From 42233157cdb81cbe47f08af75d7532e44920775a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andre Hass Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:35:00 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 01/22] Add redshift-support-specialist skill for Amazon Redshift ops Adds the redshift-support-specialist skill for query optimization, operational reviews, disaster recovery guidance, incident detection guidance, and cost optimization on Amazon Redshift provisioned clusters and Serverless workgroups. The skill talks to Redshift exclusively through the six tools exposed by the awslabs.redshift- mcp-server MCP server (list_clusters, list_databases, list_schemas, list_tables, list_columns, execute_query) and includes a ready-to-use serverless (Lambda + API Gateway) deployment of that MCP server. Also adds a companion redshift-support-specialist custom agent that orchestrates the skill and forces active-chat-only execution (never background), and documents both the deployment and the skill/agent usage in their respective READMEs. Updates llms.txt with the new skill entry. --- .../redshift-support-specialist/CHANGELOG.md | 9 + .../redshift-support-specialist/README.md | 42 ++ .../SYSTEM_PROMPT.md | 97 +++ llms.txt | 1 + .../.skilleval.yaml | 3 + .../redshift-support-specialist/CHANGELOG.md | 72 ++ skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md | 422 +++++++++++ skills/redshift-support-specialist/SKILL.md | 404 +++++++++++ .../assets/config/thresholds.yaml | 176 +++++ .../assets/queries/copy-performance.md | 94 +++ .../assets/queries/diagnostic-bundle.md | 97 +++ .../queries/operational-review-collection.md | 265 +++++++ .../assets/queries/table-health.md | 100 +++ .../assets/queries/top50-queries.md | 30 + .../assets/queries/wlm-analysis.md | 88 +++ .../detailed-operational-review.html | 485 +++++++++++++ .../templates/detailed-operational-review.md | 311 +++++++++ .../deployment/.gitignore | 6 + .../deployment/README.md | 15 + .../deployer-permissions-policy.json | 110 +++ .../deployment/lambda-trust-policy.json | 12 + .../deployment/redshift-access-policy.json | 20 + .../deployment/sam-app/README.md | 236 +++++++ .../deployment/sam-app/src/requirements.txt | 2 + .../deployment/sam-app/template.yaml | 359 ++++++++++ .../evals/eval_queries.json | 8 + .../evals/evals.json | 68 ++ .../references/best-practices.md | 653 ++++++++++++++++++ .../references/cloudwatch-metrics.md | 93 +++ .../references/health-checklist.md | 246 +++++++ .../references/incident-response-playbooks.md | 168 +++++ .../references/operational-review-signals.md | 383 ++++++++++ .../references/serverless-sizing-guide.md | 397 +++++++++++ .../references/system-tables-guide.md | 444 ++++++++++++ 34 files changed, 5916 insertions(+) create mode 100644 custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/CHANGELOG.md create mode 100644 custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/README.md create mode 100644 custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/SYSTEM_PROMPT.md create mode 100644 skills/redshift-support-specialist/.skilleval.yaml create mode 100644 skills/redshift-support-specialist/CHANGELOG.md create mode 100644 skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md create mode 100644 skills/redshift-support-specialist/SKILL.md create mode 100644 skills/redshift-support-specialist/assets/config/thresholds.yaml create mode 100644 skills/redshift-support-specialist/assets/queries/copy-performance.md create mode 100644 skills/redshift-support-specialist/assets/queries/diagnostic-bundle.md create mode 100644 skills/redshift-support-specialist/assets/queries/operational-review-collection.md create mode 100644 skills/redshift-support-specialist/assets/queries/table-health.md create mode 100644 skills/redshift-support-specialist/assets/queries/top50-queries.md create mode 100644 skills/redshift-support-specialist/assets/queries/wlm-analysis.md create mode 100644 skills/redshift-support-specialist/assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.html create mode 100644 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skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/best-practices.md create mode 100644 skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/cloudwatch-metrics.md create mode 100644 skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/health-checklist.md create mode 100644 skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/incident-response-playbooks.md create mode 100644 skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/operational-review-signals.md create mode 100644 skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/serverless-sizing-guide.md create mode 100644 skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/system-tables-guide.md diff --git a/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/CHANGELOG.md b/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/CHANGELOG.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5ed6480 --- /dev/null +++ b/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/CHANGELOG.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +# Changelog + +## 1.0.0 + +- Initial version +- Lean orchestrator system prompt bridging the `redshift-support-specialist` skill to the six `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP tools +- Enforces active-chat-only execution (never background), overriding the skill's own background-mode option for the Detailed Operational Review +- Hard-stop scope confirmation (cluster/workgroup + database) before any data collection +- Read-only enforcement and per-capability tool mapping (query optimization, operational reviews, disaster recovery, incident detection, cost optimization) diff --git a/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/README.md b/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6c72ad3 --- /dev/null +++ b/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +# Redshift Support Specialist — Custom Agent + +## Purpose + +This custom agent is a lean orchestrator for the [`redshift-support-specialist`](../../skills/redshift-support-specialist/) skill. It bridges that skill's domain knowledge (query optimization, operational reviews, disaster recovery guidance, incident detection guidance, cost optimization) to the six tools exposed by the connected `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP server, and adds one important behavior override: it always runs in the active chat session and never switches to background execution, even for the multi-step Detailed Operational Review. + +## Key Capabilities + +- Diagnoses slow Redshift queries live (EXPLAIN plan, disk spill, distribution/sort key issues) with concrete SQL/config fixes +- Runs a quick PASS/WARN/FAIL operational review using cluster inventory data +- Runs a full Detailed Operational Review (storage, WLM, table design, Advisor recommendations) and produces both an in-chat Markdown summary and a downloadable HTML report +- Offers disaster recovery and CloudWatch alarm guidance as reference material where live AWS CLI/CloudWatch access isn't available through the MCP server +- Performs cost optimization analysis, including provisioned-to-serverless RPU sizing + +## Important behavior note + +The skill's own `SKILL.md` lets the user choose between background mode and step-by-step execution for the Detailed Operational Review (Capability 3). This custom agent's system prompt (Section 0) overrides that choice and unconditionally forbids background mode — everything runs in the active foreground chat so the user can watch progress and intervene at any point. This is an intentional agent-level override, not a bug: if you expect background-mode behavior from the skill's documentation, note that this custom agent will not offer it. + +## Prerequisites + +- An AWS DevOps Agent space +- The [redshift-support-specialist skill](../../skills/redshift-support-specialist/) uploaded to your Agent Space. Important note: for the skill to be used by the custom agent, choose "All agents" in the "Agent Type" field when importing the skill, even though the skill's README instructs to choose "Chat" +- The `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP server connected as a capability provider — see the skill's [`deployment/README.md`](../../skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/README.md) for a ready-to-use serverless deployment +- No AWS CLI or CloudWatch access is required for the agent itself; all Redshift access goes through the connected MCP server + +## Creating the Agent + +1. In the DevOps Agent web app, go to the "Agents" menu (on the bottom left pane) +2. Click "Create agent" (on the right side), then on the new menu that popped up, click "Form" (the left-most option) +3. In the "Name" field, use "redshift-support-specialist" +4. Copy the content of the "SYSTEM_PROMPT.md" file from this directory, and paste it into the "System prompt" field in the custom agent creation form +5. In the "Skills" drop-down list, select the "redshift-support-specialist" skill, and click "Create agent" +6. Connect the `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP server as a capability provider for this agent (see the skill's deployment guide linked above) — this agent has no other way to reach Redshift + +## Executing the Agent + +You can execute the custom agent on-demand from the custom agent page or using chat. Follow the [Executing custom agents guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/custom-agents-executing-custom-agents.html) for more information. Because this agent always runs in the active chat session (never in the background), it's best suited to interactive use rather than scheduled runs — ask it things like "why is this Redshift query slow?" or "run a detailed operational review on my cluster." + +## Related + +- [redshift-support-specialist skill](../../skills/redshift-support-specialist/) — domain knowledge for Redshift query optimization, operational reviews, and cost optimization +- [AWS DevOps Agent custom agents documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/working-with-devops-agent-custom-agents-index.html) diff --git a/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/SYSTEM_PROMPT.md b/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/SYSTEM_PROMPT.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f8b89c5 --- /dev/null +++ b/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/SYSTEM_PROMPT.md @@ -0,0 +1,97 @@ +You are an Amazon Redshift Support Specialist — a senior data warehouse expert who helps engineers, DBAs, and cloud architects explore, analyze, and optimize Amazon Redshift provisioned clusters and Serverless workgroups. + +═══════════════════════════════════════════════ +SECTION 0: ALWAYS RUN IN ACTIVE CHAT — NEVER IN THE BACKGROUND +═══════════════════════════════════════════════ + +You MUST always execute in the active, foreground chat session. Do NOT start a background task, do NOT offer background execution as an option, and do NOT silently switch to background mode for any capability — including the Detailed Operational Review, even when it involves many tool calls across multiple databases. + +This overrides any background-task or "run this asynchronously" option the platform may otherwise offer or default to. If the platform prompts you to choose an execution mode, always choose active/foreground chat. + +Run all data collection turn by turn in the current conversation, so the user can see progress as it happens and intervene at any point. Do not ask the user whether they want background mode — there is only one mode: active chat. + +This does not change any other requirement: you still must confirm cluster/workgroup and database scope with the user before collecting data (see Section 4). This section only removes the background-vs-active-chat choice — scope confirmation is separate and still required. + +═══════════════════════════════════════════════ +SECTION 1: SKILL — YOUR PRIMARY KNOWLEDGE SOURCE +═══════════════════════════════════════════════ + +A skill named "amazon-redshift-support-specialist" is installed. Treat it as your authoritative source of domain knowledge. Consult it — do not restate it from memory. It provides: + +- SKILL.md — the six capabilities and their workflows and output formats. +- references/best-practices.md — table design, distribution, sort keys, compression, WLM, loading, security, cost. +- references/health-checklist.md — health checks with pass/warn/issue criteria. +- references/system-tables-guide.md — SVV/SYS/STL/STV views for diagnostics. +- references/operational-review-signals.md — signal definitions, thresholds, recommendation catalog. +- references/serverless-sizing-guide.md — provisioned-to-serverless sizing method. +- references/cloudwatch-metrics.md and references/incident-response-playbooks.md — monitoring reference. +- assets/queries/ (`.md` files) — ready-to-run SQL templates: diagnostic-bundle, table-health, top50-queries, wlm-analysis, copy-performance, operational-review-collection. +- assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.html — mandatory HTML structure/CSS/JS template for the Detailed Operational Review output; this is the downloadable file artifact and includes a built-in self-download button. Placeholders only, no example data — never copy sample values from it into a real report. +- assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.md — companion Markdown template mirroring the HTML structure section-for-section; this is the in-chat-rendered output. Same placeholder-only rule. +- assets/config/thresholds.yaml — signal thresholds for health checks. + +When a task matches a skill capability, follow the skill's workflow and use its query templates and thresholds. Use its output formats exactly. + +═══════════════════════════════════════════════ +SECTION 2: HOW YOU EXECUTE — THE SIX TOOLS +═══════════════════════════════════════════════ + +Important: the skill describes AWS CLI and CloudWatch commands, but in this environment you have NO AWS CLI and NO CloudWatch access, and no other way to connect to a database. Your only execution path is the six tools exposed by the connected awslabs.redshift-mcp-server MCP server: + +- list_clusters — discover provisioned clusters and serverless workgroups (status, type, endpoint, node type/count, encryption, public accessibility, VPC, tags). +- list_databases(cluster_identifier, database_name="dev") +- list_schemas(cluster_identifier, schema_database_name) +- list_tables(cluster_identifier, table_database_name, table_schema_name) +- list_columns(cluster_identifier, column_database_name, column_schema_name, column_table_name) +- execute_query(cluster_identifier, database_name, sql) — runs one read-only SQL statement inside a read-only transaction. + +Bridging rule — how to apply the skill through these tools: +1. Where the skill provides a SQL template (diagnostic-bundle, table-health, top50-queries, wlm-analysis, copy-performance) or names a system view (SVV_/SYS_/STL_/STV_), run that SQL with execute_query and analyze the result. +2. Where the skill calls for `aws redshift ...` config lookups (describe-clusters, snapshots, parameter groups, subnet groups, logging status, reserved nodes) or `aws cloudwatch ...` metrics/alarms — you cannot run those here. For cluster inventory basics, use list_clusters (it returns type, status, nodes, encryption, public accessibility, VPC, tags). For anything beyond what list_clusters returns, state plainly that it needs access not available through the connected tools, and continue with what you can check. +3. For the Detailed Operational Review, collect the data live with execute_query using assets/queries/operational-review-collection.md — do not ask the user for CSV files. Before collecting, confirm scope per Section 4 rule 2a (cluster/workgroup AND database(s), in one message, and wait for the reply) — never assume a single default database. Run all collection in the active chat turn by turn (Section 0 — no background mode). Evaluate results against assets/config/thresholds.yaml, then produce BOTH output artifacts from the same data: (a) an HTML file filled in from assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.html (exact structure, CSS, tab JavaScript, and its built-in download button) saved to disk and linked for the user, and (b) a Markdown report filled in from assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.md (identical section structure) posted directly as the chat response, with a link to the HTML file at the top. Never paste raw HTML into the chat body — it renders as inert code there. + +Discovery order for metadata: list_clusters → list_databases → list_schemas → list_tables → list_columns → execute_query. + +A cluster or workgroup must be available before you can query it. If list_clusters shows a paused or unavailable state, tell the user it must be resumed first. + +View compatibility: SVV and SYS views work on both provisioned and serverless. STL and STV views work on provisioned only — if a workgroup is serverless, use the SYS equivalents from the skill's system-tables-guide. + +═══════════════════════════════════════════════ +SECTION 3: CAPABILITY MAPPING (skill → tools) +═══════════════════════════════════════════════ + +- Query Optimization — fully supported live. Do NOT ask the user to run the diagnostic bundle manually or export a CSV. Get a query_id (from the user, or by finding it yourself with the helper query in the skill's diagnostic-bundle.md), fill in the diagnostic bundle SQL, and run it yourself with execute_query. Analyze per the skill's rules. +- Table Design Analysis — fully supported. Use the skill's table-health templates against SVV_TABLE_INFO via execute_query; apply thresholds.yaml. +- Workload / WLM Analysis — supported on provisioned via SYS_QUERY_HISTORY (and STL/STV where present); run the skill's wlm-analysis templates with execute_query. +- Loading / COPY Performance — supported via SYS_LOAD_HISTORY / SYS_LOAD_DETAIL; run the skill's copy-performance templates with execute_query. +- Cluster Inventory / High-Level Operational Review — partially supported via list_clusters for the fields it returns (type, status, nodes, encryption, public accessibility, VPC, tags). Deeper configuration/security checks (SSL, audit logging, snapshots, parameter groups) are not available through the connected tools; say so. +- Detailed Operational Review — supported live, and always run in active chat (Section 0 — never background). Do NOT ask the user for CSV data. Confirm cluster/workgroup AND database scope together in one message per Section 4 rule 2a, and wait for the reply before collecting — never skip this or default silently to one database. Then run the collection queries in assets/queries/operational-review-collection.md via execute_query, once per database in scope, one section at a time (storage, usage pattern, table info, Advisor recommendations, materialized views, ATO actions, workload evaluation, Spectrum, data sharing). Evaluate each returned row against assets/config/thresholds.yaml, and map every triggered signal to its recommendation using references/operational-review-signals.md. If a view or column is unavailable on the target's Redshift version/type, report that section as "not available" and continue — never truncate the report or substitute a summary; every section must be attempted. The output MUST be TWO artifacts from the same data: an HTML file matching assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.html exactly (downloadable, includes a self-download button) saved to disk, and a Markdown report matching assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.md exactly (identical structure) posted directly in chat with a link to the HTML file — do not paste raw HTML into the chat body. The template's "Cluster Level Review (Power-2)" section requires CloudWatch/AWS CLI data not available through the connected tools; always render it as "Not Available via MCP tools" unless the user supplies that data manually. +- Incident Detection (CloudWatch alarms) and Disaster Recovery — not executable here (no CloudWatch or describe-* APIs). Offer the skill's guidance and thresholds (references/incident-response-playbooks.md, references/cloudwatch-metrics.md) as recommendations, and note these require access beyond the connected tools. +- Cost Optimization — the serverless-sizing method (from the skill) can be applied to user-provided Q1/Q2 data; live utilization/RI checks are not available here. + +═══════════════════════════════════════════════ +SECTION 4: BEHAVIOR & RULES +═══════════════════════════════════════════════ + +1. Never ask for passwords, database credentials, or an AWS CLI profile. Access is handled entirely by the connected MCP tools. +2. Never ask the user to type a cluster identifier or region from memory, and never ask them to run an extraction script or upload CSV files. Call list_clusters yourself first, show the results, and let the user pick from what you found. +2a. HARD STOP before collecting any data: call list_clusters (and list_databases for the likely target) first, then send ONE message confirming which cluster/workgroup AND which database(s) you will target, and WAIT for the user's reply before calling execute_query or any other data-collecting tool. Name the target explicitly even if there is only one candidate. Skip this only if the user already named the exact cluster and database in their own request. Never default to "dev" or any single database without confirmation. (Execution mode is not part of this question — see Section 0, there is only active chat.) +3. Read-only only. Use SELECT and metadata lookups. Do not run statements that change data or schema (no INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, ALTER, DROP, CREATE, GRANT, VACUUM, ANALYZE). Provide such statements as recommendations for the user to run. +4. Advise users to remove sensitive literal values from any SQL they share. +5. At most 5 findings and 5 recommendations per analysis, ordered by impact. +6. Every recommendation includes concrete SQL or a specific console action. +7. Keep each cluster's data separate. Never mix results across clusters. +8. If you lack information or the needed access, say so plainly. Do not guess. +9. Follow the skill's workflows in order. Do not skip steps. +10. If a tool call fails, report the error and suggest a likely cause (paused cluster, invalid identifier, missing permission). +11. End every analysis with a numbered "Next Steps" section. + +═══════════════════════════════════════════════ +SECTION 5: OUTPUT FORMATTING +═══════════════════════════════════════════════ + +- Use the skill's output templates for each capability. +- Markdown tables for structured findings. +- ✅ pass, ⚠️ warning, ❌ issue. Priority labels P0–P4. +- One line per finding. Code blocks for SQL. Include a date in report headers. +- Prefer the highest-impact finding first; avoid filler. diff --git a/llms.txt b/llms.txt index f106887..c770fbb 100644 --- a/llms.txt +++ b/llms.txt @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Skills can be used with these AWS DevOps Agent types: - [Enrich with AWS Security Agent Skill](skills/enrich-with-aws-security-agent/SKILL.md): Queries AWS Security Agent CloudWatch logs to retrieve code-level security findings (file, line number, vulnerability type) during incident investigations with potential security root causes - [Wiz Security Context Skill](skills/wiz-security-context/SKILL.md): Queries the Wiz MCP server for a resource's security context (vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, secrets, active threats, malware, toxic combinations) to determine whether an operational anomaly is an operational issue or a security incident - [Service Quota Check Skill](skills/service-quota-check/SKILL.md): Checks AWS service quota utilization during investigations and before provisioning resources, flags quotas at 85%+ utilization, and requests increases via the Service Quotas API or recommends support cases +- [Redshift Support Specialist Skill](skills/redshift-support-specialist/SKILL.md): Amazon Redshift domain expertise for query optimization, operational reviews, disaster recovery guidance, incident detection guidance, and cost optimization on provisioned clusters and Serverless workgroups, via the awslabs.redshift-mcp-server MCP server ## Key Concepts diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/.skilleval.yaml b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/.skilleval.yaml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..686a9c7 --- /dev/null +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/.skilleval.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +audit: + ignore: + - STR-016 # README alongside SKILL.md is intentional diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/CHANGELOG.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/CHANGELOG.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8b2ed8b --- /dev/null +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/CHANGELOG.md @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ +# Changelog + +## [1.6.2] - 2026-07-16 + +### Fixed + +- `references/best-practices.md` had significant content corruption: two top-level section headers ("1. Table Design" and "2. Data Loading & Ingestion") were missing entirely even though their `1.1`–`1.4` and `2.1`–`2.4` subsections existed, several subsections (`1.4`, `2.2`, `2.3`, `3.2`, `3.3`) were duplicated with different/garbled content, and multiple sentences were fused together mid-word (e.g. "Incremental Loading Patternslerance", "the initial load (when..."). Rebuilt the file section-by-section; it now has clean, sequential headers (0, 1.1–1.4, 2.1–2.4, 3.1–3.4, 4.1–4.3, 5.1–5.3, 6.1–6.4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.1–11.8) with no duplicates or corrupted text. +- `references/serverless-sizing-guide.md` Q2 query had a corrupted `TIMESuserP` token where `TIMESTAMP` was intended, which would have caused the query to fail if run as-is. Fixed. +- `references/operational-review-signals.md`: corrected two inaccurate counts — the section-count summary said "10 data collection sections" when the table below it lists 12; the recommendation catalog header said "30 unique recommendations" when the catalog contains 31. Also linked the "AI-Driven Scaling is disabled" manual observation to its matching catalog entry (`#39`), which existed but wasn't cross-referenced. +- Verified via automated cross-check that every `#N` recommendation ID cited by a signal in `operational-review-signals.md` and `assets/queries/operational-review-collection.md` resolves to an entry in the recommendation catalog, and that all 31 catalog IDs are unique. + +## [1.6.1] - 2026-07-16 + +### Changed + +- Removed remaining internal-only content carried over from the source AWS Support Specialist skill, to bring the skill in line with public-repo contribution requirements: + - Removed the `references/health-checklist.md` "Pre-Assessment: Customer & Account Context" section, which called internal tools (`get_kcr_kci_risk_on_customer_sentiment`, `caseapi_fetch_cases`) that have no equivalent through the connected MCP tools. Replaced with a minimal "Pre-Assessment: Account Context" section using only `aws sts get-caller-identity` and the public AWS Health Dashboard. + - Replaced internal "SA-validated" / "SA to Validate" terminology in `references/operational-review-signals.md` with "Require Human Review," and replaced two internal hash-style recommendation IDs (`0c976c00`, `f15ca331`) with sequential IDs (`#39`, `#40`) consistent with the rest of the catalog. Updated the corresponding reference in `assets/queries/operational-review-collection.md`. + - Replaced citations of internal, non-public training material ("Amazon Redshift Best Practices Q1 2026 training deck," "Amazon Redshift Operations Q1 2026 training deck," "Internal Redshift Serverless Sizing Usage Guide") in `references/best-practices.md` and `references/serverless-sizing-guide.md` with links to public Amazon Redshift documentation. + - Reworded "customer"-centric, AWS-Support-style phrasing (e.g. "Inform customer," `--profile customer-profile`, "Request customer to run," "Share both outputs with customer") across `references/health-checklist.md`, `references/incident-response-playbooks.md`, `references/cloudwatch-metrics.md`, and `references/serverless-sizing-guide.md` to reflect a self-service DevOps Agent user rather than an AWS Support engineer assisting a customer. + - Fixed a leftover instruction in `assets/queries/diagnostic-bundle.md` telling the user to "export as CSV or copy ALL rows and share" — contradicted the skill's core no-CSV rule; now instructs running the query via `execute_query` and analyzing results directly. +- Bumped `SKILL.md` `metadata.version` to `1.6.1` to match this changelog. + +## [1.6.0] - 2026-07-15 + +### Changed + +- Rebuilt `assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.html` and its companion `.md` to match a more detailed report structure: gradient header banner, executive summary with critical findings/opportunities/areas-of-concern call-outs, tabbed "All Findings" view, full WLM queue/memory/QMR breakdown, workload distribution and queue performance tables, top-queries grouped by issue with per-query time/spill breakdowns, tabbed table-design issue types, Spectrum/external and data-sharing tables, an upgrade/cost-savings callout, and a numbered prioritized-recommendations list. Every value remains a `{{placeholder}}` token or a single `` example row — no real or sample customer data was introduced. Section order and content still exactly mirror the queries in `assets/queries/operational-review-collection.md` and the skill's Core Rules (Cluster Level Review stays "Not Available via MCP tools"). + +## [1.5.0] - 2026-07-15 + +### Changed + +- The downloadable HTML report for the Detailed Operational Review is no longer generated unconditionally. The combined scope/mode confirmation message (Capability 3, step 2) now also asks whether the user wants a downloadable HTML file, or just the in-chat Markdown summary. The Markdown report remains mandatory and always produced; the HTML file is now opt-in. +- Updated Core Rule 12 and the `assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.html` asset description to reflect that the HTML artifact is conditional on the user's answer, not automatically generated alongside the Markdown report. + +## [1.4.0] - 2026-07-15 + +### Changed + +- Strengthened Core Rule 10 into an explicit hard-stop: the agent must send ONE combined message covering scope (cluster/workgroup + database) AND execution mode (background vs. step-by-step) together, then wait for the user's reply before calling any data-collecting tool (`execute_query`, `list_databases` follow-ups, etc.) or starting a background task. Previously the scope and background-mode questions were separate steps, which some sessions were skipping past without actually waiting for a reply. +- Updated the Query Optimization, High-Level Operational Review, and Detailed Operational Review workflows to reflect the single combined confirmation gate instead of two sequential questions. +- Renumbered former Core Rule 11 (background-mode handling once chosen) to reflect the merge with Rule 10. + +## [1.3.0] - 2026-07-15 + +### Added + +- Core Rule 10: the agent must always explicitly confirm scope (cluster/workgroup AND database) before collecting data for any capability that targets one — even when there is only one candidate, it must be stated back to the user rather than silently assumed. +- Core Rule 11: the agent must ask whether to run in the background or step-by-step before starting any multi-step or long-running workflow (in particular the Detailed Operational Review), and respect the answer. +- Core Rule 12: a review is not complete until every section defined in the workflow/template has been attempted and written into the output — permission errors or unavailable views must be reported and the review continued, never used as a reason to truncate or summarize instead of producing the full report. +- Explicit scope-confirmation and background-mode-question steps added to the Query Optimization, High-Level Operational Review, and Detailed Operational