws rds create-db-subnet-group \
--db-subnet-group-name my-db-subnet-group \
--db-subnet-group-description "Private subnets for RDS" \
--subnet-ids subnet-12345678 subnet-87654321
# Create security group (allow PostgreSQL from app)
aws ec2 create-security-group \
--group-name rds-postgres-sg \
--description "RDS PostgreSQL access" \
--vpc-id vpc-12345678
aws ec2 authorize-security-group-ingress \
--group-id sg-rds12345 \
--protocol tcp \
--port 5432 \
--source-group sg-app12345
# Create RDS instance
aws rds create-db-instance \
--db-instance-identifier my-postgres \
--db-instance-class db.t3.medium \
--engine postgres \
--engine-version 16.1 \
--master-username admin \
--master-user-password 'SecurePassword123!' \
--allocated-storage 100 \
--storage-type gp3 \
--db-subnet-group-name my-db-subnet-group \
--vpc-security-group-ids sg-rds12345 \
--multi-az \
--backup-retention-period 7 \
--storage-encrypted \
--no-publicly-accessibleboto3:
import boto3
rds = boto3.client('rds')
response = rds.create_db_instance(
DBInstanceIdentifier='my-postgres',
DBInstanceClass='db.t3.medium',
Engine='postgres',
EngineVersion='16.1',
MasterUsername='admin',
MasterUserPassword='SecurePassword123!',
AllocatedStorage=100,
StorageType='gp3',
DBSubnetGroupName='my-db-subnet-group',
VpcSecurityGroupIds=['sg-rds12345'],
MultiAZ=True,
BackupRetentionPeriod=7,
StorageEncrypted=True,
PubliclyAccessible=False
)aws rds create-db-instance-read-replica \
--db-instance-identifier my-postgres-replica \
--source-db-instance-identifier my-postgres \
--db-instance-class db.t3.medium \
--availability-zone us-east-1baws rds create-db-snapshot \
--db-snapshot-identifier my-postgres-snapshot-2024-01-15 \
--db-instance-identifier my-postgresaws rds restore-db-instance-from-db-snapshot \
--db-instance-identifier my-postgres-restored \
--db-snapshot-identifier my-postgres-snapshot-2024-01-15 \
--db-instance-class db.t3.medium \
--db-subnet-group-name my-db-subnet-group \
--vpc-security-group-ids sg-rds12345aws rds restore-db-instance-to-point-in-time \
--source-db-instance-identifier my-postgres \
--target-db-instance-identifier my-postgres-pitr \
--restore-time 2024-01-15T10:30:00Z \
--db-instance-class db.t3.medium# Change instance class (with downtime)
aws rds modify-db-instance \
--db-instance-identifier my-postgres \
--db-instance-class db.m6g.large \
--apply-immediately
# Scale storage (no downtime)
aws rds modify-db-instance \
--db-instance-identifier my-postgres \
--allocated-storage 200 \
--apply-immediatelyimport boto3
import psycopg2
rds = boto3.client('rds')
# Generate auth token
token = rds.generate_db_auth_token(
DBHostname='my-postgres.abc123.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com',
Port=5432,
DBUsername='iam_user',
Region='us-east-1'
)
# Connect
conn = psycopg2.connect(
host='my-postgres.abc123.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com',
port=5432,
database='mydb',
user='iam_user',
password=token,
sslmode='require'
)| Command | Description |
|---|---|
aws rds create-db-instance | Create instance |
aws rds describe-db-instances | List instances |
aws rds modify-db-instance | Modify settings |
aws rds delete-db-instance | Delete instance |
aws rds reboot-db-instance | Reboot instance |
aws rds start-db-instance | Start stopped instance |
aws rds stop-db-instance | Stop instance |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
aws rds create-db-snapshot | Manual snapshot |
aws rds describe-db-snapshots | List snapshots |
aws rds restore-db-instance-from-db-snapshot | Restore from snapshot |
aws rds restore-db-instance-to-point-in-time | Point-in-time restore |
aws rds copy-db-snapshot | Copy snapshot |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
aws rds create-db-instance-read-replica | Create read replica |
aws rds promote-read-replica | Promote to standalone |
# Enforce SSL in PostgreSQL
aws rds modify-db-parameter-group \
--db-parameter-group-name my-pg-params \
--parameters "ParameterName=rds.force_ssl,ParameterValue=1,ApplyMethod=pending-reboot"Causes:
Debug:
# Check security group
aws ec2 describe-security-groups --group-ids sg-rds12345
# Check instance status
aws rds describe-db-instances \
--db-instance-identifier my-postgres \
--query "DBInstances[0].{Status:DBInstanceStatus,Endpoint:Endpoint}"
# Test connectivity from EC2
nc -zv my-postgres.abc123.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com 5432Debug:
# Enable Enhanced Monitoring
aws rds modify-db-instance \
--db-instance-identifier my-postgres \
--monitoring-interval 60 \
--monitoring-role-arn arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/rds-monitoring-role
# Enable Performance Insights
aws rds modify-db-instance \
