amazon-location-service
Integrates Amazon Location Service APIs for AWS applications. Use this skill when users want to add maps (interactive MapLibre or static images); geocode addresses to coordinates or reverse geocode coordinates to addresses; calculate routes, travel times, or service areas; find places and businesses through text search, nearby search, or autocomplete suggestions; retrieve detailed place information including hours, contacts, and addresses; monitor geographical boundaries with geofences; or track device locations. Covers authentication, SDK integration, and all Amazon Location Service capabilit
Profile →npx skills add awslabs/agent-plugins --skill amazon-location-service --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
## Overview Amazon Location Service provides geospatial APIs for maps, geocoding, routing, places search, geofencing, and tracking. Prefer the bundled JavaScript client (@aws/amazon-location-client) for web development and use resourceless API operations to avoid managing AWS resources. ## When to Use This Skill Use this skill when: - Building location-aware web or mobile applications - Working with Amazon Location Service projects - Implementing maps, geocoding, routing, or places search - Adding geofencing or device tracking functionality - Integrating geospatial features into AWS applications Do NOT use this skill for: - Google Maps, Mapbox, or Leaflet-with-OSM projects (unless migrating to Amazon Location) - Generic GIS operations without AWS context - Non-AWS geospatial services ## Amazon Location Service API Overview **Places** (SDK: geo-places, JS: @aws-sdk/client-geo-places) - Geocode (Forward/Reverse): Convert addresses to coordinates and vice versa - Search (Text/Nearby): Find points of interest with contact and hours info - Autocomplete: Predict addresses based on user input - Suggest: Predict places and points of interest based on partial or misspelled user input - Get
- Overview
- When to Use This Skill
- Amazon Location Service API Overview
- Common Mistakes
- Defaults
- API Selection Guidance
- Address Input & Validation
- Finding Locations
- Geocoding
- Maps
- Routing
- LLM Context Files
- Key Guidance for Better Recommendations
- Prefer the Bundled JavaScript Client for Web Development
What does the amazon-location-service skill do?
Integrates Amazon Location Service APIs for AWS applications. Use this skill when users want to add maps (interactive MapLibre or static images); geocode addresses to coordinates or reverse geocode coordinates to addresses; calculate routes, travel times, or service areas; find places and businesses through text search, nearby search, or autocomplete suggestions; retrieve detailed place information including hours, contacts, and addresses; monitor geographical boundaries with geofences; or track device locations. Covers authentication, SDK integration, and all Amazon Location Service capabilit
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add awslabs/agent-plugins --skill amazon-location-service --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From awslabs/agent-plugins, a repository with 850 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.