Agent skill

Ecspresso

by kayac in kayac/ecspresso

ECS deployment tool - deploy, manage, and troubleshoot ECS services

MITAuto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Ecspresso

skills CLI
$ npx skills add kayac/ecspresso --skill ecspresso -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install kayac/ecspresso ecspresso --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/kayac/ecspresso.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ecspresso .claude/skills/ecspresso && 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
ecspresso
GitHub stars
1.1k
Token cost
~1.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
313 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
1
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

ECS deployment tool - deploy, manage, and troubleshoot ECS services

  • Tasks that involve Deployment
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, Learning about ecspresso, Common workflows and Configuration structure, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Ecspresso is an agent skill from kayac/ecspresso. ECS deployment tool - deploy, manage, and troubleshoot ECS services

Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts. Compatibility notes: ["claude","codex","agents"]

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Deployment. It works with Amazon Web Services and Docker. The repository describes itself as: ecspresso is a deployment tool for Amazon ECS. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Deployment

Example prompts

  • “/ecspresso”

Requirements

  • Compatibility (from SKILL.md): ["claude","codex","agents"]

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 2ce2e4f. 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 (its code samples are bash and jsonnet).

    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.

  • Compatibility

    ["claude","codex","agents"]

    From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Ecspresso loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 19 tokens; SKILL.md has 313 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~19
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.4k

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 kayac/ecspresso at commit 2ce2e4f, republished under its MIT licence (© kayac). 313 words, ~1,358 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/ecspresso/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
ecspresso
description
ECS deployment tool - deploy, manage, and troubleshoot ECS services
compatibility
["claude","codex","agents"]
license
MIT

ecspresso Skill for LLM Agents

Overview

ecspresso is a deployment tool for Amazon ECS. You can use it to deploy, manage, and troubleshoot ECS services through configuration files.

Learning about ecspresso

Use the docs subcommand to look up how ecspresso works. This command requires no AWS credentials or config file.

bash
# Browse the table of contents to find relevant sections
ecspresso docs --index --json

# Search for a topic by keyword
ecspresso docs --search "fargate" --json

# Read the full documentation
ecspresso docs --json

Always use --json for structured output that is easier to parse.

Common workflows

Check current state before making changes
bash
# Show service status (running tasks, deployments, events)
ecspresso status --config ecspresso.yml

# Show differences between local definitions and running service
ecspresso diff --config ecspresso.yml

# Verify that resources referenced in definitions exist and are valid
ecspresso verify --config ecspresso.yml
Deploy
bash
# Preview what will change (dry-run)
ecspresso deploy --config ecspresso.yml --dry-run

# Deploy the service
ecspresso deploy --config ecspresso.yml

# Deploy and wait until stable
ecspresso deploy --config ecspresso.yml --wait-until stable
Rollback
bash
# Rollback to the previous task definition
ecspresso rollback --config ecspresso.yml

# Rollback with dry-run
ecspresso rollback --config ecspresso.yml --dry-run
Scale
bash
# Scale to a specific number of tasks
ecspresso scale --config ecspresso.yml --tasks 5
Run a one-off task
bash
# Run a standalone task using the service's task definition
ecspresso run --config ecspresso.yml

# Run and watch logs
ecspresso run --config ecspresso.yml --watch-container app
Inspect tasks
bash
# List running tasks as JSON
ecspresso tasks --config ecspresso.yml --output json
Render configuration for inspection
bash
# Render resolved task definition (with template variables expanded)
ecspresso render --config ecspresso.yml taskdef

# Render resolved service definition
ecspresso render --config ecspresso.yml servicedef

Configuration structure

ecspresso uses a config file (default: ecspresso.yml) that references a task definition file and optionally a service definition file.

ecspresso.yml          # Main config: region, cluster, service, file paths
ecs-task-def.json      # ECS task definition (JSON, YAML, or Jsonnet)
ecs-service-def.json   # ECS service definition (JSON, YAML, or Jsonnet)

Definition files support template syntax: {{ env "VAR" "default" }}, {{ must_env "VAR" }}, and plugin functions like {{ tfstate "resource.attr" }}.

