Querying Data Lake

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

Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc · Last updated: 2026-05-21

type:audit

Execute and manage Athena SQL queries across default and federated catalogs (Glue, S3 Tables, Redshift). Triggers on phrases like: query data, run SQL, athena query, analyze table, SQL query, workgroup status, profile table, query Redshift catalog, query S3 Tables. Do NOT use for finding specific data assets (use finding-data-lake-assets), full catalog audits (use exploring-data-catalog), importing data (use ingesting-into-data-lake).

Security AStatic scan found no risk patternsHow grading works ›

From the source SKILL.md

Execute SQL queries on Amazon Athena across default and federated catalogs (Glue, S3 Tables, Redshift) with workgroup selection, statement classification, and error recovery.

What this skill does

Querying Data Lake is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/querying-data-lake/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Querying Data Lake Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 146,000+ 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/querying-data-lake
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/querying-data-lake/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/querying-data-lake/SKILL.md

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

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

📱 Install from your phone or desktop Telegram

Open @claudskills_bot on Telegram, tap Open Desktop App, and the desktop app installs this skill for you. Or share the bot link with a colleague — they get the same one-tap install. Learn more →

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Querying Data Lake Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Querying Data Lake 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 Querying Data Lake skill?

Use Querying Data Lake when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the general 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 Querying Data Lake" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.

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

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/blob/HEAD/plugins/aws-data-analytics/skills/querying-data-lake/SKILL.md
License: Apache-2.0
Author: aws

Cite this skill

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

APA

aws. (2026). Querying Data Lake [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/querying-data-lake/

BibTeX

@misc{querying-data-lake-2026,
  author    = {aws},
  title     = {Querying Data Lake [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/querying-data-lake/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-07-06 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

No risk patterns were found in any of the ten OWASP-aligned categories. How grading works ›

✓ Prompt injection
✓ Data exfiltration
✓ Supply chain
✓ Reverse shell
✓ Credentials
✓ Execution
✓ Filesystem
✓ Persistence
✓ Obfuscation
✓ Network

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