Awsclaw RDS

Manage and inspect Amazon RDS instances, clusters, snapshots, parameter groups, logs, and configurations.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user:

• Asks about RDS database instances or Aurora clusters
• Wants to inspect snapshots, backups, or replication
• Needs to view database logs or events
• Asks about parameter groups, subnet groups, or security groups
• Wants to check engine versions, instance options, or recommendations
• Needs to inspect RDS proxies or Blue/Green deployments
• Wants to create, modify, start, stop, or delete DB instances or clusters
• Needs to create snapshots or restore from snapshots

Tool: RDSTool

Execute AWS RDS commands including lifecycle operations. ALWAYS provide params object.

Commands

DescribeDBInstances

Describe RDS database instances.

{ "command": "DescribeDBInstances", "params": { "DBInstanceIdentifier": "my-db" } }

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DescribeDBClusters

Describe Aurora DB clusters.

{ "command": "DescribeDBClusters", "params": { "DBClusterIdentifier": "my-cluster" } }

Parameters:

DescribeDBSnapshots

Describe DB instance snapshots.

{ "command": "DescribeDBSnapshots", "params": { "DBInstanceIdentifier": "my-db" } }

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DescribeDBClusterSnapshots

Describe Aurora cluster snapshots.

{ "command": "DescribeDBClusterSnapshots", "params": { "DBClusterIdentifier": "my-cluster" } }

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DescribeDBEngineVersions

Describe available database engine versions.

{ "command": "DescribeDBEngineVersions", "params": { "Engine": "mysql", "EngineVersion": "8.0" } }

Parameters:

DescribeDBLogFiles

List log files for a DB instance.

{ "command": "DescribeDBLogFiles", "params": { "DBInstanceIdentifier": "my-db" } }

Parameters:

DownloadDBLogFilePortion

Download a portion of a database log file.

{ "command": "DownloadDBLogFilePortion", "params": { "DBInstanceIdentifier": "my-db", "LogFileName": "error/mysql-error.log" } }

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DescribeDBParameterGroups

List DB parameter groups.

{ "command": "DescribeDBParameterGroups", "params": { "DBParameterGroupName": "my-param-group" } }

Parameters:

DescribeDBClusterParameterGroups

List Aurora cluster parameter groups.

{ "command": "DescribeDBClusterParameterGroups", "params": {} }

Parameters:

DescribeDBSubnetGroups

List DB subnet groups.

{ "command": "DescribeDBSubnetGroups", "params": {} }

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DescribeDBSecurityGroups

List DB security groups (EC2-Classic).

{ "command": "DescribeDBSecurityGroups", "params": {} }

DescribeDBProxies

List RDS Proxy instances.

{ "command": "DescribeDBProxies", "params": {} }

Parameters:

DescribeDBProxyEndpoints

List RDS Proxy endpoints.

{ "command": "DescribeDBProxyEndpoints", "params": {} }

DescribeDBSnapshotAttributes

Get shared permissions for a snapshot.

{ "command": "DescribeDBSnapshotAttributes", "params": {} }

DescribeDBInstanceAutomatedBackups

List automated backups for DB instances.

{ "command": "DescribeDBInstanceAutomatedBackups", "params": {} }

DescribeDBClusterAutomatedBackups

List automated backups for Aurora clusters.

{ "command": "DescribeDBClusterAutomatedBackups", "params": { "DBClusterIdentifier": "my-cluster" } }

Parameters:

DescribeDBRecommendations

List RDS recommendations.

{ "command": "DescribeDBRecommendations", "params": {} }

Lifecycle Commands

CreateDBInstance

Create a DB instance.

{ "command": "CreateDBInstance", "params": { "DBInstanceIdentifier": "my-db", "DBInstanceClass": "db.t3.micro", "Engine": "mysql", "MasterUsername": "admin", "MasterUserPassword": "Secret1234!" } }

ModifyDBInstance

Modify a DB instance.

{ "command": "ModifyDBInstance", "params": { "DBInstanceIdentifier": "my-db", "AllocatedStorage": 50 } }

StartDBInstance

Start a stopped DB instance.

{ "command": "StartDBInstance", "params": { "DBInstanceIdentifier": "my-db" } }

StopDBInstance

Stop a DB instance.

{ "command": "StopDBInstance", "params": { "DBInstanceIdentifier": "my-db" } }

DeleteDBInstance

Delete a DB instance.

