| name | ecs-cli-reference |
| description | AWS CLI ECS command reference. Use when understanding how users interact with ECS via AWS CLI, including command syntax, options, examples, and output formats. Essential for KECS compatibility. |
| allowed-tools | Read, Grep, Glob |
AWS CLI ECS Command Reference
This skill provides comprehensive AWS CLI ECS command specifications to ensure KECS compatibility with user expectations when using aws ecs commands.
Overview
AWS CLI ECS commands allow users to interact with Amazon ECS services. KECS emulates these APIs, so understanding CLI behavior is crucial for compatibility.
Global CLI Options
All ECS commands support these global options:
| Option | Description |
|---|
--region | AWS region to use |
--profile | Named credential profile |
--output | Output format: json, text, table, yaml, yaml-stream |
--query | JMESPath filter for response |
--endpoint-url | Override service endpoint (critical for KECS) |
--debug | Enable debug logging |
--no-verify-ssl | Disable SSL verification |
--no-paginate | Disable automatic pagination |
Pagination Options
For paginated operations:
--max-items: Total items to return--page-size: Items per API call--starting-token: Resume from previous response
Input Options
--cli-input-json: Read arguments from JSON--cli-input-yaml: Read arguments from YAML--generate-cli-skeleton: Print request skeleton
Command Categories
Core Resources
- Cluster Commands: create-cluster, describe-clusters, list-clusters, delete-cluster, update-cluster
- Service Commands: create-service, describe-services, list-services, update-service, delete-service
- Task Commands: run-task, stop-task, describe-tasks, list-tasks, execute-command
- Task Definition Commands: register-task-definition, deregister-task-definition, describe-task-definition, list-task-definitions, list-task-definition-families
Advanced Features
- TaskSet Commands: create-task-set, describe-task-sets, update-task-set, delete-task-set
- Capacity Provider Commands: create-capacity-provider, describe-capacity-providers, update-capacity-provider, delete-capacity-provider, put-cluster-capacity-providers
- Attribute Commands: put-attributes, list-attributes, delete-attributes
- Tag Commands: tag-resource, untag-resource, list-tags-for-resource
- Account Settings: put-account-setting, put-account-setting-default, list-account-settings, delete-account-setting
KECS-Specific Usage
When using AWS CLI with KECS:
export AWS_ENDPOINT_URL=http://localhost:8080
aws ecs list-clusters --endpoint-url http://localhost:8080
export KUBECONFIG=/tmp/kecs-instance.config
aws ecs describe-clusters --cluster default
Support Files
cluster-commands.md: Cluster lifecycle commandsservice-commands.md: Service management commandstask-commands.md: Task execution and managementtask-definition-commands.md: Task definition registrationother-commands.md: Tags, attributes, account settings, capacity providers, task sets
