aws agents for devsecops — Agent Skill
by aws · Updated
Investigate incidents, review code and execute UAT for release readiness, scan code for vulnerabilities, and run penetration tests with AWS DevOps Agent and AWS Security Agent.
At a glance
aws-agents-for-devsecops is an Agent Skill by aws in the Coding & Engineering category. In Claude Code it installs with `/plugin install aws-agents-for-devsecops@claude-plugins-official` after adding the anthropics/claude-plugins-official marketplace; other assistants use its SKILL.md instructions as rules. Its source repository has 3,335 GitHub stars (as of Oct 28, 2026).
How to install aws agents for devsecops in your AI client
Setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, Cline and VS Code — copy-paste ready.
How to install aws agents for devsecops in Claude CodeAnthropic's agentic CLI
Add the marketplace
claude/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-officialInstall the skill
claude/plugin install aws-agents-for-devsecops@claude-plugins-officialUse it
These are slash commands for a Claude Code session, not your shell. Claude auto-invokes the skill when your request matches its description — or type its slash command if it exposes one.
How to install aws agents for devsecops in Claude DesktopDesktop app (MCP config)
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws.gitFind the skill
It lives in agent-toolkit-for-aws/plugins/aws-agents-for-devsecops — that folder contains the SKILL.md.
Add the SKILL.md to your Skills folder
Settings → Capabilities → Skills → add the folder containing SKILL.md. Claude picks it up automatically.
How to install aws agents for devsecops in CursorAI-first code editor
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws.gitFind the skill
It lives in agent-toolkit-for-aws/plugins/aws-agents-for-devsecops — that folder contains the SKILL.md.
Convert to a Cursor rule
Create .cursor/rules/aws-agents-for-devsecops.mdc and paste the SKILL.md body. Set `alwaysApply` or a glob so the Agent loads it in context.
How to install aws agents for devsecops in Codex CLIOpenAI coding agent
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws.gitFind the skill
It lives in agent-toolkit-for-aws/plugins/aws-agents-for-devsecops — that folder contains the SKILL.md.
Reference in AGENTS.md
Add the skill's instructions (or a link) to AGENTS.md at your repo root — Codex reads it on every run.
How to install aws agents for devsecops in WindsurfCodeium's agentic IDE
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws.gitFind the skill
It lives in agent-toolkit-for-aws/plugins/aws-agents-for-devsecops — that folder contains the SKILL.md.
Add to your rules / context
Paste the SKILL.md instructions into this tool's custom rules or workspace instructions so the agent follows them.
How to install aws agents for devsecops in ClineVS Code autonomous agent
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws.gitFind the skill
It lives in agent-toolkit-for-aws/plugins/aws-agents-for-devsecops — that folder contains the SKILL.md.
Add to your rules / context
Paste the SKILL.md instructions into this tool's custom rules or workspace instructions so the agent follows them.
How to install aws agents for devsecops in VS CodeCopilot / MCP support
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws.gitFind the skill
It lives in agent-toolkit-for-aws/plugins/aws-agents-for-devsecops — that folder contains the SKILL.md.
Add to your rules / context
Paste the SKILL.md instructions into this tool's custom rules or workspace instructions so the agent follows them.
Documentation
Full READMEaws-agents-for-devsecops — Claude Code plugin
Investigate incidents, review code and execute UAT for release readiness, scan code for vulnerabilities, and run penetration tests with AWS DevOps Agent and AWS Security Agent.
