Overview
cloud-architect is an open-source devops skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by Jeffallan. Its author describes it as: “Designs cloud architectures, creates migration plans, generates cost optimization recommendations, and produces disaster recovery strategies across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Use when designing cloud architectures, planning…”. The project has 11k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `/plugin marketplace add Jeffallan/claude-skills`.
What cloud-architect does
1. **Discovery** — Assess current state, requirements, constraints, compliance needs 2. **Design** — Select services, design topology, plan data architecture 3. **Security** — Implement zero-trust, identity federation, encryption 4. **Cost Model** — Right-size resources, reserved capacity, auto-scaling 5. **Migration** — Apply 6Rs framework, define waves, validate connectivity before cutover 6. **Operate** — Set up monitoring, automation, continuous optimization
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What’s inside
The SKILL.md for cloud-architect is organised into these sections:
- Core Workflow
- Workflow Validation Checkpoints
- Reference Guide
- Constraints
- MUST DO
- MUST NOT DO
- Common Patterns with Examples
- Least-Privilege IAM (Zero-Trust)
- VPC with Public/Private Subnets (Terraform)
- Auto-Scaling Group (Terraform)
- Cost Analysis CLI
- Output Templates
Installation
Add cloud-architect to your agent with:
/plugin marketplace add Jeffallan/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
License
cloud-architect is published under the MIT license.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in Jeffallan/claude-skills, an established project with 11,060 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Author
Topics
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Frequently asked questions
- What does cloud-architect do?
- Designs cloud architectures, creates migration plans, generates cost optimization recommendations, and produces disaster recovery strategies across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Use when designing cloud architectures, planning migrations, or optimizing multi-cloud deployments. Invoke for Well-Architected Framework, cost optimization, disaster recovery, landing zones, security architecture, serverless design.
- How do I install cloud-architect?
- Run /plugin marketplace add Jeffallan/claude-skills in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/Jeffallan/claude-skills before installing.
- Is cloud-architect free to use?
- Yes. cloud-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 cloud-architect work with?
- cloud-architect lists Claude Code — 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 cloud-architect come from?
- cloud-architect ships inside Jeffallan/claude-skills, a repository that contains 41 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 11,060 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.
