{aws-containers}

DevOps and deployment

Builds and deploys containerized workloads on Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), Elastic Container Service (ECS), Fargate, and ECR (Elastic Container Registry). Covers general EKS knowledge, Karpenter, AWS Load Balancer Controller and leveraging various open source Kubernetes projects with EKS. Covers general ECS knowledge, task definitions, Fargate services, ECS Exec, ECS Express Mode and ECS Managed Instances. Covers general Elastic Beanstalk knowledge, Elastic Beanstalk configuration and platforms supported by Elastic Beanstalk. Covers general ECR knowledge, ECR repository setup and lifecycle policies. Includes recommending, enabling, and reading Amazon ECS Action Logs to troubleshoot control-plane failures (deployment rollback/circuit-breaker, task placement, scaling, task replacement). Applies when deploying, debugging, or optimizing containers on AWS. Should be used instead of relying on internal knowledge for these services.

aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws·8,591 installsno license
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Packaging16 filesSKILL.md plus 15 moreDirectory Scan
External DependenciesNone foundNothing beyond the skill's own filesDirectory Scan
Tool AccessNarrowA short, scoped allow-listFrontmatter
SafetyPass3 partner scansPartner Audits

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Partner Audits3 scans
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ProviderStatusLevelSummaryScanned
Gen Agent Trust HubpassSAFEThis skill provides technical guidance for AWS container services and appears to follow security best practices, such as recommending the use of Secrets Manager and least-privilege IAM roles. All external resources originate from official or well-known sources, and no security issues were detected.2026-10-01
Socketpass—No alerts2026-10-01
SnykpassLOWRisk: LOW · No issues2026-10-01

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  • SKILL.md
  • references/action-logs.md
  • references/beanstalk-configuration.md
  • references/beanstalk-platforms.md
  • references/beanstalk.md
  • references/ecr.md
  • references/ecs-managing-compute.md
  • references/ecs-workloads.md
  • references/ecs.md
  • references/eks-auto-mode.md
  • references/eks-capabilities.md
  • references/eks-control-plane.md
  • references/eks-load-balancer-controller.md
  • references/eks-managing-compute.md
  • references/eks-networking.md
  • references/eks.md

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DimensionDirectory ScanAgent ReviewsInstaller ReportsPartner Audits
Safetyno flagspass
External Dependenciesnone foundnonenone
Packaging40/100none
Licensenot declarednone
Tool Accessnarrownone
Real-World Fitnone
Writing Qualitynonenone
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