What's inside
| Component | Path | Trigger | |-----------|------|---------| | Skill setup | skills/setup/ | Explicit invocation to setup both agents | | Skill setup-devops-agent | skills/setup-devops-agent/ | Model auto-invokes on first-time setup or credential errors | | Skill setup-security-agent | skills/setup-security-agent/ | Model auto-invokes for Security Agent workspace setup (agent space, role, bucket) | | Skill investigating-incidents-with-aws-devops-agent | skills/investigating-incidents-with-aws-devops-agent/ | Model auto-invokes on incident keywords (5xx, OOM, alarm, sev1, "investigate", "root cause"...) | | Skill chatting-with-aws-devops-agent | skills/chatting-with-aws-devops-agent/ | Model auto-invokes for cost / architecture / topology / knowledge questions | | Skill running-release-tests | skills/running-release-tests/ | Model auto-invokes for release testing (run tests, test profile, UI test, API test, QA, regression) | | Skill analyzing-release-readiness | skills/analyzing-release-readiness/ | Model auto-invokes for pre-merge release readiness reviews (review PR, risk analysis, safe to ship, ready to merge) | | Skill coordinating-multi-space-devops-agent | skills/coordinating-multi-space-devops-agent/ | Model auto-invokes when the user has more than one AgentSpace or asks across accounts | | Skill scanning-with-aws-security-agent | skills/scanning-with-aws-security-agent/ | Model auto-invokes for full code security scans | | Skill diff-scanning-with-aws-security-agent | skills/diff-scanning-with-aws-security-agent/ | Model auto-invokes for diff-only security scans (pre-commit, pre-PR) | | Skill pentesting-with-aws-security-agent | skills/pentesting-with-aws-security-agent/ | Model auto-invokes for penetration testing against live endpoints | | Skill threat-modeling-with-aws-security-agent | skills/threat-modeling-with-aws-security-agent/ | Model auto-invokes for STRIDE threat model reviews on design docs | | Skill remediating-with-aws-security-agent | skills/remediating-with-aws-security-agent/ | Model auto-invokes for fetching, triaging, and fixing security findings | | Command /aws-agents-for-devsecops:setup | commands/setup.md | User and model invokes | | Command /aws-agents-for-devsecops:setup-devops-agent | commands/setup-devops-agent.md | User and model invokes | | Command /aws-agents-for-devsecops:setup-security-agent | commands/setup-security-agent.md | User and model invokes | | Command /aws-agents-for-devsecops:chat | commands/chat.md | User types it explicitly | | Command /aws-agents-for-devsecops:investigate | commands/investigate.md | User types it explicitly | | Command /aws-agents-for-devsecops:release-testing | commands/release-testing.md | User types it explicitly | | Command /aws-agents-for-devsecops:release-readiness | commands/release-readiness.md | User types it explicitly | | Command /aws-agents-for-devsecops:spaces | commands/spaces.md | User types it explicitly | | Command /aws-agents-for-devsecops:cost | commands/cost.md | User types it explicitly | | MCP server aws-devops-agent | .mcp.json (written by setup) | Remote MCP server, Bearer or SigV4 |
Available tools (remote server)
| Category | Tools | |----------|-------| | Chat | chat, create_chat, send_message, list_chats | | Investigation | investigate, create_investigation, get_task, list_tasks, list_journal_records, list_executions | | Recommendations | list_recommendations, get_recommendation, update_recommendation | | Release Testing | create_release_testing_job, cancel_release_testing_job, get_release_ui_testing_report, get_release_api_testing_report | | Release Readiness | create_release_readiness_review, cancel_release_readiness_review, get_release_readiness_report | | Agent Spaces | list_agent_spaces, get_agent_space, create_agent_space, update_agent_space, list_associations | | Access Tokens | create_access_token, get_access_token, list_access_tokens, revoke_access_token, rotate_access_token | | Services | list_services, get_service | | Evaluation | list_goals, start_evaluation |
Prerequisites
AWS SigV4 credentials for your AWS account. For the DevOps agent, you may alternatively use an access token.
Install
From the root directory of this repository:
# From local path:
/plugin marketplace add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws
/plugin install aws-agents-for-devsecops
/reload-plugins
# Or from Claude's official marketplace:
/plugin install aws-agents-for-devsecops@claude-plugins-official
/reload-pluginsSetup auth:
# General:
/aws-agents-for-devsecops:setup
# AWS DevOps Agent:
/aws-agents-for-devsecops:setup-devops-agent
# AWS Security Agent:
/aws-agents-for-devsecops:setup-security-agentVerify:
Excerpt — the full document is on GitHub.
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