Review workflows. + +## [1.2.0] - 2026-07-14 + +### Added + +- Adapted to the [Agent Skills specification](https://agentskills.io/specification) for AWS DevOps Agent: `metadata.version`, `metadata.author`, and `compatibility` frontmatter fields; `README.md` with non-production disclaimer; this `CHANGELOG.md`. +- Database-scope question for the Detailed Operational Review capability — the agent now asks which database(s) to focus the review on (all, or a specific subset) instead of assuming a single default database. +- Dual output format for the Detailed Operational Review: an HTML report (downloadable artifact with a built-in self-download button) and a companion Markdown report (rendered directly in chat), both generated from the same live-collected data. +- Error-transparency rule: the agent now quotes the actual tool error text back to the user for any failed diagnostic query instead of reporting a generic "failed" status, and continues with the remaining sections rather than aborting the whole review. + +### Changed + +- Rewrote all six capabilities to be driven entirely by the `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP server's six tools (`list_clusters`, `list_databases`, `list_schemas`, `list_tables`, `list_columns`, `execute_query`). The skill no longer asks users for an AWS CLI profile, a cluster identifier from memory, or a CSV export from an external extraction tool — all diagnostics are collected live by the agent. +- Clarified, capability by capability, exactly which checks require AWS CLI/CloudWatch access the MCP server does not provide, and instructed the agent to report those as "Not Available" rather than guessing or fabricating values. + +## [1.0.0] - Initial version + +### Added + +- Initial release covering query optimization, high-level operational review, detailed operational review, disaster recovery recommendations, incident detection/response guidance, and cost optimization for Amazon Redshift provisioned clusters and Serverless workgroups. diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a162bc5 --- /dev/null +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,422 @@ +# Amazon Redshift Support Specialist — AWS DevOps Agent Skill + +A self-contained solution for connecting [AWS DevOps Agent](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/about-aws-devops-agent.html) to Amazon Redshift: this skill (query optimization, operational reviews, disaster recovery guidance, incident detection guidance, and cost optimization), plus a ready-to-use serverless deployment of the `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP server it relies on — see [Deploying the Redshift MCP Server](#deploying-the-redshift-mcp-server) below for the remote HTTP-streaming (Lambda + API Gateway) deployment guide. + +> ⚠️ **Non-production disclaimer:** This skill is sample code, not intended for production use without additional review and testing. Users should validate in a non-production environment first. + +## How the pieces fit together + +```text +AWS DevOps Agent Chat + | (natural language: "why is this Redshift query slow?") + v +This skill: redshift-support-specialist + | (calls the 6 MCP tools: list_clusters, list_databases, + | list_schemas, list_tables, list_columns, execute_query) + v +Redshift MCP Server on Lambda, AWS_IAM Function URL (deployment/) + | (Redshift Data API -- no VPC, no container image, no ECR) + v +Amazon Redshift (provisioned clusters / Serverless workgroups) +``` + +## Getting Started + +1. **Deploy the MCP server** — see [Deploying the Redshift MCP Server](#deploying-the-redshift-mcp-server) below. Two options: AWS SAM (recommended) or a plain CLI script. Both produce a Lambda Function URL / API Gateway endpoint secured with AWS IAM (SigV4) for remote HTTP streaming. +2. **Connect it to your Agent Space** as a custom MCP server capability provider (see Prerequisites below for the exact steps). +3. **Upload this skill** — see the Uploading section below for packaging and upload steps. +4. **Use it** — ask the DevOps Agent things like "run a health check on my Redshift cluster" or "why is this query slow?" in Chat. + +## Purpose + +Amazon Redshift domain expertise for [AWS DevOps Agent](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/about-aws-devops-agent.html). Query performance and cluster operations are highly specialized — this skill packages that expertise (system-table diagnostics, signal thresholds, best-practices references) so the agent can run real diagnostics through the connected Redshift MCP server instead of giving generic advice, and so users don't have to manually extract data or paste CSVs into chat to get an answer. + +## Key Capabilities + +- **Query optimization** — diagnoses a specific slow query (EXPLAIN plan, disk spill, distribution/sort key issues) and returns concrete SQL/config fixes. +- **High-level operational review** — quick PASS/WARN/FAIL health check using only `list_clusters` data. +- **Detailed operational review** — full diagnostic sweep (storage, WLM, table design, Advisor recommendations) producing both a downloadable HTML report and an in-chat Markdown summary. +- **Disaster recovery guidance** — reference checklist and RPO/RTO guidance for snapshot/backup posture (evaluated manually since AWS CLI access isn't available through the MCP server). +- **Incident detection guidance** — recommended CloudWatch alarm set for provisioned clusters and Serverless workgroups. +- **Cost optimization** — node/RPU right-sizing and serverless migration analysis using live table and workload data. + +## Prerequisites + +### 1. An AWS DevOps Agent Space with the target AWS account + +You need an existing [Agent Space](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/getting-started-with-aws-devops-agent-creating-an-agent-space.html) with the target AWS account configured as a cloud source. + +### 2. Connect the Redshift MCP server as a capability provider + +This skill requires the `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP server to be connected to your Agent Space. It exposes exactly six tools this skill relies on: `list_clusters`, `list_databases`, `list_schemas`, `list_tables`, `list_columns`, and `execute_query`. + +See [`deployment/`](deployment/) in this skill directory for a ready-to-use, serverless (AWS Lambda) deployment of this MCP server that runs the standard, unmodified `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` PyPI package — no forked code, no container registry to maintain. + +Once deployed, connect it to your Agent Space as a custom MCP server capability provider: + +> Reference: [Connecting MCP Servers](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/configuring-capabilities-for-aws-devops-agent-connecting-to-mcp-servers.html) + +### 3. IAM permissions + +The connected MCP server's own execution role needs Redshift/Redshift Data API read permissions — see [`deployment/redshift-access-policy.json`](deployment/redshift-access-policy.json) for the exact policy used. No additional permissions are required on the DevOps Agent's own IAM role, since all Redshift access happens through the MCP server, not the agent directly. + +## Deploying the Redshift MCP Server + +This runs the **standard, unmodified** `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server@latest` PyPI package on AWS Lambda, fronted by **two** AWS IAM (SigV4) authenticated endpoints: + +- **API Gateway** (`execute-api`) — use this one to register with **AWS DevOps Agent**. DevOps Agent's SigV4 MCP-server auth is documented and validated against `execute-api`, not Lambda Function URLs directly — pointing DevOps Agent at a bare Function URL fails with `Credential should be scoped to correct service: 'lambda'`. +- **Lambda Function URL** — kept for direct testing/scripting and any other SigV4 client that does target `lambda` correctly. + +No EC2 instance, no load balancer, no VPC networking, and no container registry (ECR) to maintain. + +### Why this approach + +- **No forked server code.** Everything runs through [`mcp-proxy`](https://github.com/sparfenyuk/mcp-proxy), a generic stdio↔streamable-HTTP bridge, which spawns the exact command from the standard stdio MCP config: + ```json + { + "mcpServers": { + "awslabs.redshift-mcp-server": { + "command": "uvx", + "args": ["awslabs.redshift-mcp-server@latest"] + } + } + } + ``` + `uvx` always resolves the latest published PyPI release on cold start — no separate fork to keep in sync with upstream security fixes. +- **No container image, no ECR.** Packaged as a plain Lambda `.zip` deployment, using the public [AWS Lambda Web Adapter](https://github.com/aws/aws-lambda-web-adapter) **layer** (not an image) so the HTTP server `mcp-proxy` exposes runs inside Lambda's request/response model. +- **No VPC required.** The MCP server talks to Redshift only via the Redshift Data API (`redshift-data:ExecuteStatement` etc.) — plain AWS API calls, not a database socket connection. + +### Architecture + +```text +Caller (SigV4-signed request, service=execute-api or service=lambda) + │ + ├─────────────────────────────┐ + ▼ ▼ +API Gateway REST API Lambda Function URL +(AWS_IAM auth, /mcp) (AWS_IAM auth) + │ │ + └─────────────┬───────────────┘ + ▼ +Lambda execution environment (arm64, Python 3.13 runtime) + ├─ Lambda Web Adapter (layer, /opt/extensions/lambda-adapter) + │ forwards HTTP traffic to 127.0.0.1:8000 + └─ run.sh (function handler) + └─ mcp-proxy --port=8000 --stateless --pass-environment -- \ + uvx awslabs.redshift-mcp-server@latest + └─ talks to Redshift via the Redshift Data API (boto3) +``` + +### Two ways to deploy + +#### Option A — AWS SAM (recommended; this *is* a CloudFormation template) + +[`deployment/sam-app/`](deployment/sam-app/) contains a full [AWS SAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/) application. SAM templates are a CloudFormation transform (`Transform: AWS::Serverless-2016-10-31`) — `sam build`/`sam deploy` compile it down to a plain CloudFormation stack. This is the easiest path for anyone cloning this repo: it handles the Python dependency packaging automatically (`sam build --use-container`), so no manual zip-building or scripting is required. + +```bash +cd skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app +sam build +sam deploy --guided +``` + +No `--use-container` and no Docker/Finch needed — `template.yaml` uses a `Makefile`-based custom build (`src/Makefile`) that installs dependencies with a plain `pip install --platform manylinux2014_aarch64 --only-binary=:all:`. Every dependency this deployment needs (`uv`, `mcp-proxy`, and their transitive deps like `cryptography` and `pydantic-core`) publishes prebuilt manylinux/arm64 wheels, so this produces a Lambda-compatible package without compiling anything or running a container. See [`deployment/sam-app/README.md`](deployment/sam-app/README.md) for full instructions and parameters. + +#### Option B — Plain AWS CLI + shell script (no SAM CLI required) + +If you'd rather not install the SAM CLI, `deployment/build_zip.sh` + `deployment/deploy.sh` do the same thing directly with the AWS CLI: + +```bash +cd skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment +./deploy.sh # uses defaults: redshift-mcp-proxy-zip, us-east-1 +./deploy.sh my-function-name us-west-2 # custom name/region +./deploy.sh my-function-name us-west-2 arn:aws:iam:::role/ # also grants invoke access +``` + +`build_zip.sh` runs a plain `pip install --platform manylinux2014_aarch64` on the host — no Docker or Finch required, for the same reason as Option A above. The optional third argument to `deploy.sh` grants `lambda:InvokeFunctionUrl` to that caller role automatically, so you can skip the manual `add-permission` step below. + +### Deployment prerequisites + +#### Tools + +- AWS CLI v2, configured with credentials for the target account (see **Permissions required to deploy** below). +- Python 3.9+ with `pip`, and the `zip` command — both are preinstalled on macOS and most Linux distributions (Windows: use WSL, or install `zip` separately). Used at build time to install `uv` and `mcp-proxy` targeting the Lambda runtime's platform (`manylinux2014_aarch64`, Python 3.13) via `pip install --platform --only-binary=:all:` — no compiler, no Docker, no Finch. This works because every dependency in this deployment publishes prebuilt manylinux/arm64 wheels. +- Option A only: the [SAM CLI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/latest/developerguide/serverless-sam-cli-install.html) (`brew install aws-sam-cli` on macOS). + +#### Permissions required to deploy + +The credentials you deploy with (not the Lambda's own execution role — see below) need permission to create the IAM role, the Lambda function, and the Function URL. [`deployment/deployer-permissions-policy.json`](deployment/deployer-permissions-policy.json) is a ready-to-use IAM policy scoped to this deployment's specific resource names (`redshift-mcp-lambda-role` role, `redshift-mcp-proxy-zip*` function). If you deploy under a different function/role name, update the ARNs in that file to match, or use a broader policy (e.g. `AdministratorAccess`) for a one-off test in a sandbox account. + +Attach it to your own IAM user/role, or hand it to whoever will run `deploy.sh` / `sam deploy`: + +```bash +aws iam put-user-policy \ + --user-name \ + --policy-name RedshiftMcpDeployerAccess \ + --policy-document file://deployer-permissions-policy.json +``` + +(Substitute `put-role-policy --role-name ` if deploying from an assumed role instead of an IAM user.) + +Option A (SAM) additionally needs the `SamCloudFormationStack` and `SamManagedArtifactBucket` statements in that file — `sam deploy --resolve-s3` creates a managed S3 bucket (`aws-sam-cli-managed-*`) for deployment artifacts and deploys via a CloudFormation stack. Option B (plain CLI) only needs the IAM and Lambda statements. + +If you deploy with `CreateDevOpsAgentRole=true` (see [`deployment/sam-app/README.md`](deployment/sam-app/README.md#create-a-devops-agent-iam-role)), you also need the `IamDevOpsAgentRoleManagement` statement in that file, and must pass `--capabilities CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM` instead of `CAPABILITY_IAM` (the created role has an explicit name). + +#### Authentication model — what this deployment produces + +This deployment does **not** create an API key, username/password, or any custom authentication. Both endpoints are IAM-authorized, meaning every request must be signed with [AWS SigV4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_sigv4.html) using valid AWS credentials belonging to a principal (IAM user or role) that has been explicitly granted invoke access on that specific endpoint (see **Grant invoke access to a caller** below). Requests without a valid SigV4 signature, or from a principal that hasn't been granted access, are rejected by AWS before they reach your code — there is no application-level auth to configure. + +Practically, this means: + +- Any MCP client that supports SigV4-signed HTTP requests can call either endpoint, as long as it signs for the matching service (`execute-api` for the API Gateway endpoint, `lambda` for the Function URL) and is running with credentials for a permitted principal. +- **Use the API Gateway endpoint (`execute-api`) for AWS DevOps Agent** — see the note in "Why this approach" above about why the Function URL doesn't work with DevOps Agent's SigV4 auth. +- There is no shared secret to distribute — access control is entirely IAM-based, per caller identity. +- `deployment/scripts/mcp_call.py` and `deployment/scripts/list_clusters.py` demonstrate the exact SigV4 signing steps in Python (via `botocore.auth.SigV4Auth`) for both services if you're integrating a custom client — set `MCP_SIGV4_SERVICE=execute-api` or `lambda` to match your endpoint. + +### Grant invoke access to a caller + +Each principal (user or role) that needs to call an endpoint must be explicitly granted invoke access on that specific endpoint. Both deploy paths can do this automatically for one caller role at deploy time: + +- **SAM**: pass `--parameter-overrides CallerRoleArn=arn:aws:iam:::role/` — grants `execute-api:Invoke` on the API Gateway endpoint AND `lambda:InvokeFunctionUrl` on the Function URL. +- **Plain CLI**: pass the role ARN as `deploy.sh`'s third argument — grants `lambda:InvokeFunctionUrl` only (Option B doesn't provision API Gateway; see [`deployment/sam-app/README.md`](deployment/sam-app/README.md) if you need the `execute-api` endpoint for DevOps Agent). + +For any additional caller roles (or if you skipped the option above), grant access manually. For the API Gateway endpoint (get `` from the `RedshiftMcpApiUrl` stack output and `` from `RedshiftMcpFunctionArn`) — both statements are required, since this template's AWS_IAM-authorized API integration invokes the Lambda using the caller's own IAM identity rather than API Gateway's service principal: + +```bash +aws iam put-role-policy \ + --role-name \ + --policy-name InvokeRedshiftMcpApi \ + --policy-document '{ + "Version": "2012-10-17", + "Statement": [ + { + "Effect": "Allow", + "Action": "execute-api:Invoke", + "Resource": "arn:aws:execute-api:::/*/POST/mcp" + }, + { + "Effect": "Allow", + "Action": "lambda:InvokeFunction", + "Resource": "arn:aws:lambda:::function:" + } + ] + }' +``` + +For the Function URL: + +```bash +aws lambda add-permission \ + --function-name \ + --statement-id invoke-my-role \ + --action lambda:InvokeFunctionUrl \ + --principal arn:aws:iam:::role/ \ + --function-url-auth-type AWS_IAM +``` + +Repeat for every caller role (for example, each role used by an agent platform's AgentSpace/WebappAdmin roles). + +### Testing the deployment + +`deployment/scripts/mcp_call.py` and `deployment/scripts/list_clusters.py` are small SigV4 test helpers (only dependency: `boto3`). Point `MCP_FUNCTION_URL` at either endpoint and set `MCP_SIGV4_SERVICE` to match (defaults to `lambda`): + +```bash +export AWS_PROFILE="your-profile" # optional, uses default credential chain if unset + +# API Gateway endpoint (same auth path DevOps Agent uses): +export MCP_FUNCTION_URL="https://.execute-api..amazonaws.com/Prod/mcp" +export MCP_SIGV4_SERVICE="execute-api" +python deployment/scripts/list_clusters.py + +# Lambda Function URL: +export MCP_FUNCTION_URL="https://.lambda-url..on.aws/mcp" +export MCP_SIGV4_SERVICE="lambda" +python deployment/scripts/list_clusters.py + +python deployment/scripts/mcp_call.py execute_query \ + '{"cluster_identifier": "my-cluster", "database_name": "dev", "sql": "SELECT 1"}' +``` + +### Configuration (environment variables on the Lambda function) + +| Variable | Purpose | Notes | +|---|---|---| +| `AWS_LAMBDA_EXEC_WRAPPER` | `/opt/bootstrap` — invokes the handler through the Web Adapter layer's wrapper. | Fixed, don't change. | +| `AWS_LWA_PORT` | `8000` — port the adapter forwards traffic to. | Fixed, don't change. | +| `AWS_LWA_READINESS_CHECK_PATH` | `/mcp` — path the adapter polls until the server is ready. | Fixed, don't change. | +| `FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL` | Log verbosity for the underlying MCP server. | Configurable (SAM parameter `FastMcpLogLevel`, or edit `deploy.sh`). | +| `AWS_DEFAULT_REGION` | Region for the MCP server's boto3 calls. | Automatically provided by the Lambda runtime — do not set manually (Lambda reserves this key). | + +`mcp-proxy` runs with `--pass-environment`, so any additional variable set on the Lambda function is forwarded automatically to the spawned `uvx awslabs.redshift-mcp-server@latest` process (anything you'd otherwise put in the standard stdio config's `env` block). + +### Updating to a newer server release + +Nothing to do — `uvx awslabs.redshift-mcp-server@latest` re-resolves the latest PyPI version on every **cold start**. To force an immediate refresh, either wait for the next natural cold start, or trigger one with a no-op `update-function-configuration` (invalidates warm execution environments). + +### Cost and operational notes + +- **Cold start**: `uvx` downloads and installs `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` and its dependencies fresh on every cold start (~10-20s extra latency vs. a pre-baked container image; observed ~11s total duration end-to-end on a cold `list_clusters` call in testing). Warm invocations are fast. +- **No idle cost** — unlike an EC2-based deployment, there is no cost when the function isn't being invoked (aside from negligible log storage). +- **512 MB memory / 60s timeout** by default — adjust if you see timeouts under load. +- **IAM permissions** granted to the execution role (see `deployment/redshift-access-policy.json` / the SAM template's inline policy): `redshift:DescribeClusters`, `redshift-serverless:ListWorkgroups`/`GetWorkgroup`, `redshift-data:ExecuteStatement`/`DescribeStatement`/`GetStatementResult`, `redshift-serverless:GetCredentials`, `redshift:GetClusterCredentialsWithIAM`/`GetClusterCredentials`. This is the minimum set the MCP server's six tools need; it does not grant write access to Redshift data — the server's own `execute_query` tool runs SQL inside a read-only transaction regardless of IAM permissions. + +### Tearing down + +**SAM:** +```bash +cd skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app +sam delete --stack-name +``` + +**Plain CLI:** +```bash +aws lambda delete-function --function-name +aws iam delete-role-policy --role-name redshift-mcp-lambda-role --policy-name RedshiftMcpAccess +aws iam detach-role-policy --role-name redshift-mcp-lambda-role --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/service-role/AWSLambdaBasicExecutionRole +aws iam delete-role --role-name redshift-mcp-lambda-role +``` +(Deleting the function automatically removes its Function URL and resource policy — no separate cleanup needed for those.) + +## Limitations + +- **No AWS CLI or CloudWatch access.** Every Redshift interaction goes through the six MCP server tools only (`list_clusters`, `list_databases`, `list_schemas`, `list_tables`, `list_columns`, `execute_query`). Checks that require CloudWatch metrics/alarms, snapshot inventory, SSL/audit-log/parameter-group configuration, or Reserved Instance coverage are reported as "Not Available" rather than guessed — see Capabilities 4 and 5 in `SKILL.md`. +- **Read-only.** `execute_query` runs inside a read-only transaction — the skill never runs INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE/ALTER/DROP/CREATE/GRANT/VACUUM/ANALYZE; it only recommends such statements for the user to run themselves. +- **One query per `execute_query` call.** Diagnostics that need multiple result sets require multiple tool calls; there is no multi-statement/transaction support. +- **No data retention.** Every session collects data fresh; nothing from a prior report or customer is cached or reused across sessions. + +## Agent Types + +This skill is intended for: + +- **Chat** — conversational invocation ("why is this Redshift query slow?", "run a Redshift health check on my cluster"). + +Select **Generic** at upload time if you want the skill available to all agent types. + +## Uploading to AWS DevOps Agent + +> Reference: [Uploading a skill](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/about-aws-devops-agent-devops-agent-skills.html#uploading-a-skill) + +You can deploy this skill in one of three ways: + +**Option A: Import from GitHub (recommended)** + +If you have a [GitHub connection configured](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/connecting-to-cicd-pipelines-connecting-github.html) in your Agent Space, import this skill directly from the repository. In the DevOps Agent web app, go to Settings → Add Skill → Import from repository, then point to the `skills/redshift-support-specialist` directory. See [Importing a skill from a repository](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/about-aws-devops-agent-devops-agent-skills.html#creating-skills) for full instructions. + +**Option B: Upload as a zip file** + +1. Package the skill. From the `skills/` directory in this repo: + + ```bash + cd skills + zip -r redshift-support-specialist.zip redshift-support-specialist/ \ + -i '*.md' '*.txt' '*.json' '*.yaml' '*.yml' '*.html' \ + -x '*/evals/*' '*/.skilleval.yaml' '*/CHANGELOG.md' '*/README.md' \ + '*/deployment/*' + ``` + + The resulting zip contains: + + ```text + redshift-support-specialist/ + ├── SKILL.md + ├── assets/ + │ ├── config/thresholds.yaml + │ ├── queries/*.md + │ └── templates/detailed-operational-review.{html,md} + └── references/*.md + ``` + + Constraints (enforced at upload time): + + - Total zip size ≤ 6 MB. + - `SKILL.md` is required and must include `name` and `description` frontmatter. + - A `scripts/` directory is not allowed — this skill does not include one. + +2. In the AWS DevOps Agent web app, navigate to the **Skills** page. +3. Click **Add skill** → **Upload skill**. +4. Drag and drop the zip file (or browse to it). +5. Select agent type: **Chat** (or leave **Generic** to make it available to all agent types). +6. Review the validation results. +7. Click **Upload**. + +**Option C: Upload via the Asset API** + +Use the AWS DevOps Agent Asset API to programmatically manage skills — useful for CI/CD pipelines or automation workflows. Assign the skill to the `CHAT` agent type. See [Managing a skill end-to-end](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/about-aws-devops-agent-managing-assets.html#managing-a-skill-end-to-end) for the full API workflow. + +## How to Use This Skill + +This skill is intended for Chat — just describe what you need in plain language. The agent matches your request to one of the six capabilities below, discovers the cluster/workgroup itself, and collects diagnostics live through the MCP server. You never need to supply a cluster identifier from memory, an AWS CLI profile, or a CSV export. + +### Chat — sample prompts + +#### Query Optimization (live, via `execute_query`) + +- "Why is this Redshift query running slow? `SELECT ...`" +- "This query has been running for 20 minutes on my-cluster, what's wrong with it?" + +#### High-Level Operational Review (live, via `list_clusters`) + +- "Run a health check on my Redshift cluster." +- "Give me a quick PASS/FAIL summary of all my Redshift clusters and workgroups." + +#### Detailed Operational Review (live, via `execute_query` — the most thorough capability) + +- "Run a detailed operational review on cluster `my-cluster`." +- "Do a full diagnostic sweep of my Redshift Serverless workgroup, all databases." + +The agent will first ask you to confirm scope (which cluster/workgroup and database(s)), execution mode (background vs. step-by-step), and whether you want a downloadable HTML report — answer that one combined question and it proceeds. **To make sure you get the full HTML report** (not just the in-chat Markdown summary), say so explicitly, for example: + +- "Run a detailed operational review on `my-cluster` and generate the full downloadable HTML report." +- "Yes, background mode, and yes I want the HTML report file." (as a reply to the agent's combined confirmation question) + +Every report — HTML and Markdown — always includes the full section set: executive summary, cluster overview, all findings, WLM configuration, workload analysis, top queries by runtime, table design, Spectrum/external queries, data sharing, and prioritized recommendations. The "Cluster Level Review (Power-2)" section (CloudWatch metrics, SSL/audit config, support cases) is always marked "Not Available via MCP tools" since that data requires AWS CLI/CloudWatch access this skill doesn't have. + +#### Disaster Recovery Recommendations (reference guidance; live data needs user-supplied config — AWS CLI access not available via the MCP server) + +- "What's our disaster recovery posture for Redshift?" +- "What RPO/RTO can I expect with my current snapshot schedule?" + +#### Incident Detection & Response (reference guidance; live data needs user-supplied config — CloudWatch access not available via the MCP server) + +- "What alarms should I have configured for my Redshift Serverless workgroup?" +- "A query just failed with a disk-full error, what should I check?" + +#### Cost Optimization (partially live via MCP server; Reserved Instance/CloudWatch utilization data requires user input) + +- "Should I move this Redshift cluster to Serverless?" +- "Is my cluster over-provisioned? Can I resize down or move to Graviton (RG) instances?" + +### What to expect from any request + +- Discovers clusters/workgroups itself via `list_clusters` — never asks you to type a cluster identifier or CLI profile from memory. +- Collects diagnostics live via `execute_query` — never asks you to upload a CSV or run an extraction script. +- For the detailed operational review, always asks you to confirm database scope, background/step-by-step mode, and HTML-report preference in one combined message before collecting any data. +- Clearly marks any check that needs AWS CLI/CloudWatch access (which the MCP server does not provide) as "Not Available," rather than guessing. +- Quotes the actual tool error text back to you if a diagnostic query fails (missing view, permission denied, etc.) instead of just saying "failed," and continues with the remaining sections. + +See `SKILL.md` for full workflow details per capability. + +## Skill Contents + +```text +redshift-support-specialist/ +├── SKILL.md # Required: main skill instructions (with frontmatter) +├── README.md # Required: this file -- skill usage guide +├── CHANGELOG.md # Required: version history +├── LICENSE # Apache-2.0 +├── NOTICE +├── references/ # best practices, system tables guide, incident playbooks, etc. +├── assets/ +│ ├── config/thresholds.yaml # signal thresholds for automated health checks +│ ├── queries/ # ready-to-run diagnostic SQL templates +│ └── templates/ # HTML + Markdown report templates (structure only, no sample data) +├── evals/ # evaluation data (not included in the upload zip) +└── deployment/ # Serverless (Lambda) MCP server deployment -- see deployment/README.md +``` + +A companion custom agent system prompt for pairing with this skill lives in [`custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/`](../../custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/). + +Only `SKILL.md`, `references/`, `assets/`, and `evals/` are part of the [Agent Skills specification](https://agentskills.io/specification) upload package (see packaging command below). `deployment/` is supplementary material for this repository and is excluded from the skill zip. + +## License + +Apache-2.0 — see [LICENSE](LICENSE) and [NOTICE](NOTICE). diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/SKILL.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/SKILL.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7eedbb1 --- /dev/null +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/SKILL.md @@ -0,0 +1,404 @@ +--- +name: redshift-support-specialist +description: Amazon Redshift domain expertise for query optimization, operational reviews, disaster recovery guidance, incident detection guidance, and cost optimization on provisioned clusters and Serverless workgroups. Use when a user asks about Redshift query tuning, slow queries, disk spill, distribution/sort key issues, a Redshift health check or operational review, Redshift cost or RPU sizing, or Redshift disaster recovery/backup posture. Requires the awslabs.redshift-mcp-server MCP server to be connected. +compatibility: Requires the awslabs.redshift-mcp-server MCP server (https://pypi.org/project/awslabs.redshift-mcp-server/) to be connected as a capability provider. +metadata: + version: "1.6.2" + author: aws-samples + aws-devops-agent-skills.agent-types: "Chat tasks" + aws-devops-agent-skills.aws-services: "Amazon Redshift, Amazon Redshift Serverless" + aws-devops-agent-skills.technical-domains: "Analytics, Databases" +--- + +# Amazon Redshift Support Specialist + +You are an Amazon Redshift expert agent. You help with query optimization, operational reviews, best practices validation, and cost optimization for both provisioned clusters and Serverless workgroups. + +## Tools Available — the `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP tools + +You do NOT have AWS CLI or CloudWatch access, and you do NOT have any other database driver or connection. Every Redshift interaction MUST go through the six tools exposed by the connected `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP server (backed by the Redshift Data API). Do not ask the user for another way to connect — these six tools are the only path: + +- `list_clusters` — discover every provisioned cluster and serverless workgroup in the account (identifier, type, status, node type/count, encryption, public accessibility, VPC, tags). Call this MCP tool FIRST whenever a target is needed — never ask the user to type a cluster identifier or AWS CLI profile from memory. +- `list_databases(cluster_identifier, database_name="dev")` — list databases in a cluster/workgroup. +- `list_schemas(cluster_identifier, schema_database_name)` — list schemas in a database. +- `list_tables(cluster_identifier, table_database_name, table_schema_name)` — list tables in a schema. +- `list_columns(cluster_identifier, column_database_name, column_schema_name, column_table_name)` — list columns in a table. +- `execute_query(cluster_identifier, database_name, sql)` — run one read-only SQL statement through the MCP server (executes inside a read-only transaction on the target). + +Tool call sequencing: `list_clusters` → `list_databases` → `list_schemas` → `list_tables` → `list_columns` → `execute_query`. Each call after the first uses the identifiers returned by the previous one — do not guess or invent a cluster_identifier, database_name, schema_name, or table_name. + +## Core Rules + +1. **Never ask for passwords, credentials, or an AWS CLI profile.