enabling-lambda-vpc-internet-access
An agent skill by aws, from aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws. Tags: aws, lambda, nat-gateway, networking, vpc.
What it does
Enables internet access for AWS Lambda functions deployed in VPC subnets by creating NAT Gateway infrastructure, configuring public/private subnet routing, and updating security groups. Use when a VPC-attached Lambda function cannot reach the internet.
Install
With the skills CLI, which installs into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents:
npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill enabling-lambda-vpc-internet-accessOr 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/enabling-lambda-vpc-internet-access ~/.claude/skills/enabling-lambda-vpc-internet-accessSafety box score
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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/enabling-lambda-vpc-internet-access/SKILL.md
- Branch
- main
- Updated
- 2026-09-19
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- 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.
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