# creating-production-vpc-multi-az

Plan a VPC across multiple Availability Zones, with public and private subnets, NAT gateways, routing, and security groups. Use it when setting up AWS network infrastructure.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 6100 installs · ★ 3282
- 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/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/creating-production-vpc-multi-az/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/creating-production-vpc-multi-az

## What it does

The skill guides creation of a DNS-enabled VPC and automatic CIDR allocation for public and private subnets. Its procedure covers an internet gateway, NAT gateways, route tables, and tiered security groups. The detailed steps are in `references/create-production-vpc-multi-az.md`.

Provide a VPC name, AWS region, allowed web-access CIDRs, and an environment tag. The VPC CIDR is optional and defaults to `10.0.0.0/16`; the AZ count defaults to 3 and accepts values from 2 to 6. The target region needs at least two available AZs. A request to allow web access from `0.0.0.0/0` triggers a warning, while SSH security groups are created only when `enable_ssh_access` is enabled. NAT gateways can take several minutes to become available, so route configuration waits for them.

## Requirements
- Works with: AWS

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill creating-production-vpc-multi-az -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/creating-production-vpc-multi-az/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/creating-production-vpc-multi-az/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill creating-production-vpc-multi-az -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/creating-production-vpc-multi-az/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill creating-production-vpc-multi-az -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/creating-production-vpc-multi-az/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws creating-production-vpc-multi-az
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/creating-production-vpc-multi-az/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill creating-production-vpc-multi-az -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --path skills/specialized-skills/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/creating-production-vpc-multi-az
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/creating-production-vpc-multi-az/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill creating-production-vpc-multi-az -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/networking-and-content-delivery-skills/creating-production-vpc-multi-az/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- plan CIDR ranges for public and private subnets
- create a VPC spanning multiple Availability Zones
- configure NAT gateways and outbound routes
- set up tiered security groups

## Example prompts
- Create a VPC in the specified AWS region for the staging environment, using two AZs and these web-access CIDRs.
- Set up a multi-AZ VPC with public and private subnets, and leave SSH access disabled.

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

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---
name: creating-production-vpc-multi-az
description: Creates a production-ready VPC with public and private subnets across multiple Availability Zones, including internet gateway, NAT gateways, route tables, and security groups following AWS Well-Architected principles. Use when deploying multi-AZ VPC infrastructure with automatic CIDR planning and DNS resolution.
version: 1
---

# Creating a Production-Ready VPC Across Multiple Availability Zones

## Overview

Domain expertise for creating production-ready VPC infrastructure distributed across
multiple Availability Zones. Covers VPC creation with DNS support, public and private
subnet layout with automatic CIDR calculation, internet gateway, NAT gateways for
high-availability outbound access, route table configuration, and tiered security
groups following AWS Well-Architected principles.

## Create a production VPC

To create a fully configured multi-AZ VPC with public/private subnets, NAT gateways,
route tables, and security groups, follow the procedure exactly.
See [Production VPC creation procedure](references/create-production-vpc-multi-az.md).

Key parameters:

- `vpc_name` (required): Name prefix for all resources
- `region` (required): Target AWS region
- `allowed_web_cidrs` (required): CIDR blocks allowed for web access — allow 0.0.0.0/0 only if explicitly requested
- `vpc_cidr` (optional, default `10.0.0.0/16`): VPC CIDR block
- `availability_zones` (optional, default 3): Number of AZs (2–6)
- `environment` (required): Environment tag
- `enable_ssh_access` (optional, default false): Whether to create SSH security group

## Troubleshooting

### Insufficient Availability Zones

The target region must have at least 2 available AZs. Use `aws ec2 describe-availability-zones` to verify.

### NAT Gateway creation delays

NAT Gateways can take several minutes to become available. The procedure waits for availability before configuring route tables.

### Security group CIDR warnings

The procedure warns about `0.0.0.0/0` for web access CIDRs and recommends specific IP ranges for production workloads, but allows it if explicitly requested.
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