Does it automatically apply fixes to my infrastructure?

No, it focuses on diagnosis and provides safe, minimal remediation steps for you to review and approve before implementation.

How does it handle complex IAM permission issues?

It queries CloudTrail for denied API events and analyzes permission sets and resource policies to identify exactly which action is being blocked.

Which AWS services are supported for troubleshooting?

The skill focuses on EKS, S3, ECR, EC2, Systems Manager (SSM), VPC Networking, VPNs, and IAM/SSO.

How does this skill access my AWS environment?

It uses available MCP tools for direct data access and falls back to the AWS CLI configured on your local machine when deeper inspection is required.

AWS Troubleshooting Guide

Name: AWS Troubleshooting Guide
Author: timbuchinger

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Cloud Infrastructure

Diagnoses and resolves complex AWS infrastructure issues across EKS, S3, EC2, and IAM using tool-first data access and AWS CLI fallback.

About

This skill empowers Claude to act as a specialized Cloud Support Engineer by providing a structured workflow for debugging AWS environments. It prioritizes Model Context Protocol (MCP) tool access for logs and metrics, falling back to the AWS CLI only when necessary to perform deeper inspections. The skill covers a broad spectrum of services including Kubernetes (EKS), storage, networking, and identity management, focusing on root cause analysis through CloudTrail audit events, CloudWatch logs, and service-specific heuristics to provide safe, minimal remediation steps.

Key Features

Tool-first log and metric querying via MCP integration
IAM permission and Identity Center authentication troubleshooting
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EKS pod health and node state diagnostics
Network connectivity and VPN tunnel state verification
Deep CloudTrail analysis for identifying failed API calls

Use Cases

Identifying why EKS pods are stuck in CrashLoopBackOff or Pending states
Troubleshooting connectivity issues between on-premise networks and AWS VPCs
Debugging 'Access Denied' errors and complex IAM permission mismatches

About

Key Features

Tool-first log and metric querying via MCP integration
IAM permission and Identity Center authentication troubleshooting
0 GitHub stars
EKS pod health and node state diagnostics
Network connectivity and VPN tunnel state verification
Deep CloudTrail analysis for identifying failed API calls

Use Cases

Identifying why EKS pods are stuck in CrashLoopBackOff or Pending states
Troubleshooting connectivity issues between on-premise networks and AWS VPCs
Debugging 'Access Denied' errors and complex IAM permission mismatches