# AWS Lambda Microvms (agent skill)

> AWS Lambda Microvms is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from awslabs/agent-plugins. Build, run, debug, and operate applications on AWS Lambda MicroVMs — Firecracker-isolated, snapshot-resumable serverless compute environments that run inside a container with up to 8-hour lifetimes. It works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor and has 912 GitHub stars.

Build, run, debug, and operate applications on AWS Lambda MicroVMs — Firecracker-isolated, snapshot-resumable serverless compute environments that run inside a container with up to 8-hour lifetimes. Triggers on: Lambda MicroVMs, Firecracker isolation, snapshot-resumable compute, suspend/resume, sandboxed or untrusted code execution, AI/agent code-execution sandboxes, interactive code playgrounds and notebooks (Jupyter, REPLs), reinforcement-learning environments, multi-tenant CI executors and…

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/awslabs/agent-plugins |
| Skill path | plugins/aws-serverless/skills/aws-lambda-microvms/SKILL.md |
| Skill name | aws-lambda-microvms |
| GitHub stars | 912 |
| Installs on skills.sh | not listed |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Skills in repo | 1 |
| Plugin marketplace | agent-plugins-for-aws |
| Official | yes |
| Works with | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor |
| Category | DevOps & cloud |
| Last commit | Oct 5, 2026 |

## When it triggers

- Triggers on: Lambda MicroVMs, Firecracker isolation, snapshot-resumable compute, suspend/resume, sandboxed or untrusted code execution, AI/agent code-execution sandboxes, interactive code playgrounds and notebooks (Jupyter, REPLs), reinforc

## Add this skill

### Claude Code

```sh
/plugin marketplace add awslabs/agent-plugins
/plugin install aws-serverless@agent-plugins-for-aws
```

In the Claude apps, zip the skill folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

### ChatGPT / Codex

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/awslabs/agent-plugins.git
cp -r agent-plugins/plugins/aws-serverless/skills/aws-lambda-microvms .agents/skills/aws-lambda-microvms   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects
```

### Cursor

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/awslabs/agent-plugins.git
cp -r agent-plugins/plugins/aws-serverless/skills/aws-lambda-microvms .cursor/skills/aws-lambda-microvms   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects
```

Sources (checked 2026-10-07): https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills, https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills, https://cursor.com/docs/context/skills

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