Eks Design

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

Category: Security · Sub-category: security-misc · Last updated: 2026-06-12

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Use when designing EKS architecture. Generates design documents with Mermaid diagrams, ADRs, security architecture, and validation reports. Translates requirements into tailored EKS designs guided by Well-Architected best practices. Covers cluster architecture, compute, networking, security, addons, observability, cost, and upgrade strategy. Also use when reviewing or validating existing EKS architectures, planning networking or security, evaluating deployment models, or generating architecture diagrams. Skip for short advisory recommendations without a formal document (eks-best-practices) and Internal Developer Platforms or progressive delivery (eks-platform-engineering).

About this skill (catalog notes)

Eks Design includes explicit scope boundaries (an explicit 'when not to use' or 'out of scope' section); pricing or quota commentary; at least one code block. At roughly 3,002 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

Source: aws-samples.github.io/sample-apex-skills
License: MIT-0
Original author: aws-samples
Indexed lastmod: 2026-06-12
Catalog position: Security · security-misc
Indexed related skills: 10

How Eks Design fits the catalog

Eks Design sits in the Security category under the security-misc 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

Generate architecture design documents for production-ready EKS deployments. All output is structured for direct handoff to eks-build for code generation.

What this skill does

Eks Design is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the security-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/eks-design/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when designing EKS architecture. Generates design documents with Mermaid diagrams, ADRs, security architecture, and validation reports.

Who uses this skill

The Eks Design Claude Code skill is built for security engineers, penetration testers, DevSecOps practitioners, and development teams hardening codebases and infrastructure. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 117,000+ 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/eks-design
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/eks-design/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/eks-design/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/eks-design/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\eks-design\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Eks Design Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Eks Design 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 Eks Design skill?

Use Eks Design when your Claude Code task falls under the Security category — specifically in the security misc 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 Eks Design" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/security/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Eks Design 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. Eks Design is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Security category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/aws-samples/sample-apex-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/eks-design/SKILL.md
License: MIT-0
Author: aws-samples
Website: https://aws-samples.github.io/sample-apex-skills/

Cite this skill

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

APA

aws-samples. (2026). Eks Design [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/eks-design/

BibTeX

@misc{eks-design-2026,
  author    = {aws-samples},
  title     = {Eks Design [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/eks-design/}
}

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