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Audit AWS IAM Policies For Risky Permissions With Cloudsplaining

Category: Engineering  ·  Sub-category: cloud-platforms  ·  Last updated:
cloud:awstype:audit
Use Cloudsplaining when an agent needs to flag privilege-escalation paths and overbroad IAM permissions before an AWS policy change reaches production.

About this skill (catalog notes)

Audit AWS IAM Policies For Risky Permissions With Cloudsplaining includes a dedicated installation section; at least one code block.

Source
agentskillexchange.com/skills/audit-aws-iam-policies-for-ris…
Original author
Salesforce
Indexed lastmod
Catalog position
Engineering · cloud-platforms
Indexed related skills
10

How Audit AWS IAM Policies For Risky Permissions With Cloudsplaining fits the catalog

Audit AWS IAM Policies For Risky Permissions With Cloudsplaining sits in the Engineering category under the cloud-platforms sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

Use Cloudsplaining when an agent needs to flag privilege-escalation paths and overbroad IAM permissions before an AWS policy change reaches production.

What this skill does

Audit AWS IAM Policies For Risky Permissions With Cloudsplaining is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the cloud-platforms sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/audit-aws-iam-policies-for-risky-permissions-with-cloudsplaining/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Audit AWS IAM Policies For Risky Permissions With Cloudsplaining Claude Code skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 118,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/audit-aws-iam-policies-for-risky-permissions-with-cloudsplaining
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/audit-aws-iam-policies-for-risky-permissions-with-cloudsplaining/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/audit-aws-iam-policies-for-risky-permissions-with-cloudsplaining/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/audit-aws-iam-policies-for-risky-permissions-with-cloudsplaining/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/audit-aws-iam-policies-for-risky-permissions-with-cloudsplaining/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\audit-aws-iam-policies-for-risky-permissions-with-cloudsplaining\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Audit AWS IAM Policies For Risky Permissions With Cloudsplaining Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/audit-aws-iam-policies-for-risky-permissions-with-cloudsplaining/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Audit AWS IAM Policies For Risky Permissions With Cloudsplaining skill do?
Use Cloudsplaining when an agent needs to flag privilege-escalation paths and overbroad IAM permissions before an AWS policy change reaches production.
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the Audit AWS IAM Policies For Risky Permissions With Cloudsplaining skill?
Use Audit AWS IAM Policies For Risky Permissions With Cloudsplaining when your Claude Code task falls under the Engineering category — specifically in the cloud platforms area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Audit AWS IAM Policies For Risky Permissions With Cloudsplaining" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/engineering/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Audit AWS IAM Policies For Risky Permissions With Cloudsplaining skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Audit AWS IAM Policies For Risky Permissions With Cloudsplaining is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

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APA
Salesforce. (2026). Audit AWS IAM Policies For Risky Permissions With Cloudsplaining [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/audit-aws-iam-policies-for-risky-permissions-with-cloudsplaining/
BibTeX
@misc{audit-aws-iam-policies-for-risky-permissions-with-cloudsplaining-2026,
  author    = {Salesforce},
  title     = {Audit AWS IAM Policies For Risky Permissions With Cloudsplaining [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/audit-aws-iam-policies-for-risky-permissions-with-cloudsplaining/}
}

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