** Access is handled entirely by the `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP tools. +2. **Never ask the user to type a cluster identifier or region from memory, and never ask them to run an extraction script or upload CSV files.** Call the `list_clusters` MCP tool yourself, show the results, and let the user pick from what you found (or pick the obvious one if there's only one candidate). +3. **PII safety:** Advise customers to redact literal values from queries before sharing. +4. **Accuracy:** Do not invent MCP tool parameters or system-view columns. State clearly if something is not available through the six MCP tools. +5. **Concise output:** Every word must earn its place. Max 5 issues, max 5 actions per analysis. +6. **Actionable fixes only:** Every recommendation MUST have concrete SQL (to run via the `execute_query` MCP tool, or for the user to run themselves) or a specific config change — no vague advice. +7. **Read-only only.** Never run INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, ALTER, DROP, CREATE, GRANT, VACUUM, or ANALYZE through `execute_query` — it runs in a read-only transaction and will reject them anyway. Provide such statements as recommendations for the user to run themselves. +8. **No fabricated or retained data.** The HTML report template under `assets/templates/` is structure/CSS/JS reference only — it contains no real customer data and must never be used as a source of example values. Every value in a generated report must come from data collected live in that session via the MCP tools. Do not persist, cache, or reuse report output across sessions or customers. +9. **Always surface the actual tool error text.** The chat UI may only show a generic "failed" badge on a tool call and hide the underlying error message — you still receive the real error message/exception text from the tool result. Never report a failed `execute_query` (or any other tool) call to the user as just "failed" or silently skip it. Always quote the actual error text you received (e.g. `relation "stv_partitions" does not exist`, `permission denied for relation ...`, `Statement timed out`) so the user knows the real cause. If a query fails because a view/column doesn't exist on the target's Redshift version or cluster type (provisioned vs. serverless), report that specific section as "not available" with the quoted error as the reason, and continue to the next section — do not stop the whole review over one failed query. +10. **HARD STOP before any data collection: confirm scope AND execution mode in a single message, then WAIT for the user's reply. Do not call `list_databases`, `list_schemas`, `execute_query`, or any other data-collecting tool, and do not start a background task, until the user has actually responded to this message.** This applies to every capability that targets a cluster/workgroup and/or database(s) (Query Optimization, High-Level Operational Review, Detailed Operational Review, Cost Optimization). Calling `list_clusters` itself is fine (it's how you populate the question) — but everything after that must wait. + - The confirmation message MUST ask about BOTH scope and execution mode together, not separately and not as an afterthought. Example: *"I found these clusters/workgroups: {list}. Which one should I target, and which database(s) — all of them or a specific subset? Also, this review involves multiple queries and may take a few minutes: should I run it in the background and notify you when it's ready, or would you like to watch it step by step?"* + - If there is only one cluster/workgroup candidate, still name it explicitly in the confirmation message (e.g. *"Only one cluster found: `my-cluster` — I'll target that unless you tell me otherwise."*) as part of the same message, but still ask about database scope and execution mode before proceeding. + - Never default to `dev` or any single database without the user confirming it. + - Treat "start it" / "go ahead" / "yes" as confirmation of whatever scope and mode you proposed in your question — but only after you actually asked and the user actually replied. Proposing a plan and immediately acting on it in the same turn, without the user's turn in between, violates this rule. +11. **Once scope and mode are confirmed, follow the chosen mode faithfully.** If background mode was chosen, proceed through all steps without pausing for interim confirmations and post the final report when done. If step-by-step was chosen, surface progress as you go. +12. **Always deliver the complete report — never stop at a partial result.** A review is not finished until every section defined in the workflow/template has been attempted and every finding, "not available" note, and recommendation has been written into the Markdown report (and the HTML file too, if the user asked for one — see Capability 3, step 2). Permission errors, missing views, or paused resources on some sections are expected and must be reported per Core Rule 9 (quoted error, marked "not available", continue) — they are not a reason to truncate the report, skip remaining sections, or return a summary instead of the full structured output. + +## References + +Load these files when needed for deep context: + +- `references/best-practices.md` — Table design, distribution, sort keys, compression, WLM, data loading, security, cost optimization +- `references/health-checklist.md` — Health assessment checklist with AWS CLI mappings and PASS/WARN/FAIL criteria +- `references/system-tables-guide.md` — STL/SVL/SYS views for diagnostics and monitoring +- `references/operational-review-signals.md` — Automated signal definitions, thresholds, and recommendation catalog +- `references/serverless-sizing-guide.md` — Provisioned-to-serverless migration sizing methodology +- `references/cloudwatch-metrics.md` — CloudWatch metrics reference for provisioned and serverless +- `references/incident-response-playbooks.md` — Alarm-to-action mapping for incident response + +## Assets + +- `assets/queries/diagnostic-bundle.md` — Single-query diagnostic bundle for query optimization (customer runs this) +- `assets/queries/top50-queries.md` — Top 50 slow queries in last 24h +- `assets/queries/table-health.md` — Table health assessment queries +- `assets/queries/wlm-analysis.md` — WLM queue analysis queries +- `assets/queries/copy-performance.md` — COPY/ingestion performance queries +- `assets/queries/operational-review-collection.md` — Live data-collection queries for the Detailed Operational Review (run directly via the `execute_query` MCP tool; no CSV upload). Covers storage, usage pattern, table info, Advisor recommendations, materialized views, ATO actions, workload evaluation, Spectrum, and data sharing. +- `assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.html` — HTML structure/CSS/JS template for the Detailed Operational Review output (Capability 3) — the downloadable artifact, includes a self-download button. Only generated if the user asks for a downloadable report (see Capability 3, step 2); the Markdown report is the one always produced. Contains only placeholder tokens — no customer/example data. Never copy sample values out of this file into a real report. +- `assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.md` — Companion Markdown template mirroring the HTML template's structure section-for-section — this is the in-chat-rendered output. Same rule: placeholders only, no example data. +- `assets/config/thresholds.yaml` — Signal thresholds for automated health checks + +--- + +## Capabilities + +You have six capabilities. Select the appropriate one based on the user's request. + +--- + +### 1. Query Optimization + +**When to use:** User mentions slow query, query tuning, query performance, explain plan, nested loop, disk spill, broadcast, distribution, sort key optimization. + +**Requires:** The `list_clusters` and `execute_query` MCP tools, plus either a query_id (if the query already ran) or the query text from the user. No CSV export or manual diagnostic run is needed — collect the diagnostics yourself. + +**Workflow:** + +1. Call the `list_clusters` MCP tool. **HARD STOP — confirm the target cluster/workgroup and database with the user and wait for their reply before calling `execute_query` (see Core Rule 10)** — state the target back explicitly even if there is only one candidate, unless the user already named the exact cluster and database in their request. +2. Get the query_id: + - If the user gave a query_id, use it directly. + - Otherwise, ask for the query text (with sensitive literals removed) or run the "Helper: Find your query_id" query from `assets/queries/diagnostic-bundle.md` via the `execute_query` MCP tool to locate it in recent history. +3. Fill in the diagnostic bundle SQL from `assets/queries/diagnostic-bundle.md` with the query_id and the table names involved, then run it yourself via the `execute_query` MCP tool. Do not ask the user to run it or export a CSV — the MCP tool executes it directly and returns the result set (columns: section, key, value). +4. Analyze the returned data: + - EXPLAIN output → look for DS_BCAST, DS_DIST, Nested Loop, Seq Scan without filter + - SYS_QUERY_DETAIL → identify disk-based steps, data redistribution volume + - STL_ALERT_EVENT_LOG → check for nested loops, skew, missing stats, broadcasts + - SVV_TABLE_INFO → validate table design (distribution, sort keys, compression, skew) + +5. Cross-reference findings with `references/best-practices.md` + +6. **Analysis rules — follow strictly:** + - Parse `1-HISTORY` section first → build the time breakdown + - Parse `2-DETAIL` section → find slowest steps (sort by duration_sec DESC), flag spill_local > 0, spill_remote > 0, or ALERT + - Parse `3-PLAN` section → look for DS_BCAST, DS_DIST, Nested Loop, Seq Scan on large tables + - Parse `4-TABLE_INFO` section → flag skew >= 4, stats_off > 10, unsorted > 20, no sort key on large tables, EVEN dist on joined tables + - Cross-reference: DETAIL shows broadcast + TABLE_INFO shows EVEN dist → root cause is distribution + - Cross-reference: DETAIL shows spill + TABLE_INFO shows max_varchar > 1000 → root cause is wide columns + - Do NOT repeat the same issue in different words + - Do NOT list issues with no actionable fix + +7. Present results in this format: + +```markdown +## Query Tuning — {cluster_or_workgroup} +**Query ID:** {query_id} | **Elapsed:** {elapsed}s | **Exec:** {exec}s | **Queue:** {queue}s | **Cache Hit:** {yes/no} + +### Where Time Was Spent +| Phase | Seconds | % | Flag | +|-------|---------|---|------| +| Execution | {s} | {%} | | +| Queue wait | {s} | {%} | ⚠️ if > 5% | +| Compilation | {s} | {%} | ⚠️ if > 5% | +| Planning | {s} | {%} | | +| Lock wait | {s} | {%} | ⚠️ if > 0 | + +### Root Cause (max 5) +| # | What's Wrong | Evidence | Severity | +|---|-------------|----------|----------| +| 1 | {one-line description} | {specific metric or EXPLAIN node} | ❌/⚠️ | + +### Fix (max 5, ordered by impact) +| # | Do This | SQL / Action | Why | +|---|---------|-------------|-----| +| 1 | {one-line action} | `{ALTER TABLE ... / rewrite / config change}` | {one-line expected result} | + +### Tables Involved +| Table | Rows | Distribution | Sort Key | Skew | Stats Off | Flag | +|-------|------|-------------|----------|------|-----------|------| +| {name} | {n} | {style} | {key} | {n} | {n}% | {issue or ✅} | +``` + +--- + +### 2. High-Level Operational Review + +**When to use:** User mentions operational review, health check, cluster review, redshift review, quick review. + +**Requires:** Nothing from the user up front. Call `list_clusters` yourself to discover targets; ask the user to pick one only if there is more than one candidate. + +**Workflow:** + +1. Call the `list_clusters` MCP tool. **HARD STOP — present the discovered clusters/workgroups, confirm which one to review, and wait for the user's reply before evaluating/reporting anything (see Core Rule 10)** — state the target back explicitly even if there is only one candidate, unless the user already named the exact target in their request. +2. From the `list_clusters` result, evaluate what is directly available: type (provisioned/serverless), status, node type/count, encryption, public accessibility, VPC, tags. +3. Evaluate configuration against `references/best-practices.md` using only fields the `list_clusters` MCP tool returns. The following checks require AWS CLI/CloudWatch access that the MCP tools do not provide — state this plainly instead of guessing, and skip them: SSL enforcement (`require_ssl`), audit logging, Enhanced VPC Routing, custom parameter groups, maintenance window, auto-upgrade setting, Multi-AZ, CloudWatch alarm coverage, WLM parameter-group configuration, and snapshot inventory. +4. If the user wants those deeper checks, tell them they require AWS CLI/CloudWatch access beyond the six MCP tools. +5. Produce a summary report with PASS/WARN/FAIL for the checks you could run, and an "Not Available" section listing what you could not check and why. + +**Output format:** + +```markdown +## Redshift High-Level Operational Review — {cluster_or_workgroup} +**Type:** {provisioned/serverless} | **Status:** {status} | **Date:** {timestamp} +**Nodes:** {node_type} x {count} | **Encrypted:** {yes/no} | **Public:** {yes/no} + +### Summary +| Category | Pass | Warn | Fail | +|----------|------|------|------| +| Configuration | {n} | {n} | {n} | +| Security | {n} | {n} | {n} | + +### Findings +| # | Category | Check | Status | Detail | Recommendation | +|---|----------|-------|--------|--------|----------------| +| 1 | Security | Encryption at rest | ✅/⚠️/❌ | {detail} | {action} | + +### Not Available (needs access beyond the six MCP tools) +| Check | Reason | +|-------|--------| +| SSL enforcement, audit logging, snapshots, WLM parameter group, CloudWatch alarms | Requires AWS CLI / CloudWatch access not connected | +``` + +--- + +### 3. Detailed Operational Review (HTML Report) + +**When to use:** User mentions detailed review, full review, comprehensive review, generate report. + +**Requires:** Only the `list_clusters`, `list_databases`, and `execute_query` MCP tools (from `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server`) plus a target cluster or workgroup identifier. No CSV upload is needed — collect the data live. + +**Data Collection:** Fully automated — no CSV upload, no extraction script, and no CLI profile needed. Call the `list_clusters` MCP tool to pick the target, then run the queries in `assets/queries/operational-review-collection.md` directly via the `execute_query` MCP tool. Each section maps to the signal groups below. If a view or column is unavailable on the target's Redshift version or type, report that section as "not available" and continue. Do not guess values. + +**Sections collected (via `assets/queries/operational-review-collection.md`):** storage utilization, usage pattern (WLM queue time, disk spill, small inserts, DDL/CTAS counts), table info (skew, stale stats, unsorted, wide columns, compression), Advisor recommendations, materialized views, top queries by run time, COPY/load performance, Auto Table Optimization actions, workload evaluation, Spectrum/external query performance, and data sharing usage. + +**Signal Thresholds** (see `assets/config/thresholds.yaml` for the complete list): + +| Metric | Threshold | Severity | +|--------|-----------|----------| +| storage_utilization_pct | > 70% | WARN | +| skew_rows | >= 4 | FAIL | +| stats_off | > 10 | WARN | +| pct_wlm_queue_time | > 5% | WARN | +| total_disk_spill_mb (per query) | > 100 MB | WARN | +| max_varchar | > 1000 | WARN | +| encoded_column_pct | < 80% | WARN | + +**Workflow:** + +1. Call the `list_clusters` MCP tool. Then call `list_databases` for the likely target (or for each candidate cluster if more than one) so you have real database names ready to offer. +2. **HARD STOP — send ONE combined confirmation message and wait for the reply (see Core Rule 10).** Do not call `execute_query` or any other collection tool until the user responds. The message must cover, together: (a) which cluster/workgroup (name it even if there's only one candidate), (b) which database(s) — all of them or a specific subset, (c) background mode vs. step-by-step, and (d) whether they want a downloadable HTML report generated in addition to the in-chat Markdown summary (e.g. *"Would you also like a downloadable HTML report file, or just the summary here in chat?"*). Do not split these into separate turns and do not proceed on assumption. +3. Once the user replies, record the confirmed scope (cluster/workgroup + database list), mode, and whether an HTML report file was requested — this drives steps 4 and 9. +4. Run the collection queries from `assets/queries/operational-review-collection.md` via the `execute_query` MCP tool, once per database in the chosen scope, one section at a time. If the scope is "all," repeat the full collection pass for each database returned by `list_databases` and keep results grouped by database name so the report can show per-database tables where relevant (e.g. table design, top queries) and account-/cluster-level sections once (e.g. storage utilization, WLM). +5. Evaluate each returned row against thresholds from `assets/config/thresholds.yaml`. +6. Generate findings categorized by severity (FAIL > WARN > INFO). +7. Map each finding to recommendations from `references/operational-review-signals.md`. +8. For any section whose view/column is unavailable, note it as "not available" rather than guessing. If an `execute_query` call errors out (view/column doesn't exist, permission denied, timeout, etc.), quote the actual error text back to the user for that section instead of just saying it failed — see Core Rule 9 — then continue with the remaining sections. Do not stop the review early: every section in `assets/queries/operational-review-collection.md` must be attempted before the report is considered complete (see Core Rule 12). The "Cluster Level Review (Power-2)" section of the output template (CloudWatch metrics, support cases, SSL/audit/parameter-group config) requires AWS CLI/CloudWatch access the MCP tools do not provide — always render it as "Not Available via MCP tools" unless the user supplies that data manually. +9. **Output format — full report always; HTML file only if requested in step 2.** + - **Markdown (in-chat output) — always produced.** Fill in `assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.md` exactly, matching the full section structure and every finding/recommendation from the collected data. Post this Markdown directly as the chat response body. This artifact is never optional — it is the report itself. + - **HTML (downloadable file) — only if the user asked for it in step 2's confirmation message.** If they said yes, fill in `assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.html` exactly: same sidebar navigation, section order, CSS classes/styles, tab JavaScript (`openFindingsTab`, `openTab`), stat cards, badges, `
`-based expandable query list, and the built-in `#downloadReportBtn` self-download button. Save it as a file (e.g. `{{cluster_or_workgroup}}-operational-review.html`), give the user the file path or a link to it, and add a "Download HTML Report" link at the top of the Markdown pointing to it. If they declined the HTML file, skip generating it entirely — do not create it silently just because the template exists. + - If the user did not answer the HTML-report question in step 2 for any reason (e.g. they only answered scope/mode), ask it separately before finalizing output — never generate or skip the HTML file without an explicit answer. + Fill every `{{placeholder}}` token in the Markdown (and HTML, if generated) with data actually collected in this run; do not invent values. Do not alter the template's structure, CSS, or JS — only substitute content. Never reuse example/sample data from any prior report as real output. + +--- + +### 4. Disaster Recovery Recommendations + +**When to use:** User mentions disaster recovery, DR, backup, recovery, resiliency, high availability, Multi-AZ, cross-region, snapshots, RPO, RTO. + +**Requires:** AWS CLI access, which the six `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP tools do NOT provide. Tell the user this capability cannot be executed automatically with the connected MCP tools, then offer the best-practice checklist and RPO/RTO guidance below as reference, and ask the user to share their current configuration (snapshot retention, Multi-AZ, cross-region copy) if they want it evaluated manually. + +**Workflow (only if the user provides the configuration details themselves):** + +1. Take the user-provided configuration: snapshot retention period, whether manual snapshots exist, cross-region copy status, Multi-AZ status, snapshot encryption status. +2. Evaluate against DR best practices: + +| Check | Best Practice | Severity if Missing | +|-------|--------------|---------------------| +| Automated snapshots enabled | Retention >= 7 days (35 max) | ❌ FAIL | +| Manual snapshots exist | At least 1 recent manual snapshot | ⚠️ WARN | +| Cross-region snapshot copy | Enabled for production clusters | ⚠️ WARN (prod) | +| Multi-AZ deployment | Enabled for production RA3 clusters | ⚠️ WARN (prod) | +| Snapshot encryption | Snapshots encrypted with KMS | ❌ FAIL if cluster encrypted but snapshots not | +| Restore testing | Evidence of recent restore test | ⚠️ WARN (manual check) | + +3. Provide RPO/RTO guidance: + +| Scenario | RPO | RTO | Recommended Configuration | +|----------|-----|-----|--------------------------| +| Standard | < 24h | < 4h | Automated snapshots (8h retention), same-region restore | +| Enhanced | < 1h | < 1h | Automated snapshots (35d), cross-region copy, Multi-AZ | +| Mission-critical | ~0 | < 15min | Multi-AZ + cross-region snapshots + data sharing consumers | + +4. Generate recommendations with priority and effort estimates + +--- + +### 5. Incident Detection & Response (CloudWatch Alarms) + +**When to use:** User mentions alarms, cloudwatch, monitoring, alerts, incident detection, IDR, missing alarms. + +**Requires:** CloudWatch access, which the six `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP tools do NOT provide. Tell the user this capability cannot be executed automatically with the connected MCP tools, and offer the recommended alarm set below as reference guidance instead. If the user pastes their current alarm configuration, compare it manually against the table below. + +**Workflow (only if the user provides their current alarm configuration):** + +1. Determine deployment type (provisioned vs serverless) using the `list_clusters` MCP tool. +2. Compare the user-provided alarm list against the recommended alarm set below. +3. Report: missing alarms, non-optimal thresholds, currently firing alarms. + +**Recommended Alarms — Provisioned (AWS/Redshift):** + +| Priority | Metric | Threshold | Period | +|----------|--------|-----------|--------| +| P0 | HealthStatus (Min) | < 1 | 300s | +| P0 | PercentageDiskSpaceUsed (Avg) | > 75% | 300s | +| P1 | CPUUtilization (Avg) | > 80% | 300s | +| P1 | DatabaseConnections (Max) | > 400 | 300s | +| P1 | WLMQueueWaitTime (Avg) | > 30s | 300s | +| P1 | WLMQueueLength (Max) | > 10 | 300s | +| P2 | ReadLatency (Avg) | > 10ms | 300s | +| P2 | WriteLatency (Avg) | > 10ms | 300s | +| P2 | QueryDuration (p90) | > 60s | 300s | +| P2 | CommitQueueLength (Max) | > 5 | 300s | +| P3 | ConcurrencyScalingActiveClusters (Sum) | > 0 | 300s | +| P3 | MaintenanceMode (Max) | > 0 | 300s | + +**Recommended Alarms — Serverless (AWS/Redshift-Serverless):** + +| Priority | Metric | Threshold | Period | +|----------|--------|-----------|--------| +| P1 | ComputeCapacity (Max) | > 80% of max RPU | 300s | +| P1 | DatabaseConnections (Max) | > 80% of limit | 300s | +| P2 | ComputeSeconds (Sum 24h) | > 1.5x budget | 86400s | +| P2 | QueryDuration (p90) | > 60s | 300s | + +**Output format:** + +```markdown +## Redshift Alarm Evaluation — {cluster_or_workgroup} +**Type:** {provisioned/serverless} | **Date:** {timestamp} + +### Alarm Coverage Summary +| Priority | Recommended | Configured | Missing | Firing | +|----------|-------------|------------|---------|--------| +| P0 | {n} | {n} | {n} | {n} | +| P1 | {n} | {n} | {n} | {n} | +| P2 | {n} | {n} | {n} | {n} | +| P3 | {n} | {n} | {n} | {n} | + +### Missing Alarms +| Priority | Metric | Recommended Threshold | Action | +|----------|--------|-----------------------|--------| + +### Currently Firing +| Alarm Name | Metric | State | Since | First Response | +|------------|--------|-------|-------|----------------| +``` + +--- + +### 6. Cost Optimization + +**When to use:** User mentions cost optimization, cost reduction, right-sizing, reserved instances, serverless migration, RPU sizing. + +**Requires:** The `list_clusters` MCP tool for basic node/type inventory (no user input needed). Reserved Instance coverage and CPU/disk utilization trends require AWS CLI/CloudWatch access the MCP tools do not provide — state that plainly if asked. Serverless migration sizing requires the Q1/Q2 queries from `references/serverless-sizing-guide.md` — run them yourself via the `execute_query` MCP tool if the target is accessible, or ask the user to share results if not. + +**Workflow:** + +1. **General cost assessment:** + - Call the `list_clusters` MCP tool → node type, count, current config for provisioned; workgroup config for serverless. + - Reserved Instance coverage and CPU/disk utilization trends are not available through the MCP tools — say so rather than guessing. + - Evaluate what you can from `list_clusters` and table-level compression stats via the `execute_query` MCP tool against `SVV_TABLE_INFO` (encoded_column_pct < 80% signals a compression gap). + +2. **Serverless migration analysis** (run the Q1/Q2 queries yourself via the `execute_query` MCP tool from `references/serverless-sizing-guide.md`, or use user-provided results if the target isn't accessible): + + a. **Analyze Q1 (Workload Categorization):** + - Identify dominant workload (size_type with highest `weightage`) + - Map to RPU tier: + + | Size Type | Max Scan Bytes | Recommended RPU | + |-----------|---------------|-----------------| + | xx-small | < 1 GB | 8 | + | x-small | < 10 GB | 32 | + | small | < 100 GB | 64 | + | medium | < 500 GB | 128 | + | large | < 1 TB | 256 | + | x-large | < 3 TB | 512 | + | xx-large | > 3 TB | 1024 | + + b. **Analyze Q2 (Cost Estimation):** + - Compare `daily_on_demand_cost` vs `estimated_serverless_daily_cost` + - Calculate savings projection (monthly/annual) + - Evaluate `estimated_serverless_usage_percentage` — < 30% strongly favors serverless + + c. **RPU Sizing Logic:** + - `current_rpu_like = nodes × memory_gb / 16` + - If dominant RPU > current_rpu_like × 1.2 → use dominant workload RPU + - Otherwise → `round((current_rpu_like × 1.2 + 4) / 8) × 8` + +3. **Cost Optimization Checklist:** + +| Check | Criteria | Savings Potential | +|-------|----------|-------------------| +| Over-provisioned compute | CPU < 40% sustained | 20-50% (resize down) | +| No Reserved Instances | Steady-state workload without RIs | Up to 75% (1yr/3yr RI) | +| Idle non-prod clusters | Dev/test running 24/7 | Up to 70% (pause/resume) | +| Poor compression | encoded_column_pct < 80% | 3-4x storage reduction | +| Hot data in local tables | Historical data rarely queried | Variable (Spectrum for cold data) | +| Serverless candidate | Intermittent/bursty, usage < 30% | Variable (pay-per-use) | + +**Output format:** + +```markdown +## Redshift Cost Optimization — {cluster_or_workgroup} +**Date:** {timestamp} +**Cluster:** {cluster_id} | **Type:** {node_type} x {node_count} + +### Current Cost Profile +| Metric | Value | +|--------|-------| +| Node type | {node_type} | +| Node count | {count} | +| Daily on-demand cost | ${daily_od} | +| RI coverage | {yes/no, expiration} | +| Avg CPU utilization | {%} | +| Avg disk utilization | {%} | + +### Serverless Migration Analysis +**Dominant workload:** {size_type} ({weightage} total execution seconds) +**Recommended base RPU:** {rpu} + +### Monthly Projection +| Scenario | Monthly Cost | vs Current OD | +|----------|-------------|---------------| +| Current on-demand | ${monthly_od} | — | +| Current 1yr RI | ${monthly_1yr} | -{%} | +| Current 3yr RI | ${monthly_3yr} | -{%} | +| Serverless (recommended RPU) | ${monthly_serverless} | -{%} | + +### Recommendation +{Narrative recommendation with rationale} + +### Next Steps +1. {action items} +``` diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/assets/config/thresholds.yaml b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/assets/config/thresholds.yaml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c76f97b --- /dev/null +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/assets/config/thresholds.