/setup
Set up the AWS DevOps Agent and AWS Security Agent connections. Use when the user says "set up", "configure", "connect", or when MCP tools are missing.
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Set up the AWS DevOps Agent and AWS Security Agent connections. Use when the user says "set up", "configure", "connect", or when MCP tools are missing.
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setup.SKILL.mdname: setup description: Set up the AWS DevOps Agent and AWS Security Agent connections. Use when the user says "set up", "configure", "connect", or when MCP tools are missing.
Setup
Run these skills in order:
1. Invoke the `setup-devops-agent` skill to configure the DevOps Agent MCP connection. 2. Invoke the `setup-security-agent` skill to configure the Security Agent workspace (agent space, IAM role, S3 bucket).
If the user only needs one agent, run only the relevant skill.
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