# amazon-aurora-postgresql

A skill that runs Aurora PostgreSQL chores from the chat: cluster creation, ACU sizing, commitment pricing, upgrades. Built for teams whose Postgres already lives in AWS.

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- Author: aws
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/tree/HEAD/skills/specialized-skills/database-skills/amazon-aurora-postgresql/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/amazon-aurora-postgresql

## What it does

The skill treats Aurora PostgreSQL as a routing problem. Ask for a new cluster, an ACU estimate, a Reserved Instance versus Database Savings Plans comparison or a version upgrade, and it picks one of six sub-skills and opens that single instruction file with `file_read`. Only the relevant reference enters context.

Cluster creation defaults to express configuration: one API call, AWS-managed connectivity, no customer VPC. The trade-off bites at connect time — express clusters carry no master password, so you authenticate with an IAM token from `aws rds generate-db-auth-token`. Pin an engine version, bring your own KMS key or a subnet group and it routes to full configuration instead, naming each condition it matched.

Mutations run through safety guardrails in order: classify the change, confirm with you, tag the resource, then execute. Execution prefers the AWS MCP server and falls back to the AWS CLI on hosts without MCP, so account access has to exist before the skill does anything useful. Aurora MySQL is handled by a separate skill.

## Requirements
- Works with: PostgreSQL, AWS

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill amazon-aurora-postgresql -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/amazon-aurora-postgresql/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/amazon-aurora-postgresql/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill amazon-aurora-postgresql -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/amazon-aurora-postgresql/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill amazon-aurora-postgresql -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/amazon-aurora-postgresql/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws amazon-aurora-postgresql
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/amazon-aurora-postgresql/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill amazon-aurora-postgresql -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --path skills/specialized-skills/database-skills/amazon-aurora-postgresql
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/amazon-aurora-postgresql/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill amazon-aurora-postgresql -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/tree/HEAD/skills/specialized-skills/database-skills/amazon-aurora-postgresql/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- stand up an Aurora PostgreSQL cluster without hand-building a VPC
- work out how many ACUs a workload actually needs
- decide whether to move off Aurora Standard to aurora-iopt1
- compare Reserved Instances against Database Savings Plans for 1 and 3 years
- map a major version upgrade with pre- and post-upgrade checks

## Example prompts
- Create an Aurora PostgreSQL cluster with express configuration, no VPC.
- How many ACUs should this workload get, and does scale-to-zero apply here?
- Our I/O bill is too high — is aurora-iopt1 worth switching to?

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: amazon-aurora-postgresql
description: >-
  Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL — creates, modifies, and advises on Aurora PostgreSQL clusters
  specifically (PostgreSQL-compatible engine, Aurora serverless, express configuration,
  pgvector, Babelfish). Trigger for Aurora PostgreSQL cluster operations, express-configuration
  quick-start, ACU sizing, I/O-Optimized storage, commitment pricing, or PostgreSQL
  upgrade planning. For Aurora MySQL, use amazon-aurora-mysql instead. Contains safety
  guardrails, express-first routing, and response templates that override defaults.
version: 1
---

# Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL

A modular toolkit for **Aurora PostgreSQL** organized as a registry of sub-skills. Each sub-skill handles one domain of Aurora PostgreSQL work. The router matches user intent to the right sub-skill, then loads only the references needed. (For Aurora MySQL, use the `amazon-aurora-mysql` skill.)

## Operating procedure (follow in order)

1. **Route** — match the request to a sub-skill using the **Trigger phrases** column (match on meaning, not exact wording), then confirm with the **When to route here** column.
2. **Load** — `file_read` the matched sub-skill's `references/{id}-instructions.md` and announce the path. Do not answer a matched sub-skill from general knowledge alone.
3. **Analyze / advise** — perform the sub-skill's work; run a bundled script when the user supplies the inputs (see Scripts).
4. **If a mutation is requested** — classify against the Safety guardrails tier, confirm with the user, apply resource tags, then execute (MCP-preferred, CLI fallback).
5. **Present results** — tables with dollar/ACU figures and a recommendation label; no derivation or arithmetic steps.

Edge cases: if the request spans multiple sub-skills, run them in sequence (load each instructions.md in turn). If **no** sub-skill matches, answer directly from Aurora PostgreSQL knowledge. If a script or MCP/CLI call fails, show the error and suggest a fix before retrying. The numbered Global rules below are details that hang off these steps.

## Sub-skill registry
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