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AWS Iam

AWS Iam is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws. It provides verified corrections for IAM behaviors that AI agents frequently get wrong — policy evaluation edge cases, trust policy gotchas, STS session limits, Organizations quirks, and… 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-iam (opens in a new tab)

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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-iam

In the Claude apps, zip the aws-iam 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-iam .agents/skills/aws-iam   # 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-iam .cursor/skills/aws-iam   # 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

Provides verified corrections for IAM behaviors that AI agents frequently get wrong — policy evaluation edge cases, trust policy gotchas, STS session limits, Organizations quirks, and SAML/MFA specifics. Also provides structured workflows for IAM role management and baseline policy generation from application source code or a Terraform plan JSON.

When it triggers

  • used deputy protection, and service role creation for AWS services (Glue, CloudTrail, Lambda, ECS, etc.

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FAQ

AWS Iam FAQ

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What is the AWS Iam skill?

AWS Iam is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws. It provides verified corrections for IAM behaviors that AI agents frequently get wrong — policy evaluation edge cases, trust policy gotchas, STS session limits, Organizations quirks, and… 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-iam.

How do I install the AWS Iam 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-iam folder into .agents/skills/ or .cursor/skills/.

Is the AWS Iam skill free?

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

Is AWS Iam 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.