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AWS Auth

AWS Auth is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws. It adds user authentication to web and mobile apps with Amazon Cognito (user pools and identity pools) and the AWS Amplify client auth libraries. It works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor and has 2,816 GitHub stars across a repository of 3 listed skills.

github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/skills/core-skills/aws-auth (opens in a new tab)

  • Official
  • Multi-skill repo
  • Plugin marketplace
  • Security
  • Actively maintained
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Add this skill

Claude

This repository is a Claude Code plugin marketplace. In Claude Code:

/plugin marketplace add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws
/plugin   # browse agent-toolkit-for-aws and install the plugin that contains aws-auth

In the Claude apps, zip the aws-auth folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

ChatGPT / Codex

Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repo or ~/.agents/skills/ for every project:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws.git
cp -r agent-toolkit-for-aws/skills/core-skills/aws-auth .agents/skills/aws-auth   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects

Standalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.

Cursor

Cursor loads skills from .cursor/skills/ (or ~/.cursor/skills/) and also reads .claude/skills/:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws.git
cp -r agent-toolkit-for-aws/skills/core-skills/aws-auth .cursor/skills/aws-auth   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects

Source (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-marketplaces (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)

What this skill does

Adds user authentication to web and mobile apps with Amazon Cognito (user pools and identity pools) and the AWS Amplify client auth libraries. Covers sign-up/sign-in flows and the login page (Cognito-hosted UI / managed login), MFA, password policies, OAuth 2.0 / OIDC flows (auth-code + PKCE, client credentials), social/SAML federation, tokens (ID/access/refresh, rotation, revocation, storage), Cognito Lambda triggers, identity pools (temp AWS creds), and gating API Gateway (or ALB) routes to…

When it triggers

  • user pool or app client, choosing user pool vs identity pool, wiring social/SAML, refreshing tokens, requiring sign-in on an API Gateway or ALB, or debugging redirect_uri/token/MFA/CORS/federation errors.

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What is the AWS Auth skill?

AWS Auth is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws. It adds user authentication to web and mobile apps with Amazon Cognito (user pools and identity pools) and the AWS Amplify client auth libraries. It works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor and has 2,816 GitHub stars across a repository of 3 listed skills. Its SKILL.md lives at github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/skills/core-skills/aws-auth.

How do I install the AWS Auth skill?

In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws, then install its plugin from /plugin. For Codex or Cursor, copy the aws-auth folder into .agents/skills/ or .cursor/skills/.

Is the AWS Auth skill free?

Yes. The repository is open source under the Apache-2.0 license.

Is AWS Auth maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 6, 2026. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.