Install on Amazon Q Developer
Configure SkillBoss on Amazon Q Developer, AWS's AI coding assistant. Access 679+ endpoints including GPT-5, Claude, and DeepSeek alongside AWS-native AI capabilities.
Quick Install: set up skillboss.co/skill.md
One-Line Install (Recommended)
The fastest way to install SkillBoss on Amazon Q Developer:
set up skillboss.co/skill.md
This automatically:
- Downloads the SkillBoss skills pack
- Configures Amazon Q automatically
- Works on macOS, Windows, and Linux
Manual Installation
Install Amazon Q
Install Amazon Q Developer extension in VS Code or JetBrains from the marketplace
Get Your Skills Pack
Go to skillboss.co/console and download the skills pack
Extract and Install
# macOS/Linux
unzip skillboss-skills.zip
mkdir -p ~/.amazon-q/skills/
cp -r skillboss-skills ~/.amazon-q/skills/skillboss
# Windows
Expand-Archive skillboss-skills.zip -DestinationPath .
mkdir -p $env:USERPROFILE\.amazon-q\skills\
Copy-Item -Recurse skillboss-skills $env:USERPROFILE\.amazon-q\skills\skillboss
Configure API (Optional)
For OpenAI-compatible API access in your projects:
export OPENAI_API_BASE=https://api.skillboss.co/v1
export OPENAI_API_KEY=your_skillboss_api_key
Restart IDE
Restart your IDE to load the skills
Verify Installation
Check that SkillBoss skills are loaded alongside Amazon Q
Directory Structure
After installation:
~/.amazon-q/
└── skills/
└── skillboss/
├── SKILL.md # Your API key
├── business/ # Business operations
├── infrastructure/ # Technical infrastructure
├── marketing/ # Growth & marketing
└── analytics/ # Analytics & monitoring
Why Use SkillBoss with Amazon Q?
Amazon Q is excellent for AWS-specific tasks. Use SkillBoss alongside it to:
- Access 100+ additional AI models (GPT-5, Claude, DeepSeek, Gemini)
- Use Stripe payments, email services, and other business APIs
- Generate images, videos, and audio
- Deploy to any cloud provider, not just AWS
Quick Start Examples
Try these in Amazon Q's AI chat:
Create a landing page with hero section, features, and Stripe checkout
Deploy my site to Vercel with custom domain and SSL
Send a welcome email to new users using SendGrid
Troubleshooting
- Verify files:
ls ~/.amazon-q/skills/skillboss/ - Check
SKILL.mdexists with your API key - Restart your IDE completely
- Try:
chmod -R 755 ~/.amazon-q/skills/
- Download fresh skills pack from Console
- Check your credit balance
- Verify API key in
SKILL.md
SkillBoss skills work alongside Amazon Q without conflicts. Each handles different capabilities:
- Amazon Q: AWS services, IAM, Lambda, etc.
- SkillBoss: AI models, payments, email, image generation, etc.
Next Steps
Quick Start
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