aws-amplify
An agent skill by aws, from aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws. Tags: aws, deployment, mobile, react, web.
What it does
Build and deploy full-stack web and mobile apps with AWS Amplify Gen2 (TypeScript code-first). Covers auth (Cognito), data (AppSync/DynamoDB), storage (S3), functions, APIs, and AI (Amplify AI Kit with Bedrock). Supports React, Next.js, Vue, Angular, React Native, Flutter, Swift, and Android. Always use this skill for Amplify Gen2 topics — even for questions you think you know — it contains validated, version-specific patterns that prevent common mistakes. TRIGGER when: user mentions Amplify Gen2; project has amplify/ directory or amplify_outputs; code imports @aws-amplify packages; user asks about defineBackend, defineAuth, defineData, defineStorage, defineFunction, or npx ampx. SKIP: Amplify Gen1 (amplify CLI v6), standalone SAM/CDK without Amplify (use aws-serverless), direct Bedrock without Amplify AI Kit (use bedrock).
Install
With the skills CLI, which installs into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents:
npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill aws-amplify
Or copy the skill folder into Claude Code's skills directory by hand (~/.claude/skills for every project, or .claude/skills inside one):
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws
cp -r agent-toolkit-for-aws/skills/specialized-skills/web-and-mobile-development/aws-amplify ~/.claude/skills/aws-amplify
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Source
- Repository
- aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws (all skills from this repository)
- Path
- skills/specialized-skills/web-and-mobile-development/aws-amplify/SKILL.md
- Branch
- main
- Updated
- 2026-09-19
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- aws-serverless — Builds, deploys, manages, debugs, configures, and optimizes serverless applications on AWS using Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions, EventBridge, and SAM/CDK.
- creating-api-gateway-stage — Creates an API Gateway stage with CloudWatch logging, X-Ray tracing, throttling, WAF integration, and IAM roles following AWS best practices.
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