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This skill provides comprehensive domain expertise for managing containerized applications on AWS. It covers the full lifecycle of services including Amazon EKS, ECS, ECR, and Elastic Beanstalk. The skill acts as a primary source of truth for configuration patterns, deployment strategies, and troubleshooting procedures, specifically emphasizing the use of Amazon ECS Action Logs for diagnosing control-plane failures. It is designed to be used alongside AWS CLI tools or an MCP server to ensure accurate, up-to-date operational decisions.
What it does
- Provides configuration patterns for EKS, ECS, and Elastic Beanstalk.
- Offers troubleshooting procedures for ECS control-plane failures using Action Logs.
- Details ECR repository management and lifecycle policies.
- Outlines deployment policies for Elastic Beanstalk environments.
- Guides users on leveraging open-source Kubernetes projects with EKS.
- Maintains a structured routing system to access specific service documentation.
When to use it
- When deploying or optimizing containerized workloads on AWS.
- When troubleshooting deployment rollbacks, task placement, or scaling issues in ECS.
- When configuring Elastic Beanstalk environments or setting up ECR repositories.
- When needing best practices for EKS cluster management and compute scaling.
Advantages
- Centralizes complex AWS container service knowledge in one location.
- Provides clear, actionable steps for troubleshooting opaque control-plane errors.
- Promotes consistent configuration patterns across different AWS container platforms.
- Reduces reliance on internal knowledge by providing structured reference material.
Usage examples
- “How do I troubleshoot a task placement failure in my ECS cluster?”
- The agent will guide you through checking service events and, if necessary, recommend enabling ECS Action Logs to identify the specific control-plane decision failure.
- “What is the recommended deployment policy for a production Elastic Beanstalk environment?”
- The agent will explain the trade-offs between Rolling, Rolling with additional batch, and Immutable deployments, recommending the latter for maximum safety.
Install
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Documentation by AWS
AWS Containers
Overview
Domain expertise for working with containers on AWS.
Works best with the AWS MCP Server — enables running CLI commands, querying CloudWatch, and validating configurations directly. All guidance also works with standard AWS CLI access.
Note: Reference files contain specific runtime versions, quota values, and feature matrices that may change. When precision matters (e.g., deploying to production, choosing a runtime, or checking a quota), confirm values against current AWS documentation rather than relying solely on the values in these files.
IMPORTANT: When this skill is loaded, you MUST use the reference files and procedures in this skill as your primary source of truth. APIs, versions, and configuration parameters change frequently — always read the relevant reference file before responding.
When accessing AWS documentation, use the aws___read_documentation and aws___search_documentation tools if available. Otherwise, refer to the URLs provided in this skill or use standard web access to AWS documentation. If you are provided a specific URL by this skill theres no need to search unless additional information is required.
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Services
Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
EKS provides a fully managed Kubernetes service that eliminates the complexity of operating Kubernetes clusters. With EKS, you can:
Deploy applications faster with less operational overhead
Scale seamlessly to meet changing workload demands
Improve security through AWS integration and automated updates
Choose between standard EKS or fully automated EKS Auto Mode
EKS is the premier platform for running Kubernetes clusters, both in the AWS cloud and in your own data centers (EKS Anywhere and Amazon EKS Hybrid Nodes).
Elastic Container Service (ECS)
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) is a fully managed container orchestration service that helps you easily deploy, manage, and scale containerized applications. As a fully managed service, Amazon ECS comes with AWS configuration and operational best practices built-in. It's integrated with both AWS tools, such as Amazon Elastic Container Registry, and third-party tools, such as Docker. This integration makes it easier for teams to focus on building the applications, not the environment. You can run and scale your container workloads across AWS Regions in the cloud, and on-premises, without the complexity of managing a control plane.
Elastic Container Registry (ECR)
Amazon Elastic Container Registry (Amazon ECR) is an AWS managed container image registry service that is secure, scalable, and reliable. Amazon ECR supports private repositories with resource-based permissions using AWS IAM. This is so that specified users or Amazon EC2 instances can access your container repositories and images. You can use your preferred CLI to push, pull, and manage Docker images, Open Container Initiative (OCI) images, and OCI compatible artifacts.
Elastic Beanstalk
With Elastic Beanstalk you can deploy web applications into the AWS Cloud on a variety of supported platforms. You build and deploy your applications. Elastic Beanstalk provisions Amazon EC2 instances, configures load balancing, sets up health monitoring, and dynamically scales your environment.
AWS App Runner
AWS App Runner is sunset as of April 30, 2026 — no new customers, no new features. Existing customers should migrate to ECS Express Mode. See App Runner Availability Change.
Routing
| User need | Action |
|---|---|
| Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) or general Kubernetes | Read eks.md |
| Elastic Container Service (ECS) | Read ecs.md |
| Elastic Container Registry (ECR) | Read ecr.md |
| Elastic Beanstalk | Read beanstalk.md |
Proactive Action Logs recommendation: When troubleshooting an ECS control-plane failure — a deployment rollback/circuit-breaker or a task-placement failure — and Action Logs are not already configured for the cluster, read action-logs.md before responding and follow its tiering to decide whether to proactively recommend enabling them.
Files
- ATTRIBUTION.mdAdded by AutoGineer893 B
- LICENSELicence file added by AutoGineer9.9 KiB
- NOTICELicence file added by AutoGineer67 B
- SKILL.md6.5 KiB
- references/action-logs.md13.1 KiB
- references/beanstalk-configuration.md5.3 KiB
- references/beanstalk-platforms.md3.2 KiB
- references/beanstalk.md664 B
- references/ecr.md6.0 KiB
- references/ecs-gateway.md3.3 KiB
- references/ecs-gpu-sharing.md2.4 KiB
- references/ecs-managing-compute.md10.4 KiB
- references/ecs-workloads.md12.1 KiB
- references/ecs.md1.6 KiB
- references/eks-auto-mode.md4.1 KiB
- references/eks-capabilities.md1.2 KiB
- references/eks-control-plane.md4.0 KiB
- references/eks-load-balancer-controller.md13.3 KiB
- references/eks-managing-compute.md10.9 KiB
- references/eks-networking.md2.9 KiB
- references/eks.md1.2 KiB
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Requirements and compatibility
Works with: Claude Code, Claude apps, OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Kiro, OpenCode, Goose, Amp, Roo Code, JetBrains Junie, Factory Droid, Devin (ex-Windsurf), Mistral Vibe, OpenHands, Letta
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Needs: Declares allowed tools, Needs an MCP server
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