aws-cdk

name	aws-cdk
description	Provides AWS CDK TypeScript patterns for defining, validating, and deploying AWS infrastructure as code. Use when creating CDK apps, stacks, and reusable constructs, modeling serverless or VPC-based architectures, applying IAM and encryption defaults, or testing and reviewing `cdk synth`, `cdk diff`, and `cdk deploy` changes. Triggers include "aws cdk typescript", "create cdk app", "cdk stack", "cdk construct", "cdk deploy", and "cdk test".
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Grep, Glob

AWS CDK TypeScript

Overview

Use this skill to build AWS infrastructure in TypeScript with reusable constructs, safe defaults, and a validation-first delivery loop.

When to Use

Use this skill when:

• Creating or refactoring a CDK app, stack, or reusable construct in TypeScript
• Choosing between L1, L2, and L3 constructs
• Building serverless, networking, or security-focused AWS infrastructure
• Wiring multi-stack applications and environment-aware deployments
• Validating infrastructure changes with cdk synth, tests, cdk diff, and cdk deploy

Instructions

1. Project Initialization

# Create a new CDK app
npx cdk init app --language typescript

# Project structure
my-cdk-app/
├── bin/
│   └── my-cdk-app.ts          # App entry point (instantiates stacks)
├── lib/
│   └── my-cdk-app-stack.ts    # Stack definition
├── test/
│   └── my-cdk-app.test.ts     
├── cdk.json                    
├── tsconfig.json
└── package.json