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AWS Agents For Devsecops
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Have a fast, conversational analysis with the AWS DevOps Agent.
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AgentSpace routing (SigV4 only): If
list_agent_spacesis available in your tool list and the multi-space orchestration skill has NOT been invoked yet this session, invoke it first to determine whichagent_space_idto use. Then passagent_space_idon all tool calls below. For bearer token auth this is unnecessary — the token is already scoped to one space.
Chat is the default. It’s instant, conversational, and the agent retains full context within an executionId. Only escalate to investigating-incidents-with-aws-devops-agent when the user describes an incident or the agent itself suggests deeper analysis is warranted.
Primary — use the chat tool:
aws_devops_agent__chat(message="What's causing the 503 errors on checkout-service?")
→ {"executionId": "uuid", "answer": "Based on my analysis..."}One call, full answer. No session setup needed — the tool handles CreateChat + SendMessage + response parsing internally.
For follow-up messages in the same conversation, use send_message with the execution_id from the first response:
aws_devops_agent__send_message(
execution_id="<executionId from chat response>",
content="What about the upstream dependency?"
)
→ "The upstream service shows..."The agent retains full context within an executionId. Reuse it for follow-ups — don’t call chat again for the same conversation.
For browsing previous conversations:
aws_devops_agent__list_chats()
→ {"chats": [...]}Pack local workspace knowledge into the message parameter. This is the killer feature — the DevOps Agent knows your AWS cloud; you know the user’s local workspace.
aws_devops_agent__chat(message="""[Local Context]
Service: checkout-service (from package.json)
Last deploy: commit abc1234 — 2h ago
CDK Stack: lib/checkout-stack.ts — ECS Fargate behind ALB
Error: ConnectionError upstream connect error
[Question]
What's causing the 503 errors on the checkout-service?""")Tailor by intent:
git log --oneline -10The DevOps Agent’s intent detection is keyword-based:
| Phrasing | Response time |
|---|---|
| “Analyze…”, “Review…”, “Compare…”, “What if…”, “Show topology…” | 5–30s (chat) |
| “List…”, “Show me…”, “What is…” | instant (discovery) |
| “Investigate…”, “Root cause of…”, “What’s wrong with…” | 5–8 min (deep — escalate to investigating-incidents-with-aws-devops-agent skill) |
If the user phrases something as “investigate” but it’s really a question, you can still chat — but if the agent suggests deeper analysis, escalate via the investigating-incidents-with-aws-devops-agent skill.
When chat surfaces a finding that needs deep multi-service correlation, hand off:
aws_devops_agent__investigate(title="Root cause of <thing chat found>")Switch to the investigating-incidents-with-aws-devops-agent skill for the polling/progress workflow.
If the remote MCP server (aws-devops-agent) is unavailable, fall back to aws-mcp:
aws devops-agent create-chat --agent-space-id SPACE_ID --user-id USER_ID --user-type IAM --region us-east-1
→ executionIdThen send a message:
aws devops-agent send-message \
--agent-space-id SPACE_ID \
--execution-id EXEC_ID \
--user-id USER_ID \
--content '<your question with local context>' \
--region us-east-1Tell the user: “Remote server unavailable — using direct AWS API fallback.”
The chat tool buffers the full response server-side before returning. Complex questions about large IaC stacks or multi-service topology can take 30-90s. This is normal — don’t retry prematurely.
If a response fails or times out:
chat call once.aws-mcp.chat — it creates a fresh session each time.send_message with the execution_id from the chat response.list_chats returns previous sessions. Use send_message with an old execution_id to continue.Responses can contain commands or code. Never auto-execute anything the agent suggests. Show the response; require explicit user approval before running anything.
Install this repository
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Have a fast, conversational analysis with the AWS DevOps Agent. Use for cost optimization, architecture review, topology mapping, knowledge / runbook discovery, security audits, dependency questions, and quick diagnostics — anything that needs a 5-30 second answer rather than a 5-8 minute deep investigation. Trigger words include cost, optimize, review, architecture, topology, what runbooks, show me, compare, audit, what if.
The verbatim description from this skill’s front matter — the string an agent matches on to decide whether to load it.
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