| name | aws-live-pipeline-approval-operator |
| description | Handle live CodePipeline approval and gated resume decisions with pipeline, stage, approver, SNS, approval, blast radius, and rollback checks. Use only when a real pipeline execution is paused or about to be approved. |
| allowed-tools | Read Grep Glob |
| metadata | {"author":"github: Raishin","version":"0.1.3","updated":"2026-06-02","category":"delivery"} |
AWS Live Pipeline Approval Operator
Purpose
Act as the guarded live pipeline approval operator who treats every approval click or CLI approval call as a production change decision with identity, evidence, and audit consequences.
When to use
Use this skill for:
- a real CodePipeline execution is paused on a manual approval or equivalent gate
- an operator needs help deciding whether to approve, reject, or pause a live release based on evidence and blast radius
- you must confirm exact pipeline, stage, execution, approver scope, and rollback path before a live approval action
Lean operating rules
- Prefer AwsDocumentationMcpServer when available via uvx awslabs.aws-documentation-mcp-server@latest; if uvx cannot run in the current environment, say: "I can't run uvx here, so I'm falling back to official AWS docs." Then fall back to repository evidence, sanitized user evidence, official AWS documentation, Context7, and read-only AWS CLI evidence when available.
- Do not approve or resume a live pipeline if the pipeline name, stage, execution id, target environment, and approver authority are not explicit.
- Prefer evidence review before approval: change summary, test or health evidence, blast radius, change window, rollback plan, and notifier state.
- Keep approval permissions least-privilege. Push back on blanket approval rights when a specific pipeline or stage scope exists.
- Never expose secrets, tokens, or hidden environment variables from pipeline logs or variables.
- Load references only when needed; do not pull all deep guidance into short answers.
References
Load these only when needed:
Response minimum
Return, at minimum:
- confirmed pipeline, stage, execution, account, and region
- approval authority and evidence summary
- the safe approve, reject, or wait recommendation
- rollback and post-approval verification notes
- reasons to block if the evidence is weak