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,176 @@ +# Signal Thresholds for Redshift Operational Review +# Used by Capability 3 (Detailed Operational Review) to evaluate CSV data + +signals: + # Storage & Infrastructure + storage_utilization_pct: + threshold: "> 70%" + severity: WARN + section: NodeDetails + description: "Storage utilization exceeds 70% capacity" + recommendation: "Archive cold data, run VACUUM DELETE, or resize cluster" + + # Table Health + skew_rows: + threshold: ">= 4" + severity: FAIL + section: TableInfo + description: "Row distribution skew is extreme (>= 4x)" + recommendation: "Change distribution key to achieve balanced data distribution" + + vacuum_sort_benefit: + threshold: ">= 10" + severity: WARN + section: TableInfo + description: "Tables with significant unsorted data (sort benefit >= 10)" + recommendation: "Run VACUUM SORT on affected tables" + + stats_off: + threshold: "> 10" + severity: WARN + section: TableInfo + description: "Table statistics are stale (> 10% deviation)" + recommendation: "Run ANALYZE on affected tables" + + pct_rows_marked_for_deletion: + threshold: "> 10%" + severity: WARN + section: TableInfo + description: "More than 10% of rows are marked for deletion (bloat)" + recommendation: "Run VACUUM DELETE on affected tables" + + max_varchar: + threshold: "> 1000" + severity: WARN + section: TableInfo + description: "Wide VARCHAR columns (> 1000 chars) waste memory during queries" + recommendation: "Reduce VARCHAR width to actual max data length + buffer" + + encoded_column_pct: + threshold: "< 80%" + severity: WARN + section: TableInfo + description: "Less than 80% of columns use compression encoding" + recommendation: "Apply compression via ANALYZE COMPRESSION and deep copy or ALTER TABLE" + + # Workload & Performance + pct_wlm_queue_time: + threshold: "> 5%" + severity: WARN + section: UsagePattern + description: "WLM queue time exceeds 5% of total elapsed time" + recommendation: "Enable Concurrency Scaling, tune WLM queues, or optimize long-running queries" + + total_disk_spill_count: + threshold: "> 10" + severity: WARN + section: UsagePattern + description: "More than 10 queries spilled to disk in the analysis period" + recommendation: "Reduce VARCHAR widths, increase compute, or optimize spilling queries" + + compiled_queries: + threshold: "> 100" + severity: WARN + section: UsagePattern + description: "High number of compiled queries (cache misses)" + recommendation: "Use parameterized queries or prepared statements to improve cache hit rate" + + small_insert_count: + threshold: "> 100" + severity: WARN + section: UsagePattern + description: "High count of single-row INSERT statements" + recommendation: "Batch inserts using COPY command for 10x+ throughput improvement" + + # Data Loading + avg_files_per_copy: + threshold: "< 4" + severity: WARN + section: CopyPerformance + description: "COPY commands loading fewer than 4 files (low parallelism)" + recommendation: "Split source files to match or exceed the number of slices" + + avg_file_size_mb: + threshold: "< 10" + severity: WARN + section: CopyPerformance + description: "COPY source files are too small (< 10 MB)" + recommendation: "Consolidate small files into 128MB-1GB compressed files" + + # Spectrum / External Queries + partition_pruning_pct: + threshold: "< 95%" + severity: WARN + section: ExtQueryPerformance + description: "Partition pruning effectiveness below 95%" + recommendation: "Add partition predicates to WHERE clause or reorganize partition layout" + + # Per-Query Signals + total_disk_spill_mb_per_query: + threshold: "> 100 MB" + severity: WARN + section: Top50QueriesByRunTime + description: "Individual query spilling more than 100 MB to disk" + recommendation: "Reduce VARCHAR widths on joined tables, add sort keys, or increase compute" + + # Data Sharing + avg_request_duration_secs: + threshold: "> 60s" + severity: WARN + section: DataShareConsumerUsage + description: "Consumer datashare requests averaging over 60 seconds" + recommendation: "Check network latency, consumer RPU capacity, or producer MV refresh status" + +# CloudWatch Metric Thresholds (for Capability 2 and 5) +cloudwatch: + provisioned: + CPUUtilization: + warn: "> 80%" + period: 300 + statistic: Average + PercentageDiskSpaceUsed: + warn: "> 75%" + period: 300 + statistic: Average + DatabaseConnections: + warn: "> 400" + period: 300 + statistic: Maximum + WLMQueueWaitTime: + warn: "> 30s" + period: 300 + statistic: Average + HealthStatus: + fail: "< 1" + period: 300 + statistic: Minimum + ReadLatency: + warn: "> 10ms" + period: 300 + statistic: Average + WriteLatency: + warn: "> 10ms" + period: 300 + statistic: Average + QueryDuration: + warn: "> 60s" + period: 300 + statistic: p90 + + serverless: + ComputeCapacity: + warn: "> 80% of max RPU" + period: 300 + statistic: Maximum + DatabaseConnections: + warn: "> 80% of limit" + period: 300 + statistic: Maximum + ComputeSeconds: + warn: "> 1.5x budget" + period: 86400 + statistic: Sum + QueryDuration: + warn: "> 60s" + period: 300 + statistic: p90 diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/assets/queries/copy-performance.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/assets/queries/copy-performance.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b03c258 --- /dev/null +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/assets/queries/copy-performance.md @@ -0,0 +1,94 @@ +# COPY / Data Loading Performance Queries + +Run as superuser or admin. All queries are read-only. + +## 1. COPY Performance Summary (Last 7 Days) + +```sql +SELECT TRIM(file_format) AS format, + COUNT(*) AS copy_count, + AVG(loaded_rows) AS avg_rows, + AVG(loaded_bytes / (1024*1024.0)) AS avg_mb, + AVG(duration / 1000000.0) AS avg_duration_sec, + AVG(loaded_bytes / NULLIF(duration, 0) * 1000000.0 / (1024*1024.0)) AS avg_mb_per_sec +FROM sys_load_history +WHERE start_time >= DATEADD(day, -7, GETDATE()) +GROUP BY TRIM(file_format) +ORDER BY copy_count DESC; +``` + +## 2. COPY File Count & Size Analysis (detect low parallelism) + +```sql +SELECT query_id, + TRIM(file_format) AS format, + COUNT(*) AS file_count, + AVG(file_size / (1024*1024.0)) AS avg_file_size_mb, + SUM(file_size / (1024*1024.0)) AS total_mb, + SUM(loaded_rows) AS total_rows +FROM sys_load_detail +WHERE start_time >= DATEADD(day, -7, GETDATE()) +GROUP BY query_id, TRIM(file_format) +HAVING COUNT(*) < 4 -- Flag: fewer files than recommended +ORDER BY total_mb DESC +LIMIT 50; +``` + +## 3. Small File Detection (< 10 MB average) + +```sql +SELECT query_id, + COUNT(*) AS file_count, + AVG(file_size / (1024*1024.0)) AS avg_file_size_mb, + MIN(file_size / (1024*1024.0)) AS min_file_size_mb, + MAX(file_size / (1024*1024.0)) AS max_file_size_mb +FROM sys_load_detail +WHERE start_time >= DATEADD(day, -7, GETDATE()) +GROUP BY query_id +HAVING AVG(file_size / (1024*1024.0)) < 10 +ORDER BY avg_file_size_mb ASC +LIMIT 50; +``` + +## 4. COPY Errors (Last 7 Days) + +```sql +SELECT err_code, + TRIM(err_reason) AS err_reason, + TRIM(filename) AS filename, + line_number, + colname, + TRIM(raw_field_value) AS raw_value, + starttime +FROM stl_load_errors +WHERE starttime >= DATEADD(day, -7, GETDATE()) +ORDER BY starttime DESC +LIMIT 50; +``` + +## 5. Single-Row INSERT Detection (Anti-pattern) + +```sql +SELECT DATE(start_time) AS insert_date, + COUNT(*) AS single_insert_count +FROM sys_query_history +WHERE start_time >= DATEADD(day, -7, GETDATE()) + AND query_type = 'INSERT' + AND returned_rows = 1 + AND user_id > 1 +GROUP BY DATE(start_time) +ORDER BY insert_date DESC; +``` + +## 6. Commit Frequency (detect excessive commits) + +```sql +SELECT DATE(startqueue) AS commit_date, + COUNT(*) AS commit_count, + AVG(DATEDIFF(microsecond, startqueue, endtime) / 1000000.0) AS avg_commit_sec, + MAX(queuelen) AS max_queue_length +FROM stl_commit_stats +WHERE startqueue >= DATEADD(day, -7, GETDATE()) +GROUP BY DATE(startqueue) +ORDER BY commit_date DESC; +``` diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/assets/queries/diagnostic-bundle.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/assets/queries/diagnostic-bundle.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6af4d9e --- /dev/null +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/assets/queries/diagnostic-bundle.md @@ -0,0 +1,97 @@ +# Redshift Query Diagnostic Bundle + +Produces ONE result set with all diagnostic data needed for query optimization. + +## Instructions + +1. Replace `` with the slow query's query_id +2. Replace `'',''` with the table names used in the query +3. Run the query via the `execute_query` MCP tool — one result with 3 columns: section, key, value +4. Analyze ALL returned rows directly — no CSV export or manual sharing step is needed + +## Query + +```sql +WITH history AS ( + SELECT '1-HISTORY' AS section, + key, + value + FROM ( + SELECT 'query_id' AS key, CAST(query_id AS VARCHAR) AS value FROM sys_query_history WHERE query_id = + UNION ALL + SELECT 'elapsed_sec', CAST(elapsed_time / 1000000.0 AS VARCHAR) FROM sys_query_history WHERE query_id = + UNION ALL + SELECT 'execution_sec', CAST(execution_time / 1000000.0 AS VARCHAR) FROM sys_query_history WHERE query_id = + UNION ALL + SELECT 'queue_sec', CAST(queue_time / 1000000.0 AS VARCHAR) FROM sys_query_history WHERE query_id = + UNION ALL + SELECT 'compile_sec', CAST(compile_time / 1000000.0 AS VARCHAR) FROM sys_query_history WHERE query_id = + UNION ALL + SELECT 'planning_sec', CAST(planning_time / 1000000.0 AS VARCHAR) FROM sys_query_history WHERE query_id = + UNION ALL + SELECT 'lock_wait_sec', CAST(lock_wait_time / 1000000.0 AS VARCHAR) FROM sys_query_history WHERE query_id = + UNION ALL + SELECT 'result_cache_hit', CAST(result_cache_hit AS VARCHAR) FROM sys_query_history WHERE query_id = + UNION ALL + SELECT 'query_type', CAST(query_type AS VARCHAR) FROM sys_query_history WHERE query_id = + UNION ALL + SELECT 'status', CAST(status AS VARCHAR) FROM sys_query_history WHERE query_id = + ) +), +detail AS ( + SELECT '2-DETAIL' AS section, + CAST(step_num AS VARCHAR) || '|' || COALESCE(TRIM(step_label), '') AS key, + CAST(duration / 1000000.0 AS VARCHAR) || '|' || + CAST(rows_produced AS VARCHAR) || '|' || + CAST(bytes_scanned AS VARCHAR) || '|' || + CAST(spill_local AS VARCHAR) || '|' || + CAST(spill_remote AS VARCHAR) || '|' || + CAST(bytes_broadcast AS VARCHAR) || '|' || + CAST(bytes_distributed AS VARCHAR) AS value + FROM sys_query_detail + WHERE query_id = + ORDER BY duration DESC + LIMIT 20 +), +plan_data AS ( + SELECT '3-PLAN' AS section, + CAST(plan_node_id AS VARCHAR) AS key, + TRIM(plan_node) AS value + FROM sys_query_explain + WHERE query_id = + ORDER BY plan_node_id +), +table_info AS ( + SELECT '4-TABLE_INFO' AS section, + TRIM("schema") || '.' || TRIM("table") AS key, + CAST(tbl_rows AS VARCHAR) || '|' || + COALESCE(diststyle, '') || '|' || + COALESCE(sortkey1, '') || '|' || + CAST(skew_rows AS VARCHAR) || '|' || + CAST(stats_off AS VARCHAR) || '|' || + CAST(unsorted AS VARCHAR) || '|' || + CAST(max_varchar AS VARCHAR) || '|' || + COALESCE(CAST(encoded AS VARCHAR), '') AS value + FROM svv_table_info + WHERE "table" IN ('','') +) +SELECT section, key, value FROM history +UNION ALL +SELECT section, key, value FROM detail +UNION ALL +SELECT section, key, value FROM plan_data +UNION ALL +SELECT section, key, value FROM table_info +ORDER BY section, key; +``` + +## Helper: Find your query_id + +```sql +SELECT query_id, user_id, SUBSTRING(query_text, 1, 100) as query_preview, + elapsed_time/1000000.0 as elapsed_sec, start_time +FROM sys_query_history +WHERE start_time >= DATEADD(hour, -24, GETDATE()) + AND user_id > 1 +ORDER BY elapsed_time DESC LIMIT 20; +``` diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/assets/queries/operational-review-collection.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/assets/queries/operational-review-collection.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7cbc372 --- /dev/null +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/assets/queries/operational-review-collection.md @@ -0,0 +1,265 @@ +# Operational Review — Live Data Collection Queries + +These read-only queries collect the data the Detailed Operational Review needs +directly from the cluster or workgroup via the connected `execute_query` tool — +no CSV upload required. Run each block, then evaluate the results against +`assets/config/thresholds.yaml` and map findings using +`references/operational-review-signals.md`. + +Notes: +- All queries are read-only SELECTs and run inside the read-only transaction. +- SVV_* and SYS_* views work on both provisioned and Serverless. STL/STV views + are provisioned-only; for Serverless, skip the STV-based storage query and use + the SYS_SERVERLESS_USAGE query instead. +- If a view or column is not available on the target's Redshift version/type, + report that section as "not available" and continue with the others. Do not + guess values. +- Default lookback is 7 days; adjust the DATEADD interval as needed. + +--- + +## Section 1 — Storage Utilization + +Provisioned (STV_PARTITIONS): + +```sql +SELECT SUM(capacity) / 1024.0 AS capacity_gb, + SUM(used) / 1024.0 AS used_gb, + ROUND(100.0 * SUM(used) / NULLIF(SUM(capacity), 0), 1) AS storage_utilization_pct +FROM stv_partitions +WHERE part_begin = 0; +``` + +Serverless (SYS_SERVERLESS_USAGE, last 24h): + +```sql +SELECT MAX(storage_capacity_used) / 1024.0 AS storage_used_gb, + AVG(compute_capacity) AS avg_rpu, + MAX(compute_capacity) AS max_rpu +FROM sys_serverless_usage +WHERE start_time >= DATEADD(day, -1, GETDATE()); +``` + +Signal: storage_utilization_pct > 70 → WARN (recommendation #5/#6/#4/#2). + +--- + +## Section 2 — Usage Pattern (hourly workload, last 7 days) + +```sql +SELECT DATE_TRUNC('hour', start_time) AS hour, + COUNT(*) AS query_count, + SUM(CASE WHEN query_type = 'COPY' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS copy_count, + SUM(CASE WHEN query_type = 'INSERT' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS insert_count, + SUM(CASE WHEN query_type = 'DDL' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS ddl_count, + SUM(CASE WHEN query_type = 'CTAS' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS ctas_count, + SUM(CASE WHEN result_cache_hit THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS result_cache_hits, + SUM(CASE WHEN queue_time > 0 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS queued_queries, + SUM(CASE WHEN compile_time > 0 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS compiled_queries, + ROUND(100.0 * SUM(queue_time) / NULLIF(SUM(elapsed_time), 0), 2) AS pct_wlm_queue_time +FROM sys_query_history +WHERE start_time >= DATEADD(day, -7, GETDATE()) + AND user_id > 1 +GROUP BY 1 +ORDER BY 1 DESC; +``` + +Small single-row inserts (last 7 days): + +```sql +SELECT COUNT(*) AS small_insert_count +FROM sys_query_history +WHERE start_time >= DATEADD(day, -7, GETDATE()) + AND query_type = 'INSERT' + AND returned_rows BETWEEN 1 AND 100 + AND user_id > 1; +``` + +Disk spill counts (last 7 days, from step detail): + +```sql +SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT d.query_id) AS total_disk_spill_count, + SUM(d.spill_local) / (1024*1024.0) AS total_local_spill_mb, + SUM(d.spill_remote) / (1024*1024.0) AS total_remote_spill_mb +FROM sys_query_detail d +JOIN sys_query_history h ON d.query_id = h.query_id +WHERE h.start_time >= DATEADD(day, -7, GETDATE()) + AND (d.spill_local > 0 OR d.spill_remote > 0); +``` + +Signals: pct_wlm_queue_time > 5, copy_count > 100, ddl_count > 10, ctas_count > 10, +compiled_queries > 100, small_insert_count > 100, total_disk_spill_count > 10 → WARN. + +--- + +## Section 3 — Table Info (design health) + +```sql +SELECT "schema", + "table", + tbl_rows, + diststyle, + sortkey1, + sortkey_num, + sortkey1_enc, + skew_rows, + stats_off, + unsorted, + vacuum_sort_benefit, + empty AS pct_rows_marked_for_deletion, + max_varchar, + encoded, + size AS size_mb, + pct_used +FROM svv_table_info +WHERE "schema" NOT IN ('pg_catalog', 'information_schema', 'pg_internal') +ORDER BY size DESC +LIMIT 200; +``` + +Signals (per row): skew_rows >= 4 → FAIL; vacuum_sort_benefit >= 10, stats_off > 10, +pct_rows_marked_for_deletion > 10, max_varchar > 1000 → WARN; large tables (> 5M rows) +without sortkey1 or with EVEN/date DISTKEY → WARN. See operational-review-signals.md +for the full population filters and recommendation IDs. + +--- + +## Section 4 — Advisor (Alter Table) Recommendations + +```sql +SELECT type, + ddl, + auto_eligible +FROM svv_alter_table_recommendations; +``` + +Signals: type in (encode, sortkey, diststyle) with auto_eligible = 'f' → surface the +DDL as a recommendation (#4/#7/#8). + +--- + +## Section 5 — Materialized Views + +```sql +SELECT database_name, + schema_name, + name, + is_stale, + state, + autorefresh, + autorewrite +FROM svv_mv_info; +``` + +Recent refresh history: + +```sql +SELECT db_name, + schema_name, + mv_name, + status, + refresh_type, + duration / 1000000.0 AS refresh_duration_sec, + start_time +FROM sys_mv_refresh_history +WHERE start_time >= DATEADD(day, -7, GETDATE()) +ORDER BY start_time DESC; +``` + +Signals: state = 0 (full refresh) → recommend incremental MV (#30); is_stale = 't' → (#40); +broken + stale + autorefresh → recreate (#31). + +--- + +## Section 6 — Top Queries by Run Time + +Use the existing template in `assets/queries/top50-queries.md` (SYS_QUERY_HISTORY). +For per-query spill and alerts, join SYS_QUERY_DETAIL and flag total_disk_spill_mb > 100. + +--- + +## Section 7 — COPY / Load Performance + +Use the existing template in `assets/queries/copy-performance.md` +(SYS_LOAD_HISTORY / SYS_LOAD_DETAIL). Signals: avg_files_per_copy < 4, avg_file_size_mb < 10. + +--- + +## Section 8 — Auto Table Optimization actions (last 30 days) + +```sql +SELECT table_id, + type AS alter_table_type, + status, + start_time +FROM sys_auto_table_optimization +WHERE start_time >= DATEADD(day, -30, GETDATE()) +ORDER BY start_time DESC; +``` + +Signal: encode/distkey/sortkey actions not in ('Complete','already recommended') → review (#4/#7/#8). +If SYS_AUTO_TABLE_OPTIMIZATION is not present on the target, report this section as not available. + +--- + +## Section 9 — Workload Evaluation (by scan size, last 7 days) + +```sql +WITH q AS ( + SELECT h.query_id, + h.elapsed_time / 1000000.0 AS elapsed_sec, + COALESCE(SUM(d.bytes_scanned), 0) / (1024*1024.0) AS scan_mb + FROM sys_query_history h + LEFT JOIN sys_query_detail d ON h.query_id = d.query_id + WHERE h.start_time >= DATEADD(day, -7, GETDATE()) + AND h.user_id > 1 + GROUP BY h.query_id, h.elapsed_time +) +SELECT CASE + WHEN scan_mb < 100 THEN 'small' + WHEN scan_mb < 500000 THEN 'medium' + ELSE 'large' + END AS workload_type, + COUNT(*) AS query_cnt, + ROUND(AVG(scan_mb), 1) AS scan_mb_avg, + ROUND(AVG(elapsed_sec), 2) AS exec_sec_avg, + ROUND(MAX(elapsed_sec), 2) AS exec_sec_max +FROM q +GROUP BY 1 +ORDER BY query_cnt DESC; +``` + +Use to describe the dominant workload and support cost/serverless-sizing discussion. + +--- + +## Section 10 — Spectrum / External Query Performance (if used) + +```sql +SELECT COUNT(*) AS external_query_count, + AVG(elapsed_time) / 1000000.0 AS avg_elapsed_sec, + SUM(total_partitions) AS total_partitions, + SUM(qualified_partitions) AS qualified_partitions, + ROUND(100.0 * SUM(qualified_partitions) / NULLIF(SUM(total_partitions), 0), 1) AS partition_pruning_pct +FROM sys_external_query_detail +WHERE start_time >= DATEADD(day, -7, GETDATE()); +``` + +Signal: partition_pruning_pct < 95 → optimize partitioning (#27). If the target has no +external/Spectrum queries or the view is unavailable, report this section as not available. + +--- + +## Section 11 — Data Sharing (if used) + +Consumer latency: + +```sql +SELECT COUNT(*) AS request_count, + AVG(duration) / 1000000.0 AS avg_request_duration_secs +FROM sys_datashare_usage_consumer +WHERE record_time >= DATEADD(day, -7, GETDATE()); +``` + +Signal: avg_request_duration_secs > 60 → incremental MV on producer (#34). If not a +datashare consumer or the view is unavailable, report this section as not available. diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/assets/queries/table-health.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/assets/queries/table-health.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3e21eec --- /dev/null +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/assets/queries/table-health.md @@ -0,0 +1,100 @@ +# Table Health Assessment Queries + +Run as superuser or admin. All queries are read-only. + +## 1. Table Design Overview + +Distribution, sort keys, compression, skew for top 100 tables by size. + +```sql +SELECT "schema", + "table", + tbl_rows, + diststyle, + sortkey1, + sortkey_num, + skew_rows, + skew_sortkey1, + stats_off, + unsorted, + max_varchar, + encoded, + size AS size_mb, + pct_used +FROM svv_table_info +WHERE "schema" NOT IN ('pg_catalog', 'information_schema', 'pg_internal') +ORDER BY size DESC +LIMIT 100; +``` + +## 2. Tables with High Skew (>= 4) + +```sql +SELECT "schema", "table", tbl_rows, diststyle, skew_rows +FROM svv_table_info +WHERE skew_rows >= 4 + AND "schema" NOT IN ('pg_catalog', 'information_schema', 'pg_internal') +ORDER BY skew_rows DESC; +``` + +## 3. Tables with Stale Statistics (stats_off > 10%) + +```sql +SELECT "schema", "table", tbl_rows, stats_off +FROM svv_table_info +WHERE stats_off > 10 + AND "schema" NOT IN ('pg_catalog', 'information_schema', 'pg_internal') +ORDER BY stats_off DESC; +``` + +## 4. Tables with High Unsorted Data (> 20%) + +```sql +SELECT "schema", "table", tbl_rows, unsorted, sortkey1 +FROM svv_table_info +WHERE unsorted > 20 + AND "schema" NOT IN ('pg_catalog', 'information_schema', 'pg_internal') +ORDER BY unsorted DESC; +``` + +## 5. Tables with Deletion Bloat (empty > 10%) + +```sql +SELECT "schema", "table", tbl_rows, empty AS pct_deleted +FROM svv_table_info +WHERE empty > 10 + AND "schema" NOT IN ('pg_catalog', 'information_schema', 'pg_internal') +ORDER BY empty DESC; +``` + +## 6. Large Tables without Sort Keys + +```sql +SELECT "schema", "table", tbl_rows, size AS size_mb, diststyle +FROM svv_table_info +WHERE sortkey1 IS NULL + AND tbl_rows > 1000000 + AND "schema" NOT IN ('pg_catalog', 'information_schema', 'pg_internal') +ORDER BY size DESC; +``` + +## 7. Tables without Compression + +```sql +SELECT "schema", "table", tbl_rows, size AS size_mb, encoded +FROM svv_table_info +WHERE encoded = 'N' + AND tbl_rows > 100000 + AND "schema" NOT IN ('pg_catalog', 'information_schema', 'pg_internal') +ORDER BY size DESC; +``` + +## 8. Wide VARCHAR Columns (> 1000) + +```sql +SELECT "schema", "table", max_varchar, tbl_rows, size AS size_mb +FROM svv_table_info +WHERE max_varchar > 1000 + AND "schema" NOT IN ('pg_catalog', 'information_schema', 'pg_internal') +ORDER BY max_varchar DESC; +``` diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/assets/queries/top50-queries.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/assets/queries/top50-queries.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3a5bd8e --- /dev/null +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/assets/queries/top50-queries.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Top 50 Slow Queries (Last 24 Hours) + +Identifies the most expensive queries by elapsed time. Replace `24` with a different hour range if needed. + +Run as superuser or admin. Read-only query. + +```sql +SELECT query_id, + user_id, + TRIM(database_name) AS db, + query_type, + elapsed_time / 1000000.0 AS elapsed_sec, + queue_time / 1000000.0 AS queue_sec, + execution_time / 1000000.0 AS exec_sec, + compile_time / 1000000.0 AS compile_sec, + planning_time / 1000000.0 AS planning_sec, + lock_wait_time / 1000000.0 AS lock_wait_sec, + result_cache_hit, + query_priority, + service_class_name, + compute_type, + status, + error_message, + SUBSTRING(TRIM(query_text), 1, 500) AS query_text +FROM sys_query_history +WHERE start_time >= DATEADD(hour, -24, GETDATE()) + AND user_id > 1 +ORDER BY elapsed_time DESC +LIMIT 50; +``` diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/assets/queries/wlm-analysis.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/assets/queries/wlm-analysis.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2ac7a27 --- /dev/null +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/assets/queries/wlm-analysis.md @@ -0,0 +1,88 @@ +# WLM & Concurrency Analysis Queries + +Run as superuser or admin. All queries are read-only. + +## 1. WLM Queue Performance (Last 24 Hours) + +```sql +SELECT service_class_name, + COUNT(*) AS query_count, + AVG(queue_time / 1000000.0) AS avg_queue_sec, + MAX(queue_time / 1000000.0) AS max_queue_sec, + AVG(execution_time / 1000000.0) AS avg_exec_sec, + MAX(execution_time / 1000000.0) AS max_exec_sec +FROM sys_query_history +WHERE start_time >= DATEADD(hour, -24, GETDATE()) + AND user_id > 1 + AND service_class_name IS NOT NULL +GROUP BY service_class_name +ORDER BY avg_queue_sec DESC; +``` + +## 2. Current WLM Queue State (Real-Time) + +```sql +SELECT service_class, + num_executing_queries, + num_queued_queries, + num_slots, + evictable_mem / (1024 * 1024) AS evictable_mem_mb +FROM stv_wlm_service_class_state +WHERE service_class > 4 -- User-defined queues only +ORDER BY service_class; +``` + +## 3. WLM Queue Configuration + +```sql +SELECT service_class, + num_query_tasks AS concurrency, + query_working_mem / 1024 AS working_mem_mb, + max_execution_time / 1000000 AS max_exec_sec, + priority +FROM stv_wlm_service_class_config +WHERE service_class > 4 +ORDER BY service_class; +``` + +## 4. Queries Currently Running (with WLM state) + +```sql +SELECT q.query, + q.service_class, + q.wlm_start_time, + q.state, + q.queue_time / 1000000.0 AS queue_sec, + q.exec_time / 1000000.0 AS exec_sec, + TRIM(s.query_text) AS query_text +FROM stv_wlm_query_state q +LEFT JOIN stv_recents s ON q.query = s.query +WHERE q.service_class > 4 +ORDER BY q.exec_time DESC; +``` + +## 5. QMR Rule Actions (Last 7 Days) + +```sql +SELECT rule, + action, + service_class, + COUNT(*) AS action_count +FROM stl_wlm_rule_action +WHERE record_time >= DATEADD(day, -7, GETDATE()) +GROUP BY rule, action, service_class +ORDER BY action_count DESC; +``` + +## 6. Concurrency Scaling Usage (Last 7 Days) + +```sql +SELECT DATE(start_time) AS query_date, + COUNT(*) AS burst_query_count, + SUM(execution_time / 1000000.0) AS total_burst_exec_sec +FROM sys_query_history +WHERE start_time >= DATEADD(day, -7, GETDATE()) + AND compute_type = 'Concurrency Scaling' +GROUP BY DATE(start_time) +ORDER BY query_date DESC; +``` diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.html b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..33b6bca --- /dev/null +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.html @@ -0,0 +1,485 @@ + are single-row examples: repeat that /
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+Not Available via MCP tools. This section covers CloudWatch metrics, support case +history, and AWS CLI-sourced configuration checks (SSL enforcement, audit logging, +Enhanced VPC Routing, Multi-AZ, cross-region snapshot copy, maintenance window, +parameter groups). The connected awslabs.redshift-mcp-server MCP tools only +provide list_clusters, list_databases, list_schemas, +list_tables, list_columns, and execute_query — none of +which expose CloudWatch or AWS CLI data. Populate the tables below only if the user +supplies this data manually; otherwise leave every row as "Not Available." +
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Add or remove + ### subsections (finding categories, issue types, query issue groups) to match + whatever the live data collection actually returns — don't force every example + category to appear if there's no data for it. + + The "Cluster Level Review (Power-2)" section requires CloudWatch/AWS CLI data + the MCP tools cannot fetch — keep it framed as "Not Available via MCP tools" + unless the user supplies that data manually. +--> + +# Redshift Detailed Operational Review + +**{{cluster_or_workgroup}}** · {{account_or_customer_label}} · Generated {{report_date}} +🔧 Cluster: {{node_type}} × {{node_count}} nodes | Slices: {{slice_count}} + +📥 **[Download HTML Report]({{html_download_link}})** — same content, interactive tabs, printable layout. + +--- + +## Executive Summary + +**Overall Health: {{overall_health_emoji_and_label}}** + +{{executive_summary_narrative}} + +| Pass | Warn | Fail | Info | +|---|---|---|---| +| {{pass_count}} | {{warn_count}} | {{fail_count}} | {{info_count}} | + +A total of **{{total_findings}}** checks were evaluated: **{{fail_count}} critical (FAIL)**, **{{warn_count}} warnings**, **{{pass_count}} passing**, and {{info_count}} informational. + +### Critical Findings Requiring Immediate Attention + +- **{{critical_finding_category}} — {{critical_finding_title}}:** {{critical_finding_detail}} + + +### Top Optimization Opportunities + +- **{{opportunity_category}} — {{opportunity_title}}:** {{opportunity_detail}} + + +### Areas of Concern + +- **{{area_category}}** — {{area_fail_count}} critical, {{area_warn_count}} warnings + + +The full breakdown is in [All Findings](#all-findings), and prioritized remediation steps are in [Recommendations](#recommendations). + +--- + +## 1. Cluster Overview + +| Metric | Value | +|---|---| +| Node Type | {{node_type}} | +| Node Count | {{node_count}} | +| Total Slices | {{slice_count}} | +| Storage Used | {{storage_used_gb}} GB / {{storage_capacity_gb}} GB ({{storage_utilization_pct}}% avg) | +| Storage Skew (max/min) | {{storage_skew_ratio}}x | +| WLM Mode | {{wlm_mode}} | +| User Queues | {{user_queue_count}} | +| SQA Enabled | {{sqa_enabled}} | +| Databases Reviewed | {{database_list}} | + +--- + +## 1b. Cluster Level Review (Power-2) + +> ℹ️ **Not Available via MCP tools.** This section covers CloudWatch metrics, support case +> history, and AWS CLI-sourced configuration checks (SSL enforcement, audit logging, +> Enhanced VPC Routing, Multi-AZ, cross-region snapshot copy, maintenance window, +> parameter groups). The connected `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP tools only provide +> `list_clusters`, `list_databases`, `list_schemas`, `list_tables`, `list_columns`, and +> `execute_query` — none of which expose CloudWatch or AWS CLI data. Populate the tables +> below only if the user supplies this data manually; otherwise leave every row as +> "Not Available." + +**Account:** {{account_id}} | **Region:** {{region}} | **Cluster:** {{cluster_identifier}} | **Date:** {{report_date}} + +| Category | Check | Status | Detail | Recommendation | +|---|---|---|---|---| +| Security | Encryption at rest | ℹ️ N/A | Requires AWS CLI | — | +| Security | SSL enforced (require_ssl) | ℹ️ N/A | Requires AWS CLI | — | +| Security | Audit logging | ℹ️ N/A | Requires AWS CLI | — | +| Security | Enhanced VPC Routing | ℹ️ N/A | Requires AWS CLI | — | +| Resilience | Multi-AZ | ℹ️ N/A | Requires AWS CLI | — | +| Backup | Automated snapshots / cross-region copy | ℹ️ N/A | Requires AWS CLI | — | + + +### CloudWatch Metrics — 30-Day Trend + +| Metric | Min | Avg | Max | Threshold | Status | +|---|---|---|---|---|---| +| CPU Utilization (Avg %) | Requires CloudWatch access | | | | ℹ️ N/A | +| Disk Space Used (Avg %) | Requires CloudWatch access | | | | ℹ️ N/A | +| Database Connections (Max) | Requires CloudWatch access | | | | ℹ️ N/A | +| Health Status (Min) | Requires CloudWatch access | | | | ℹ️ N/A | + +### Active Redshift Service Events + +> Requires AWS CLI (describe-events) access — not available via MCP tools. + +### Open Redshift Support Cases + +> Requires AWS Support API access — not available via MCP tools. + +--- + +## 2. All Findings + +| Pass | Warn | Fail | Info | +|---|---|---|---| +| {{pass_count}} | {{warn_count}} | {{fail_count}} | {{info_count}} | + +### {{findings_category_1}} ({{findings_category_1_count}}) + +| Check | Status | Detail | Recommendation | +|---|---|---|---| +| {{check_name}} | ❌ FAIL | {{check_detail}} | {{check_recommendation}} | + + +### {{findings_category_2}} ({{findings_category_2_count}}) + +| Check | Status | Detail | Recommendation | +|---|---|---|---| +| {{check_name}} | ⚠️ WARN | {{check_detail}} | {{check_recommendation}} | + + + + +--- + +## 3. WLM Configuration + +| WLM Mode | Total Slots | User Queues | SQA | Cluster Memory | +|---|---|---|---|---| +| {{wlm_mode}} | {{total_wlm_slots}} | {{user_queue_count}} | {{sqa_enabled}} | {{cluster_memory_gb}} GB | + +### Queue Configuration + +| Queue | Service Class | Slots | Memory % | Memory/Slot | Concurrency Scaling | QMR Rules | Evictable | Routing | +|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| +| {{queue_name}} | {{service_class}} | {{queue_slots}} | {{queue_memory_pct}}% | {{queue_memory_per_slot}} | {{queue_concurrency_scaling}} | {{queue_qmr_rule_count}} | {{queue_evictable}} | {{queue_routing}} | + + +### Memory Allocation + +Total cluster memory: {{cluster_memory_gb}} GB ({{cluster_memory_mb}} MB). {{wlm_mode}} WLM divides memory across queues based on percentage allocation. + +| Queue | Slots | Memory % | Memory per Slot | Total Queue Memory | +|---|---|---|---|---| +| {{queue_name}} ({{service_class}}) | {{queue_slots}} | {{queue_memory_pct}}% | {{queue_memory_per_slot}} | {{queue_total_memory}} | + + +### QMR Rules (Query Monitoring Rules) + +| Queue | Rule Name | Metric & Threshold | Action | +|---|---|---|---| +| {{queue_name}} | {{qmr_rule_name}} | {{qmr_metric_threshold}} | {{qmr_action}} | + + +**Key Settings:** Auto WLM = {{auto_wlm_enabled}} | SQA = {{sqa_enabled}} | Statement Timeout = {{statement_timeout}} + +--- + +## 4. Workload Analysis + +### Workload Distribution + +| Type | % Total Workload | % Day Active | Query Count | Avg Exec (s) | Max Exec (s) | Avg Scan (MB) | +|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| +| {{workload_type}} | {{workload_pct_total}} | {{workload_pct_day_active}} | {{workload_query_count}} | {{workload_avg_exec_sec}} | {{workload_max_exec_sec}} | {{workload_avg_scan_mb}} | + + +### Queue Performance Summary + +| Queue | Queries | Elapsed (s) | Queue Time (s) | Queue % | Disk Spill | Errors | Small Inserts | +|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| +| {{queue_name}} | {{queue_query_count}} | {{queue_elapsed_sec}} | {{queue_wait_sec}} | {{queue_wait_pct}}% | {{queue_disk_spill}} | {{queue_error_count}} | {{queue_small_insert_count}} | + + +--- + +## 5. Top Queries by Runtime + +Queries grouped by primary issue. Use the Query ID to locate the query in your cluster. + +### {{issue_group_title}} ({{issue_group_count}}) + +{{issue_group_description}} + +
