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Aws Ami Builder

Build custom Amazon Machine Images with Packer's amazon-ebs builder. Automates AMI creation from source AMIs using HCL templates with provisioners for customization (shell scripts, file uploads, co...

Authorhashicorp
Version1.0.0
LicenseMIT
Token count~1,031
UpdatedJun 5, 2026

Build custom Amazon Machine Images with Packer's amazon-ebs builder. Automates AMI creation from source AMIs using HCL templates with provisioners for customization (shell scripts, file uploads, configuration management) Supports multi-region AMI distribution via ami_regions and flexible source AMI filtering by name, owner, and virtualization type Authenticates via environment variables, AWS credentials file, or IAM instance profiles; includes validation and build commands for template...

Install

Quick install

via npx skills · works with 57+ agents
npx skills add https://github.com/hashicorp/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/aws-ami-builder
Or pick agent:
npx skills add hashicorp/agent-skills --skill aws-ami-builder --agent claude-code
npx skills add hashicorp/agent-skills --skill aws-ami-builder --agent cursor
npx skills add hashicorp/agent-skills --skill aws-ami-builder --agent codex
npx skills add hashicorp/agent-skills --skill aws-ami-builder --agent opencode
npx skills add hashicorp/agent-skills --skill aws-ami-builder --agent github-copilot
npx skills add hashicorp/agent-skills --skill aws-ami-builder --agent windsurf
More install options

Shorthand — useful for multi-skill repos:

npx skills add hashicorp/agent-skills --skill aws-ami-builder

Manual — clone the repo and drop the folder into your agent's skills directory:

git clone https://github.com/hashicorp/agent-skills.git
cp -r agent-skills/skills/aws-ami-builder ~/.claude/skills/
How to use: Once installed, ask your agent to "use the aws-ami-builder skill" or describe what you want (e.g. "Build custom Amazon Machine Images with Packer's amazon-ebs builder. Automates A"). Requires Node.js 18+.

aws-ami-builder

Build custom Amazon Machine Images with Packer's amazon-ebs builder. Automates AMI creation from source AMIs using HCL templates with provisioners for customization (shell scripts, file uploads, configuration management) Supports multi-region AMI distribution via ami_regions and flexible source AMI filtering by name, owner, and virtualization type Authenticates via environment variables, AWS credentials file, or IAM instance profiles; includes validation and build commands for template...

aws-ami-builderby hashicorp

Build custom Amazon Machine Images with Packer's amazon-ebs builder. Automates AMI creation from source AMIs using HCL templates with provisioners for customization (shell scripts, file uploads, configuration management) Supports multi-region AMI distribution via ami_regions and flexible source AMI filtering by name, owner, and virtualization type Authenticates via environment variables, AWS credentials file, or IAM instance profiles; includes validation and build commands for template...

npx skills add https://github.com/hashicorp/agent-skills --skill aws-ami-builderDownload ZIPGitHub

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Source: https://github.com/hashicorp/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/aws-ami-builder
Author: hashicorp
Discovered via: mcpservers.org

SKILL.md source

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name: aws-ami-builder
description: Build custom Amazon Machine Images with Packer's amazon-ebs builder. Automates AMI creation from source AMIs using HCL templates with provisioners for customization (shell scripts, file uploads, co...
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# aws-ami-builder

Build custom Amazon Machine Images with Packer's amazon-ebs builder. Automates AMI creation from source AMIs using HCL templates with provisioners for customization (shell scripts, file uploads, configuration management) Supports multi-region AMI distribution via ami_regions and flexible source AMI filtering by name, owner, and virtualization type Authenticates via environment variables, AWS credentials file, or IAM instance profiles; includes validation and build commands for template...

# aws-ami-builderby hashicorp
Build custom Amazon Machine Images with Packer's amazon-ebs builder. Automates AMI creation from source AMIs using HCL templates with provisioners for customization (shell scripts, file uploads, configuration management) Supports multi-region AMI distribution via ami_regions and flexible source AMI filtering by name, owner, and virtualization type Authenticates via environment variables, AWS credentials file, or IAM instance profiles; includes validation and build commands for template...

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**Source**: https://github.com/hashicorp/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/aws-ami-builder
**Author**: hashicorp
**Discovered via**: mcpservers.org

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