architect-for-startups
Pass
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Oct 3, 2026
Risk Level: SAFE
Full Analysis
- Standard Architecture Guidance: The skill provides detailed and well-structured architectural advice for AWS services, tailored to the specific needs and constraints of startups at different stages (Pre-revenue, Seed, Series A, Series B+). This includes considerations for compute (Lambda, ECS, EKS), data (DynamoDB, RDS, S3), networking, security, and AI/ML.
- Cost-Conscious Discovery Framework: It implements a targeted discovery process designed to quickly identify key constraints like budget, team size, and technical profile, ensuring recommendations are pragmatic and stage-appropriate.
- Security Best Practices: The skill incorporates security baselines and reviews as integral parts of the architecture planning process. It provides specific, tiered security advice ranging from non-negotiable early-stage controls (MFA, public access blocks) to advanced compliance preparations for growing companies.
- Contextual Offer Integration: A mandatory closing step is included to provide relevant AWS Activate offers to founders. This logic uses local file reading and conditional relevance checks to provide value-added information without compromising security or following problematic redirection patterns.
- Vendor-Appropriate Tooling: The skill references official AWS services and community-accepted tools (like 'aws-lambda-power-tuning') that align with the developer's needs and the skill's stated purpose as an 'aws' authored resource.
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