awsclaw-rdsdata

name	awsclaw-rdsdata
description	Run SQL queries and manage transactions on Amazon Aurora Serverless and RDS clusters with Data API enabled using awsclaw. Execute statements, batch operations, and transaction management.

Awsclaw RDS Data

Run SQL and manage transactions via the Amazon RDS Data API for Aurora Serverless and RDS clusters with Data API enabled.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user:

• Wants to execute SQL queries against Aurora Serverless
• Needs to run SQL on RDS clusters with Data API enabled
• Wants to manage database transactions (begin, commit, rollback)
• Needs to run batch SQL operations
• Asks about the RDS Data API

Tool: RDSDataTool

Execute Amazon RDS Data API commands. ALWAYS provide params object.

Commands

ExecuteStatement

Execute a single SQL statement.

{
  "command": "ExecuteStatement",
  "params": {
    "resourceArn": "arn:aws:rds:us-east-1:123456789012:cluster:my-cluster",
    "secretArn": "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-east-1:123456789012:secret:my-secret",
    "database": "mydb",
    "sql": "SELECT * FROM users WHERE age > :minAge",
    "parameters": [{ "name": "minAge", "value": { "longValue": 30 } }],
    "includeResultMetadata": true
  }
}

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
resourceArn	string	Yes	ARN of the Aurora/RDS cluster
secretArn	string	Yes	ARN of the Secrets Manager secret with credentials
database	string	No	Database name
schema	string	No	Database schema
sql	string	Yes	SQL statement to execute
transactionId	string	No	Transaction ID (from BeginTransaction)
parameters	array of objects	No	SQL parameters (see parameter types below)
includeResultMetadata	boolean	No	Include column metadata in results

Parameter value types:

{ "name": "param1", "value": { "stringValue": "hello" } }
{ "name": "param2", "value": { "longValue": 42 } }
{ "name": "param3", "value": { "doubleValue": 3.14 } }
{ "name": "param4", "value": { "booleanValue": true } }
{ "name": "param5", "value": { "isNull": true } }
{ "name": "param6", "value": { "blobValue": "base64encoded..." } }
{ "name": "param7", "value": { "arrayValue": { "stringValues": ["a", "b"] } } }

BatchExecuteStatement

Execute a SQL statement with multiple parameter sets (batch insert/update).

{
  "command": "BatchExecuteStatement",
  "params": {
    "resourceArn": "arn:aws:rds:...",
    "secretArn": "arn:aws:secretsmanager:...",
    "database": "mydb",
    "sql": "INSERT INTO users (name, age) VALUES (:name, :age)",
    "parameterSets": [
      [{ "name": "name", "value": { "stringValue": "Alice" } }, { "name": "age", "value": { "longValue": 30 } }],
      [{ "name": "name", "value": { "stringValue": "Bob" } }, { "name": "age", "value": { "longValue": 25 } }]
    ]
  }
}

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
resourceArn	string	Yes	ARN of the Aurora/RDS cluster
secretArn	string	Yes	ARN of the Secrets Manager secret
database	string	No	Database name
schema	string	No	Database schema
sql	string	Yes	SQL statement
transactionId	string	No	Transaction ID
parameters	array of objects	No	SQL parameters for the batch

BeginTransaction

Start a new database transaction.

{
  "command": "BeginTransaction",
  "params": {
    "resourceArn": "arn:aws:rds:...",
    "secretArn": "arn:aws:secretsmanager:...",
    "database": "mydb"
  }
}

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
resourceArn	string	Yes	ARN of the Aurora/RDS cluster
secretArn	string	Yes	ARN of the Secrets Manager secret
database	string	No	Database name

Returns a transactionId to use with ExecuteStatement and CommitTransaction/RollbackTransaction.

CommitTransaction

Commit a transaction.

{
  "command": "CommitTransaction",
  "params": {
    "resourceArn": "arn:aws:rds:...",
    "secretArn": "arn:aws:secretsmanager:...",
    "transactionId": "abc123"
  }
}

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
resourceArn	string	Yes	ARN of the Aurora/RDS cluster
secretArn	string	Yes	ARN of the Secrets Manager secret
transactionId	string	Yes	Transaction ID from BeginTransaction

RollbackTransaction

Roll back a transaction.

{
  "command": "RollbackTransaction",
  "params": {
    "resourceArn": "arn:aws:rds:...",
    "secretArn": "arn:aws:secretsmanager:...",
    "transactionId": "abc123"
  }
}

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
resourceArn	string	Yes	ARN of the Aurora/RDS cluster
secretArn	string	Yes	ARN of the Secrets Manager secret
transactionId	string	Yes	Transaction ID from BeginTransaction

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Related Services

• RDS Data → RDS: Use RDSTool DescribeDBClusters to find cluster ARNs and check if Data API is enabled (see awsclaw-rds skill)
• RDS Data → Secrets Manager: The secretArn parameter references a Secrets Manager secret containing database credentials
• RDS Data → Lambda: Lambda functions commonly use the Data API to access Aurora Serverless without managing connections
• RDS Data → CloudWatch: SQL query metrics and errors appear in CloudWatch