Overview
aws-solution-architect is an open-source devops skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by alirezarezvani. Its author describes it as: “Design AWS architectures for startups using serverless patterns and IaC templates. Use when asked to design serverless architecture, create CloudFormation templates, optimize AWS costs, set up CI/CD pipelines, or migr…”. The project has 25k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `/plugin marketplace add alirezarezvani/claude-skills`.
What aws-solution-architect does
Design scalable, cost-effective AWS architectures for startups with infrastructure-as-code templates.
Best for
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for aws-solution-architect is organised into these sections:
- Workflow
- Step 1: Gather Requirements
- Step 2: Design Architecture
- Step 3: Generate IaC Templates
- Step 4: Review Costs
- Step 5: Deploy
- Step 6: Validate and Handle Failures
- Tools
- architecturedesigner.py
- serverlessstack.py
- costoptimizer.py
- Quick Start
Installation
Add aws-solution-architect to your agent with:
/plugin marketplace add alirezarezvani/claude-skillsReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- Claude Code — ships a claude code plugin marketplace
- Codex — declared in the repository topics
- Cursor — declared in the repository topics
- Gemini CLI — declared in the repository topics
License
aws-solution-architect is published under the MIT license.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in alirezarezvani/claude-skills, an established project with 24,617 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Author
Topics
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Frequently asked questions
- What does aws-solution-architect do?
- Design AWS architectures for startups using serverless patterns and IaC templates. Use when asked to design serverless architecture, create CloudFormation templates, optimize AWS costs, set up CI/CD pipelines, or migrate to AWS. Covers Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, ECS, Aurora, and cost optimization.
- How do I install aws-solution-architect?
- Run /plugin marketplace add alirezarezvani/claude-skills in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills before installing.
- Is aws-solution-architect free to use?
- Yes. aws-solution-architect is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Which agents does aws-solution-architect work with?
- aws-solution-architect lists Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and Gemini CLI — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does aws-solution-architect come from?
- aws-solution-architect ships inside alirezarezvani/claude-skills, a repository that contains 41 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 24,617 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.
