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Browse AWS tools for cloud engineers: searchable IAM and CloudFormation references now, with practical utilities for policy simulation, resource exploration, and infrastructure reviews as the library grows.

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Browse practical AWS references and cloud engineering tools.

The catalog brings together searchable AWS references, starter kits, CLI helpers, GitHub Actions, and editor extensions for building and reviewing cloud infrastructure faster.

References

Amazon Resource Names (ARNs) Reference

Searchable Amazon Resource Names reference with AWS service prefixes and ARN formats for IAM policies.

awsarniam

Generators

Amazon SNS Policy Generator

Generate AWS SNS topic policy documents from official AWS action metadata with instant JSON, Terraform, and CloudFormation output.

awssnstopic-policy

Generators

Amazon SQS Policy Generator

Generate Amazon SQS queue policy documents from official AWS action metadata with instant JSON, Terraform, and CloudFormation output.

awssqsqueue-policy

Generators

Amazon VPC Endpoint policy generator

Generate Amazon VPC endpoint policy documents from official AWS action metadata with instant JSON, Terraform, and CloudFormation output.

awsvpc-endpointendpoint-policy

GitHub Actions

AWS CDK Diff PR Commenter

AWS CDK Diff PR Commenter posts cdk diff output to GitHub pull requests so reviewers can inspect infrastructure changes.

awscdkgithub-action

VS Code Extensions

AWS CDK Extension Pack

AWS CDK Extension Pack for VS Code bundles extensions for AWS CDK, TypeScript, and infrastructure-as-code development.

awscdkextension-pack

Starter Kits

AWS CDK Python Starter Kit

AWS CDK Python Starter Kit helps teams deploy AWS infrastructure with Python CDK, OIDC authentication, CI/CD, and projen.

awscdkpython

VS Code Extensions

AWS CDK Snippets

AWS CDK Snippets for VS Code helps cloud engineers write CDK constructs and infrastructure-as-code patterns faster.

awscdktypescript

Starter Kits

AWS CDK TypeScript Starter Kit

AWS CDK TypeScript Starter Kit helps teams deploy AWS infrastructure with TypeScript CDK, OIDC authentication, CI/CD, and projen.

awscdktypescript

VS Code Extensions

AWS CloudFormation Extension Pack

AWS CloudFormation Extension Pack for VS Code bundles extensions for CloudFormation template authoring and AWS IaC workflows.

awscloudformationextension-pack

Starter Kits

AWS CloudFormation Starter Kit

AWS CloudFormation Starter Kit helps teams deploy CloudFormation stacks with OIDC authentication, CI/CD workflows, and security scanning.

awscloudformationstarter-kit

Generators

AWS IAM Policy Generator

Generate AWS IAM policy documents from searchable AWS action metadata with instant JSON, Terraform, and CloudFormation output.

awsiampolicy

Validators

AWS IAM Policy Tester

Use this AWS IAM policy tester to simulate identity and resource policy decisions locally with IAM actions, expected results, and resource ARNs.

awsiampolicy

Validators

AWS IAM Policy Validator

Use this IAM policy validator and IAM policy tester to check AWS IAM JSON policies locally with syntax errors, lint warnings, wildcard checks, public principal checks, and iam:PassRole guidance.

awsiampolicy

References

AWS IAM Service Principals Reference

Searchable AWS IAM service principals reference with service names, principals, and documentation links for IAM trust policies.

awsiamservice-principals

VS Code Extensions

AWS SAM Snippets

AWS SAM Snippets for VS Code helps write Serverless Application Model templates and serverless AWS resources faster.

awssamserverless

VS Code Extensions

AWS Terraform Extension Pack

AWS Terraform Extension Pack for VS Code bundles extensions for Terraform-based AWS infrastructure-as-code workflows.

awsterraformextension-pack

Starter Kits

AWS Terraform Starter Kit

AWS Terraform Starter Kit helps teams deploy Terraform infrastructure with OIDC authentication, CI/CD workflows, and security scanning.

awsterraformstarter-kit

CLI Tools

AWS Toolbox

AWS Toolbox is an open-source CLI for automating routine AWS tasks with profile and region handling, dry-run support, and structured output.

awscliautomation

Generators

AWS VPC Subnet Calculator

Calculate AWS VPC subnet CIDR allocations across Availability Zones with validation, usable IP counts, and CSV export.

awsvpcsubnet

References

CloudFormation Resource Attributes Reference

Searchable CloudFormation GetAtt attributes reference for AWS resource types with available Fn::GetAtt attributes.

awscloudformationgetatt

References

CloudFormation Resource Properties Reference

Searchable CloudFormation resource properties reference for AWS resource types with official documentation links.

awscloudformationproperties

VS Code Extensions

CloudFormation YAML Snippets

CloudFormation YAML Snippets for VS Code adds AWS CloudFormation resource and intrinsic function snippets for faster template authoring.

awscloudformationyaml

VS Code Extensions

IAM Actions Snippets

IAM Actions Snippets for VS Code adds AWS IAM action snippets for policy authoring, permissions, and access reviews.

awsiampolicy

Converters

IAM Policy Converter

Convert AWS IAM JSON policies into Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK TypeScript, and CDK Python infrastructure-as-code snippets.

awsiampolicy

VS Code Extensions

IAM Service Principal Snippets

IAM Service Principal Snippets for VS Code provides AWS service principal snippets for trust policies and IAM role setup.

awsiamservice-principals

Generators

S3 Bucket Policy Generator

Generate S3 bucket policy documents from official AWS action metadata with instant JSON, Terraform, and CloudFormation output.

awss3bucket-policy

GitHub Actions

Terraform Plan PR Commenter

Terraform Plan PR Commenter posts Terraform plan output to GitHub pull requests so reviewers can inspect infrastructure changes.

awsterraformgithub-action

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