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AWS Sst Development

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the AWS Sst Development 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. AWS Sst Development is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Engineering · Sub-category: cloud-platforms · Last updated: 2026-06-18

cloud:aws

SST v4 (Ion) expert for managing AWS resources as code with the Pulumi-backed framework. Use when writing or editing sst.config.ts, building infra/ modules (sst.aws.Function/Bucket/Dynamo/Cron/Service/Router, sst.Secret, sst.Linkable, raw aws.* Pulumi resources), wiring resource links, scoping IAM, or running sst deploy/dev/diff/remove. Essential when the user mentions SST, sst.config.ts, $config, $transform, $interpolate, sst.aws.*, sst.Secret, Pulumi/Ion, "sst deploy", a failed SST deploy (ConflictException on a resource-type change, "Identifier '__filename' has already been declared", MalformedPolicyDocument on an Output<T>), or wants to scaffold/troubleshoot AWS infrastructure with SST. Also use when a request to "deploy my AWS stack" or "add a Lambda/bucket/table" is made in a repo that already contains an sst.config.ts (using $config) or an sst dependency. Do NOT use when the task is primarily AWS CDK, Terraform, raw CloudFormation, or SAM with no SST present — those have their own tooling.

About this skill (catalog notes)

AWS Sst Development is published as a SKILL.md file in this catalog. The SKILL.md runs to about 1,320 words, in the catalog's typical mid-range.

Source: skills.sh/zxkane/aws-skills
License: MIT
Original author: zxkane
Indexed lastmod: 2026-06-18
Catalog position: Engineering · cloud-platforms
Indexed related skills: 10

How AWS Sst Development fits the catalog

AWS Sst Development 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

SST v4 (the "Ion" engine) is a Pulumi-backed IaC framework: you describe AWS resources in TypeScript and SST/Pulumi reconciles them into your account. It gives you high-level sst.aws. components (Function, Bucket, Dynamo, Cron, Service, …) that expand into many underlying resources, plus an escape hatch to any raw Pulumi aws. resource for the long tail. This skill encodes a production-proven way to author, link, test, deploy, and troubleshoot SST stacks on AWS — distilled from real multi-stack projects that have paid for each lesson with a prod incident.

What this skill does

AWS Sst Development 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/aws-sst-development/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when writing or editing sst.config.

Who uses this skill

The AWS Sst Development 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 119,000+ 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/aws-sst-development
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/aws-sst-development/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/aws-sst-development/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/aws-sst-development/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/aws-sst-development/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\aws-sst-development\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 AWS Sst Development Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/aws-sst-development/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the AWS Sst Development skill do?

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 AWS Sst Development skill?

Use AWS Sst Development 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 AWS Sst Development" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/engineering/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the AWS Sst Development 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. AWS Sst Development 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/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/zxkane/aws-skills/blob/HEAD/plugins/aws-iac/skills/aws-sst-development/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: zxkane
Website: https://skills.sh/zxkane/aws-skills

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

zxkane. (2026). AWS Sst Development [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/aws-sst-development/

BibTeX

@misc{aws-sst-development-2026,
  author    = {zxkane},
  title     = {AWS Sst Development [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/aws-sst-development/}
}

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