aws-sso

name	aws-sso
description	Use when AWS CLI commands fail with SSO token expiration errors like "Token has expired", "SSO session has expired", or "Error when retrieving credentials".

AWS SSO Re-Authentication

This skill handles AWS SSO token expiration. Use it when AWS commands fail with authentication errors.

Detect Auth Failure

Trigger this skill when you see errors like:

• Token has expired and refresh failed
• The SSO session has expired
• Error when retrieving credentials
• The SSO access token has expired

Re-Authentication Flow

Step 1: Start login in tmux

Run the login command in a tmux session with --no-browser to capture the URL:

tmux new-session -d -s aws-sso 'aws sso login --profile <profile-name> --no-browser > /tmp/pi-tmux-aws-sso.log 2>&1'

Step 2: Wait briefly, then read the URL

sleep 1
cat /tmp/pi-tmux-aws-sso.log

The output will contain:

Browser will not be automatically opened.
Please visit the following URL:

https://oidc.<region>.amazonaws.com/authorize?...

Step 3: Present URL to user

Show the user the URL and ask them to complete authentication:

⚠️ AWS SSO token expired for profile `<profile-name>`.

Please open this URL in your browser to authenticate:
<url>

Let me know when you've completed the login.

Step 4: Verify authentication

After user confirms, check if login succeeded:

cat /tmp/pi-tmux-aws-sso.log

Look for Successfully logged into Start URL: in the output.

Then verify credentials work:

aws sts get-caller-identity --profile <profile-name>

Step 5: Clean up

tmux kill-session -t aws-sso 2>/dev/null
rm -f /tmp/pi-tmux-aws-sso.log

List Available Profiles

grep '^\[profile' ~/.aws/config | sed 's/\[profile \(.*\)\]/\1/'

Check Token Status

aws sts get-caller-identity --profile <profile-name> 2>&1

Rules

1. Only use this skill for auth failures - not for general AWS work
2. Always use --no-browser - lets us capture and show the URL
3. Use tmux - keeps the login process running independently
4. Wait for user confirmation - never retry automatically after auth failure
5. Be specific about which profile needs login
6. Clean up the tmux session and log file when done