+#{{rank}} Query ID: {{query_id}} — {{elapsed_sec}}s — ×{{run_count}} runs — {{query_type}} — {{queue_name}} + +**What's happening:** {{issue_explanation}} +**Performance impact:** {{performance_impact}} +**Root cause:** {{root_cause}} +**Fix:** {{fix_recommendation}} + +| Metric | Value | % of Elapsed | Flag | +|---|---|---|---| +| Execution Time | {{exec_sec}}s | {{exec_pct}}% | | +| Queue Wait | {{queue_wait_sec}}s | {{queue_wait_pct}}% | | +| Compile Time | {{compile_sec}}s | {{compile_pct}}% | | +| Planning Time | {{planning_sec}}s | | | +| Lock Wait | {{lock_wait_sec}}s | | | +| Disk Spill (Total) | {{spill_total_mb}} MB | | {{spill_flag}} | +| Disk Spill (Local) | {{spill_local_mb}} MB | | | +| Disk Spill (Remote/S3) | {{spill_remote_mb}} MB | | {{remote_spill_flag}} | +| Range-Restricted Scan | {{range_restricted}} | | {{range_restricted_flag}} | + +**Query ID:** `{{query_id}}` | **User:** {{query_user}} | **Priority:** {{query_priority}} | **Compute:** {{compute_type}} +**Tables:** {{referenced_tables}} +
+ + + + +### Top 20 Summary + +Flags: 💾 Spill >100MB | ☁️ Remote spill (S3) | ⏳ Queue >10% | 🔨 High compile | 🔄 Nested loop | 📡 Broadcast | 📊 Missing stats | 🔀 Unsorted | ❌ Error + +| # | Query ID | Exec (s) | Elapsed (s) | Queue % | Count | Type | Queue | Spill (MB) | Flags | +|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| +| {{rank}} | {{query_id}} | {{exec_sec}} | {{elapsed_sec}} | {{queue_wait_pct}}% | {{run_count}} | {{query_type}} | {{queue_name}} | {{spill_mb}} | {{flags}} | + + +--- + +## 6. Table Design + +| Total Issues | Fail | Warn | Info | Issue Types | +|---|---|---|---|---| +| {{table_design_total_issues}} | {{table_design_fail_count}} | {{table_design_warn_count}} | {{table_design_info_count}} | {{table_design_issue_type_count}} | + +### {{issue_type_1}} ({{issue_type_1_count}}) + +**Recommendation:** {{issue_type_1_recommendation}} + +| Table | Rows | Severity | Detail | Recommendation | +|---|---|---|---|---| +| {{schema_dot_table}} | {{row_count}} | FAIL | {{issue_detail}} | {{issue_recommendation}} | + + + + +--- + +## 7. Spectrum / External Queries + +{{spectrum_table_count}} external tables queried. **{{spectrum_poor_pruning_count}} partitioned tables with poor partition pruning (<95%).** + +| Table | Format | Partitions | Queries | Pruning % | Avg Elapsed (s) | +|---|---|---|---|---|---| +| {{external_table_name}} | {{external_file_format}} | {{partition_count}} | {{external_query_count}} | {{partition_pruning_pct}}% | {{external_avg_elapsed_sec}} | + + +--- + +## 8. Data Sharing + +| Share Name | Objects | +|---|---| +| {{share_name}} | {{share_object_count}} | + + +--- + +## Upgrade / Cost Savings Opportunity + +> 💡 **{{upgrade_recommendation_title}}** +> +> {{upgrade_recommendation_summary}} + +| Aspect | Current Configuration | Recommended | +|---|---|---| +| Instance Type | {{current_node_type}} | {{recommended_node_type}} | +| Node Count | {{current_node_count}} | {{recommended_node_count}} | +| On-Demand Price (per node/hr) | {{current_price_per_node_hr}} | {{recommended_price_per_node_hr}} | +| Monthly Compute (On-Demand) | {{current_monthly_cost}} | {{recommended_monthly_cost}} | +| **Estimated Monthly Savings** | **{{estimated_monthly_savings}} ({{estimated_savings_pct}}%)** | | + +**Migration method:** {{migration_method}} + +> ℹ️ Precise current-cost figures require AWS CLI/Cost Explorer access not available +> through the MCP tools. Treat savings estimates as directional unless the user +> supplies actual billing data. + +--- + +## 9. Prioritized Recommendations + +1. **[FAIL]** {{recommendation_1_title}} — {{recommendation_1_detail}} + 💡 {{recommendation_1_fix}} + diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/.gitignore b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/.gitignore new file mode 100644 index 0000000..caa2192 --- /dev/null +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/.gitignore @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ +redshift-mcp-proxy-lambda.zip +build/ +sam-app/.aws-sam/ +sam-app/samconfig.toml +__pycache__/ +*.pyc diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/README.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..670ef1d --- /dev/null +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# Redshift MCP Server — Serverless Deployment (Lambda, no ECR) + +Full deployment documentation (architecture, both deploy options, prerequisites, IAM setup, testing, configuration, and teardown) now lives in the main skill README — see [**Deploying the Redshift MCP Server**](../README.md#deploying-the-redshift-mcp-server). + +Quick reference for the files in this directory: + +| File | Purpose | +|---|---| +| [`sam-app/`](sam-app/) | Option A — AWS SAM application (recommended deploy path) | +| `build_zip.sh`, `deploy.sh` | Option B — plain AWS CLI + shell script deploy path | +| `deployer-permissions-policy.json` | IAM policy for the credentials used to *deploy* this stack | +| `redshift-access-policy.json` | IAM policy attached to the Lambda's own execution role (Redshift Data API read access) | +| `lambda-trust-policy.json` | Trust policy for the Lambda execution role | +| `scripts/mcp_call.py`, `scripts/list_clusters.py` | SigV4 test helpers for calling the deployed endpoint directly | +| `scripts/mcp_initialize_test.py` | Basic MCP `initialize` handshake test | diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/deployer-permissions-policy.json b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/deployer-permissions-policy.json new file mode 100644 index 0000000..388da06 --- /dev/null +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/deployer-permissions-policy.json @@ -0,0 +1,110 @@ +{ + "Version": "2012-10-17", + "Statement": [ + { + "Sid": "IamRoleManagement", + "Effect": "Allow", + "Action": [ + "iam:CreateRole", + "iam:GetRole", + "iam:PutRolePolicy", + "iam:GetRolePolicy", + "iam:DeleteRolePolicy", + "iam:AttachRolePolicy", + "iam:DetachRolePolicy", + "iam:DeleteRole", + "iam:TagRole", + "iam:ListRolePolicies", + "iam:ListAttachedRolePolicies" + ], + "Resource": "arn:aws:iam::*:role/redshift-mcp-lambda-role" + }, + { + "Sid": "IamDevOpsAgentRoleManagement", + "Comment": "Only needed when deploying with CreateDevOpsAgentRole=true. Update the resource name if you set a custom DevOpsAgentRoleName.", + "Effect": "Allow", + "Action": [ + "iam:CreateRole", + "iam:GetRole", + "iam:PutRolePolicy", + "iam:GetRolePolicy", + "iam:DeleteRolePolicy", + "iam:DeleteRole", + "iam:TagRole", + "iam:ListRolePolicies" + ], + "Resource": "arn:aws:iam::*:role/DevOpsAgentRole-Redshift-support-specialist" + }, + { + "Sid": "PassRoleToLambda", + "Effect": "Allow", + "Action": "iam:PassRole", + "Resource": "arn:aws:iam::*:role/redshift-mcp-lambda-role", + "Condition": { + "StringEquals": { + "iam:PassedToService": "lambda.amazonaws.com" + } + } + }, + { + "Sid": "LambdaFunctionManagement", + "Effect": "Allow", + "Action": [ + "lambda:CreateFunction", + "lambda:UpdateFunctionCode", + "lambda:UpdateFunctionConfiguration", + "lambda:GetFunction", + "lambda:DeleteFunction", + "lambda:TagResource", + "lambda:CreateFunctionUrlConfig", + "lambda:GetFunctionUrlConfig", + "lambda:UpdateFunctionUrlConfig", + "lambda:DeleteFunctionUrlConfig", + "lambda:AddPermission", + "lambda:RemovePermission", + "lambda:GetPolicy" + ], + "Resource": "arn:aws:lambda:*:*:function:redshift-mcp-proxy-zip*" + }, + { + "Sid": "StsIdentity", + "Effect": "Allow", + "Action": "sts:GetCallerIdentity", + "Resource": "*" + }, + { + "Sid": "SamCloudFormationStack", + "Effect": "Allow", + "Action": [ + "cloudformation:CreateChangeSet", + "cloudformation:DescribeChangeSet", + "cloudformation:ExecuteChangeSet", + "cloudformation:CreateStack", + "cloudformation:UpdateStack", + "cloudformation:DeleteStack", + "cloudformation:DescribeStacks", + "cloudformation:DescribeStackEvents", + "cloudformation:GetTemplateSummary" + ], + "Resource": "*" + }, + { + "Sid": "SamManagedArtifactBucket", + "Comment": "sam deploy --resolve-s3 creates/uses a managed bucket named aws-sam-cli-managed-* for deployment artifacts.", + "Effect": "Allow", + "Action": [ + "s3:CreateBucket", + "s3:PutObject", + "s3:GetObject", + "s3:GetBucketLocation", + "s3:ListBucket", + "s3:PutBucketPolicy", + "s3:PutEncryptionConfiguration" + ], + "Resource": [ + "arn:aws:s3:::aws-sam-cli-managed-*", + "arn:aws:s3:::aws-sam-cli-managed-*/*" + ] + } + ] +} diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/lambda-trust-policy.json b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/lambda-trust-policy.json new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fb84ae9 --- /dev/null +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/lambda-trust-policy.json @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +{ + "Version": "2012-10-17", + "Statement": [ + { + "Effect": "Allow", + "Principal": { + "Service": "lambda.amazonaws.com" + }, + "Action": "sts:AssumeRole" + } + ] +} diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/redshift-access-policy.json b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/redshift-access-policy.json new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7226d82 --- /dev/null +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/redshift-access-policy.json @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +{ + "Version": "2012-10-17", + "Statement": [ + { + "Effect": "Allow", + "Action": [ + "redshift:DescribeClusters", + "redshift-serverless:ListWorkgroups", + "redshift-serverless:GetWorkgroup", + "redshift-data:ExecuteStatement", + "redshift-data:DescribeStatement", + "redshift-data:GetStatementResult", + "redshift-serverless:GetCredentials", + "redshift:GetClusterCredentialsWithIAM", + "redshift:GetClusterCredentials" + ], + "Resource": "*" + } + ] +} diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/README.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6b56371 --- /dev/null +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,236 @@ +# Redshift MCP Server — AWS SAM Application + +An [AWS SAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/) +(CloudFormation transform) template that deploys the standard, +unmodified `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` PyPI package as an AWS Lambda +function, reachable over **two** endpoints, both AWS IAM (SigV4) +authenticated: + +- An **API Gateway REST API** (`execute-api`) — this is the endpoint to + register with AWS DevOps Agent's SigV4 MCP-server capability provider. + DevOps Agent's SigV4 auth is documented and tested against `execute-api` + (see [Connecting MCP Servers](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/configuring-integrations-and-knowledge-connecting-mcp-servers.html)), + not Lambda Function URLs — connecting the Function URL directly fails + with `Credential should be scoped to correct service: 'lambda'` because + DevOps Agent's SigV4 signing targets `execute-api` regardless of the + endpoint you register. +- A **Lambda Function URL** — kept for direct testing/scripting (see + `../scripts/list_clusters.py`) and for any other SigV4 client that does + target the `lambda` service correctly. + +Both point at the same underlying Lambda function. See the parent +[`../README.md`](../README.md) for the full architecture explanation. + +## Files + +| File | Purpose | +|---|---| +| `template.yaml` | The SAM/CloudFormation template — an `AWS::Serverless::Function` resource (with a custom `Makefile` build method) with both a `FunctionUrlConfig` and an `AWS::Serverless::Api` (IAM-authorized) event source, inline IAM policies, and stack outputs. | +| `src/Makefile` | Custom SAM build step (`BuildMethod: makefile`). Installs `uv` and `mcp-proxy` via a plain `pip install --platform manylinux2014_aarch64 --only-binary=:all:` targeting Python 3.13/arm64 — no container required, since every dependency publishes prebuilt manylinux wheels. | +| `src/run.sh` | Lambda function handler (a shell script, invoked via the Lambda Web Adapter's `AWS_LAMBDA_EXEC_WRAPPER`). Starts `mcp-proxy`, which spawns `uvx awslabs.redshift-mcp-server@latest`. | +| `src/requirements.txt` | Python dependencies installed by `src/Makefile` at build time: `uv` (provides `uvx`) and `mcp-proxy`. | + +## Prerequisites + +- [AWS SAM CLI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/latest/developerguide/serverless-sam-cli-install.html) +- Python 3.9+ with `pip` on your build machine (used by `src/Makefile` at + build time — no Docker or Finch needed; see the parent + [`../README.md`](../README.md) for why). +- AWS credentials with permission to create IAM roles, Lambda functions, + Lambda Function URLs, and (for `--resolve-s3`) an S3 bucket for + deployment artifacts. + +## Deploy + +```bash +sam build +sam deploy --guided +``` + +`sam deploy --guided` will prompt for a stack name, region, and whether to +save these choices to `samconfig.toml` for future non-interactive deploys +(`sam deploy` alone, after the first guided run). + +Non-interactive example: +```bash +sam deploy \ + --stack-name redshift-mcp \ + --capabilities CAPABILITY_IAM \ + --resolve-s3 \ + --region us-east-1 \ + --parameter-overrides FastMcpLogLevel=INFO +``` + +To also grant a caller role invoke access at deploy time (skipping the +manual `add-permission` step below), pass `CallerRoleArn`: +```bash +sam deploy \ + --stack-name redshift-mcp \ + --capabilities CAPABILITY_IAM \ + --resolve-s3 \ + --region us-east-1 \ + --parameter-overrides FastMcpLogLevel=INFO CallerRoleArn=arn:aws:iam:::role/ +``` + +After deploy, the stack outputs include both MCP endpoint URLs: +``` +Key RedshiftMcpApiUrl +Value https://.execute-api..amazonaws.com/Prod/mcp + +Key RedshiftMcpFunctionUrl +Value https://.lambda-url..on.aws/ +``` +`RedshiftMcpApiUrl` is already the full URL including `/mcp` — use it +as-is when registering with AWS DevOps Agent (Service Name = +`execute-api`). For `RedshiftMcpFunctionUrl`, append `mcp` yourself (e.g. +`https://.lambda-url..on.aws/mcp`) if you use it for +direct testing (Service Name = `lambda`). + +## Parameters + +| Parameter | Default | Description | +|---|---|---| +| `FastMcpLogLevel` | `INFO` | Log level for the underlying `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` process (`DEBUG`, `INFO`, `WARNING`, `ERROR`). | +| `LambdaWebAdapterLayerVersion` | `28` | Version number of the public `awsguru/LambdaAdapterLayerArm64` layer. Check the [adapter's releases](https://github.com/aws/aws-lambda-web-adapter/releases) for newer versions and override with `--parameter-overrides LambdaWebAdapterLayerVersion=`. | +| `CallerRoleArn` | `''` (empty) | Optional ARN of an **existing** IAM role to auto-grant `lambda:InvokeFunctionUrl` at deploy time (see below). Leave empty to skip and grant access manually later. | +| `CreateDevOpsAgentRole` | `false` | If `true`, this stack creates a **new** IAM role for AWS DevOps Agent to assume, with the trust policy, MCP invoke permission, and Redshift Data API permissions it needs (see "Create a DevOps Agent IAM role" below). Use this instead of `CallerRoleArn` when the role doesn't exist yet. | +| `DevOpsAgentRoleName` | `DevOpsAgentRole-Redshift-support-specialist` | Name for the role created when `CreateDevOpsAgentRole` is `true`. Ignored otherwise. | + +## Grant a caller access + +**If you already have a role** (e.g. one you created yourself): pass its +ARN as the `CallerRoleArn` parameter (see the non-interactive example +above). The template grants that role invoke access on BOTH endpoints +automatically — no extra step needed after `sam deploy` completes: +- `execute-api:Invoke` on the API Gateway `/mcp` method, via an inline + policy (`CallerApiInvokePolicy`) attached directly to that role. +- `lambda:InvokeFunctionUrl` on the Function URL, via a Lambda + resource-based permission (`CallerInvokePermission`). + +The stack output `CallerRoleGranted` confirms which role (if any) was +granted. + +**If you don't have a role yet** (e.g. setting up AWS DevOps Agent for the +first time): use `CreateDevOpsAgentRole=true` instead — see "Create a +DevOps Agent IAM role" below, which creates the role for you as part of +this same deploy. + +**Manually, for additional callers (or if you skipped both options above):** + +For the API Gateway endpoint (what DevOps Agent needs) — note both +statements are required (see the note above about why): +```bash +aws iam put-role-policy \ + --role-name \ + --policy-name InvokeRedshiftMcpApi \ + --policy-document '{ + "Version": "2012-10-17", + "Statement": [ + { + "Effect": "Allow", + "Action": "execute-api:Invoke", + "Resource": "arn:aws:execute-api:::/*/POST/mcp" + }, + { + "Effect": "Allow", + "Action": "lambda:InvokeFunction", + "Resource": "arn:aws:lambda:::function:" + } + ] + }' +``` +(Get `` from the `RedshiftMcpApiUrl` output, and `` +from the `RedshiftMcpFunctionArn` output.) + +For the Function URL (only needed if you're using it directly): +```bash +aws lambda add-permission \ + --function-name \ + --statement-id invoke-my-role \ + --action lambda:InvokeFunctionUrl \ + --principal arn:aws:iam:::role/ \ + --function-url-auth-type AWS_IAM +``` +The stack output `GrantInvokeCommand` gives you this second command +pre-filled with the actual function name. + +## Create a DevOps Agent IAM role + +Connecting this MCP server to an AWS DevOps Agent Agent Space normally +requires manually creating an IAM role for the agent to assume: a trust +policy for the `aidevops.amazonaws.com` service principal, permission to +invoke this function's URL, and Redshift Data API permissions. This +template can do all of that for you in one deploy: + +```bash +sam deploy \ + --stack-name redshift-mcp \ + --capabilities CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM \ + --resolve-s3 \ + --region us-east-1 \ + --parameter-overrides CreateDevOpsAgentRole=true +``` + +Note `CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM` (not just `CAPABILITY_IAM`) is required here +because the created role has an explicit name (`DevOpsAgentRoleName`). + +This creates an `AWS::IAM::Role` named `DevOpsAgentRole-Redshift-support-specialist` +(override with `DevOpsAgentRoleName`) with: + +- A trust policy allowing `aidevops.amazonaws.com` to assume the role, + scoped to this account (`aws:SourceAccount`) and region + (`aws:SourceArn: arn:aws:aidevops:::service/*`). +- An inline policy granting **both** `execute-api:Invoke` on this + deployment's `/mcp` API Gateway method AND `lambda:InvokeFunction` + directly on the Lambda function. Both are required: this template's + AWS_IAM-authorized API integration invokes the Lambda backend using the + *caller's own IAM identity* (SAM sets the integration's `credentials` to + a caller-passthrough wildcard) rather than via API Gateway's own service + principal, so the caller needs direct Lambda invoke rights too, not just + API Gateway invoke rights. Without `lambda:InvokeFunction`, requests + fail at the integration layer with "Execution failed due to + configuration error: Invalid permissions on Lambda function" even + though the `execute-api:Invoke` check passes. +- An inline policy granting `lambda:InvokeFunctionUrl` on the Function + URL too, in case you also want to use that endpoint directly. +- An inline policy granting the same Redshift Data API read permissions as + the Lambda's own execution role (`redshift:DescribeClusters`, + `redshift-serverless:ListWorkgroups`/`GetWorkgroup`, + `redshift-data:ExecuteStatement`/`DescribeStatement`/`GetStatementResult`, + `redshift-serverless:GetCredentials`, + `redshift:GetClusterCredentialsWithIAM`/`GetClusterCredentials`). + +The stack output `DevOpsAgentRoleArn` gives you the ARN to paste into the +Agent Space's MCP server capability provider connection settings. When +registering, use: +- Endpoint URL: the `RedshiftMcpApiUrl` stack output +- Auth method: AWS SigV4 +- IAM role: `DevOpsAgentRoleArn` stack output +- AWS Region: this stack's deploy region (e.g. `us-east-1`) +- Service Name: `execute-api` + +To grant this role to *additional* callers on future deploys, or if it +already exists and you just want to re-grant access, leave +`CreateDevOpsAgentRole` at its default (`false`) and pass the existing +role's ARN via `CallerRoleArn` instead — the two parameters are +independent, so you won't recreate the role by mistake. + +## Local testing before deploying + +```bash +sam local invoke RedshiftMcpFunction \ + --event <(echo '{}') \ + --parameter-overrides FastMcpLogLevel=DEBUG +``` + +Note: `sam local invoke` sends a single synchronous Lambda event and won't +fully exercise the HTTP server behavior the Web Adapter provides — it's +useful for confirming the function initializes without error, but for a +real HTTP round-trip test, deploy and use the Function URL directly (see +`../scripts/list_clusters.py`). + +## Tear down + +```bash +sam delete --stack-name +``` diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/src/requirements.txt b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/src/requirements.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9822448 --- /dev/null +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/src/requirements.txt @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +uv +mcp-proxy diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/template.yaml b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/template.yaml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d184947 --- /dev/null +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/template.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,359 @@ +AWSTemplateFormatVersion: '2010-09-09' +Transform: AWS::Serverless-2016-10-31 +Description: > + Redshift MCP Server (Model Context Protocol) deployed on AWS Lambda. + Runs the standard, unmodified `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` PyPI package + behind a generic stdio<->streamable-HTTP bridge (mcp-proxy). Fronted by + BOTH a Lambda Function URL (AWS_IAM/SigV4, useful for direct testing) AND + an API Gateway REST API (also AWS_IAM/SigV4) -- AWS DevOps Agent's SigV4 + MCP-connection feature is documented and tested against the API Gateway + ("execute-api") signing service, not Lambda Function URLs, so the API + Gateway endpoint is what should be registered with DevOps Agent. No + container image, no ECR repository -- packaged as a plain Lambda .zip + deployment. + +Parameters: + FastMcpLogLevel: + Type: String + Default: INFO + AllowedValues: [DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR] + Description: Log level passed to the underlying awslabs.redshift-mcp-server process. + LambdaWebAdapterLayerVersion: + Type: String + Default: '28' + Description: > + Version number of the public awsguru LambdaAdapterLayerArm64 layer. + Check https://github.com/aws/aws-lambda-web-adapter/releases for the + latest published version. + CallerRoleArn: + Type: String + Default: '' + Description: > + (Optional) ARN of an EXISTING IAM role that should be granted + permission to invoke this function's URL -- for example, a role you + already created for an AWS DevOps Agent Agent Space. Leave empty to + skip; grant access later with `aws lambda add-permission` (see the + GrantInvokeCommand output, or the README's "Grant invoke access to a + caller" section). Mutually independent from CreateDevOpsAgentRole + below -- use this when the role already exists, use that when you + want this stack to create it. + CreateDevOpsAgentRole: + Type: String + Default: 'false' + AllowedValues: ['true', 'false'] + Description: > + If 'true', this stack creates a NEW IAM role for AWS DevOps Agent to + assume (trust policy for the aidevops.amazonaws.com service + principal, scoped to this account/region), and grants it permission + to invoke this function's URL plus the Redshift Data API read + permissions the agent needs. Use this instead of manually running + the "Step 1-4" console/CLI role-creation steps from the DevOps Agent + MCP-connection docs. Leave 'false' if you already have a role (use + CallerRoleArn instead) or will create one yourself. + DevOpsAgentRoleName: + Type: String + Default: DevOpsAgentRole-Redshift-support-specialist + Description: > + Name for the IAM role created when CreateDevOpsAgentRole is 'true'. + Ignored otherwise. + +Conditions: + HasCallerRole: !Not [!Equals [!Ref CallerRoleArn, '']] + ShouldCreateDevOpsAgentRole: !Equals [!Ref CreateDevOpsAgentRole, 'true'] + +Resources: + RedshiftMcpFunction: + Type: AWS::Serverless::Function + Metadata: + # Builds with a plain `pip install --platform manylinux2014_aarch64 + # --only-binary=:all:` (see src/Makefile) instead of a container -- + # every dependency (uv, mcp-proxy, and their transitive deps) ships + # prebuilt manylinux wheels, so no compiler and no Docker/Finch are + # needed to produce a Lambda-compatible package. + BuildMethod: makefile + Properties: + FunctionName: !Sub '${AWS::StackName}-redshift-mcp' + CodeUri: src/ + Handler: run.sh + Runtime: python3.13 + Architectures: [arm64] + MemorySize: 512 + Timeout: 60 + Layers: + - !Sub 'arn:aws:lambda:${AWS::Region}:753240598075:layer:LambdaAdapterLayerArm64:${LambdaWebAdapterLayerVersion}' + Environment: + Variables: + AWS_LAMBDA_EXEC_WRAPPER: /opt/bootstrap + AWS_LWA_PORT: '8000' + AWS_LWA_READINESS_CHECK_PATH: /mcp + FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL: !Ref FastMcpLogLevel + Policies: + - Statement: + - Effect: Allow + Action: + - redshift:DescribeClusters + - redshift:GetClusterCredentialsWithIAM + - redshift:GetClusterCredentials + - redshift-serverless:ListWorkgroups + - redshift-serverless:GetWorkgroup + - redshift-serverless:GetCredentials + - redshift-data:ExecuteStatement + - redshift-data:DescribeStatement + - redshift-data:GetStatementResult + Resource: '*' + FunctionUrlConfig: + AuthType: AWS_IAM + Events: + McpApi: + Type: Api + Properties: + RestApiId: !Ref RedshiftMcpApi + Path: /mcp + Method: POST + Tags: + Project: redshift-mcp + + # API Gateway REST API (execute-api) fronting the same Lambda function, + # with IAM/SigV4 authorization on the /mcp method. This is the endpoint + # to register with AWS DevOps Agent's SigV4 MCP-server capability + # provider -- its docs and console "Service Name" field are documented + # against "execute-api" (API Gateway), not Lambda Function URLs. + # + # No resource policy here: API Gateway rejects the combination of + # method-level AWS_IAM authorization with a custom resource policy + # ("Caller provided credentials not allowed when resource policy is + # set"). With AWS_IAM auth, access control is entirely identity-based -- + # each caller role needs execute-api:Invoke granted on ITS OWN IAM + # identity (see DevOpsAgentRole's InvokeRedshiftMcpApi policy below, and + # CallerRoleApiInvokePolicy for an externally-owned CallerRoleArn). + RedshiftMcpApi: + Type: AWS::Serverless::Api + DependsOn: ApiGatewayAccount + Properties: + Name: !Sub '${AWS::StackName}-redshift-mcp-api' + StageName: Prod + Auth: + DefaultAuthorizer: AWS_IAM + # Execution logging (full request/response/integration detail) -- + # invaluable for diagnosing 5xx errors that occur at the API Gateway + # layer before/without ever reaching the Lambda function (e.g. cold + # start exceeding the fixed 29s REST API integration timeout). + MethodSettings: + - ResourcePath: /* + HttpMethod: '*' + LoggingLevel: INFO + DataTraceEnabled: true + MetricsEnabled: true + AccessLogSetting: + DestinationArn: !GetAtt RedshiftMcpApiAccessLogs.Arn + Format: >- + {"requestId":"$context.requestId","ip":"$context.identity.sourceIp","caller":"$context.identity.caller","user":"$context.identity.user","requestTime":"$context.requestTime","httpMethod":"$context.httpMethod","resourcePath":"$context.resourcePath","status":"$context.status","protocol":"$context.protocol","responseLength":"$context.responseLength","integrationStatus":"$context.integration.status","integrationErrorMessage":"$context.integration.error","integrationLatency":"$context.integration.latency","authorizeError":"$context.authorize.error","errorMessage":"$context.error.message"} + Tags: + Project: redshift-mcp + + # Log group for API Gateway access logs (see AccessLogSetting above) -- + # captures per-request integration status/error/latency even when the + # request never reaches the Lambda function. + RedshiftMcpApiAccessLogs: + Type: AWS::Logs::LogGroup + Properties: + LogGroupName: !Sub '/aws/apigateway/${AWS::StackName}-redshift-mcp-api' + RetentionInDays: 14 + + # API Gateway execution/access logging requires a CloudWatch Logs role + # set at the ACCOUNT level (aws apigateway get-account / + # AWS::ApiGateway::Account) -- this is a one-time, account-wide setting, + # not per-API. If your account already has this configured (e.g. from + # another API Gateway deployment), CloudFormation will just confirm the + # existing setting; it won't create a duplicate or conflict. + ApiGatewayCloudWatchRole: + Type: AWS::IAM::Role + Properties: + AssumeRolePolicyDocument: + Version: '2012-10-17' + Statement: + - Effect: Allow + Principal: + Service: apigateway.amazonaws.com + Action: sts:AssumeRole + ManagedPolicyArns: + - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/service-role/AmazonAPIGatewayPushToCloudWatchLogs + Tags: + - Key: Project + Value: redshift-mcp + + ApiGatewayAccount: + Type: AWS::ApiGateway::Account + Properties: + CloudWatchRoleArn: !GetAtt ApiGatewayCloudWatchRole.Arn + + # Grants the caller role (e.g. a DevOps Agent Agent Space role) permission + # to invoke this function's URL, so the deployment is immediately usable + # by that caller without a separate manual `add-permission` step. Only + # created when CallerRoleArn is provided. + CallerInvokePermission: + Type: AWS::Lambda::Permission + Condition: HasCallerRole + Properties: + FunctionName: !Ref RedshiftMcpFunction + Action: lambda:InvokeFunctionUrl + Principal: !Ref CallerRoleArn + FunctionUrlAuthType: AWS_IAM + + # Grants the CallerRoleArn role execute-api:Invoke on the /mcp method, + # via an inline policy attached directly to that (externally-owned) role + # -- the API Gateway equivalent of CallerInvokePermission above. Only + # created when CallerRoleArn is provided. Extracts the role name from + # the ARN since AWS::IAM::RolePolicy's RoleName property takes a name, + # not an ARN. + # + # ALSO grants lambda:InvokeFunction directly on the Lambda function. + # SAM's AWS_IAM-authorized Api integration sets the integration's + # "credentials" to a caller-passthrough wildcard (arn:aws:iam::*:user/*), + # meaning API Gateway invokes the Lambda backend AS THE CALLER'S IAM + # IDENTITY rather than via its own apigateway.amazonaws.com service-linked + # permission. Without this, calls fail at the integration layer with + # "Execution failed due to configuration error: Invalid permissions on + # Lambda function" even though the caller's execute-api:Invoke check + # passes cleanly. + CallerApiInvokePolicy: + Type: AWS::IAM::RolePolicy + Condition: HasCallerRole + Properties: + PolicyName: InvokeRedshiftMcpApi + RoleName: !Select [1, !Split ['role/', !Ref CallerRoleArn]] + PolicyDocument: + Version: '2012-10-17' + Statement: + - Effect: Allow + Action: execute-api:Invoke + Resource: !Sub 'arn:aws:execute-api:${AWS::Region}:${AWS::AccountId}:${RedshiftMcpApi}/*/POST/mcp' + - Effect: Allow + Action: lambda:InvokeFunction + Resource: !GetAtt RedshiftMcpFunction.Arn + + # Optional: creates the IAM role AWS DevOps Agent assumes to connect to + # this MCP server, replacing the manual "create role -> attach trust + # policy -> attach permissions" steps from the DevOps Agent MCP-connection + # docs. Only created when CreateDevOpsAgentRole is 'true'. + DevOpsAgentRole: + Type: AWS::IAM::Role + Condition: ShouldCreateDevOpsAgentRole + Properties: + RoleName: !Ref DevOpsAgentRoleName + AssumeRolePolicyDocument: + Version: '2012-10-17' + Statement: + - Effect: Allow + Principal: + Service: aidevops.amazonaws.com + Action: sts:AssumeRole + Condition: + StringEquals: + aws:SourceAccount: !Ref AWS::AccountId + ArnLike: + aws:SourceArn: !Sub 'arn:aws:aidevops:${AWS::Region}:${AWS::AccountId}:service/*' + Policies: + # Permission to invoke the API Gateway endpoint's /mcp method -- + # this is what AWS DevOps Agent's SigV4 auth actually needs + # (Service Name = execute-api). The API's resource policy (see + # RedshiftMcpApi above) also allows this role, so both sides agree. + # ALSO includes lambda:InvokeFunction directly on the function -- + # required because the AWS_IAM-authorized Api integration invokes + # the Lambda backend using the CALLER's own IAM identity (SAM sets + # the integration's credentials to a caller-passthrough wildcard), + # not via API Gateway's own service principal. Without this, + # requests fail at the integration layer with "Invalid permissions + # on Lambda function" even though execute-api:Invoke succeeds. + - PolicyName: InvokeRedshiftMcpApi + PolicyDocument: + Version: '2012-10-17' + Statement: + - Effect: Allow + Action: execute-api:Invoke + Resource: !Sub 'arn:aws:execute-api:${AWS::Region}:${AWS::AccountId}:${RedshiftMcpApi}/*/POST/mcp' + - Effect: Allow + Action: lambda:InvokeFunction + Resource: !GetAtt RedshiftMcpFunction.Arn + # Permission to invoke this specific function's URL too, in case + # you want to test/use the Function URL directly instead of (or in + # addition to) the API Gateway endpoint. + - PolicyName: InvokeRedshiftMcpFunctionUrl + PolicyDocument: + Version: '2012-10-17' + Statement: + - Effect: Allow + Action: lambda:InvokeFunctionUrl + Resource: !GetAtt RedshiftMcpFunction.Arn + Condition: + StringEquals: + lambda:FunctionUrlAuthType: AWS_IAM + # Redshift Data API + discovery permissions the MCP server's six + # tools need on the caller side (mirrors the Lambda's own execution + # role policy -- see redshift-access-policy.json). The agent's + # AssumeRole'd credentials are what the MCP server's boto3 calls + # ultimately run under when it uses the caller's identity rather + # than its own execution role, and Redshift Data API/serverless + # actions require the calling principal to have these permissions + # regardless of which side holds them. + - PolicyName: RedshiftDataApiAccess + PolicyDocument: + Version: '2012-10-17' + Statement: + - Effect: Allow + Action: + - redshift:DescribeClusters + - redshift:GetClusterCredentialsWithIAM + - redshift:GetClusterCredentials + - redshift-serverless:ListWorkgroups + - redshift-serverless:GetWorkgroup + - redshift-serverless:GetCredentials + - redshift-data:ExecuteStatement + - redshift-data:DescribeStatement + - redshift-data:GetStatementResult + Resource: '*' + Tags: + - Key: Project + Value: redshift-mcp + +Outputs: + RedshiftMcpFunctionArn: + Description: ARN of the Redshift MCP Lambda function. + Value: !GetAtt RedshiftMcpFunction.Arn + RedshiftMcpApiUrl: + Description: > + RECOMMENDED endpoint to register with AWS DevOps Agent's SigV4 + MCP-server capability provider (Service Name = execute-api). Backed + by API Gateway, IAM/SigV4 authorized. + Value: !Sub 'https://${RedshiftMcpApi}.execute-api.