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aws transform — Agent Skill

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Migrate, modernize, and upgrade codebases to AWS. Transforms .NET Framework to .NET 8/10, mainframe COBOL to Java, VMware VMs to EC2, SQL Server to Aurora, and upgrades Java/Python/Node.js versions and AWS SDKs. AWS Transform - continuous modernization analyzes codebases for tech debt, security issues, and upgrade opp…

At a glance

aws-transform is an Agent Skill by awslabs in the Coding & Engineering category. In Claude Code it installs with `/plugin install aws-transform@claude-plugins-official` after adding the anthropics/claude-plugins-official marketplace; other assistants use its SKILL.md instructions as rules. Its source repository has 932 GitHub stars (as of Oct 28, 2026).

Source 932GitHub stars

How to install aws transform in your AI client

Setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, Cline and VS Code — copy-paste ready.

How to install aws transform in Claude CodeAnthropic's agentic CLI

  1. Add the marketplace

    claude
    /plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official

  2. Install the skill

    claude
    /plugin install aws-transform@claude-plugins-official

  3. Use 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.

Documentation

Full README

AWS Transform Agent Plugin

Migrate and modernize codebases to AWS. Covers .NET Framework to .NET 8/10, mainframe COBOL to Java, VMware VMs to EC2, SQL Server/Oracle/MySQL to Aurora, and Java/Python/Node.js language and AWS SDK upgrades, plus custom transformations defined by the user.

Overview

AWS Transform is AWS's AI-powered code and workload modernization service. This plugin brings its workflow guidance into AI coding agents: assess, plan, transform, and validate — routed through just-in-time authentication and workload-specific steering.

Skills

| Skill | Description | | --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | aws-transform | Assessment, planning, and execution for .NET, mainframe, VMware, SQL, language/SDK upgrades. Analyze codebases for tech debt, security issues, modernization opportunities, and remediate them. |

MCP Servers

| Server | Description | | ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | aws-transform-mcp | awslabs.aws-transform-mcp-server — tools for workspaces, jobs, agents, HITL tasks, and authentication |

Installation

bash
/plugin marketplace add awslabs/agent-plugins
/plugin install aws-transform@agent-plugins-for-aws

Prerequisites

  • uv (required to launch the MCP server via uvx):
  • macOS: brew install uv
  • Linux: curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
  • AWS credentials for AWS Transform (SigV4) or an IAM Identity Center session
  • AWS Transform CLI (atx) — only required for custom transformations: curl -fsSL https://transform-cli.awsstatic.com/install.sh | bash

Examples

  • "Migrate this .NET Framework app to .NET 8 on AWS"
  • "Upgrade this Java 8 project to Java 21"
  • "Move these VMware VMs to EC2"
  • "Convert this SQL Server database to Aurora PostgreSQL"
  • "Modernize this COBOL mainframe code"
  • "Upgrade this Python 2 codebase to Python 3"

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