AWS with AI
Build, debug, and secure AWS with AI — IAM and least privilege, VPC and networking, EC2/ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, CloudFormation and CDK, and cost control.
Prompts
- Intermediate
CloudWatch Logs Insights and Alarm Design Prompt
Write precise CloudWatch Logs Insights queries to find the signal in noisy logs, then design alarms that page on real problems without flapping.
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Open prompt - Intermediate
AWS Cost Optimization and Anomaly Triage Prompt
Triage a cost spike or rightsize a bill using Cost Explorer, CUR, and utilization data, then sequence Savings Plans, rightsizing, and cleanup with confidence.
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Open prompt - Intermediate
ECS Fargate Task Failure Diagnosis Prompt
Read ECS task stopped reasons, exit codes, and events to pinpoint why a Fargate task won't start, keeps restarting, or fails its health checks.
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Open prompt - Advanced
EKS IRSA and Networking Troubleshooting Prompt
Diagnose why EKS pods cannot assume IAM roles, pull images, get IPs, or reach AWS APIs by tracing IRSA, the VPC CNI, and the OIDC trust chain.
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Open prompt - Advanced
IAM Least-Privilege From CloudTrail Usage Prompt
Turn actual CloudTrail and Access Analyzer usage data into a tightly-scoped, deny-by-default IAM policy that keeps the workload running.
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Open prompt - Intermediate
Lambda Cold-Start and Timeout Debug Prompt
Diagnose Lambda cold starts, init-phase latency, and timeouts using duration metrics and init logs, then propose targeted memory, packaging, and concurrency fixes.
- Claude
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RDS Aurora Slow Query and Parameter Tuning Prompt
Use Performance Insights, slow-query logs, and EXPLAIN output to find the dominant wait and propose index, query, and parameter-group changes for RDS or Aurora.
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Open prompt - Intermediate
Security Group and ALB/NLB Connectivity Triage Prompt
Trace why traffic fails through a security-group chain or a load balancer by walking client to listener to target group to target-SG and reading health checks.
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Open prompt - Intermediate
VPC Connectivity Design and Debug Prompt
Design subnets, route tables, and NACLs for a sound VPC topology, then methodically trace why two resources cannot reach each other.
- Claude
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Guides
- · 12 min read
Running an AI-Assisted AWS Well-Architected Review
Well-Architected reviews stall because nobody has time. Here's how to use AI to draft findings against the six pillars while you keep judgment and prioritization.
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AWS Cost Optimization With AI: Rightsizing and Savings Plans
The AWS bill grows quietly until someone notices. Here's how to use AI to read Cost Explorer and CUR data, then rightsize and commit without overcommitting.
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Cutting Lambda Cold Starts and Cost With AI
Lambda cold starts and bills creep up quietly. Here's how to use AI to read traces and cost data, then cut latency and spend without guessing at memory sizes.
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Debugging VPC Connectivity With AI: Routes, NACLs, and Security Groups
Connection timed out, no logs, no clues. Here's how to use AI to reason through VPC routing, NACLs, and security groups so you find the broken layer fast.
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Diagnosing ECS and Fargate Task Failures With AI
Fargate tasks die with cryptic stopped reasons and no SSH. Here's how to use AI to decode stopped reasons, exit codes, and task definitions to find the real cause.
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Troubleshooting EKS With AI: IRSA, Networking, and Scheduling
EKS failures span Kubernetes and AWS at once. Here's how to use AI to triage IRSA, CNI networking, and pod scheduling problems without guessing across layers.
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Tuning RDS and Aurora Performance With AI
Slow queries and mystery CPU spikes on RDS waste hours. Here's how to use AI to read Performance Insights and EXPLAIN plans, then tune without flying blind.
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Writing CloudWatch Logs Insights Queries With AI
The Logs Insights query language is easy to forget under pressure. Here's how to use AI to draft, refine, and verify queries fast during a live incident.
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Writing Least-Privilege IAM Policies With AI From CloudTrail
Stop shipping iam:* wildcards. Here's how to use CloudTrail and AI to draft least-privilege IAM policies grounded in the calls a role actually makes.
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