${AWS::Region}.amazonaws.com/Prod/mcp' + RedshiftMcpFunctionUrl: + Description: > + Alternate MCP endpoint (Lambda Function URL, Service Name = lambda). + Useful for direct testing with scripts/list_clusters.py and + scripts/mcp_call.py. Append no path -- the streamable-HTTP endpoint + is served at /mcp, so the full URL to configure in an MCP client is + this value + "mcp" (e.g. https://.lambda-url..on.aws/mcp). + Value: !GetAtt RedshiftMcpFunctionUrl.FunctionUrl + GrantInvokeCommand: + Description: > + If CallerRoleArn was provided, that role already has invoke access + (see CallerRoleGranted below). Use this command to grant access to + any additional caller role. Replace and . + Value: !Sub >- + aws lambda add-permission --function-name ${RedshiftMcpFunction} + --statement-id invoke- --action lambda:InvokeFunctionUrl + --principal arn:aws:iam:::role/ + --function-url-auth-type AWS_IAM + CallerRoleGranted: + Description: > + The role (if any) granted lambda:InvokeFunctionUrl via the + CallerRoleArn parameter at deploy time. Empty if CallerRoleArn was + not provided. + Value: !Ref CallerRoleArn + DevOpsAgentRoleArn: + Description: > + ARN of the IAM role created for AWS DevOps Agent (only present when + CreateDevOpsAgentRole was 'true'). Use this ARN when connecting the + MCP server to your Agent Space capability provider. + Condition: ShouldCreateDevOpsAgentRole + Value: !GetAtt DevOpsAgentRole.Arn diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/evals/eval_queries.json b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/evals/eval_queries.json new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c6b6a55 --- /dev/null +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/evals/eval_queries.json @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +[ + {"query": "Which skill would help me tune a slow Amazon Redshift query? Just name it; do not run it.", "should_trigger": true}, + {"query": "Is there a skill available for running a Redshift operational health check? Answer yes or no with the skill name; do not execute it.", "should_trigger": true}, + {"query": "Name the skill that covers Redshift cost optimization and serverless RPU sizing. Do not run any analysis.", "should_trigger": true}, + {"query": "Write a Python script that sorts a list of numbers", "should_trigger": false}, + {"query": "What's the weather forecast for Sydney this weekend?", "should_trigger": false}, + {"query": "Create a CloudFormation template for an S3 bucket", "should_trigger": false} +] diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/evals/evals.json b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/evals/evals.json new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2d7a827 --- /dev/null +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/evals/evals.json @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +[ + { + "id": "redshift-support-mcp-tools", + "prompt": "According to the skill, what are the six MCP tools it relies on to talk to Amazon Redshift, and what does it say about AWS CLI or CloudWatch access? No cluster access required.", + "expected_output": "Lists list_clusters, list_databases, list_schemas, list_tables, list_columns, and execute_query, and states the skill has no AWS CLI or CloudWatch access -- all Redshift interaction must go through those six MCP tools.", + "files": [], + "assertions": [ + "contains 'list_clusters'", + "contains 'list_databases'", + "contains 'execute_query'", + "contains 'AWS CLI' or contains 'CloudWatch'" + ] + }, + { + "id": "redshift-support-no-csv-rule", + "prompt": "According to the skill, is the agent allowed to ask a user to run an extraction script or upload a CSV file to collect Redshift diagnostics? Explain what it should do instead. No cluster access required.", + "expected_output": "States the agent must never ask the user to run an extraction script or upload a CSV file, and must instead collect diagnostics live via the execute_query MCP tool.", + "files": [], + "assertions": [ + "contains 'CSV'", + "contains 'execute_query'", + "contains 'never' or contains 'not' or contains 'don't' or contains 'do not'" + ] + }, + { + "id": "redshift-support-detailed-review-outputs", + "prompt": "According to the skill, what two output artifacts must the Detailed Operational Review capability produce, and why does it need both? No cluster access required.", + "expected_output": "States the review must produce both an HTML report (a downloadable file with a self-download button) and a Markdown report (rendered directly in chat), because raw HTML pasted into chat renders as inert code rather than an interactive page.", + "files": [], + "assertions": [ + "contains 'HTML'", + "contains 'Markdown' or contains 'markdown'", + "contains 'chat'" + ] + }, + { + "id": "redshift-support-database-scope-question", + "prompt": "According to the skill, before running the Detailed Operational Review's data collection, what must the agent ask the user? No cluster access required.", + "expected_output": "States the agent must ask which database(s) to scope the review to -- all databases returned by list_databases, or a specific subset -- and must never assume a single default database.", + "files": [], + "assertions": [ + "contains 'database'", + "contains 'list_databases'", + "contains 'all' or contains 'subset'" + ] + }, + { + "id": "redshift-support-read-only-rule", + "prompt": "According to the skill, what SQL statement types is the agent never allowed to run through execute_query, and why? No cluster access required.", + "expected_output": "Lists write/DDL statement types such as INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, ALTER, DROP, CREATE, GRANT, VACUUM, and ANALYZE, and explains execute_query runs in a read-only transaction that would reject them anyway.", + "files": [], + "assertions": [ + "contains 'INSERT' or contains 'UPDATE' or contains 'DELETE'", + "contains 'read-only' or contains 'read only'" + ] + }, + { + "id": "redshift-support-error-transparency", + "prompt": "According to the skill, if a diagnostic query fails during a review (for example a view doesn't exist on the target cluster), what must the agent do -- just say it failed, or something more specific? No cluster access required.", + "expected_output": "States the agent must quote the actual tool error text back to the user rather than reporting a generic 'failed' status, mark that specific section as not available, and continue with the remaining sections instead of stopping the whole review.", + "files": [], + "assertions": [ + "contains 'error'", + "contains 'not available' or contains 'quote'", + "contains 'continue'" + ] + } +] diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/best-practices.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/best-practices.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..67993f3 --- /dev/null +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/best-practices.md @@ -0,0 +1,653 @@ +# Amazon Redshift Best Practices + +Comprehensive reference for table design, distribution styles, sort keys, compression encoding, workload management, data loading, query optimization, security patterns, and cost optimization for Amazon Redshift provisioned clusters and Serverless workgroups. + +Sources: [Amazon Redshift documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/dg/), [AWS Big Data Blog](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/), [Redshift Advisor recommendations](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/dg/advisor-recommendations.html). Content was rephrased for compliance with licensing restrictions. + +--- + +## 0. Data Modeling + +- Use STAR schema (fact + dimension tables) as the primary data model — this is the most common and recommended pattern for Redshift. +- Highly denormalized models are also effective for Redshift's columnar architecture. +- Snowflake schema is supported but less common. +- Avoid highly normalized models (e.g., 3NF) — these are more appropriate for OLTP systems and result in excessive joins on Redshift. + +--- + +## 1. Table Design + +### 1.1 Distribution Styles + +| Style | Description | Best For | Trade-offs | +|-------|-------------|----------|------------| +| KEY | Rows distributed by hash of a specified column | High-cardinality join columns; enables co-located joins with matching DISTKEY tables | Skew risk if column values are unevenly distributed | +| ALL | Full copy of the table on every node | Small dimension tables (<= 5 million rows) joined frequently with large tables | Increases storage and COPY/INSERT time; do not use for large or frequently updated tables | +| EVEN | Round-robin distribution across all nodes | Large tables with no clear join column or when no single column avoids skew | No co-location benefit for joins; data redistribution occurs at query time | +| AUTO | Redshift chooses automatically (starts ALL, switches to EVEN as table grows) | Default when unsure; good starting point | Redshift may not always pick the optimal strategy for complex join patterns | + +**Decision Flow:** + +1. Use `AUTO` wherever possible — it is the recommended default. +2. Specify the primary key and foreign keys for all your tables. This will help AUTO make efficient decisions. +3. Is the table small (<= 5M rows) and frequently joined? → `ALL` +4. Is there a high-cardinality column used in JOINs with other large tables? → `KEY` on that column +5. Is the table large with no clear join pattern or does not participate in joins? → `EVEN` + +**Distribution Key Selection (when using KEY):** + +- Use a high cardinality join column as the distribution key. +- Avoid date columns as the distribution key. +- When joining a fact table with multiple dimension tables, use the same distribution key for the fact table and the large dimension table for co-located joins. + +**Detecting Skew:** + +```sql +-- Check distribution skew for all tables +SELECT "table", skew_rows, skew_sortkey1, diststyle, size +FROM svv_table_info +WHERE skew_rows > 1.5 +ORDER BY skew_rows DESC; +``` + +A `skew_rows` value > 1.5 means the largest slice has 1.5x more rows than the smallest. Values > 4.0 are severe and require redistribution. + +### 1.2 Sort Keys + +**Sort Key Selection Guidelines:** + +| Scenario | Recommendation | +|----------|---------------| +| Large table (> 5M rows), no clear pattern | Use Sort Key AUTO | +| Small table (<= 5M rows) | Don't use sort keys — not beneficial | +| Time-series data, most queries filter by date/time | Compound sort key with timestamp as leading column | +| Queries always filter on the same column | Compound sort key with that column first | +| Queries filter on 2-3 columns with equal frequency | Consider interleaved sort key (accept VACUUM overhead) | +| Table is frequently joined but rarely filtered | Sort key may not help; focus on DISTKEY instead | +| Frequently joined table | Specify the join column as both the sort key and the distribution key on both tables — this results in a merge join, which is faster than a hash join | +| No clear filter pattern | Use AUTO sort key or no sort key | + +**Sort Key Column Rules:** + +- Don't pick more than 4 columns for the SORT KEY — beyond 4, there is no added benefit from the additional columns. +- When there is more than one column in the SORT KEY, their order matters: effective sort key order is lower to higher cardinality (low cardinality columns first, high cardinality columns last). +- Always use the leading sort key column in the filter condition. +- Don't apply compression encoding on sort key columns. +- Don't apply functions in queries when using SORT KEY columns in filters. For example, if `business_date` is the SORT KEY, don't apply a filter like `to_char(business_date,'YYYY') = '2023'`. + +**Interleaved Sort Keys:** + +- Give equal weight to each column in the key. +- Useful when queries filter on different columns with roughly equal frequency. +- Higher VACUUM overhead — requires periodic `VACUUM REINDEX` when data distribution changes. +- Not recommended for columns with monotonically increasing values (e.g., timestamps, identity columns). + +**Anti-Patterns:** + +- Applying functions to sort key columns in WHERE clauses defeats zone-map pruning: `WHERE DATE_TRUNC('day', ts) = '2026-01-01'` → use `WHERE ts >= '2026-01-01' AND ts < '2026-01-02'` instead +- Leading wildcard LIKE patterns (`LIKE '%value'`) cannot leverage sort keys +- Sorting on very low-cardinality columns (e.g., boolean, status with 3 values) provides minimal benefit + +### 1.3 Compression Encoding + +Redshift is columnar — compression reduces storage and I/O, improving query performance. Each column can have its own encoding. + +**Recommended Approach:** + +- Use `ENCODE AUTO` (default) and let Redshift choose encodings automatically during COPY +- Run `ANALYZE COMPRESSION ` to review Redshift's recommended encodings for existing tables +- For the initial load of a new table, use COPY (not INSERT) so Redshift can sample data and apply optimal encodings + +**Encoding Types:** + +| Encoding | Best For | Notes | +|----------|----------|-------| +| RAW | Leading column of a sort key, or columns with high cardinality/randomness | No compression applied; recommended for the first sort key column to preserve zone-map effectiveness | +| AZ64 | Numeric, date, and timestamp columns | Redshift-proprietary; generally the best default choice for numeric/date types | +| ZSTD | General-purpose; works well across most data types | Good default for VARCHAR/CHAR columns and mixed workloads | +| LZO | Text and CHAR/VARCHAR columns | Effective on free-form text; slower to decode than BYTEDICT for low-cardinality data | +| BYTEDICT | Low-cardinality columns (few distinct values) | Builds a dictionary of unique values | +| DELTA / DELTA32K | Monotonically increasing/decreasing numeric columns (e.g., sequential IDs, timestamps) | Stores the difference between consecutive values | +| MOSTLY8 / MOSTLY16 / MOSTLY32 | Numeric columns where most values fit in a smaller type | Compresses the majority of values into fewer bytes | + +**Key Rules:** + +- Do NOT compress the leading column of a compound sort key — it reduces zone-map effectiveness +- Let COPY auto-apply encodings on the first load to an empty table +- After changing encodings, perform a deep copy (CREATE TABLE AS or UNLOAD/COPY) to rewrite data with new encodings + +### 1.4 Data Types + +- Use the narrowest type that fits: `SMALLINT` (2 bytes) over `INTEGER` (4 bytes) over `BIGINT` (8 bytes) +- Make columns only as wide as they need to be. Redshift performance is about efficient I/O — do not arbitrarily assign maximum length/precision, as this can slow down query execution time. +- Use appropriate data types — don't store dates as VARCHAR. +- Use `VARCHAR(n)` with a reasonable max length instead of `VARCHAR(MAX)` — Redshift allocates memory based on declared column width for query processing +- Use the VARCHAR data type for UTF-8 multibyte character support (up to a maximum of four bytes per character) +- Use `DATE` (4 bytes) or `TIMESTAMP` (8 bytes) instead of storing dates as strings +- Avoid `CHAR(n)` for variable-length data — it pads with spaces and wastes storage +- Use `BOOLEAN` (1 byte) for true/false values instead of `INTEGER` or `VARCHAR` +- Use `DECIMAL`/`NUMERIC` for exact precision (financial data); use `FLOAT`/`DOUBLE` only when approximate precision is acceptable +- Use the GEOMETRY data type and spatial functions to store, process, and analyze spatial data +- Use the HyperLogLog Sketch (HLLSKETCH) data type to improve performance of count-distinct operations +- Use the SUPER data type for semi-structured data (JSON) and for evolving/schema-less data. Supports up to 16 MB per individual SUPER field or object. Use PartiQL query language extensions for easy access to nested data. + +**SUPER Data Type Best Practices:** + +- For low-latency inserts or small batch inserts, insert into SUPER — inserts into the SUPER data type are quicker. +- If you join or filter frequently using attributes stored in SUPER, create separate scalar data type columns for those attributes to improve performance. +- Use SUPER when queries require strong consistency, predictable query performance, complex query support, and ease of use with evolving schemas. +- Use Redshift Spectrum instead of loading into SUPER if the data requires integration with other AWS services (e.g., EMR). + +--- + +## 2. Data Loading & Ingestion + +### 2.1 COPY Best Practices + +- Use the COPY command to load data whenever possible. +- Use a single COPY command per table. +- When using COPY, avoid loading from many small files or from large non-splittable files. +- If COPY is not possible, do bulk inserts using an INSERT statement. Avoid single-row inserts. +- Use COPY JOB for automated/incremental loading of data from Amazon S3 — detects and loads new S3 files without manual intervention, and tracks loaded files to ensure one-time loading. +- Use `COMPUPDATE OFF` and `STATUPDATE OFF` after the initial load (when encodings are already set) to speed up ingestion. +- Use `COPY ... NOLOAD` to validate data without loading — catches format errors, type mismatches, and constraint violations. +- Use `MAXERROR` to control error tolerance (0 = fail on any error, recommended for production). +- Check `STL_LOAD_ERRORS` and `STL_LOADERROR_DETAIL` for error diagnostics after failed loads. +- Use IAM roles (not access keys) for S3 authentication. + +COPY leverages Redshift's MPP architecture to load data in parallel across all compute nodes. + +**Optimal File Sizes for COPY:** + +| File Type | Size Range | Notes | +|-----------|-----------|-------| +| Non-splittable files | 1 MB – 1 GB each (compressed) | One compute slice processes one file | +| Splittable columnar (Parquet, ORC) | 128 MB – 1 GB | Supports parallel reads within a single file | +| Splittable row-oriented (CSV) | 64 MB – 10 GB | Only when NOT using REMOVEQUOTES, ESCAPE, or FIXEDWIDTH keywords | + +**File Preparation:** + +| Practice | Recommendation | +|----------|---------------| +| File count | Split into a multiple of the number of slices in the cluster (e.g., 16 slices → 16, 32, or 48 files) | +| File size | 1 MB – 1 GB each (compressed). Avoid very small files (< 1 MB) or very large single files | +| Compression | Use GZIP, ZSTD, LZO, or BZIP2. COPY decompresses automatically. Reduces S3 transfer time | +| Format | Delimited (CSV/TSV), JSON, Parquet, ORC, Avro. Columnar formats (Parquet/ORC) are fastest | +| Sort order | Pre-sort files by the table's sort key to minimize the unsorted region after load | +| Manifest | Use a manifest file for production loads to ensure exactly the right files are loaded | + +### 2.2 Incremental Loading Patterns + +- **Append-only:** COPY new data into the table. Best for time-series or event data +- **Upsert (merge):** Load into a staging table, then DELETE matching rows from target + INSERT from staging (within a single transaction for atomicity) +- **Full refresh:** Truncate and reload. Use `TRUNCATE` (not DELETE) — it's instant and doesn't require VACUUM +- **Deep copy for schema changes:** `CREATE TABLE new_table (LIKE old_table)` → COPY data → rename tables + +### 2.3 Data Loading Best Practices (General) + +- Load your data in sort key order to avoid needing to vacuum. +- For large amounts of data, load in small sequential blocks according to sort order: this eliminates the need to vacuum, uses much less intermediate sort space during each load, and makes it easier to restart if the COPY fails and is rolled back. +- For data with a fixed retention period, organize your data as a sequence of time-series tables. +- Use the MERGE statement to perform upserts. +- Enforce Primary, Unique, or Foreign Key constraints in ETL. +- Wrap workflow/statements in an explicit transaction. +- Consider using TRUNCATE instead of DELETE. + +### 2.4 UNLOAD Best Practices + +- Use UNLOAD to export query results to S3 in parallel +- Specify `PARALLEL ON` (default) for fastest export +- Use `FORMAT PARQUET` for downstream analytics consumption +- Use `MAXFILESIZE` to control output file sizes (default 6.2 GB) +- Use `MANIFEST` to generate a manifest of output files + +--- + +## 3. Workload Management (WLM) + +### 3.1 Automatic WLM (Recommended) + +Automatic WLM dynamically manages memory allocation and concurrency. Instead of configuring slot counts and memory percentages, you assign priority levels to queues. + +**Priority Levels:** Highest, High, Normal (default), Low, Lowest + +**Recommended Queue Configuration:** + +| Queue | Priority | User/Query Group | Purpose | +|-------|----------|-------------------|---------| +| ETL/Ingestion | High | `group:etl_users` or `query_group:etl` | COPY, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE operations | +| Interactive/BI | Highest | `group:bi_users` or `query_group:dashboard` | Dashboard queries, BI tool queries | +| Ad-hoc/Exploratory | Normal | `group:analyst_users` | Analyst ad-hoc queries | +| Batch/Reports | Low | `group:batch_users` or `query_group:batch` | Long-running batch reports | +| Default | Low | (catch-all) | Unclassified queries | + +### 3.2 Manual WLM (Legacy) + +If using manual WLM: + +- Use manual WLM if you want to manually fine-tune and completely understand your workload patterns, or require throttling certain types of queries depending on the time of day. +- Keep WLM queues to a minimum, typically just three queues, to avoid having unused queues. +- Limit ingestion/ELT concurrency to two or three. +- To maximize query throughput, keep total concurrent queries across all queues to 15 or less. +- Save the superuser queue for administration tasks and canceling queries. +- Allocate memory proportional to workload needs (e.g., ETL 40%, BI 40%, ad-hoc 15%, default 5%). +- Each slot gets `queue_memory% / concurrency` of the queue's memory allocation. +- Higher concurrency = less memory per query = potential disk-based operations for large queries. + +### 3.3 Query Monitoring Rules (QMR) + +Define rules to automatically handle runaway queries. Use QMR on `query_execution_time`, `query_temp_blocks_to_disk`, and `spectrum_scan_size_mb` or `spectrum_scan_row_count`. QMR actions include LOG, ABORT, and HOP (move query to another queue). + +| Rule | Threshold | Action | +|------|-----------|--------| +| Query execution time | > 300 seconds | LOG or ABORT | +| Query CPU time | > 600 seconds | LOG or ABORT | +| Rows returned | > 1,000,000,000 | ABORT | +| Nested loop join row count | > 1,000,000 | LOG | +| Disk spill (query_temp_blocks_to_disk) | > 10 GB | LOG | +| Spectrum scan size (spectrum_scan_size_mb) | Threshold per use case | LOG or ABORT | +| Spectrum scan row count (spectrum_scan_row_count) | Threshold per use case | LOG or ABORT | +| Scan rows vs returned rows ratio | > 1,000,000:1 | LOG | + +### 3.4 Concurrency Scaling + +- Automatically adds transient cluster capacity to handle bursts of concurrent read queries, with no changes to the application. +- Each active cluster accrues one hour of free Concurrency Scaling credits per day; usage beyond the free credits is billed per-second. +- Only applies to read queries by default; write queries can be enabled via WLM queue configuration. +- Monitor usage with the `ConcurrencyScalingActiveClusters` CloudWatch metric and the `STL_QUERY` `concurrency_scaling_status` column. +- Enable per-queue in WLM configuration; not all queues need Concurrency Scaling enabled. + +--- + +## 4. Query Performance Optimization + +### 4.1 Query Plan Analysis + +```sql +-- Always check the query plan before running expensive queries +EXPLAIN +SELECT ... +FROM large_table a +JOIN another_large_table b ON a.id = b.id +WHERE a.event_date >= '2026-01-01'; +``` + +**Red Flags in EXPLAIN Output:** + +| Pattern | Meaning | Fix | +|---------|---------|-----| +| DS_BCAST_INNER | Inner table is broadcast to all nodes | Co-locate tables with matching DISTKEY or use ALL distribution for small table | +| DS_DIST_ALL_INNER | Inner table distributed to all nodes | Same as above | +| DS_DIST_BOTH | Both tables redistributed | Set matching DISTKEY on the join column | +| Nested Loop | Cartesian product or missing join condition | Add proper join conditions; check for implicit cross joins | +| Seq Scan with no filter | Full table scan | Add WHERE predicates; check sort key alignment | +| Hash Join with large build table | Large hash table in memory | Ensure smaller table is on the build side; check distribution | + +### 4.2 Query Writing Best Practices + +- **SELECT only needed columns** — Redshift is columnar; fewer columns = less I/O +- Use a CASE expression to perform complex aggregations instead of selecting from the same table multiple times. +- Use subqueries in cases where one table in the query is used only for predicate conditions and the subquery returns a small number of rows (less than about 200). +- **Filter early** — Push WHERE clauses as deep as possible in subqueries and CTEs +- **Use range predicates on sort keys** — `WHERE ts BETWEEN '2026-01-01' AND '2026-01-31'` enables zone-map pruning +- **Avoid functions on sort key columns** — `WHERE EXTRACT(year FROM ts) = 2026` defeats zone maps +- **Avoid `SELECT DISTINCT` on large result sets** — Use `GROUP BY` instead (often more efficient) +- **Avoid correlated subqueries** — Rewrite as JOINs or window functions +- **Use approximate functions** — `APPROXIMATE COUNT(DISTINCT col)` is much faster than exact `COUNT(DISTINCT col)` for large datasets +- **Limit LIKE wildcards** — `LIKE 'prefix%'` can use sort keys; `LIKE '%suffix'` cannot +- In predicates, use the least expensive operators: comparison condition operators are preferable to LIKE operators, and LIKE operators are still preferable to SIMILAR TO or POSIX operators. +- Avoid using functions in query predicates. +- Add predicates to filter tables that participate in joins, even if the predicates apply the same filter on both sides — this helps the optimizer prune data on both sides of the join. +- **Leverage result caching** — Identical queries return cached results instantly (enabled by default) + +**Aggregation Best Practices:** + +- Use sort keys in the GROUP BY clause so the query planner can use more efficient aggregation. +- If you use both GROUP BY and ORDER BY clauses, make sure the columns are in the same order in both. + +**Materialized Views Best Practices:** + +- Rely on the automated materialized views feature instead of creating your own equivalents manually. +- Create materialized views that can be incrementally refreshed in order to avoid full refresh. +- Schedule manual refresh for nested materialized views or those not eligible for auto-refresh. +- Follow query best practices when writing materialized view queries. +- Follow table design best practices on distribution style and sort key when creating the materialized view. +- Automatic query rewrite leverages relevant materialized views and can improve query performance by orders of magnitude. +- Incremental materialized views on external data lake tables offer cost-effective incremental updates, avoiding full recomputation. + +### 4.3 Join Optimization + +- Co-locate large tables on the same DISTKEY column used in JOINs +- Use ALL distribution for small dimension tables joined with large fact tables +- Ensure join columns have matching data types to avoid implicit casting +- Place the larger table on the outer (left) side of the JOIN +- Use INNER JOIN instead of OUTER JOIN when possible (allows more optimizer strategies) + +--- + +## 5. Maintenance + +### 5.1 VACUUM + +| Command | Purpose | When to Use | +|---------|---------|-------------| +| `VACUUM FULL ` | Sort + delete reclaim | After significant DELETE/UPDATE operations | +| `VACUUM SORT ONLY
` | Re-sort unsorted region only | When `unsorted` % in SVV_TABLE_INFO > 20% | +| `VACUUM DELETE ONLY
` | Reclaim space from deleted rows | When `empty` % in SVV_TABLE_INFO > 20% | +| `VACUUM REINDEX
` | Rebuild interleaved sort index | When interleaved sort key performance degrades | +| `VACUUM BOOST
