aws-amplify Claude Code Plugin
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This plugin guides development of full-stack applications built on AWS Amplify Gen 2 by running the work through defined phases: backend setup, sandbox testing, frontend integration, and production deployment. According to the README, it includes a skill called amplify-workflow that checks prerequisites, confirms a plan, and executes standard operating procedures for each applicable phase. It also bundles an MCP server named aws-mcp that retrieves AWS documentation and procedure references. Running it requires Node.js 18 or later, npm, and an AWS CLI with configured credentials. The plugin is distributed under the Apache-2.0 license.
About the service
According to the AWS Amplify homepage, AWS Amplify is an AWS platform for building and hosting web and mobile applications, providing authentication, data-backed APIs, storage, function execution, and CI/CD-based frontend hosting delivered through AWS infrastructure such as its global content delivery network.
What you can do with aws-amplify
- Run Amplify Gen 2 development through backend, sandbox, frontend, and production phases
- Set up authentication, data models, storage, and Lambda functions inside the amplify/ directory
- Deploy to a sandbox environment for testing
- Connect a frontend framework to the Amplify backend
- Retrieve AWS documentation and procedure references through the aws-mcp server
- Validate prerequisites such as Node.js, npm, and AWS CLI before running workflows