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stacks-cloud · Toolchain · model-invoked

The AWS infrastructure: CloudFormation and CDK, server mode on EC2 behind an ALB, serverless mode on Lambda, jump boxes, Route53, S3, SES, edge computing, security groups and IAM.

When to reach for it

  • AWS deployment via CloudFormation/CDK
  • Server mode (EC2, ALB, VPC)
  • Serverless mode (Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFront)
  • Jump boxes
  • Domain management (Route53)
  • S3 storage
  • SES email
  • Edge computing
  • Security groups
  • IAM
  • The cloud configuration

Covers

@stacksjs/cloud, @stacksjs/deploy, storage/framework/cloud/, cloud/.

Inside the skill

The sections an agent reads once the skill loads.

  • Key Paths
  • Deployment Modes
  • Deployment Flow
  • Cloud Helper Functions
  • DNS Functions (AWS Route53)
  • Server Configuration (cloud/servers.ts)
  • Deploy Hooks (cloud/deploy-script.ts)
  • CLI Commands
  • config/cloud.ts
  • Infrastructure Stack (storage/framework/cloud/)
  • Gotchas

Where the code lives

  • Cloud package: storage/framework/core/cloud/src/
  • Deploy package: storage/framework/core/deploy/
  • CDK stacks: storage/framework/cloud/ (deploy.ts, cdk.json, package.json)
  • Cloud config: cloud/ (serverless.ts, servers.ts, deploy-script.ts)
  • Cloud driver state: storage/cloud/ (ts-cloud's stateDir, set in config/cloud.ts)
  • Configuration: config/cloud.ts

Using it

This one is model-invoked. Your agent reaches for it on its own when the task matches, and you can also call it by name:

/stacks-cloud

Source: stacks-cloud/SKILL.md. Shadow it for one project with app/Skills/stacks-cloud/SKILL.md, then re-run buddy setup:ai. See Writing your own.