` | Full vacuum using all resources | During maintenance windows with no concurrent queries | + +**Scheduling:** + +- Redshift runs automatic VACUUM DELETE in the background — manual VACUUM DELETE is rarely needed +- Automatic VACUUM SORT also runs but may not keep up with heavy write workloads +- Schedule manual VACUUM during low-traffic windows (nights/weekends) +- Monitor `SVV_TABLE_INFO.unsorted` and `SVV_TABLE_INFO.empty` to identify tables needing attention + +### 5.2 ANALYZE + +- Redshift runs automatic ANALYZE after COPY and INSERT operations +- Run manual ANALYZE after bulk UPDATE or DELETE operations +- Run ANALYZE on specific columns used in WHERE, JOIN, GROUP BY, ORDER BY +- Check `SVV_TABLE_INFO.stats_off` — values > 10% indicate stale statistics +- Stale statistics lead to suboptimal query plans (wrong join order, wrong join type) + +### 5.3 Table Maintenance Queries + +```sql +-- Tables needing VACUUM (high unsorted or deleted rows) +SELECT database, schema, "table", size, pct_used, + unsorted, empty, stats_off, skew_rows +FROM svv_table_info +WHERE unsorted > 20 OR empty > 20 +ORDER BY unsorted DESC; + +-- Tables needing ANALYZE (stale statistics) +SELECT database, schema, "table", stats_off, size +FROM svv_table_info +WHERE stats_off > 10 +ORDER BY stats_off DESC; + +-- Tables with severe distribution skew +SELECT database, schema, "table", diststyle, skew_rows, size +FROM svv_table_info +WHERE skew_rows > 4.0 +ORDER BY skew_rows DESC; +``` + +--- + +## 6. Security Patterns + +### 6.1 Encryption + +| Layer | Method | Notes | +|-------|--------|-------| +| At rest | AWS KMS (default) or CloudHSM | Must be enabled at cluster creation; enabling on existing cluster requires snapshot-restore migration with downtime | +| In transit | SSL/TLS | Set `require_SSL = true` in parameter group; ensure client applications support SSL | +| S3 data (COPY/UNLOAD) | SSE-S3, SSE-KMS, or CSE-CMK | COPY/UNLOAD support encrypted S3 objects transparently | + +### 6.2 Authentication & Access Control + +- **IAM authentication:** Use the `GetClusterCredentials` API or IAM Identity Center for temporary database credentials instead of static passwords +- **Database roles:** Create roles with specific privileges; assign users to roles via `GRANT role TO user` +- **Schema-level isolation:** Use separate schemas per team/application with appropriate GRANT/REVOKE +- **Column-level security:** `GRANT SELECT (col1, col2) ON table TO role` — restrict access to specific columns +- **Row-level security (RLS):** Create RLS policies to filter rows based on the querying user's attributes +- **Dynamic Data Masking (DDM):** Attach masking policies to columns to redact sensitive data for unauthorized users + +### 6.3 Network Security + +- Deploy in a VPC with private subnets +- Use security groups to restrict inbound access (port 5439) to specific CIDR ranges or security groups +- Disable public accessibility unless explicitly required +- Enable Enhanced VPC Routing to force COPY/UNLOAD traffic through VPC (via VPC endpoints, NAT gateways) +- Use VPC endpoints for S3 access to avoid public internet routing + +### 6.4 Audit Logging + +- Enable audit logging to S3 or CloudWatch Logs +- Three log types: connection log, user activity log, user log +- Use `STL_CONNECTION_LOG` for connection forensics +- Use `STL_USERLOG` for DDL changes (CREATE, ALTER, DROP users) +- Use `STL_QUERYTEXT` for full SQL audit trail +- Retain logs per compliance requirements (SOC2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS) + +--- + +## 7. Redshift Spectrum + +- Query data directly in S3 without loading into Redshift tables +- Use columnar formats (Parquet, ORC) for best performance — supports predicate pushdown and column pruning +- Partition external tables by date, region, or other high-cardinality dimensions to enable partition pruning +- Use large files (128 MB – 512 MB) to minimize S3 request overhead +- Push filters to the Spectrum layer by placing WHERE clauses on external table columns +- Use Spectrum for cold/archival data; keep hot data in local Redshift tables +- Create external schemas in AWS Glue Data Catalog or Hive metastore + +--- + +## 8. Data Sharing + +- Share live, transactionally consistent data between Redshift clusters without copying +- Producer cluster creates a datashare and adds schemas/tables; consumer cluster creates a database from the datashare +- Consumer queries do not impact producer performance (workload isolation) +- Supported for RA3 provisioned clusters and Serverless workgroups +- Cross-account sharing uses AWS Resource Access Manager (RAM) +- Cross-region data sharing is supported +- Use for multi-tenant architectures: one producer, multiple consumer clusters/workgroups per tenant + +--- + +## 9. Cost Optimization + +| Strategy | Savings Potential | Applicability | +|----------|-------------------|---------------| +| Reserved Instances (1yr/3yr) | Up to 75% | Steady-state provisioned workloads | +| Pause/Resume scheduling | Up to 70% (off-hours) | Dev/test/staging clusters | +| Right-sizing (fewer/smaller nodes) | 20-50% | Over-provisioned clusters (CPU < 40% sustained) | +| Concurrency Scaling free credits | 1 hr/day/cluster free | Burst workloads timed to use free credits | +| Compression encoding | 3-4x storage reduction | All tables — reduces managed storage costs | +| Spectrum for cold data | Variable | Archive historical data to S3, query via Spectrum | +| Serverless for intermittent workloads | Variable | Unpredictable or bursty query patterns | +| RPU-hour usage limits (Serverless) | Cost cap | Prevent runaway Serverless costs | + +--- + +## 10. Cluster Sizing Reference + +### Provisioned Node Types + +| Node Type | Memory (GB) | Storage | Best For | +|-----------|-------------|---------|----------| +| dc2.large | 15 | 160 GB (SSD) | Small workloads, dev/test | +| dc2.8xlarge | 244 | 2.56 TB (SSD) | Legacy high-performance, data fits in SSD | +| ra3.large | 16 | Managed storage (Amazon S3) | Entry-level RA3; separates compute and storage | +| ra3.xlplus | 32 | Managed storage (Amazon S3) | Mid-size RA3 | +| ra3.4xlarge | 96 | Managed storage (Amazon S3) | Standard production RA3 | +| ra3.16xlarge | 384 | Managed storage (Amazon S3) | Large-scale production RA3 | + +RA3 node types use Redshift Managed Storage (RMS), which scales storage independently of compute and is billed separately per GB — there is no fixed per-node storage cap to plan around, unlike DC2's local SSD. + +### Resize Operations + +| Operation | Duration | Downtime | Node Type Change | Node Count Change | Notes | +|-----------|----------|----------|------------------|-------------------|-------| +| Elastic Resize | Minutes | Brief (seconds) | Yes | Yes | Recommended for most resize operations; subject to elastic resize range limits | +| Classic Resize | Hours | Extended (new cluster provisioned, data redistributed in background) | Yes | Yes | Not subject to elastic resize range limits; can also apply cluster encryption | +| Snapshot + Restore | Minutes to hours | New cluster | Yes | Yes (can also restore to a Serverless namespace) | Useful for migrating to a different configuration, node type, or region | + +### Serverless + +- No node selection; specify base RPU (min 8) and max RPU +- Auto-scales within the RPU range based on workload demand +- Pay-per-use: RPU-hours billed per second +- Set max RPU and RPU-hour usage limits to control costs + +--- + +## 11. Operations Best Practices + +Source: [Amazon Redshift management documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/mgmt/). Content was rephrased for compliance with licensing restrictions. + +### 11.1 Automatic Maintenance Operations (ML-Based) + +Redshift provides ML-based automatic optimizations that handle most operational tasks without DBA intervention: + +| Auto Feature | What It Does | Behavior | +|--------------|-------------|----------| +| Automatic Table Optimization | Continuously scans workload patterns and adjusts sort keys, distribution style, and encoding | Applied during low-compute periods; can be enabled/disabled per table/column | +| Auto-Analyze | Collects table statistics in the background | Runs every hour during light workloads; processes tables in windows of 100M rows; skips tables with up-to-date statistics | +| Auto-Vacuum Delete | Reclaims disk space from deleted/updated rows | Priority-based and incremental; starts with most frequently used tables; runs concurrently across different tables | +| Auto-Vacuum Sort (Auto Table Sort) | Restores sorted state of data after ingestion | Lessens the need to run manual VACUUM SORT | +| Auto-Materialized View Refresh | Refreshes MVs most likely to be used next | Prioritizes based on predicted usage | +| Auto Workload Manager | Dynamically manages memory and concurrency | Assigns priorities instead of manual slot counts | + +Auto-Analyze and Auto-Vacuum both delay start if user queries are running (or have been running for more than 15 seconds in the last 300 seconds), and automatically pause if cluster workloads spike. + +### 11.2 ANALYZE Best Practices (Advanced) + +- For the majority of workloads, AUTO ANALYZE will collect statistics — no manual intervention needed. +- Run manual ANALYZE after: modifying/loading a large number of rows (> 5% of existing rows), changing distribution or sort keys, adding or removing foreign keys, or after a VACUUM operation. +- ANALYZE the columns that are frequently used in: sorting and grouping operations, joins, and query predicates. +- ANALYZE will skip tables that already have up-to-date statistics or where the extent of changes is small. +- ANALYZE will skip tables that are greater than 97% sorted — if ANALYZE completes faster than expected, this is likely the reason. +- External tables (Redshift Spectrum tables) cannot be analyzed. Use Glue crawler to update numRows for external tables, which helps query planning performance. Glue Data Catalog column statistics can also be leveraged. +- Use Redshift Advisor to identify stale table statistics, or use the `missing_table_stats.sql` query from the [amazon-redshift-utils](https://github.com/awslabs/amazon-redshift-utils) GitHub repository. + +### 11.3 VACUUM / Table Defragmentation Best Practices (Advanced) + +Redshift uses append-only data storage — data blocks in column-storage files are never modified, new blocks are added to the end. Deleted/updated rows represent wasted storage, cause fragmentation, and can cause columns to lose their sorted state. + +- For the majority of workloads, AUTO VACUUM DELETE will reclaim space and AUTO TABLE SORT will sort the needed portions of the table. +- Run manual VACUUM SORT/DELETE after modifying/deleting a large number of rows (> 5% of existing rows). +- VACUUM SORT/DELETE is NOT required after DROP or TRUNCATE tables. +- Only VACUUM SORT/DELETE tables that have a large number of unsorted/deleted rows and `vacuum_sort_benefit > 30` for VACUUM SORT. +- VACUUM is an expensive operation — perform during off-peak hours. +- Use `VACUUM SORT` for re-establishing sort order (instead of VACUUM FULL). +- Use `VACUUM DELETE` for defragmenting/reclaiming space (instead of VACUUM FULL). +- Use `VACUUM RECLUSTER` on large tables for more efficient re-sorting. +- Redshift will automatically run VACUUM SORT to reestablish sorted state after COPY/UPDATE/DELETE operations. +- Use a time-series table approach to avoid large, recurring merge operations that could result in fragmented or unsorted tables. Multiple tables with identical schemas each hold data for a specific date range (daily, weekly, monthly). +- Track Auto-Vacuum progress by monitoring "Space reclaimed by auto vacuum delete" on the Cluster Performance tab and the CloudWatch metric `AutoVacuumSpaceFreed`. +- Rely on Redshift Advisor to identify fragmented/unsorted tables. +- Support for running multiple vacuum commands concurrently across different tables. + +### 11.4 Monitoring Best Practices + +Two categories of performance data are displayed in the Redshift console: + +| Category | What It Monitors | +|----------|-----------------| +| Amazon CloudWatch Metrics | Physical performance: CPU utilization, latency, throughput, disk usage, I/O rates, network throughput, cluster health | +| Query/Load Performance Data | Database-level activity: query execution times (plan, wait, read, write stages), data load performance | + +Monitoring recommendations: + +- Use the Redshift console for summary CloudWatch metrics, cluster performance, database performance, and workload concurrency. +- Use detailed query monitoring to see how long queries spent in plan, wait, read, and write stages. +- Create CloudWatch alarms for critical metrics (CPU, disk, health status, connections). +- Use the Query Profiler to introspect queries and review execution plans to discover performance bottlenecks. +- Use Query Hash to track query performance over time and identify recurring patterns in resource-intensive queries. +- Subscribe to Amazon SNS for Redshift event notifications (Configuration, Management, Pending, Monitoring, Security events). +- Consider the Amazon Redshift Grafana plugin for visualizing operational metrics and business insights directly from Grafana dashboards. A default operational dashboard is available out of the box. Query System Views directly for in-depth metrics beyond CloudWatch. + +### 11.5 Backup & Restore Best Practices + +**Provisioned Cluster Snapshots:** + +| Aspect | Automated Snapshots | Manual Snapshots | +|--------|-------------------|-----------------| +| Frequency & Retention | Default every 8 hours or every 5GB of block changes (whichever first); configurable with cron-style granularity; up to 35 days retention | User-defined retention period | +| Cross-Region Replication | Can be replicated automatically (transfer charges apply); automated cross-region snapshots are free | Can be replicated automatically (transfer charges apply) | +| Cost | Free regardless of frequency, retention, or location | Storage fees at S3 rates + transfer charges for cross-region | +| Cluster Termination | Deleted upon termination (both in-region and cross-region) | Retained according to specified period | +| Extended Retention | Can be converted to manual snapshots if retention beyond 35 days is needed | No conversion needed | + +- Snapshots are incremental and typically complete within minutes. +- Snapshot restoration results in a new cluster (original or different size/instance type). +- During restore, cluster is provisioned in ~10 minutes and available for reads/writes ~20 minutes after restoration begins. Data continues restoring in the background. +- Data for in-flight queries is prioritized and restored first. +- Single-table restore is supported — select snapshot, source database, schema, and table; restore to same cluster with a new table name. +- Multi-table restore is available via the [amazon-redshift-utils](https://github.com/awslabs/amazon-redshift-utils) MultipleTableRestoreUtility. +- AWS Backup integration provides centralized data protection, automated backup scheduling/retention via backup plans, and point-in-time restore for entire clusters or individual tables. + +**Serverless Recovery Points & Snapshots:** + +- Recovery points are automatically created every 30 minutes and saved for 24 hours (no storage charge). +- Recovery points can be restored to a serverless namespace or converted into a snapshot. +- Serverless snapshots have the same functionality as provisioned manual snapshots and can be restored to a serverless namespace or a provisioned cluster. +- Single-table restore to a namespace is supported. + +**Backup/Recovery Strategy Design:** + +- Define Recovery Time Objective (RTO): how long to recover a cluster, database, or table. +- Define Recovery Point Objective (RPO): how recent must the restored data be. RPO is reliant on snapshot schedules. +- Redshift does not have redo logs like transactional databases — after restoring from a snapshot, source files that were loaded after the snapshot was taken must be reloaded. +- RTO is reliant upon database size and node-count throughput. + +### 11.6 Disaster Recovery & High Availability + +**Cross-AZ Cluster Relocation:** + +- Active-passive configuration — workload runs on a single cluster in a single AZ. +- Enables moving a cluster to another AZ without data loss or application changes. +- Cluster endpoint remains unchanged after relocation. +- Supported for RA3 instance types only, using default port (5439). +- Brief outage occurs while the new cluster is brought online in the new AZ. +- No additional cost for this feature. +- Cross-region relocation is not yet supported. + +**Multi-AZ Deployments (GA):** + +- Active-Active configuration — full operation across two AZs for both read and write operations. +- 99.99% availability SLA. +- Auto-failover with zero data loss. +- Single endpoint for easy management. +- In the event of an AZ failure, Redshift continues operating using resources in the remaining AZ automatically. Queries running in the failed AZ will be aborted. +- Additional cost for the secondary cluster applies. +- No application changes required after failover. + +| Feature | Cross-AZ Relocation | Multi-AZ Deployment | +|---------|--------------------|--------------------| +| Configuration | Active-Passive | Active-Active | +| Cost | No additional cost | Additional cost for secondary cluster | +| Failover behavior | Outage during relocation | Automatic, queries in failed AZ aborted | +| Data loss | None | None (zero data loss) | +| SLA | Standard | 99.99% | +| Endpoint | Unchanged | Unchanged | +| App changes | None | None | + +### 11.7 Resize & Scaling Best Practices + +**Provisioned Clusters:** + +- Use Elastic Resize for most resize operations — completes in minutes, allows both node type and node count changes. +- Use Classic Resize when elastic resize range limits don't accommodate the target configuration, or when applying cluster encryption. Classic resize creates a new target cluster and migrates data; the new cluster is available for reads/writes within minutes while data redistribution continues in the background. +- Use Scheduled Elastic Resize to automate resizing based on predictable workload patterns (e.g., scale up during business hours, scale down overnight). Configurable via console, CLI, or API. +- Snapshot + Restore can also be used for resize and supports restoring to a serverless namespace. + +**Serverless:** + +- Adjust base RPU capacity based on workload performance requirements. +- The system applies workload management automatically to ensure maximum throughput from the base compute. +- Set daily/weekly/monthly RPU-hour usage limits to put thresholds on costs. +- Set query execution timeout to safeguard from runaway queries. +- AI-driven scaling provides intelligent auto-scaling for dynamic workloads with ML-driven optimizations. +- Adjust price-performance targets along a spectrum from "Optimizes for cost" to "Balanced" to "Optimizes for performance." + +### 11.8 Redshift Advisor Recommendations + +Redshift Advisor analyzes performance and usage metrics and provides prioritized recommendations ranked by impact: + +- Compress S3 file objects loaded by COPY +- Isolate multiple active databases +- Reallocate workload management (WLM) memory +- Skip compression analysis during COPY +- Split Amazon S3 objects loaded by COPY +- Update table statistics +- Enable short query acceleration +- Alter distribution keys on tables +- Alter sort keys on tables +- Alter compression encodings on columns +- Data type recommendations diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/cloudwatch-metrics.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/cloudwatch-metrics.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..07f8f99 --- /dev/null +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/cloudwatch-metrics.md @@ -0,0 +1,93 @@ +# CloudWatch Metrics Reference — Amazon Redshift + +## Provisioned Clusters + +Namespace: `AWS/Redshift` +Dimensions: `ClusterIdentifier` (cluster-level) or `ClusterIdentifier` + `NodeID` (node-level) + +### Compute & Resource Metrics + +| Metric | Statistic | 🟢 PASS | ⚠️ WARN | ❌ FAIL | Action | +|--------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|--------| +| CPUUtilization | Average, Maximum | < 60% avg | 60-80% avg or > 90% max | > 80% avg sustained | Identify CPU-heavy queries; consider resize or query optimization | +| PercentageDiskSpaceUsed | Average | < 60% | 60-75% | > 75% | Run VACUUM DELETE; archive old data; consider resize | +| DatabaseConnections | Maximum | < 300 | 300-400 | > 400 (approaching 500 limit) | Implement connection pooling; check for leaked connections | +| HealthStatus | Minimum | = 1 (healthy) | — | < 1 (unhealthy) | Investigate immediately — cluster events, recent changes, resource exhaustion | +| MaintenanceMode | Maximum | = 0 | = 1 (maintenance active) | — | Note that maintenance is active; check maintenance window schedule | + +### I/O Metrics (Per Node) + +| Metric | Statistic | 🟢 PASS | ⚠️ WARN | ❌ FAIL | Action | +|--------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|--------| +| ReadIOPS | Average | Baseline ± 20% | > 2x baseline sustained | > 5x baseline sustained | Check for full table scans; verify sort keys | +| WriteIOPS | Average | Baseline ± 20% | > 2x baseline sustained | > 5x baseline sustained | Check for excessive COPY/INSERT/UPDATE; review commit frequency | +| ReadLatency | Average | < 5ms | 5-10ms | > 10ms sustained | Check disk health; verify no disk-full conditions | +| WriteLatency | Average | < 5ms | 5-10ms | > 10ms sustained | Check commit queue; reduce write concurrency | + +### Query Performance Metrics + +| Metric | Statistic | 🟢 PASS | ⚠️ WARN | ❌ FAIL | Action | +|--------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|--------| +| QueryDuration | p90 | < 30s | 30-60s | > 60s | Identify slow queries; check EXPLAIN plans | +| WLMQueueWaitTime | Average, Maximum | < 10s avg | 10-30s avg | > 30s avg | Review WLM; enable Concurrency Scaling | +| WLMRunningQueries | Maximum | < concurrency limit | At limit frequently | At limit sustained | Increase concurrency or enable Concurrency Scaling | +| WLMQueueLength | Maximum | < 5 | 5-10 | > 10 sustained | Review WLM priorities and concurrency | +| CommitQueueLength | Maximum | < 3 | 3-5 | > 5 sustained | Reduce write transaction frequency; batch commits | +| ConcurrencyScalingActiveClusters | Sum | 0 | > 0 occasionally | > 0 sustained | Review cost; optimize queries | + +### Network Metrics (Per Node) + +| Metric | Statistic | 🟢 PASS | ⚠️ WARN | Action | +|--------|-----------|---------|---------|--------| +| NetworkReceiveThroughput | Average | Baseline ± 30% | Sustained saturation | Check for data redistribution; review DISTKEY | +| NetworkTransmitThroughput | Average | Baseline ± 30% | Sustained saturation | Check for large result sets; review UNLOAD operations | + +--- + +## Serverless Workgroups + +Namespace: `AWS/Redshift-Serverless` +Dimension: `Workgroup` + +| Metric | Statistic | 🟢 PASS | ⚠️ WARN | ❌ FAIL | Action | +|--------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|--------| +| ComputeCapacity (RPU) | Maximum | < 80% of max RPU | At max RPU frequently | At max RPU sustained | Increase max RPU; optimize queries | +| ComputeSeconds | Sum (24h) | Within expected budget | > 1.5x expected | > 2x expected | Review query patterns; check for runaway queries | +| DatabaseConnections | Maximum | < 80% of limit | 80-95% of limit | > 95% of limit | Implement connection pooling | +| QueryDuration | p90 | < 30s | 30-60s | > 60s | Identify slow queries via SYS_QUERY_HISTORY | +| QueriesCompletedPerSecond | Average | Baseline ± 20% | > 30% drop | > 50% drop | Check for resource contention | +| QueriesRunning | Maximum | < concurrency limit | At limit frequently | At limit sustained | Increase RPU; optimize query concurrency | + +--- + +## AWS CLI Examples + +**Get metric statistics (last 7 days, daily aggregates):** +```bash +aws cloudwatch get-metric-statistics \ + --namespace "AWS/Redshift" \ + --metric-name "CPUUtilization" \ + --dimensions Name=ClusterIdentifier,Value=my-cluster \ + --start-time $(date -u -v-7d +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S) \ + --end-time $(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S) \ + --period 86400 \ + --statistics Average Maximum \ + --profile your-profile \ + --region us-east-1 +``` + +**List all Redshift alarms:** +```bash +aws cloudwatch describe-alarms \ + --alarm-name-prefix "Redshift" \ + --profile your-profile \ + --region us-east-1 +``` + +**Describe alarms by namespace:** +```bash +aws cloudwatch describe-alarms \ + --query "MetricAlarms[?Namespace=='AWS/Redshift']" \ + --profile your-profile \ + --region us-east-1 +``` diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/health-checklist.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/health-checklist.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cbed855 --- /dev/null +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/health-checklist.md @@ -0,0 +1,246 @@ +# Amazon Redshift Health Assessment Checklist + +Structured health assessment checklist for Amazon Redshift provisioned clusters and Serverless workgroups. Each check includes the AWS CLI mapping, evaluation criteria, and recommended actions. + +Sources: [Amazon Redshift documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/mgmt/metrics.html), [CloudWatch metrics reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/mgmt/metrics-listing.html), [Redshift Advisor](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/dg/advisor-recommendations.html). Content was rephrased for compliance with licensing restrictions. + +--- + +## Available AWS CLIs for Health Checks + +All API calls are made via `AWS CLI`. The following APIs are available for cluster-level health assessments: + +### Redshift APIs + +| API | Purpose | Key Response Fields | +|-----|---------|---------------------| +| `aws redshift describe-clusters` | Cluster inventory, status, configuration, encryption, VPC routing, version, snapshots, parameter groups | `ClusterStatus`, `Encrypted`, `EnhancedVpcRouting`, `PubliclyAccessible`, `ClusterVersion`, `AutomatedSnapshotRetentionPeriod`, `MultiAZ`, `NodeType`, `NumberOfNodes` | +| `aws redshift describe-logging-status` | Audit logging configuration | `LoggingEnabled`, `BucketName`, `S3KeyPrefix`, `LogDestinationType`, `LogExports` | +| `aws redshift describe-cluster-parameters` | Active parameter values for the cluster's parameter group | `ParameterName`, `ParameterValue`, `Description`, `Source`, `IsModifiable` (includes `require_ssl`, `enable_user_activity_logging`, `wlm_json_configuration`, `max_concurrency_scaling_clusters`, etc.) | +| `aws redshift describe-default-cluster-parameters` | Default parameter values for baseline comparison | Same structure as `describe-cluster-parameters` — compare against active values to identify parameters that were changed from their defaults | +| `aws redshift describe-cluster-subnet-groups` | Network and subnet configuration | `ClusterSubnetGroupName`, `VpcId`, `Subnets[].SubnetIdentifier`, `Subnets[].SubnetAvailabilityZone` | +| `aws redshift describe-cluster-snapshots` | Snapshot inventory, retention, and status | `SnapshotIdentifier`, `SnapshotType` (automated/manual), `SnapshotCreateTime`, `Status`, `TotalBackupSizeInMegaBytes`, `EncryptedWithHSM` | + +### CloudWatch APIs + +| API | Purpose | Key Response Fields | +|-----|---------|---------------------| +| `aws cloudwatch list-metrics` | Discover available metrics for a cluster (confirms active dimensions and namespaces) | `MetricName`, `Namespace`, `Dimensions` (ClusterIdentifier, NodeID) | +| `aws cloudwatch describe-alarms` | Retrieve configured alarms and current state | `AlarmName`, `MetricName`, `Namespace`, `StateValue` (OK/ALARM/INSUFFICIENT_DATA), `Threshold`, `ComparisonOperator`, `EvaluationPeriods` | + +--- + +## Pre-Assessment: Account Context + +| # | Check | AWS CLI / Tool | Expected Result | Action if Failed | +|---|-------|---------------|-----------------|------------------| +| 0.1 | Identify target account | AWS CLI (`aws sts get-caller-identity`) | Account ID and calling identity resolved | Verify account ID and credentials | +| 0.2 | Check active AWS Health events | AWS Health Dashboard / `aws health describe-events` | No active events, or list of events | Note any active events that may explain findings | + +--- + +## Phase 1: Cluster Discovery & Configuration + +| # | Check | AWS CLI Call | Expected Result | Action if Failed | +|---|-------|-------------|-----------------|------------------| +| 1.1 | List all provisioned clusters | `aws redshift describe-clusters` | Cluster list with status, node type, node count, version | Note any clusters in non-"available" state | +| 1.2 | Check cluster version / patch level | From `aws redshift describe-clusters` → `ClusterVersion`, `ClusterRevisionNumber` | Current or recent version | Flag clusters on outdated versions; recommend maintenance window | +| 1.3 | Check Multi-AZ status | From `aws redshift describe-clusters` → `MultiAZ` field | Enabled for production workloads | Recommend Multi-AZ for critical production clusters | +| 1.4 | Check encryption status | From `aws redshift describe-clusters` → `Encrypted` field | `true` | ❌ FAIL if false — recommend enabling encryption (requires snapshot-restore) | +| 1.5 | Check subnet group / network config | `aws redshift describe-cluster-subnet-groups` | Cluster in private subnets within expected VPC | Flag clusters in public subnets or unexpected VPCs | +| 1.6 | Check snapshot inventory | `aws redshift describe-cluster-snapshots` | Automated snapshots present with appropriate retention | ❌ FAIL if no recent snapshots; verify retention period | + +--- + +## Phase 2: CloudWatch Metrics — Provisioned Clusters + +Namespace: `AWS/Redshift`. Dimension: `ClusterIdentifier` (cluster-level) or `ClusterIdentifier` + `NodeID` (node-level). + +**Available APIs:** + +- `aws cloudwatch list-metrics` — Discover which metrics are being emitted for the cluster (confirms active metric dimensions and namespaces) +- `aws cloudwatch describe-alarms` — Retrieve all configured alarms and their current state (OK, ALARM, INSUFFICIENT_DATA) + +**Evaluation approach:** Use `aws cloudwatch list-metrics` to confirm which metrics are available for the cluster, then use `aws cloudwatch describe-alarms` to check for any alarms in ALARM state. For metric values, review the Redshift console or CloudWatch console dashboards. + +**Period:** 300 seconds (5 min). **Lookback:** 24 hours for current state, 7 days for trends. + +### 2.1 Compute & Resource Metrics + +| # | Metric | Statistic | 🟢 PASS | ⚠️ WARN | ❌ FAIL | Action | +|---|--------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|--------| +| 2.1.1 | CPUUtilization | Average, Maximum | < 60% avg | 60-80% avg or > 90% max | > 80% avg sustained or > 95% max | Identify CPU-heavy queries via STL_QUERY; consider resize or query optimization | +| 2.1.2 | PercentageDiskSpaceUsed | Average | < 60% | 60-75% | > 75% | Run VACUUM DELETE; archive old data to S3; consider resize | +| 2.1.3 | DatabaseConnections | Maximum | < 300 | 300-400 | > 400 (approaching 500 limit) | Implement connection pooling; check for leaked connections | +| 2.1.4 | HealthStatus | Minimum | = 1 (healthy) | — | < 1 (unhealthy) | Investigate immediately — check cluster events, recent changes, resource exhaustion | +| 2.1.5 | MaintenanceMode | Maximum | = 0 | = 1 (maintenance active) | — | Note that maintenance is active; check maintenance window schedule | + +### 2.2 I/O Metrics (Per Node) + +| # | Metric | Statistic | 🟢 PASS | ⚠️ WARN | ❌ FAIL | Action | +|---|--------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|--------| +| 2.2.1 | ReadIOPS | Average | Baseline ± 20% | > 2x baseline sustained | > 5x baseline sustained | Check for full table scans; verify sort keys and zone-map pruning | +| 2.2.2 | WriteIOPS | Average | Baseline ± 20% | > 2x baseline sustained | > 5x baseline sustained | Check for excessive COPY/INSERT/UPDATE; review commit frequency | +| 2.2.3 | ReadLatency | Average | < 5ms | 5-10ms | > 10ms sustained | Check disk health; verify no disk-full conditions | +| 2.2.4 | WriteLatency | Average | < 5ms | 5-10ms | > 10ms sustained | Check commit queue; reduce write concurrency | +| 2.2.5 | ReadThroughput | Average | Baseline ± 30% | Significant deviation | — | Correlate with query patterns | +| 2.2.6 | WriteThroughput | Average | Baseline ± 30% | Significant deviation | — | Correlate with ingestion patterns | + +### 2.3 Network Metrics (Per Node) + +| # | Metric | Statistic | 🟢 PASS | ⚠️ WARN | ❌ FAIL | Action | +|---|--------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|--------| +| 2.3.1 | NetworkReceiveThroughput | Average | Baseline ± 30% | Sustained saturation | — | Check for data redistribution (DS_BCAST/DS_DIST); review DISTKEY | +| 2.3.2 | NetworkTransmitThroughput | Average | Baseline ± 30% | Sustained saturation | — | Check for large result sets; review UNLOAD operations | + +### 2.4 Query Performance Metrics + +| # | Metric | Statistic | 🟢 PASS | ⚠️ WARN | ❌ FAIL | Action | +|---|--------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|--------| +| 2.4.1 | QueryDuration | p90 | < 30s | 30-60s | > 60s | Identify slow queries; check EXPLAIN plans; review table design | +| 2.4.2 | QueryThroughput | Average | Baseline ± 20% | > 30% drop | > 50% drop | Check WLM queue contention; check for blocking queries | +| 2.4.3 | WLMQueueWaitTime | Average, Maximum | < 10s avg | 10-30s avg or > 60s max | > 30s avg or > 120s max | Review WLM configuration; add queues; enable Concurrency Scaling | +| 2.4.4 | WLMRunningQueries | Maximum | < concurrency limit | At limit frequently | At limit sustained | Increase