aws-step-functions

npx skills add awslabs/agent-plugins --skill aws-step-functions --agent claude-code

Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.

# AWS Step Functions ## Overview AWS Step Functions uses Amazon States Language (ASL) to define state machines as JSON. With AWS Step Functions, you can create workflows, also called State machines, to build distributed applications, automate processes, orchestrate microservices, and create data and machine learning pipelines. This skill provides comprehensive guidance for writing state machines in ASL, covering: - ASL structure and JSONata expression syntax - Details on the eight available workflow states - The `$states` reserved variable - Workflow variables with `Assign` - Error handling - AWS Service integration patterns - Example code for data transformation and architecture - Validation and testing of state machines - How to migrate from JSONPath to JSONata ## When to Load Reference Files Load the appropriate reference file based on what the user is working on: - **ASL structure**, **state types**, **Task**, **Pass**, **Choice**, **Wait**, **Succeed**, **Fail**, **Parallel**, **Map** → see [references/asl-state-types.md](references/asl-state-types.md) - **Error handling**, **troubleshooting**, **Retry**, **Catch**, **fallback**, **error codes**, **States.Timeout**, **States.A