Sign In — Get CLI/SDK Credentials

Help developers get AWS credentials for local development using aws login. This provides short-term, auto-rotating credentials that refresh every 15 minutes and remain valid for up to 12 hours.

Important:

• You MUST run aws login and aws --version in the user's local shell — NOT via MCP/API tools.
• You MUST ask the user for confirmation before running aws login. Do not tell the user to run the command themselves — ask if YOU should run it (e.g., "Ready for me to run aws login?" or "Shall I proceed with aws login?"). Wait for their response before proceeding.

Prerequisites

The aws login command requires AWS CLI version 2.32.0 or later.

Check the installed version:

aws --version

If the CLI is not installed or is below 2.32.0, inform the user and ask if they'd like to install/update (link them to the AWS CLI installation guide), or if they'd prefer to continue without this skill's guidance. If they choose to continue without upgrading, respond to their original request as you normally would without this skill.