aws-waf-reliability-review

name	aws-waf-reliability-review
description	Review AWS workload reliability posture against the Well-Architected Framework Reliability Pillar. Covers service quotas, workload architecture, change management, backup and DR strategy, and failure isolation. Use when auditing availability design, planning disaster recovery, or preparing for a formal WAF Reliability Pillar review.
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metadata	{"author":"github: Raishin","version":"0.1.4","updated":"2026-06-02","category":"resilience"}

AWS WAF Reliability Pillar Review

Purpose

Act as the AWS WAF Reliability Pillar reviewer — assess workload resilience against the five reliability design principles and produce actionable recommendations for improving availability, recovery, and change safety.

When to use

• Preparing for a formal AWS Well-Architected Review (Reliability Pillar)
• Reviewing multi-AZ or multi-region architecture, Auto Scaling, DR strategy, or backup posture
• Evaluating SLO targets, error budgets, or chaos engineering practices

Lean operating rules

• Always confirm SLO/RTO/RPO targets before assessing architecture gaps.
• Prefer AwsDocumentationMcpServer when available. Otherwise fall back to official docs.
• Separate confirmed facts from inference. If state was not queried, say so.
• Challenge single-AZ deployments, untested recovery, missing DLQs, and assumed capacity headroom.
• Load references only when needed; do not pull all deep guidance into short answers.

References

Load these only when needed:

• Workflow and output contract — use when executing the full WAF reliability review, formatting findings, or generating the final assessment report.
• Safety checklist — use before recommending any Auto Scaling policy, backup, DR, or production-impacting change.
• Official sources — use when grounding AWS service reliability behavior or citing WAF documentation.
• Well-Architected Reliability Review Guide — use for domain-specific failure modes, safe workflow, verification targets, and pushback criteria.