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EC2

EC2 is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills. AWS EC2 virtual machine management — instances, security groups, key pairs, AMIs, EBS volumes, Auto Scaling Groups, Spot Instances, Session Manager, placement groups, and instance lifecycle. It works with Claude Code and Codex and has 1,160 GitHub stars across a repository of 2 listed skills.

github.com/itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills/skills/ec2 (opens in a new tab)

  • Multi-skill repo
  • Plugin marketplace
  • Security
  • Actively maintained
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Add this skill

Claude

This repository is a Claude Code plugin marketplace. In Claude Code:

/plugin marketplace add itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills
/plugin install aws-agent-skills@aws-agent-skills

In the Claude apps, zip the ec2 folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

ChatGPT / Codex

Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repo or ~/.agents/skills/ for every project:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills.git
cp -r aws-agent-skills/skills/ec2 .agents/skills/ec2   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects

Standalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.

Cursor

Cursor loads skills from .cursor/skills/ (or ~/.cursor/skills/) and also reads .claude/skills/:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills.git
cp -r aws-agent-skills/skills/ec2 .cursor/skills/ec2   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects

Source (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-marketplaces (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)

What this skill does

AWS EC2 virtual machine management — instances, security groups, key pairs, AMIs, EBS volumes, Auto Scaling Groups, Spot Instances, Session Manager, placement groups, and instance lifecycle automation. Trigger on ANY of these, even when EC2 isn't named explicitly: - Launching or provisioning: "spin up a server", "create a VM", "new instance", "run-instances", mention of instance types (t3, m5, c5, r6, g5, p4d, t4g, c7g, etc.) - SSH / connectivity problems: "connection refused", "connection…

When it triggers

  • Trigger on ANY of these, even when EC2 isn't named explicitly: - Launching or provisioning: "spin up a server", "create a VM", "new instance", "run-instances", mention of instance types (t3, m5, c5, r6, g5, p4d, t4g, c7g, etc.
  • "spin up a server"
  • "create a VM"
  • "new instance"
  • "run-instances"
  • "connection refused"
  • "connection timed out"
  • "permission denied publickey"

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What is the EC2 skill?

EC2 is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills. AWS EC2 virtual machine management — instances, security groups, key pairs, AMIs, EBS volumes, Auto Scaling Groups, Spot Instances, Session Manager, placement groups, and instance lifecycle. It works with Claude Code and Codex and has 1,160 GitHub stars across a repository of 2 listed skills. Its SKILL.md lives at github.com/itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills/skills/ec2.

How do I install the EC2 skill?

In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills and then /plugin install aws-agent-skills@aws-agent-skills. For Codex or Cursor, copy the ec2 folder into .agents/skills/ or .cursor/skills/.

Is the EC2 skill free?

Yes. The repository is open source under the MIT license.

Is EC2 maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 15, 2026. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.