launching-ec2-instance-with-best-practices — Skills

What it does

Intelligent defaults based on workload type and environment

Network validation (VPC, subnet, public/private placement)

AMI selection with architecture compatibility checks

Least-privilege IAM roles for required AWS service access

Hardened security groups with minimal port exposure

Encrypted gp3 storage with environment-appropriate retention

Comprehensive tagging for cost tracking and organization

launching ec2 instance with best practices

Source

Repository: https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws

launching-ec2-instance-with-best-practices FAQ

What does the launching-ec2-instance-with-best-practices skill do?

Launches an EC2 instance with secure, cost-efficient defaults including AMI selection, burstable instance sizing, least-privilege IAM roles, hardened security groups, encrypted EBS volumes, and comprehensive tagging. Use when deploying new EC2 instances following AWS best practices for security and cost optimization. Intelligent defaults based on workload type and environment Network validation (VPC, subnet, public/private placement)

How do I install launching-ec2-instance-with-best-practices?

Run: npx -y skills add https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill launching-ec2-instance-with-best-practices --agent claude-code — the source lives at github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws.

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