# APEX Skills (Agentic Platform Engineering eXperience)

> Curated agentic AI skills for AWS platform engineering, delivered through any coding agent

## About

- Repository: https://github.com/aws-samples/sample-apex-skills
- Documentation: https://aws-samples.github.io/sample-apex-skills/
- License: MIT-0
- Spec: https://agentskills.io

## Installation

### Claude Code
```
claude mcp add-from-apex-skills
```

### Kiro CLI
```
kiro skills add apex
```

See the documentation site for full installation instructions.

## Skills Catalog

- **apex**: Router for EKS and ECS requests: picks the skill that fits, infers the stage (Day 0 Design, Day 1 Build, Day 2 Operate), carries context between skills and suggests next skills
- **eks-best-practices**: EKS design, architecture, and configuration decisions — compute strategy, multi-tenant isolation, networking, IAM, security, cost, and observability
- **eks-build**: Generate complete production-ready EKS Terraform projects with optional ArgoCD GitOps, air-gapped support, and 29+ addon configurations
- **eks-design**: Generate EKS architecture design documents with Mermaid diagrams, ADRs, security architecture, and Well-Architected validation
- **eks-mcp-server**: Setup and configure the EKS MCP Server for live cluster operations — list clusters, read resources, troubleshoot pods, check upgrade insights
- **eks-operation-review**: Structured EKS operational excellence assessment across 10 areas with GREEN/AMBER/RED ratings and prioritized recommendations
- **eks-platform-engineering**: Internal Developer Platform design on EKS — Backstage, ArgoCD, Kargo, progressive delivery, golden paths, and DORA metrics
- **eks-recon**: EKS cluster reconnaissance and environment discovery — compute strategy, IaC tooling, CI/CD, add-ons, networking, and security posture
- **eks-upgrade-check**: Assess EKS cluster upgrade readiness with a 0-100 score across 8 areas including deprecated APIs, add-on compatibility, and workload risks
- **skill-creator**: Create new skills, modify existing skills, run evals, benchmark performance, and optimize triggering accuracy
- **terraform-skill**: Terraform and OpenTofu — modules, native tests, Terratest, CI/CD pipelines, state debugging, and security scanning
- **update-docs**: Audit and sync all documentation surfaces after skill changes — README markers, Docusaurus site, and prose references