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description: Deploy On AWS analyzes an application and chooses suitable AWS services, then estimates cost and generates infrastructure as code with security defaults. Use it when you want to host or run a codebase on AWS with minimal decisions.
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# Deploy On AWS

Deploy On AWS analyzes an application and chooses suitable AWS services, then estimates cost and generates infrastructure as code with security defaults. Use it when you want to host or run a codebase on AWS with minimal decisions.

**Install:**

```bash
npx degit https://github.com/awslabs/agent-plugins/tree/main/plugins/deploy-on-aws/skills/deploy ~/.claude/skills/deploy
```

## README

# Deploy on AWS

Take any application and deploy it to AWS with minimal user decisions.

## Philosophy

**Minimize cognitive burden.** User has code, wants it on AWS. Pick the most
straightforward services. Don't ask questions with obvious answers.

## Workflow

1. **Analyze** - Scan codebase for framework, database, dependencies
2. **Recommend** - Select AWS services, concisely explain rationale
3. **Estimate** - Show monthly cost before proceeding
4. **Generate** - Write IaC code with [security defaults](references/security.md) applied
5. **Deploy** - Run security checks, then execute with user confirmation

## Defaults

See [defaults.md](references/defaults.md) for the complete service selection matrix.

Core principle: Default to **dev-sized** (cost-conscious: small instance sizes, minimal redundancy, and non-HA/single-AZ defaults) unless user says "production-ready".

## MCP Servers

### awsknowledge

Consult for architecture decisions. Use when choosing between AWS services
or validating that a service fits the use case. Helps answer "what's the
right AWS service for X?"

Key topics: `general` for architecture, `amplify_docs` for static sites/SPAs,
`cdk_docs` and `cdk_constructs` for IaC patterns.

### awspricing

Get cost estimates. **Always present costs before generating IaC** so user
can adjust before committing. See [cost-estimation.md](references/cost-estimation.md)
for query patterns.

### awsiac

Consult for IaC best practices. Use when writing CDK/CloudFormation/Terraform
to ensure patterns follow AWS recommendations.

## Principles

- Concisely explain why each service was chosen
- Always show cost estimate before generating code
- Apply [security defaults](references/security.md) automatically (encryption, private subnets, least privilege)
- Run IaC security scans (cfn-nag, checkov) before deployment
- Don't ask "Lambda or Fargate?" - just pick the obvious one
- If genuinely ambiguous, then ask
- **Never recommend AWS App Runner** — it is in maintenance mode. Use ECS Express Mode instead.
- When user explicitly requests a managed application platform or signals low infrastructure involvement, route to Elastic Beanstalk

## References

- [Service defaults](references/defaults.md)
- [Security defaults](references/security.md)
- [Cost estimation patterns](references/cost-estimation.md)
- [Elastic Beanstalk skill](../elastic-beanstalk/SKILL.md)