Deploy Body

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Deploy Body 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. Deploy Body 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: devops · Last updated: 2026-06-13

Use to walk a merged change through per-stage CDK deploy — `lab`/`dev` → `staging` → `live` — with SSM parameter-export publication, three-step first-deploy coordination with lesser when applicable, and never-timeout on CDK commands.

From the source SKILL.md

After implement-milestone lands a PR to main, the change is ready to reach deployed instances. This skill is the discipline for walking a change through stages for a given (<app>, <stage>), respecting the three-step deploy order with lesser (for first-time deploys), publishing SSM exports correctly, and handling release-artifact publication when applicable.

What this skill does

Deploy Body is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the devops sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/deploy-body/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Deploy Body 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 116,000+ 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/deploy-body
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/deploy-body/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/deploy-body/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/deploy-body/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\deploy-body\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 Deploy Body Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Deploy Body 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 Deploy Body skill?

Use Deploy Body when your Claude Code task falls under the Engineering category — specifically in the devops 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 Deploy Body" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/engineering/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Deploy Body 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. Deploy Body 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/equaltoai/lesser-body/blob/5efa783ae8bd0143cd64e448742e2490ea2d11cb/.claude/skills/deploy-body/SKILL.md
License: AGPL-3.0
Author: equaltoai

Cite this skill

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

APA

equaltoai. (2026). Deploy Body [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/deploy-body/

BibTeX

@misc{deploy-body-2026,
  author    = {equaltoai},
  title     = {Deploy Body [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/deploy-body/}
}

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