backup-diagnostics

name	backup-diagnostics
version	1.0.0
last_updated	2025-04-12
description	Use this skill to investigate and troubleshoot AWS Backup problems by analyzing backup jobs, restore operations, backup plans, vault configurations, cross-account setups, and following structured runbooks. Activate when: backup job failures, restore failures, backup plan misconfiguration, vault access issues, vault lock problems, cross-region copy failures, cross-account backup issues, KMS encryption errors, IAM permission problems, service-specific backup issues (EC2, RDS, DynamoDB), compliance reporting gaps, audit manager findings, lifecycle rule confusion, resource selection failures, on-demand backup errors, point-in-time restore issues, or the user says something is wrong with AWS Backup without naming specific symptoms.
compatibility	Requires AWS CLI or SDK access with AWS Backup, EC2, RDS, DynamoDB, EBS, EFS, S3, KMS, IAM, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Organizations, and optionally FSx, Storage Gateway, and Aurora permissions.

AWS Backup Diagnostics

When to use

Any AWS Backup investigation where the console alone is insufficient — backup job analysis, restore troubleshooting, plan configuration debugging, vault management, cross-account/cross-region operations, encryption issues, compliance auditing, or service-specific backup problems.

Investigation workflow