AWS CLI questions are easy to answer from stale memory or v1 syntax. Use this skill to ground answers in the official AWS CLI documentation and return the closest authoritative page instead of guessing service-specific console steps.

When to Use

Use this skill when the request is about:

Installing, upgrading, or uninstalling AWS CLI version 2
Configuring credentials, profiles, regions, and output formats
Authentication with access keys, IAM roles, SSO, or external credential processes
Command structure, parameters, pagination, filtering, and output control
JMESPath --query, --output, and return codes
Interactive features: command prompts, wizards, and aliases
Retries, proxies, endpoints, and environment variables
Shell completion and scripting patterns
Migrating scripts from AWS CLI v1 to v2
Troubleshooting install, configure, or runtime errors
Service-specific CLI command syntax (via the command reference)

Do not use this skill for:

aws-cli-docs

When to Use