aws-cdk-development

0. AWS Common Plugin (Dependency)

Shared AWS agent skills including AWS Documentation MCP configuration for querying up-to-date AWS knowledge.

Features:

• AWS MCP server configuration guide
• Documentation MCP setup for querying AWS knowledge
• Shared by all other AWS plugins as a dependency

Note: This plugin is automatically loaded as a dependency by other plugins. Install it first if installing plugins individually.

1. AWS CDK Plugin

AWS CDK development skill with integrated MCP server for infrastructure as code.

Features:

• AWS CDK best practices and patterns
• Pre-deployment validation script
• Comprehensive CDK patterns reference

Integrated MCP Server:

• AWS CDK MCP (stdio)

2. AWS Cost & Operations Plugin

Cost optimization, monitoring, and operational excellence with 3 integrated MCP servers.

Features:

• Cost estimation and optimization
• Monitoring and observability patterns
• Operational best practices

Integrated MCP Servers:

• AWS Pricing
• AWS Cost Explorer
• Amazon CloudWatch

3. AWS Serverless & Event-Driven Architecture Plugin

Serverless and event-driven architecture patterns based on Well-Architected Framework.

Features:

• Well-Architected serverless design principles
• Event-driven architecture patterns
• Orchestration with Step Functions
• Saga patterns for distributed transactions
• Event sourcing patterns

4. AWS Agentic AI Plugin

AWS Bedrock AgentCore comprehensive expert for deploying and managing AI agents.

Features:

• Gateway service for converting REST APIs to MCP tools
• Runtime service for deploying and scaling agents
• Memory service for managing conversation state
• Identity service for credential and access management
• Code Interpreter for secure code execution
• Browser service for web automation
• Observability for tracing and monitoring

Add the marketplace to Claude Code:

```bash

/plugin marketplace add zxkane/aws-skills

```

Install plugins individually:

```bash

# Install the common dependency first

/plugin install aws-common@aws-skills

# Then install the plugins you need

/plugin install aws-cdk@aws-skills

/plugin install aws-cost-ops@aws-skills

/plugin install serverless-eda@aws-skills

/plugin install aws-agentic-ai@aws-skills

```

Resource Naming

Do NOT explicitly specify resource names when they are optional in CDK constructs.

```typescript

// ✅ GOOD - Let CDK generate unique names

new lambda.Function(this, 'MyFunction', {

// No functionName specified

});

// ❌ BAD - Prevents multiple deployments

new lambda.Function(this, 'MyFunction', {

functionName: 'my-lambda',

});

```

Lambda Functions

Use appropriate constructs for automatic bundling:

• TypeScript/JavaScript: NodejsFunction from aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda-nodejs
• Python: PythonFunction from @aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python-alpha

Pre-Deployment Validation

Before committing CDK code:

```bash

npm run build

npm test

npm run lint

cdk synth

./scripts/validate-stack.sh

```

CDK Development

Ask Claude to help with CDK:

```

Create a CDK stack with a Lambda function that processes S3 events

```

Claude will:

• Follow CDK best practices
• Use NodejsFunction for automatic bundling
• Avoid explicit resource naming
• Grant proper IAM permissions
• Use MCP servers for latest AWS information

Cost Optimization

Estimate costs before deployment:

```

Estimate the monthly cost of running 10 Lambda functions with 1M invocations each

```

Analyze current spending:

```

Show me my AWS costs for the last 30 days broken down by service

```

Monitoring and Observability

Set up monitoring:

```

Create CloudWatch alarms for my Lambda functions to