When creating or modifying definition files, prefer the Jsonnet (.jsonnet) format over JSON or YAML. Jsonnet has several advantages:

  • Comments: Jsonnet supports // and /* */ comments. JSON does not allow comments at all.
  • Trailing commas: No need to worry about trailing comma errors.
  • Variables and functions: You can define local variables, reuse values, and compute derived values with std.parseInt(), std.parseJson(), etc.
  • No template syntax conflicts: In JSON/YAML, Go template syntax {{ }} can cause readability issues. In Jsonnet, use native functions like std.native('env')('VAR', 'default') instead, which are cleaner and can return non-string types.
  • No separate install needed: ecspresso bundles the Jsonnet library.

Example Jsonnet config:

jsonnet
// ecspresso.jsonnet
{
  region: 'ap-northeast-1',
  cluster: 'default',
  service: 'myservice',
  service_definition: 'ecs-service-def.jsonnet',
  task_definition: 'ecs-task-def.jsonnet',
}

Example Jsonnet task definition:

jsonnet
// ecs-task-def.jsonnet
local env = std.native('env');
local must_env = std.native('must_env');
local tfstate = std.native('tfstate');
{
  family: 'myservice',
  cpu: '256',
  memory: '512',
  networkMode: 'awsvpc',
  requiresCompatibilities: ['FARGATE'],
  executionRoleArn: tfstate('aws_iam_role.ecs_execution.arn'),
  containerDefinitions: [
    {
      name: 'app',
      image: must_env('APP_IMAGE'),
      cpu: 0,
      portMappings: [{ containerPort: 8080 }],
      environment: [
        { name: 'ENV', value: env('ENV', 'production') },
      ],
      logConfiguration: {
        logDriver: 'awslogs',
        options: {
          'awslogs-group': '/ecs/myservice',
          'awslogs-region': 'ap-northeast-1',
          'awslogs-stream-prefix': 'app',
        },
      },
    },
  ],
}

Use ecspresso init --jsonnet to generate Jsonnet files from an existing service. For more details, run ecspresso docs --search "jsonnet" --json.

Tips

  • Always run ecspresso diff before ecspresso deploy to understand what will change.
  • Use --dry-run on destructive operations (deploy, rollback, delete, scale) to preview the action.
  • The verify command checks IAM roles, container images, secrets, and log groups referenced in definitions.
  • When you need to learn more about a specific feature, use ecspresso docs --search "<keyword>" --json to find the relevant documentation section.

© kayac, MIT. 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 skills/ecspresso of kayac/ecspresso.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 2ce2e4f

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Categories

Questions about Ecspresso

What does Ecspresso do?

ECS deployment tool - deploy, manage, and troubleshoot ECS services. Ecspresso is an agent skill from kayac/ecspresso.

When should I use Ecspresso?

Ecspresso fits situations like: tasks that involve Deployment.

How do I install Ecspresso in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Ecspresso in Codex?

Run `npx skills add kayac/ecspresso --skill ecspresso -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/ecspresso in kayac/ecspresso) into .agents/skills/ecspresso in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

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

What does Ecspresso need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Ecspresso is instructions for the agent only. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): ["claude","codex","agents"].

Does Ecspresso 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 Ecspresso 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 Ecspresso use?

Ecspresso is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Ecspresso use?

About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.4k 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 Ecspresso?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Ecspresso: Senior DevOps Toolkit (maslennikov-ig/claude-code-orchestrator-kit, 260 stars), Aspire Deployment (CommunityToolkit/Aspire, 629 stars), Ec2 Deploy (adam-s/intercept, 189 stars) and Deploy (serithemage/serverless-openclaw, 196 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Ecspresso?

kayac (a GitHub organization) maintains it in kayac/ecspresso, which has 1,132 GitHub stars. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.

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