aws-ami-builder
aws-ami-builder is an agent skill published by hashicorp, listed under writing code. It lives in the hashicorp/agent-skills repository, which has 909 GitHub stars and is licensed under MPL-2.0; we last read it on 2026-09-16.
Builds Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) using Packer with the amazon-ebs builder, for creating custom AMIs for EC2 instances.
Install
skills is a generic installer for any repository of Claude agent skills -- it reads hashicorp/agent-skills’s own structure rather than assuming one, the same way this page reads the skill’s own SKILL.md rather than assuming a format.
npx skills add hashicorp/agent-skills
Maintenance
Build Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) with Packer using the amazon-ebs builder. Use when creating custom AMIs for EC2 instances.
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Common questions about aws-ami-builder
- What does aws-ami-builder do?
- Builds Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) using Packer with the amazon-ebs builder, for creating custom AMIs for EC2 instances.
- How do I install aws-ami-builder?
- Run npx skills add hashicorp/agent-skills. The skills installer reads the repository’s own structure, so it works for any repository of agent skills.
- Who publishes aws-ami-builder?
- hashicorp.
- Is aws-ami-builder maintained, and what licence does it use?
- Its repository has 909 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-05. The repository declares the MPL-2.0 licence.
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