{ "command": "DeleteDBInstance", "params": { "DBInstanceIdentifier": "my-db", "SkipFinalSnapshot": true } }

CreateDBSnapshot

Create a DB snapshot.

{ "command": "CreateDBSnapshot", "params": { "DBInstanceIdentifier": "my-db", "DBSnapshotIdentifier": "my-db-snap" } }

RestoreDBInstanceFromDBSnapshot

Restore a DB instance from snapshot.

{ "command": "RestoreDBInstanceFromDBSnapshot", "params": { "DBInstanceIdentifier": "my-db-restore", "DBSnapshotIdentifier": "my-db-snap" } }

AddTagsToResource

Tag an RDS resource.

{ "command": "AddTagsToResource", "params": { "ResourceName": "arn:aws:rds:...", "Tags": [{ "Key": "env", "Value": "prod" }] } }

RemoveTagsFromResource

Remove tags from a resource.

{ "command": "RemoveTagsFromResource", "params": { "ResourceName": "arn:aws:rds:...", "TagKeys": ["env"] } }

DescribeBlueGreenDeployments

List Blue/Green deployment resources.

{ "command": "DescribeBlueGreenDeployments", "params": {} }

DescribeEvents

List RDS events.

{ "command": "DescribeEvents", "params": { "StartTime": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z", "Duration": 1440 } }

Parameters:

DescribeEventSubscriptions

List RDS event subscriptions.

{ "command": "DescribeEventSubscriptions", "params": {} }

DescribeOrderableDBInstanceOptions

List available DB instance options.

{ "command": "DescribeOrderableDBInstanceOptions", "params": { "Engine": "mysql" } }

Parameters:

DescribeAccountAttributes

Get RDS account attributes and quotas.

{ "command": "DescribeAccountAttributes", "params": {} }

DescribeCertificates

List RDS certificates.

{ "command": "DescribeCertificates", "params": {} }

DescribeEngineDefaultParameters

Get default engine parameter settings.

{ "command": "DescribeEngineDefaultParameters", "params": {} }

DescribeExportTasks

List snapshot export tasks.

{ "command": "DescribeExportTasks", "params": {} }

DescribeGlobalClusters

List Aurora global database clusters.

{ "command": "DescribeGlobalClusters", "params": {} }

DescribeIntegrations

List zero-ETL integrations.

{ "command": "DescribeIntegrations", "params": {} }

DescribeOptionGroups

List option groups.

{ "command": "DescribeOptionGroups", "params": {} }

DescribePendingMaintenanceActions

List pending maintenance actions.

{ "command": "DescribePendingMaintenanceActions", "params": {} }

DescribeReservedDBInstances

List reserved DB instances.

{ "command": "DescribeReservedDBInstances", "params": {} }

DescribeReservedDBInstancesOfferings

List reserved DB instance offerings.

{ "command": "DescribeReservedDBInstancesOfferings", "params": {} }

DescribeSourceRegions

List source regions for cross-region features.

{ "command": "DescribeSourceRegions", "params": {} }

DescribeTenantDatabases

List tenant databases.

{ "command": "DescribeTenantDatabases", "params": {} }

DescribeValidDBInstanceModifications

Get valid modifications for a DB instance.

{ "command": "DescribeValidDBInstanceModifications", "params": { "DBInstanceIdentifier": "my-db" } }

Parameters:

DescribeResourceScan / DescribeStackRefactor etc.

Additional describe commands follow the same pattern with appropriate filters and pagination.

ListTagsForResource

List tags for an RDS resource.

{ "command": "ListTagsForResource", "params": { "ResourceName": "arn:aws:rds:us-east-1:123456789012:db:my-db" } }

Parameters:

Related Services

• RDS → CloudWatch Logs: Database logs (error, slow query, audit) are published to CloudWatch. Log groups: /aws/rds/instance/{instanceId}/{logType} or /aws/rds/cluster/{clusterId}/{logType}. Use CloudWatchLogTool to read them
• RDS → RDS Data API: For Aurora Serverless clusters with Data API enabled, use RDSDataTool to execute SQL directly (see awsclaw-rdsdata skill)
• RDS → EC2: RDS uses VPCs, subnets, and security groups. Use EC2Tool to inspect networking
• RDS → IAM: IAM authentication can be enabled for RDS. Use IAMTool to manage access
• RDS → CloudFormation: RDS resources managed by CloudFormation stacks
• RDS → S3: Snapshot exports go to S3. Use DescribeExportTasks to find them