aws-cloudformation-cloudwatch

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SKILL.md

AWS CloudFormation CloudWatch Monitoring

Overview

Create production-ready monitoring and observability infrastructure using AWS CloudFormation templates. This skill covers CloudWatch metrics, alarms, dashboards, log groups, log insights, anomaly detection, synthesized canaries, Application Signals, and best practices for parameters, outputs, and cross-stack references.

When to Use

Use this skill when:

  • Creating custom CloudWatch metrics
  • Configuring CloudWatch alarms for thresholds and anomaly detection
  • Creating CloudWatch dashboards for multi-region visualization
  • Implementing log groups with retention and encryption
  • Configuring log subscriptions and cross-account log aggregation
  • Implementing synthesized canaries for synthetic monitoring
  • Enabling Application Signals for application performance monitoring
  • Organizing templates with Parameters, Outputs, Mappings, Conditions
  • Implementing cross-stack references with export/import
  • Using Transform for macros and reuse
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