---
title: "CloudWatch Anomaly Detector"
description: "Creates and manages CloudWatch Anomaly Detection bands using AWS SDK PutAnomalyDetector and GetMetricData APIs. Generates alerts when metrics breach learned baselines with configurable sensitivity."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/CloudWatch_Anomaly_Detection.html"
author: "Amazon Web Services"
category:
  - "Monitoring & Alerts"
framework:
  - "Gemini"
---

# CloudWatch Anomaly Detector

Creates and manages CloudWatch Anomaly Detection bands using AWS SDK PutAnomalyDetector and GetMetricData APIs. Generates alerts when metrics breach learned baselines with configurable sensitivity.

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

## Documentation

- https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/CloudWatch_Anomaly_Detection.html

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/cloudwatch-anomaly-detector/)