What is the Stack Designer skill for Claude Code?

It is a specialized capability that guides Claude in architecting CloudFormation templates, helping organize resources into modular stacks and nested hierarchies for better maintainability.

How does this skill help with large AWS environments?

It provides strategies for layered and service-oriented architectures, enabling you to break down complex infrastructure into manageable, independent stacks that respect AWS resource limits.

How do I implement cross-stack references with this skill?

The skill provides clear patterns for exporting values from a producer stack (like a VPC) and importing them into consumer application stacks using the !ImportValue function.

Does it support CloudFormation best practices?

Yes, it includes guidance on parameter validation, NoEcho for sensitive data, secure outputs, cross-stack references, and resource dependency management.

Can I use this for environment-specific deployments?

Absolutely. The skill includes patterns for handling dev, staging, and production environments using parameters, mappings, and conditions to ensure consistency across environments.

CloudFormation Stack Designer

Name: CloudFormation Stack Designer
Author: armanzeroeight

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클라우드 인프라

Architects robust AWS CloudFormation stack structures, including nested stacks and cross-stack resource organization.

소개

The CloudFormation Stack Designer skill provides comprehensive guidance for structuring AWS infrastructure as code. It assists developers in determining stack boundaries based on resource lifecycle or ownership, implementing advanced parameter validation, and managing complex dependencies through cross-stack references and nested stack hierarchies. Whether building a simple web application or a multi-layered enterprise architecture, this skill ensures your AWS resources are organized for maximum maintainability, security, and deployment efficiency while avoiding common pitfalls like template size limits.

주요 기능

Implements advanced CloudFormation parameter validation and SSM integration
Provides templates for layered, service-oriented, and isolated environment strategies
19 GitHub stars
Configures secure cross-stack references and resource output exports
Defines logical stack boundaries by lifecycle, ownership, and environment
Architects scalable nested stack hierarchies for complex infrastructure

사용 사례

Refactoring a monolithic CloudFormation template into a modular, multi-stack architecture
Designing a secure networking foundation with clear separation between VPC and application layers
Automating environment-specific configurations using Mappings and Conditional resource logic

소개

주요 기능

Implements advanced CloudFormation parameter validation and SSM integration
Provides templates for layered, service-oriented, and isolated environment strategies
19 GitHub stars
Configures secure cross-stack references and resource output exports
Defines logical stack boundaries by lifecycle, ownership, and environment
Architects scalable nested stack hierarchies for complex infrastructure

사용 사례

Refactoring a monolithic CloudFormation template into a modular, multi-stack architecture
Designing a secure networking foundation with clear separation between VPC and application layers
Automating environment-specific configurations using Mappings and Conditional resource logic