AWS Console Skill

Overview

Quick Install

curl -sSL https://canifi.com/skills/aws-console/install.sh | bash

cp -r skills/aws-console ~/.canifi/skills/

Setup

# First, ensure canifi-env is installed:
# curl -sSL https://canifi.com/install.sh | bash

canifi-env set AWS_EMAIL "your-email@example.com"

Privacy & Authentication

Option 1: Manual Browser Login (Recommended)

1. Complete the Browser Automation Setup using CDP mode
2. Login to the service manually in the Playwright-controlled Chrome window
3. Claude will use your authenticated session without ever seeing your password

Option 2: Environment Variables

canifi-env set SERVICE_EMAIL "your-email"
canifi-env set SERVICE_PASSWORD "your-password"

Capabilities

• View EC2 instances and status
• Check S3 bucket storage
• Monitor Lambda functions
• View CloudWatch metrics
• Check billing and cost explorer
• View service health dashboard

Usage Examples

Example 1: Check EC2 Instances

User: "What EC2 instances are running?"
Claude: I'll check your AWS EC2.
- Opens console.aws.amazon.com via Playwright MCP
- Logs into AWS
- EC2 Instances (us-east-1):
  - web-server-1: t3.medium, running
  - api-server-1: t3.large, running
  - db-server: r5.large, running
- Total: 3 running, 2 stopped
- Monthly estimate: $156

Example 2: Check AWS Costs

User: "What are my AWS costs this month?"
Claude: I'll check Cost Explorer.
- Views Billing & Cost Management
- Current month: $234.56
- Forecast: $312.00
- Top services:
  - EC2: $145.00
  - RDS: $67.00
  - S3: $12.50
  - Lambda: $5.00
- vs last month: +8%

Example 3: View Lambda Functions

User: "How are my Lambda functions doing?"
Claude: I'll check Lambda dashboard.
- Views Lambda functions
- Functions: 8 total
- Invocations (24h): 45,678
- Errors: 12 (0.03%)
- Duration avg: 234ms
- Most active: api-handler (32k calls)
- Cold starts: Minimal

Authentication Flow

1. Navigate to console.aws.amazon.com via Playwright MCP
2. Enter email or IAM username
3. Enter password
4. Handle MFA (authenticator required)
5. Select region if needed
6. Maintain session for console access

Error Handling

• Login Failed: Check IAM permissions
• MFA Required: Complete verification
• Permission Denied: Check IAM policies
• Session Expired: Re-authenticate (short sessions)
• Rate Limited: Wait and retry
• Region Issue: Switch regions

Self-Improvement Instructions

• Track common service checks
• Note cost monitoring patterns
• Log resource usage
• Document console changes

• AWS updates console
• New services added
• Pricing changes
• Security features update

Notes

• AWS requires strong authentication
• Multiple regions to check
• Cost optimization important
• CloudWatch for monitoring
• IAM for access control
• Use AWS Organizations for multi-account
• Reserved instances for savings