--db-instance-identifier my-postgres \
--enable-performance-insights \
--performance-insights-retention-period 7Solutions:
Symptom: Instance becomes unavailable
Prevention:
# Enable storage autoscaling
aws rds modify-db-instance \
--db-instance-identifier my-postgres \
--max-allocated-storage 500
# Set CloudWatch alarm
aws cloudwatch put-metric-alarm \
--alarm-name "RDS-Storage-Low" \
--metric-name FreeStorageSpace \
--namespace AWS/RDS \
--dimensions Name=DBInstanceIdentifier,Value=my-postgres \
--statistic Average \
--period 300 \
--threshold 10000000000 \
--comparison-operator LessThanThreshold \
--evaluation-periods 2 \
--alarm-actions arn:aws:sns:us-east-1:123456789012:alertsMonitor:
aws cloudwatch get-metric-statistics \
--namespace AWS/RDS \
--metric-name ReplicaLag \
--dimensions Name=DBInstanceIdentifier,Value=my-postgres-replica \
--start-time $(date -d '1 hour ago' -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ) \
--end-time $(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ) \
--period 60 \
--statistics AverageCauses:
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SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/rds of itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit e786d25
Rds 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rds this skillitsmostafa/aws-agent-skills | 1.2k | — | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Cloud ArchitectJeffallan/claude-skills | 12k | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Rds Operation Reviewaws/tools-for-devops-agent | 100 | — | ~4.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| AWS Rdssickn33/agentic-awesome-skills | 47k | 2 repos | ~3.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Storage S3 Resiliency Expertiseaws/tools-for-devops-agent | 100 | — | ~2.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Frappe Ops BackupImpertio-Studio/Frappe_Claude_Skill_Package | 187 | — | ~2.9k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT |
Jeffallan/claude-skills
Designs cloud architectures, migration plans, cost optimization recommendations and disaster recovery strategies across AWS, Azure and GCP.
aws/tools-for-devops-agent
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sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills
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AWS RDS relational database service for managed databases. An agent skill from itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills. Rds is an agent skill from itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills. AWS RDS relational database service for managed databases.
Rds fits situations like: provisioning databases; configuring backups; managing replicas; troubleshooting connectivity.
Run `npx skills add itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills --skill rds -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/rds in itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills) into .claude/skills/rds in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
Run `npx skills add itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills --skill rds -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/rds in itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills) into .agents/skills/rds 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 itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills --skill rds -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/rds, .gemini/skills/rds, .github/skills/rds and .opencode/skills/rds in your project.
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Rds needs the command-line tools its instructions call (aws). Our summary lists: Python 3.
SKILL.md names 2 domains. As links in the text: docs.aws.amazon.com and boto3.amazonaws.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
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.
Rds is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
About 2.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 9.7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Rds: Cloud Architect (Jeffallan/claude-skills, 12k stars), Rds Operation Review (aws/tools-for-devops-agent, 100 stars), AWS Rds (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars) and Storage S3 Resiliency Expertise (aws/tools-for-devops-agent, 100 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
itsmostafa (a GitHub user) maintains it in itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills, which has 1,161 GitHub stars. The repository holds 17 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.
Source: itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.