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AWS SAM and AWS CDK deployment for serverless applications. Triggers on phrases like: use SAM, SAM template, SAM init, SAM deploy, CDK serverless, CDK Lambda construct, NodejsFunction, PythonFunction, SAM and CDK together, serverless CI/CD pipeline. For general app deployment wit

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AWS Serverless Deployment

Deploy serverless applications to AWS using SAM or CDK. This skill covers project scaffolding, IaC templates, CDK constructs and patterns, deployment workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and SAM/CDK coexistence.

For Lambda runtime behavior, event sources, orchestration, observability, and optimization, see the aws-lambda skill.

When to Load Reference Files

Load the appropriate reference file based on what the user is working on:

SAM project setup, templates, deployment workflow, local testing, or container images -> see references/sam-project-setup.md
CDK project setup, constructs, CDK testing, or CDK pipelines -> see references/cdk-project-setup.md
CDK Lambda constructs, NodejsFunction, PythonFunction, or CDK Function -> see references/cdk-lambda-constructs.md
CDK serverless patterns, API Gateway CDK, Function URL CDK, EventBridge CDK, DynamoDB CDK, or SQS CDK -> see references/cdk-serverless-patterns.md
SAM and CDK coexistence, migrating from SAM to CDK, or using sam build with CDK -> see references/sam-cdk-coexistence.md

Best Practices

SAM

Do: Use sam_init with an appropriate template for your use case
Do: Set global defaults for timeout, memory, runtime, and tracing in the Globals section
Do: Use samconfig.toml environment-specific sections for multi-environment deployments
Do: Use sam build --use-container when native dependencies are involved
Don't: Copy-paste templates from the internet without understanding the resource configuration
Don't: Hardcode resource ARNs or account IDs in templates — use !Ref, !GetAtt, and !Sub

CDK

Do: Use TypeScript — type checking catches errors at synthesis time, before any AWS API calls
Do: Prefer L2 constructs and grant* methods over L1 and raw IAM statements
Do: Separate stateful and stateless resources into different stacks; enable termination protection on stateful stacks
Do: Commit cdk.context.json to version control — it caches VPC/AZ lookups for deterministic synthesis
Do: Write unit tests with aws-cdk-lib/assertions; assert logical IDs of stateful resources to detect accidental replacements
Do: Use cdk diff in CI before every deployment to review changes
Don't: Hardcode account IDs or region strings — use this.account and this.region
Don't: Use cdk deploy directly in production without a pipeline
Don't: Skip cdk bootstrap — deployments will fail without the CDK toolkit stack

Configuration

AWS CLI Setup

This skill requires that AWS credentials are configured on the host machine:

Verify access: Run aws sts get-caller-identity to confirm credentials are valid

SAM CLI Setup

Verify: Run sam --version

Container Runtime Setup

Install a Docker compatible container runtime: Required for sam_local_invoke and container-based builds
Verify: Use an appropriate command such as docker --version or finch --version

AWS Serverless MCP Server

Write access is enabled by default. The plugin ships with --allow-write in .mcp.json, so the MCP server can create projects, generate IaC, and deploy on behalf of the user.

Access to sensitive data (like Lambda and API Gateway logs) is not enabled by default. To grant it, add --allow-sensitive-data-access to .mcp.json.

SAM Template Validation Hook

This plugin includes a PostToolUse hook that runs sam validate automatically after any edit to template.yaml or template.yml. If validation fails, the error is returned as a system message so you can fix it immediately. The hook requires SAM CLI and jq to be installed; if either is missing, validation is skipped with a system message. Users can disable it via /hooks.

Verify: Run jq --version

IaC framework selection

Default: CDK

Override syntax:

"use CloudFormation" → Generate YAML templates
"use SAM" → Generate YAML templates

When not specified, ALWAYS use CDK

Language selection for CDK

Default: TypeScript

Override syntax:

"use Python" → Generate Python code
"use JavaScript" → Generate JavaScript code

When not specified, ALWAYS use TypeScript

Error Scenarios

Serverless MCP Server Unavailable

Inform user: "AWS Serverless MCP not responding"
Ask: "Proceed without MCP support?"
DO NOT continue without user confirmation

Resources

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name: aws-serverless-deployment
description: "AWS SAM and AWS CDK deployment for serverless applications. Triggers on phrases like: use SAM, SAM template, SAM init, SAM deploy, CDK serverless, CDK Lambda construct, NodejsFunction, PythonFunction, SAM and CDK together, serverless CI/CD pipeline. For general app deployment with service selection, use deploy-on-aws plugin instead."
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---
name: aws-serverless-deployment
description: "AWS SAM and AWS CDK deployment for serverless applications. Triggers on phrases like: use SAM, SAM template, SAM init, SAM deploy, CDK serverless, CDK Lambda construct, NodejsFunction, PythonFunction, SAM and CDK together, serverless CI/CD pipeline. For general app deployment with service selection, use deploy-on-aws plugin instead."
argument-hint: "[what are you deploying?]"
---

# AWS Serverless Deployment

Deploy serverless applications to AWS using SAM or CDK. This skill covers project scaffolding, IaC templates, CDK constructs and patterns, deployment workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and SAM/CDK coexistence.

