Is the AWS CloudFormation CloudWatch skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the AWS CloudFormation CloudWatch SkillProof Score?

8.4/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 3/5.

How do I install AWS CloudFormation CloudWatch?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use AWS CloudFormation CloudWatch with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

AWS CloudFormation CloudWatch

CloudFormation snippets for CloudWatch alarms, dashboards, log groups, and metric filters, with deploy steps.

by giuseppe-trisciuoglio · giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit

Tested · Works

Install — copy the command Download source ↗

Test report

Verdict: Tested · Works
Score: 8.4/10
Tested: Jul 13, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Aug 10, 2026 · 56be89b

Ran the mini-task twice: baseline CloudFormation from general AWS knowledge was functional but hardcoded its threshold and skipped log encryption; following the skill added Parameters, KMS-encrypted log groups, and the non-obvious gotcha that metric filters are immutable after creation. One factual snag: the skill states dashboard bodies are capped at 512KB, but AWS's actual CloudFormation limit is 102,400 characters (~100KB) — worth fixing before trusting it for capacity planning.

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 5/5
Triggers reliably 5/5
Output vs. baseline 8/10
Docs & honesty 3/5

What AWS CloudFormation CloudWatch does

Generates AWS CloudFormation templates for CloudWatch monitoring infrastructure — metric alarms, composite alarms, dashboards, log groups with retention/KMS encryption, metric filters, and anomaly detection — plus validate/deploy CLI commands and cost/security best practices. Triggers when a user asks to build CloudWatch alarms, dashboards, or log pipelines specifically via CloudFormation (not Terraform or CDK). Fully self-contained: all four reference files (alarms, dashboards, logs, constraints) resolve and the skill folder is portable on its own without any sibling-skill or plugin dependency.

How to install AWS CloudFormation CloudWatch

git clone https://github.com/giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit
cd developer-kit
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r plugins/developer-kit-aws/skills/aws-cloudformation/aws-cloudformation-cloudwatch ~/.claude/skills/aws-cloudformation-cloudwatch

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger AWS CloudFormation CloudWatch

/aws-cloudformation-cloudwatch CloudFormation snippets for CloudWatch alarms, dashboards, log groups, and metric filters, with deploy steps.

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

Write a CloudFormation template for a CloudWatch alarm on high CPU
Build a CloudWatch dashboard and log group via CloudFormation for this service
Generate a metric filter and alarm in CloudFormation with deploy steps

Frequently asked questions

Is the AWS CloudFormation CloudWatch skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does AWS CloudFormation CloudWatch work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 13, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Ran the mini-task twice: baseline CloudFormation from general AWS knowledge was functional but hardcoded its threshold and skipped log encryption; following the skill added Parameters, KMS-encrypted log groups, and the non-obvious gotcha that metric filters are immutable after creation. One factual snag: the skill states dashboard bodies are capped at 512KB, but AWS's actual CloudFormation limit is 102,400 characters (~100KB) — worth fixing before trusting it for capacity planning.
What is the AWS CloudFormation CloudWatch SkillProof Score?: 8.4/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 3/5.
How do I install AWS CloudFormation CloudWatch?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use AWS CloudFormation CloudWatch with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.