cloudformation is a skill in itsmostafa/aws-agent-skills, last changed 8 Jan 2026. It can run shell commands and name web addresses.

From the author
AWS CloudFormation infrastructure as code for stack management. Use when writing templates, deploying stacks, managing drift, troubleshooting deployments, or organizing infrastructure with nested stacks.

At a glance

What it can touch

How much a skill can do, not whether it is risky.

Pattern check

Nothing flagged

That isn't proof the skill is harmless.

Commit 3ee171a · 1 Nov 2026

How the check works

Pattern check: nothing flagged

That isn't proof the skill is harmless.

Install

Each tab says whether it installs commit 3ee171a, the one we checked, or the latest version.

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What it can touch

From the files and frontmatter at commit 3ee171a. This is how much a skill can do, not whether it is risky.

  • Runs shell commands

    Its instructions or files give the agent commands to run on your computer.

  • Names web addresses

    It mentions outside web addresses the agent may visit. We list them but don't follow them.

    Outside links we did not follow

Pattern check

Pattern check: nothing flagged · commit 3ee171a · 1 Nov 2026

We checked every text file in this skill, at commit 3ee171a on 1 Nov 2026, against 45 published patterns such as download-and-run commands, hidden text and credential access. We don't run the skill, we don't read the web pages it points to, and we can't judge everything its instructions might lead an agent to do. In published tests, pattern checks like this one missed most malicious skills. Read the skill before you install it — especially anything it asks you to download or run.

How the check worksReport an incorrect finding

  • https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/
  • https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/APIReference/
  • https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/cloudformation/
  • https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-template-resource-type-ref.html
  • https://s3.amazonaws.com/my-bucket/network.yaml
  • https://s3.amazonaws.com/my-bucket/compute.yaml

Format check

Each agent reads SKILL.md a little differently. We check the file against each one's published rules; we don't run the skill in any agent.

  • Agent Skills specPasses with warnings

    The open format from agentskills.io, held to what the strictest agents enforce, so one folder loads everywhere.

    • Warning

      Fields outside the spec: last_updated and doc_source. Uploads to the Claude apps and API, and the spec's validator, reject the file; most agents ignore these fields. O1

      Fix: Delete them for a portable skill, or keep them if you only target the agents that read them.

    • Note

      There is no license field, so readers can't tell whether they may reuse the skill. O2

      Fix: Add license: with an SPDX name such as MIT or Apache-2.0, or the name of a bundled licence file.

    • Note

      Reference files that SKILL.md doesn't link: template-patterns.md. Anthropic suggests linking every reference file directly from SKILL.md. B4

      Fix: Link each one from SKILL.md and say when to read it.

    • Note

      Reference files over 100 lines with no table of contents at the top: template-patterns.md (429 lines). B5

      Fix: Add a short list of the sections at the top of each.

  • Claude CodePasses

    Claude Code reads its own extra fields, ignores unknown ones, and still loads a skill whose frontmatter is broken, without its fields.

    • Note

      Claude Code ignores fields it doesn't know: last_updated and doc_source. O1

      Fix: Check the spelling against Claude Code's field list, or delete them.

    • Note

      Reference files that SKILL.md doesn't link: template-patterns.md. Anthropic suggests linking every reference file directly from SKILL.md. B4

      Fix: Link each one from SKILL.md and say when to read it.

    • Note

      Reference files over 100 lines with no table of contents at the top: template-patterns.md (429 lines). B5

      Fix: Add a short list of the sections at the top of each.

  • Claude apps & API uploadFails

    Uploading to claude.ai or the Claude API, or packaging with Anthropic's script, accepts only the six spec fields and stops on anything else.

    • Error

      Upload and packaging fail on fields outside the spec: last_updated and doc_source. O1

      Fix: Delete them, and keep your own data under metadata as text values.

    • Note

      The description is 203 characters. The claude.ai Help Center says 200 at most, though Anthropic's API docs and validator allow 1,024. D4

      Fix: If the claude.ai upload refuses it, trim the description to 200 characters.

    • Note

      Reference files that SKILL.md doesn't link: template-patterns.md. Anthropic suggests linking every reference file directly from SKILL.md. B4

      Fix: Link each one from SKILL.md and say when to read it.

    • Note

      Reference files over 100 lines with no table of contents at the top: template-patterns.md (429 lines). B5

      Fix: Add a short list of the sections at the top of each.

  • OpenAI (Codex & API)Passes with warnings

    Codex finds SKILL.md by its exact name and needs a description; OpenAI's Skills API checks the frontmatter against the spec and caps uploads.

    • Warning

      Fields outside the spec: last_updated and doc_source. Codex ignores them; OpenAI doesn't say whether its upload accepts them. O1

      Fix: Delete them, or move your own data under metadata as text values.

  • VS Code & CopilotPasses

    VS Code reads skills one folder below .github/skills, .claude/skills or .agents/skills and falls back to the folder name when the name is missing or differs; GitHub's Copilot docs require the exact name SKILL.md.

    • Note

      VS Code ignores fields it doesn't support: last_updated and doc_source. O1

      Fix: Delete them unless another agent you target reads them.

SKILL.md

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