For Lambda runtime behavior, event sources, orchestration, observability, and optimization, see the [aws-lambda skill](../aws-lambda/).

## When to Load Reference Files

Load the appropriate reference file based on what the user is working on:

- **SAM project setup**, **templates**, **deployment workflow**, **local testing**, or **container images** -> see [references/sam-project-setup.md](references/sam-project-setup.md)
- **CDK project setup**, **constructs**, **CDK testing**, or **CDK pipelines** -> see [references/cdk-project-setup.md](references/cdk-project-setup.md)
- **CDK Lambda constructs**, **NodejsFunction**, **PythonFunction**, or **CDK Function** -> see [references/cdk-lambda-constructs.md](references/cdk-lambda-constructs.md)
- **CDK serverless patterns**, **API Gateway CDK**, **Function URL CDK**, **EventBridge CDK**, **DynamoDB CDK**, or **SQS CDK** -> see [references/cdk-serverless-patterns.md](references/cdk-serverless-patterns.md)
- **SAM and CDK coexistence**, **migrating from SAM to CDK**, or **using sam build with CDK** -> see [references/sam-cdk-coexistence.md](references/sam-cdk-coexistence.md)

## Best Practices

### SAM

- Do: Use `sam_init` with an appropriate template for your use case
- Do: Set global defaults for timeout, memory, runtime, and tracing in the `Globals` section
- Do: Use `samconfig.toml` environment-specific sections for multi-environment deployments
- Do: Use `sam build --use-container` when native dependencies are involved
- Don't: Copy-paste templates from the internet without understanding the resource configuration
- Don't: Hardcode resource ARNs or account IDs in templates — use `!Ref`, `!GetAtt`, and `!Sub`

### CDK

- Do: Use TypeScript — type checking catches errors at synthesis time, before any AWS API calls
- Do: Prefer L2 constructs and `grant*` methods over L1 and raw IAM statements
- Do: Separate stateful and stateless resources into different stacks; enable termination protection on stateful stacks
- Do: Commit `cdk.context.json` to version control — it caches VPC/AZ lookups for deterministic synthesis
- Do: Write unit tests with `aws-cdk-lib/assertions`; assert logical IDs of stateful resources to detect accidental replacements
- Do: Use `cdk diff` in CI before every deployment to review changes
- Don't: Hardcode account IDs or region strings — use `this.account` and `this.region`
- Don't: Use `cdk deploy` directly in production without a pipeline
- Don't: Skip `cdk bootstrap` — deployments will fail without the CDK toolkit stack

## Configuration

### AWS CLI Setup

This skill requires that AWS credentials are configured on the host machine:

**Verify access**: Run `aws sts get-caller-identity` to confirm credentials are valid

### SAM CLI Setup

**Verify**: Run `sam --version`

### Container Runtime Setup

1. **Install a Docker compatible container runtime**: Required for `sam_local_invoke` and container-based builds
2. **Verify**: Use an appropriate command such as `docker --version` or `finch --version`

### AWS Serverless MCP Server

**Write access is enabled by default.** The plugin ships with `--allow-write` in `.mcp.json`, so the MCP server can create projects, generate IaC, and deploy on behalf of the user.

Access to sensitive data (like Lambda and API Gateway logs) is **not** enabled by default. To grant it, add `--allow-sensitive-data-access` to `.mcp.json`.

### SAM Template Validation Hook

This plugin includes a `PostToolUse` hook that runs `sam validate` automatically after any edit to `template.yaml` or `template.yml`. If validation fails, the error is returned as a system message so you can fix it immediately. The hook requires SAM CLI and `jq` to be installed; if either is missing, validation is skipped with a system message. Users can disable it via `/hooks`.

**Verify**: Run `jq --version`

## IaC framework selection

Default: CDK

Override syntax:

- "use CloudFormation" → Generate YAML templates
- "use SAM" → Generate YAML templates

When not specified, ALWAYS use CDK

### Language selection for CDK

Default: TypeScript

Override syntax:

- "use Python" → Generate Python code
- "use JavaScript" → Generate JavaScript code

When not specified, ALWAYS use TypeScript

## Error Scenarios

### Serverless MCP Server Unavailable

- Inform user: "AWS Serverless MCP not responding"
- Ask: "Proceed without MCP support?"
- DO NOT continue without user confirmation

## Resources

- [AWS SAM Documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/)
- [AWS CDK Documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cdk/)
- [AWS Serverless MCP Server](https://github.com/awslabs/mcp/tree/main/src/aws-serverless-mcp-server)

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Source repository: awslabs/agent-plugins
License: Apache-2.0
Version: 1.0.0
Last GitHub push: Sep 24, 2026
Registry updated: Sep 30, 2026
Instruction path: plugins/aws-serverless/skills/aws-serverless-deployment/SKILL.md @ adc01133bbd0

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      "output_quality": 4,
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  }
}

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AWS Serverless Deployment

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