connecting-vpcs-with-peering

An agent skill by aws, from aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws. Tags: aws, networking, peering, routing, vpc.

What it does

Establishes VPC peering connections between two VPCs for direct private network connectivity. Always use this skill when creating or managing VPC peering — it validates CIDR overlap, updates all route tables in both VPCs, configures DNS resolution, and provides security group guidance that are critical for correct connectivity.

Install

With the skills CLI, which installs into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents:

npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill connecting-vpcs-with-peering

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/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/connecting-vpcs-with-peering ~/.claude/skills/connecting-vpcs-with-peering

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Source

Repository

aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws (all skills from this repository)

Path

skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/connecting-vpcs-with-peering/SKILL.md

Branch

main

Updated

2026-09-19

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• app-platform-networking — Configure domains, routing, CORS, VPC, static IPs, and inter-service communication for DigitalOcean App Platform.
• configuring-vpc-endpoints-for-private-aws-service-access — Configures VPC endpoints (interface and gateway) for private AWS service access using AWS PrivateLink.
• creating-production-vpc-multi-az — Creates a production-ready VPC with public and private subnets across multiple Availability Zones, including internet gateway, NAT gateways, route tables.
• directconnect — Configures AWS Direct Connect: choosing a connection model (dedicated, hosted, or a link aggregation group) and completing the cross connect; creating private.
• enabling-lambda-vpc-internet-access — Enables internet access for AWS Lambda functions deployed in VPC subnets by creating NAT Gateway infrastructure, configuring public/private subnet routing.
• route53 — Configures Amazon Route 53 DNS: public and private records, traffic-steering routing policies, health checks, DNS Firewall, Route 53 Profiles.