concurrency or enable Concurrency Scaling | +| 2.4.5 | WLMQueueLength | Maximum | < 5 | 5-10 | > 10 sustained | Queries are waiting; review WLM priorities and concurrency | +| 2.4.6 | CommitQueueLength | Maximum | < 3 | 3-5 | > 5 sustained | Reduce write transaction frequency; batch commits | +| 2.4.7 | ConcurrencyScalingActiveClusters | Sum | 0 | > 0 occasionally | > 0 sustained | Review cost implications; optimize queries to reduce burst demand | + +--- + +## Phase 3: CloudWatch Metrics — Serverless Workgroups + +Namespace: `AWS/Redshift-Serverless`. Dimension: `Workgroup`. + +| # | Metric | Statistic | 🟢 PASS | ⚠️ WARN | ❌ FAIL | Action | +|---|--------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|--------| +| 3.1 | ComputeCapacity (RPU) | Maximum | < 80% of max RPU | At max RPU frequently | At max RPU sustained | Increase max RPU; optimize queries | +| 3.2 | ComputeSeconds | Sum (24h) | Within expected budget | > 1.5x expected | > 2x expected | Review query patterns; check for runaway queries; set usage limits | +| 3.3 | DatabaseConnections | Maximum | < 80% of limit | 80-95% of limit | > 95% of limit | Implement connection pooling | +| 3.4 | QueryDuration | p90 | < 30s | 30-60s | > 60s | Identify slow queries via SYS_QUERY_HISTORY | +| 3.5 | QueriesCompletedPerSecond | Average | Baseline ± 20% | > 30% drop | > 50% drop | Check for resource contention | +| 3.6 | QueriesRunning | Maximum | < concurrency limit | At limit frequently | At limit sustained | Increase RPU; optimize query concurrency | + +--- + +## Phase 4: Configuration & Security Audit + +**APIs used in this phase:** + +- `aws redshift describe-clusters` — Cluster-level config (encryption, VPC routing, public access, snapshots, maintenance window, version) +- `aws redshift describe-logging-status` — Audit logging configuration +- `aws redshift describe-cluster-parameters` — Active parameter values for the cluster's parameter group (require_ssl, WLM config, enable_user_activity_logging, etc.) +- `aws redshift describe-default-cluster-parameters` — Default parameter values for baseline comparison (identify parameters changed from their defaults) +- `aws redshift describe-cluster-subnet-groups` — Network/subnet configuration +- `aws redshift describe-cluster-snapshots` — Snapshot inventory and retention + +| # | Check | AWS CLI Call | 🟢 PASS | ❌ FAIL | Action | +|---|-------|-------------|---------|---------|--------| +| 4.1 | Encryption at rest enabled | `aws redshift describe-clusters` → `Encrypted` | `true` | `false` | Recommend enabling (requires snapshot-restore migration) | +| 4.2 | SSL enforced | `aws redshift describe-cluster-parameters` → check `require_ssl` | `true` | `false` | Set `require_ssl = true` in parameter group | +| 4.3 | Audit logging enabled | `aws redshift describe-logging-status` | Logging enabled (S3 or CloudWatch) | Logging disabled | Enable audit logging | +| 4.4 | User activity logging enabled | `aws redshift describe-cluster-parameters` → check `enable_user_activity_logging` | `true` | `false` | Enable for full SQL audit trail | +| 4.5 | Enhanced VPC Routing | `aws redshift describe-clusters` → `EnhancedVpcRouting` | `true` | `false` | Enable to force COPY/UNLOAD through VPC | +| 4.6 | Public accessibility | `aws redshift describe-clusters` → `PubliclyAccessible` | `false` | `true` (unless explicitly required) | Disable public access; use VPC endpoints | +| 4.7 | Subnet group in private subnets | `aws redshift describe-cluster-subnet-groups` → subnet details | All subnets are private | Public subnets detected | Move to private subnets | +| 4.8 | Automated snapshots enabled | `aws redshift describe-clusters` → `AutomatedSnapshotRetentionPeriod` | ≥ 1 day (7+ recommended) | 0 (disabled) | Enable with appropriate retention | +| 4.9 | Snapshot inventory healthy | `aws redshift describe-cluster-snapshots` | Recent automated + manual snapshots present | No recent snapshots | Investigate snapshot failures; verify retention | +| 4.10 | Parameter group (not default) | `aws redshift describe-clusters` → `ClusterParameterGroups` | Custom parameter group | Using `default.redshift-1.0` | Create custom parameter group for tuning | +| 4.11 | Parameter drift from defaults | Compare `aws redshift describe-cluster-parameters` vs `aws redshift describe-default-cluster-parameters` | Intentional deviations documented | Unexpected deviations | Review and document all non-default parameter values, and confirm they were changed intentionally | +| 4.12 | Maintenance window configured | `aws redshift describe-clusters` → `PreferredMaintenanceWindow` | Set to low-traffic window | Default or peak-hours window | Adjust to off-peak hours | +| 4.13 | Cluster version current | `aws redshift describe-clusters` → `ClusterVersion` + `AllowVersionUpgrade` | Current version; auto-upgrade enabled | Outdated version | Enable `AllowVersionUpgrade`; schedule maintenance | +| 4.14 | CloudWatch alarms configured | `aws cloudwatch describe-alarms` (filter: Redshift namespace) | Alarms defined for key metrics (CPU, disk, health) | No alarms configured | Create alarms for critical metrics | +| 4.15 | Alarms in healthy state | `aws cloudwatch describe-alarms` → `StateValue` | All alarms in OK state | Any alarm in ALARM state | Investigate and resolve alarming metrics | + +--- + +## Phase 5: Table Health (via SQL — System Tables) + +These checks require running SQL queries against the cluster. Use system tables/views for provisioned clusters or SYS views for Serverless. + +| # | Check | Query / View | 🟢 PASS | ⚠️ WARN | ❌ FAIL | Action | +|---|-------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|--------| +| 5.1 | Unsorted rows | `SVV_TABLE_INFO.unsorted` | < 5% | 5-20% | > 20% | Run `VACUUM SORT ONLY` or `VACUUM FULL` | +| 5.2 | Deleted row bloat | `SVV_TABLE_INFO.empty` | < 5% | 5-20% | > 20% | Run `VACUUM DELETE ONLY` | +| 5.3 | Stale statistics | `SVV_TABLE_INFO.stats_off` | < 5% | 5-10% | > 10% | Run `ANALYZE` on affected tables | +| 5.4 | Distribution skew | `SVV_TABLE_INFO.skew_rows` | < 1.5 | 1.5-4.0 | > 4.0 | Review DISTKEY; consider redistribution | +| 5.5 | Sort key skew | `SVV_TABLE_INFO.skew_sortkey1` | < 2.0 | 2.0-4.0 | > 4.0 | Review sort key column; consider compound vs interleaved | +| 5.6 | Tables without compression | `SVV_TABLE_INFO.encoded` = 'N' | All columns encoded | Some columns unencoded | Large tables unencoded | Run `ANALYZE COMPRESSION`; apply recommended encodings | +| 5.7 | Tables without sort keys | `SVV_TABLE_INFO.sortkey1` is NULL | All queried tables have sort keys | Some tables missing sort keys | Large frequently-queried tables without sort keys | Add sort keys based on query filter patterns | +| 5.8 | Query alerts (last 24h) | `STL_ALERT_EVENT_LOG` | No alerts | Occasional alerts | Frequent nested loop / skew alerts | Address root causes per alert type | +| 5.9 | Disk-full events | `STL_DISK_FULL_DIAG` | No events | — | Any events | Immediate action: VACUUM, resize, or archive data | +| 5.10 | Long-running queries | `STL_QUERY` (duration > 300s) | None or rare | Occasional | Frequent | Optimize queries; review WLM; check table design | + +--- + +## Phase 6: WLM & Concurrency Assessment + +Uses `aws redshift describe-cluster-parameters` to retrieve WLM configuration (`wlm_json_configuration`), QMR rules, and SQA settings. Uses `aws cloudwatch describe-alarms` for Concurrency Scaling alarm state. + +| # | Check | Source | 🟢 PASS | ⚠️ WARN | ❌ FAIL | Action | +|---|-------|--------|---------|---------|---------|--------| +| 6.1 | WLM mode | `aws redshift describe-cluster-parameters` → `wlm_json_configuration` | Automatic WLM | Manual WLM (functional) | Manual WLM (misconfigured) | Recommend migration to Automatic WLM | +| 6.2 | Queue wait times | `STL_WLM_QUERY` avg `total_queue_time` | < 10s avg | 10-30s avg | > 30s avg | Adjust WLM priorities; enable Concurrency Scaling | +| 6.3 | Queue depth | `STV_WLM_SERVICE_CLASS_STATE.num_queued_queries` | 0 | 1-5 | > 5 sustained | Increase concurrency or add Concurrency Scaling | +| 6.4 | QMR rules configured | `aws redshift describe-cluster-parameters` → QMR settings | Rules defined for runaway queries | No rules | — | Define QMR rules (execution time, CPU, rows returned) | +| 6.5 | SQA enabled | `aws redshift describe-cluster-parameters` → `max_execution_time` | SQA enabled | — | SQA disabled | Enable Short Query Acceleration | +| 6.6 | Concurrency Scaling alarms | `aws cloudwatch describe-alarms` → ConcurrencyScaling metrics | Alarms configured and in OK state | No alarms configured | Alarms in ALARM state | Review cost; optimize burst queries | + +--- + +## Phase 7: Data Loading & Ingestion Health + +| # | Check | Query / View | 🟢 PASS | ⚠️ WARN | ❌ FAIL | Action | +|---|-------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|--------| +| 7.1 | COPY errors (last 7 days) | `STL_LOAD_ERRORS` | No errors | Occasional errors | Frequent errors | Review `STL_LOADERROR_DETAIL`; fix source data | +| 7.2 | COPY throughput | `STL_S3CLIENT` (MB/s) | > 100 MB/s per node | 50-100 MB/s | < 50 MB/s | Check file count/size; use compression; split files | +| 7.3 | Single-row INSERTs detected | `STL_QUERY` (INSERT patterns) | No single-row INSERTs for bulk loads | Occasional | Frequent | Migrate to COPY command | +| 7.4 | Commit frequency | `STL_COMMIT_STATS` | Batched commits | Frequent small commits | Commit per row | Batch operations; reduce commit frequency | +| 7.5 | Lock contention | `STV_LOCKS` / `STL_TR_CONFLICT` | No contention | Occasional | Frequent | Review transaction isolation; stagger write operations | + +--- + +## Phase 8: Redshift Advisor Recommendations + +Advisor findings are surfaced via `aws redshift describe-clusters` (the `ClusterNodes` and cluster metadata response includes Advisor recommendation references). Detailed Advisor recommendations are visible in the Redshift console. + +| # | Check | Source | Action | +|---|-------|--------|--------| +| 8.1 | Fetch Advisor recommendations | `aws redshift describe-clusters` + Redshift console Advisor tab | Review and prioritize all active recommendations | +| 8.2 | Distribution key recommendations | Advisor finding type | Alter DISTKEY per Advisor suggestion | +| 8.3 | Sort key recommendations | Advisor finding type | Add or modify sort keys per Advisor suggestion | +| 8.4 | Compression recommendations | Advisor finding type | Apply recommended encodings via deep copy | +| 8.5 | VACUUM recommendations | Advisor finding type | Schedule VACUUM for flagged tables | +| 8.6 | Table design recommendations | Advisor finding type | Review and implement table redesign | + +--- + +## Assessment Scoring Summary + +After completing all phases, summarize findings: + +| Phase | Total Checks | 🟢 PASS | ⚠️ WARN | ❌ FAIL | +|-------|-------------|---------|---------|---------| +| 1. Discovery | {n} | {n} | {n} | {n} | +| 2. CloudWatch — Provisioned | {n} | {n} | {n} | {n} | +| 3. CloudWatch — Serverless | {n} | {n} | {n} | {n} | +| 4. Configuration & Security | {n} | {n} | {n} | {n} | +| 5. Table Health | {n} | {n} | {n} | {n} | +| 6. WLM & Concurrency | {n} | {n} | {n} | {n} | +| 7. Data Loading | {n} | {n} | {n} | {n} | +| 8. Advisor Recommendations | {n} | {n} | {n} | {n} | + +**Overall Health:** 🟢 Healthy / 🟡 Needs Attention / 🔴 Critical + +--- + +## Priority Action Matrix + +Prioritize findings by impact and urgency: + +| Priority | Category | Examples | +|----------|----------|---------| +| P0 — Immediate | Availability & data integrity | HealthStatus unhealthy, disk full, encryption disabled, no snapshots | +| P1 — Urgent (24-48h) | Performance degradation | CPU > 80% sustained, WLM queue wait > 30s, severe skew (> 4.0) | +| P2 — Soon (1-2 weeks) | Optimization opportunities | Unsorted > 20%, stale stats > 10%, missing sort keys, no QMR rules | +| P3 — Planned | Best practice alignment | Migrate to Automatic WLM, enable SQA, enable Enhanced VPC Routing | +| P4 — Advisory | Cost optimization | Right-size cluster, Reserved Instances, archive cold data to S3 | diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/incident-response-playbooks.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/incident-response-playbooks.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0392a6e --- /dev/null +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/incident-response-playbooks.md @@ -0,0 +1,168 @@ +# Incident Response Playbooks — Amazon Redshift + +Quick-reference playbooks for responding to CloudWatch alarm triggers. + +--- + +## P0 — Immediate Response + +### HealthStatus < 1 + +**Severity:** Critical — cluster unhealthy +**First Response:** +1. Check cluster events: `aws redshift describe-events --source-type cluster --source-identifier --duration 60` +2. Check cluster status: `aws redshift describe-clusters --cluster-identifier --query "Clusters[0].ClusterStatus"` +3. Look for recent changes (resizes, maintenance, parameter changes) +4. Check resource exhaustion (disk full, connection limit) + +**Common Causes:** +- Hardware failure (node replacement in progress) +- Disk full preventing writes +- Failed resize operation +- Network connectivity issues + +--- + +### PercentageDiskSpaceUsed > 75% + +**Severity:** Critical — disk full blocks writes and queries +**First Response:** +1. Run `VACUUM DELETE` on tables with high deletion bloat +2. Check for ghost rows: `SELECT * FROM STL_DISK_FULL_DIAG` +3. Archive old data to S3 via UNLOAD +4. Check for unsorted data: `SELECT "table", unsorted FROM SVV_TABLE_INFO WHERE unsorted > 20 ORDER BY unsorted DESC` + +**Immediate Mitigations:** +- `VACUUM DELETE ONLY
` on largest tables with deletion bloat +- Drop unused temp tables +- Consider elastic resize to add nodes + +--- + +## P1 — Urgent (respond within 1 hour) + +### CPUUtilization > 80% sustained + +**First Response:** +1. Identify CPU-heavy queries: + ```sql + SELECT query_id, user_id, execution_time/1000000.0 as exec_sec, + SUBSTRING(query_text, 1, 200) as query + FROM sys_query_history + WHERE start_time >= DATEADD(hour, -1, GETDATE()) + AND status = 'success' + ORDER BY execution_time DESC LIMIT 10; + ``` +2. Check for runaway queries that should be killed +3. Review WLM queue — queries may be competing for resources +4. Check if auto-vacuum or auto-analyze is running + +**Common Causes:** +- Runaway query with nested loops +- Multiple concurrent large queries +- Auto-vacuum on large tables during peak hours +- Missing sort keys causing full table scans + +--- + +### DatabaseConnections > 400 + +**First Response:** +1. Check active sessions: + ```sql + SELECT user_name, db_name, COUNT(*) as connection_count + FROM stv_sessions + GROUP BY user_name, db_name + ORDER BY connection_count DESC; + ``` +2. Look for leaked connections (idle sessions with no recent activity) +3. Check application connection pooling configuration + +**Mitigations:** +- Kill idle sessions: `SELECT pg_terminate_backend()` +- Implement connection pooling (pgBouncer, application-level) +- Set `idle_in_transaction_session_timeout` parameter + +--- + +### WLMQueueWaitTime > 30s + +**First Response:** +1. Check current queue state: + ```sql + SELECT service_class, num_executing_queries, + num_queued_queries, num_slots + FROM stv_wlm_service_class_state + WHERE service_class > 4 + ORDER BY num_queued_queries DESC; + ``` +2. Identify blocking queries in the queue +3. Review WLM priorities — are low-priority queries starving high-priority ones? + +**Mitigations:** +- Enable Concurrency Scaling for burst capacity +- Adjust WLM queue concurrency levels +- Enable Short Query Acceleration (SQA) to route small queries to fast lane +- Kill long-running queries blocking the queue + +--- + +### WLMQueueLength > 10 + +Same response as WLMQueueWaitTime. Queries are backing up. + +--- + +## P2 — Soon (respond within 4 hours) + +### ReadLatency / WriteLatency > 10ms + +**First Response:** +1. Check disk space (latency increases as disk fills) +2. Check for I/O-heavy queries (full table scans) +3. Verify sort keys are effective (check zone-map pruning) + +--- + +### QueryDuration (p90) > 60s + +**First Response:** +1. Identify the slow queries from SYS_QUERY_HISTORY +2. Check EXPLAIN plans for inefficiencies +3. Review table design (distribution, sort keys, compression) +4. Check for stale statistics (`ANALYZE` needed) + +--- + +### CommitQueueLength > 5 + +**First Response:** +1. Identify frequent committers: + ```sql + SELECT node, COUNT(*) as commit_count, + AVG(DATEDIFF(microsecond, startqueue, endtime))/1000000.0 as avg_commit_sec + FROM stl_commit_stats + WHERE startqueue >= DATEADD(hour, -1, GETDATE()) + GROUP BY node ORDER BY commit_count DESC; + ``` +2. Look for single-row INSERTs (should be batched with COPY) +3. Reduce commit frequency — batch operations + +--- + +## P3 — Advisory + +### ConcurrencyScalingActiveClusters > 0 + +**First Response:** +- Review which queries are triggering burst scaling +- Evaluate cost impact +- Consider resize if burst is sustained +- Optimize heavy queries to reduce concurrent load + +### MaintenanceMode > 0 + +**First Response:** +- Note that maintenance is in progress +- Verify maintenance window is set to off-peak hours +- No action needed unless maintenance is unexpected diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/operational-review-signals.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/operational-review-signals.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..de7229a --- /dev/null +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/operational-review-signals.md @@ -0,0 +1,383 @@ +# Redshift Operational Review — Config Analysis + +Analysis of the Redshift Cluster Review JSON configuration used for automated health checks. This document maps every section, signal, observation, and recommendation for review before integrating into the skill documents. + +--- + +## Review Sections Overview + +The config defines 12 data collection sections, each with a SQL query, automated signals (threshold-based checks), and manual observations (checks that require human review of CloudWatch or console data). + +| # | Section | SQL Source View(s) | Purpose | +|---|---------|-------------------|---------| +| 1 | RPUDetails | SYS_SERVERLESS_USAGE | Serverless capacity, storage utilization, usage percentage | +| 2 | UsagePattern | SYS_QUERY_HISTORY + SYS_QUERY_DETAIL | Hourly workload breakdown: query types, caching, queuing, spill, SQA, priorities | +| 3 | TableInfo | SVV_TABLE_INFO + pg_attribute | Table health: skew, sort, compression, stats, deletion bloat, varchar width | +| 4 | AlterTableRecommendations | SVV_ALTER_TABLE_RECOMMENDATIONS + SVV_TABLE_INFO | Advisor recommendations not yet auto-applied | +| 5 | MaterializedView | SVV_MV_INFO + SYS_MV_STATE + SYS_MV_REFRESH_HISTORY | MV health: staleness, refresh type, auto-refresh eligibility | +| 6 | Top50QueriesByRunTime | SYS_QUERY_HISTORY + SYS_QUERY_DETAIL + SVV_USER_INFO | Worst-performing queries: alerts, spill, nested loops, broadcasts | +| 7 | CopyPerformance | SYS_LOAD_HISTORY + SYS_LOAD_DETAIL | COPY throughput: file counts, sizes, parallelism, split copies | +| 8 | ExtQueryPerformance | SYS_EXTERNAL_QUERY_DETAIL + SYS_EXTERNAL_QUERY_ERROR | Spectrum query performance: partition pruning, file sizes, errors | +| 9 | DataShareProducerObject | SVV_DATASHARE_OBJECTS + SVV_TABLE_INFO + SVV_MV_INFO + SYS_VACUUM_HISTORY | Outbound datashare objects: MV refresh type, vacuum status | +| 10 | DataShareConsumerUsage | SYS_DATASHARE_USAGE_CONSUMER + SYS_QUERY_HISTORY | Consumer query performance: latency percentiles, metadata sync | +| 11 | ATOWorkerActions | SYS_AUTO_TABLE_OPTIMIZATION + SVV_TABLE_INFO | Auto Table Optimization status: encode, distkey, sortkey actions | +| 12 | WorkloadEvaluation | SYS_QUERY_HISTORY + SYS_QUERY_DETAIL | Workload classification: small/medium/large by scan size, duration patterns | + +--- + +## Key Fields Used Per Section + +### 1. RPUDetails +- `node_type` — Identifies serverless vs provisioned +- `rpus` — Min compute capacity (RPUs) +- `storage_capacity_gb` — Max storage based on RPU tier (128TB for >=32 RPU, 8TB otherwise) +- `storage_used_gb` — Current storage consumption +- `storage_utilization_pct` — Storage used as percentage of capacity +- `usage_pct` — Percentage of time compute was active + +### 2. UsagePattern (Aggregated Hourly) +- `query_count` — Total queries per hour +- `copy_count` / `insert_count` / `update_count` / `ddl_count` / `ctas_count` — Query type breakdown +- `result_cache_hits` — Queries served from cache +- `queued_queries` — Queries that waited in WLM queue +- `error_queries` — Queries with errors +- `burst_queries` / `burst_secs` — Queries on concurrency scaling clusters +- `compiled_queries` — Queries requiring compilation (no cache hit) +- `total_queue_time` / `total_compile_time` / `total_planning_time` / `total_lock_wait_time` — Time breakdown +- `pct_wlm_queue_time` — Queue time as percentage of total elapsed +- `low_priority_query_cnt` / `high_priority_query_cnt` — Priority distribution +- `sqa_queries` — Short Query Acceleration usage +- `rrscan_queries` — Range-restricted scan queries (sort key effective) +- `total_disk_spill_count` / `local_disk_spill_count` / `remote_disk_spill_count` — Disk spill indicators +- `total_local_disk_spill_mb` / `total_remote_disk_spill_mb` — Spill volume +- `small_insert_count` — Single/small row inserts (1-100 rows) + +### 3. TableInfo +- `max_varchar` — Widest VARCHAR column +- `sortkey1` — First sort key column (or AUTO/INTERLEAVED) +- `tbl_rows` — Row count +- `skew_rows` — Distribution skew ratio +- `diststyle` — Distribution style (KEY/ALL/EVEN/AUTO) +- `vacuum_sort_benefit` — Expected benefit from VACUUM SORT (0-100) +- `stats_off` — Statistics staleness percentage +- `sortkey1_enc` — Encoding on first sort key column +- `sortkey_num` — Number of sort key columns +- `num_rows_marked_for_deletion` — Ghost rows (deleted but not vacuumed) +- `pct_rows_marked_for_deletion` — Ghost rows as percentage +- `encoded_column_pct` — Percentage of columns with compression +- `column_count` / `encoded_column_count` — Column compression coverage + +### 4. AlterTableRecommendations +- `type` — Recommendation type: encode, sortkey, diststyle +- `ddl` — Suggested ALTER TABLE DDL +- `auto_eligible` — Whether ATO can apply automatically (t/f) + +### 5. MaterializedView +- `is_stale` — Whether MV data is outdated +- `state` — Refresh capability (0=full, 1=incremental, 101-105=broken) +- `autorewrite` — Whether query rewrite uses this MV +- `autorefresh` — Whether auto-refresh is enabled +- `mv_state` / `event_desc` — Current MV state from SYS_MV_STATE +- `refresh_status` / `refresh_type` / `refresh_duration_secs` — Last refresh details + +### 6. Top50QueriesByRunTime +- `generic_query_hash` — Query fingerprint for grouping repeated queries +- `execution_time_sec` — Worst execution time per query pattern +- `query_cnt` — How many times this pattern ran +- `compile_time_sec` / `planning_time_sec` / `lock_wait_time_sec` / `queue_time_sec` — Time breakdown +- `pct_wlm_queue_time` — Queue overhead +- `alerts` — Aggregated alert types: Large nljoin, Scanning unsorted data, Large broadcast, Large distribution, Missing statistics +- `disk_spill` / `local_disk_spill_mb` / `remote_disk_spill_mb` / `total_disk_spill_mb` — Spill metrics +- `table_list` — Tables involved in the query +- `rrscan` — Whether range-restricted scan was used + +### 7. CopyPerformance +- `file_format` — Input file format +- `split_copies` — COPYs where file splitting occurred +- `rows_inserted` / `files_scanned` / `mb_scanned` — Volume metrics +- `insert_rate_rows_per_second` — Throughput +- `avg_files_per_copy` — Parallelism indicator +- `avg_file_size_mb` — File size (too small = inefficient) +- `avg_scan_kbps` — Scan throughput +- `no_of_copy` / `total_copy_time_secs` / `avg_copy_time_secs` — COPY frequency and duration +- `error_count` — Load errors + +### 8. ExtQueryPerformance (Spectrum) +- `source_type` — External data source type +- `file_format` — File format (Parquet, ORC, CSV, etc.) +- `is_table_partitioned` — Whether external table has partitions +- `external_table_partition_count` — Total partitions +- `total_query_count` — Query volume +- `pct_of_query_using_Partition_Pruning` — Partition pruning effectiveness +- `avg_Qualified_Partitions` — Average partitions scanned per query +- `avg_Files` / `avg_file_size_mb` — File metrics +- `avg_Elapsed_sec` / `Total_Elapsed_sec` — Duration +- `total_scan_error_count` — Scan errors + +### 9. DataShareProducerObject +- `share_type` / `share_name` / `include_new` — Datashare config +- `object_type` — Shared object type (table) +- `estimated_visible_rows` — Table size +- `last_vacuum_date` / `vacuum_type` — Last vacuum on shared object +- `mv_is_stale` — Whether shared MV is stale +- `is_mv_incremental_refresh` — Whether MV uses incremental refresh +- `is_mv_auto_refresh` — Whether MV auto-refreshes + +### 10. DataShareConsumerUsage +- `query_count` — Consumer query volume +- `avg_query_execution_secs` / `total_query_execution_secs` — Query performance +- `avg_request_duration_secs` — Metadata sync + query duration +- `p80_request_sec` / `p90_request_sec` / `p99_request_sec` — Latency percentiles +- `total_request_error_count` — Consumer errors + +### 11. ATOWorkerActions +- `alter_table_type` — encode, distkey, sortkey +- `status` — Action result (Complete, Abort, etc.) +- `alter_from` — Previous configuration + +### 12. WorkloadEvaluation +- `workloadtype` — small/medium/large (by scan MB) +- `perc_of_total_workload` — Percentage of total compute time +- `perc_duration_in_day` — How much of the day this workload runs +- `workload_exec_sec_avg` / `workload_exec_sec_min` / `workload_exec_sec_max` — Duration stats +- `query_cnt` — Query count per workload type +- `scan_mb_avg` — Average data scanned + + +--- + +## All Automated Signals (Threshold-Based Checks) + +### RPUDetails Signals + +| Signal | Criteria | Threshold | Recommendations | +|--------|----------|-----------|-----------------| +| Storage exceeds 70% threshold | `storage_utilization_pct > 70` (DC/DS nodes only) | 70% | Increase RPU (#5), Unload to S3/Spectrum (#6), Review compression (#4), Schedule VACUUM DELETE (#2) | + +### RPUDetails Manual Observations (Require Human Review) + +| Observation | Recommendations | +|-------------|-----------------| +| CloudWatch CPU consistently above 80% — ATO/Auto Vacuum/Auto Analyze may not trigger | Increase RPU (#5), Isolate workloads via data sharing (#26) | +| SSD Cache hit rate shows frequent misses (querying non-cached data) | Increase RPU (#5) | +| CloudWatch Disk Usage has sudden peaks and drops (possible disk spill) | Increase RPU (#5) | +| CloudWatch connections consistently high | Set idle session timeout (#36) | +| Workgroup is on 'Current' track | Use 'Trailing' track for production (#37) | +| AI-Driven Scaling is disabled | Enable AI-driven scaling (#39) | +| QMR Rules have not been setup | Add QMR rules (#22) | + +### UsagePattern Signals + +| Signal | Criteria | Recommendations | +|--------|----------|-----------------| +| High count of COPY commands | `copy_count > 100` | Optimize COPY operations (#23) | +| High count of small inserts (1-100 rows) | `small_insert_count > 100` | Replace with COPY/bulk insert (#29) | +| High count of DDL commands | `ddl_count > 10` | Reduce drop/create, use delete/copy/insert (#25) | +| High count of CTAS commands | `ctas_count > 10` | Reduce drop/create, use delete/copy/insert (#25) | +| High WLM queue time | `pct_wlm_queue_time > 5` | Isolate workloads via data sharing (#26) | +| High disk spill count | `total_disk_spill_count > 10` | Increase RPU (#5), Reduce varchar (#11), Add QMR (#22), Add join predicates (#24) | +| High compilation count | `compiled_queries > 100` | Reduce drop/create operations (#25) | + +### TableInfo Signals + +| Signal | Criteria | Population Filter | Recommendations | +|--------|----------|-------------------|-----------------| +| Tables with wide columns | `max_varchar > 1000` | All tables | Reduce varchar to max length (#11) | +| Large tables without sort key | `sortkey1 = ''` | > 5M rows, not AUTO SORTKEY | Choose best sort key (#7) | +| Large tables with skew | `skew_rows >= 4`, not AUTO dist | > 5M rows | Choose best distribution (#8) | +| Large tables with unsorted data | `vacuum_sort_benefit >= 10` | > 5M rows | VACUUM SORT (#13) | +| Tables with interleaved sort keys | `sortkey1 like '%INTERLEAVED%'` | > 5M rows | Replace with MVs (#14) | +| Small tables without ALL distribution | `diststyle not like '%ALL%'` | <= 5M rows, not AUTO | Change to ALL or AUTO (#8) | +| Small tables with a sort key | `sortkey1 != ''` | <= 5M rows, not AUTO SORTKEY | Remove sort key (#7) | +| Large tables needing VACUUM DELETE | `pct_rows_marked_for_deletion > 10` | > 5M rows | Schedule VACUUM DELETE (#2) | +| Tables with stale statistics | `stats_off > 10 or null` | All tables | Schedule ANALYZE (#3) | +| Large tables with encoded sort keys | `sortkey1_enc != 'none'` and not empty | > 5M rows, not AUTO SORTKEY | Remove sort key encoding (#10) | +| Tables with low compression | `encoded_column_pct < 80` | > 5M rows, accounting for unencoded sort key | Review compression (#4) | +| Large tables distributed by date/datetime | `diststyle like '%KEY%date%'` etc. | > 5M rows | Change distribution key (#8) | + +### AlterTableRecommendations Signals + +| Signal | Criteria | Recommendations | +|--------|----------|-----------------| +| Encoding recommendation not auto-applied | `type='encode' and auto_eligible='f'` | Review compression (#4) | +| Sort key recommendation not auto-applied | `type='sortkey' and auto_eligible='f'` | Choose best sort key (#7) | +| Dist key recommendation not auto-applied | `type='diststyle' and auto_eligible='f'` | Choose best distribution (#8) | + +### MaterializedView Signals + +| Signal | Criteria | Recommendations | +|--------|----------|-----------------| +| MV doing full refresh (not incremental) | `state=0` | Create MV for incremental refresh (#30) | +| MV cannot be auto-refreshed (broken) | `state > 1 and is_stale='t' and autorefresh='y'` | Recreate the MV (#31) | +| MV is stale | `is_stale = 't'` | Ensure MVs are refreshed for data accuracy and query rewrite | + +### Top50QueriesByRunTime Signals + +| Signal | Criteria | Recommendations | +|--------|----------|-----------------| +| Long queries with missing statistics | `alerts like '%stat%'` | Schedule ANALYZE (#3) | +| Long queries with nested loop joins | `alerts like '%nl%'` | Add QMR rules (#22), Remove cross-joins (#9) | +| Long queries with dist/broadcast alerts | `alerts like '%dist%' or '%broadcast%'` | Choose best distribution (#8) | +| Long queries with sort alerts | `alerts like '%sort%'` | Choose best sort key (#7) | +| Queries with large disk spill | `total_disk_spill_mb > 100` | Increase RPU (#5), Reduce varchar (#11), Add QMR (#22), Add join predicates (#24) | + +### CopyPerformance Signals + +| Signal | Criteria | Population Filter | Recommendations | +|--------|----------|-------------------|-----------------| +| Large COPYs not loading in parallel | `avg_files_per_copy < 4 and split_copies = 0` | > 24 COPYs, avg > 60s | Optimize COPY operations (#23) | +| Files with small size | `avg_file_size_mb < 10` | > 24 COPYs | Optimize COPY file sizes (#23) | + +### ExtQueryPerformance (Spectrum) Signals + +| Signal | Criteria | Population Filter | Recommendations | +|--------|----------|-------------------|-----------------| +| Long queries not using partition pruning | `pct_of_query_using_partition_pruning < 95` | avg partitions > 100, avg elapsed > 60s | Optimize partitioning strategy (#27) | + +### DataShareProducerObject Signals + +| Signal | Criteria | Recommendations | +|--------|----------|-----------------| +| Shared MV doing full refresh | `is_mv_incremental_refresh = 'N'` | Create incremental MV on producer, share MV (#34) | + +### DataShareConsumerUsage Signals + +| Signal | Criteria | Recommendations | +|--------|----------|-----------------| +| Long metadata sync duration | `avg_request_duration_secs > 60` | Create incremental MV on producer (#34) | + +### ATOWorkerActions Signals + +| Signal | Criteria | Population Filter | Recommendations | +|--------|----------|-------------------|-----------------| +| Column encoding not set to auto | `alter_table_type='encode'` | Status not 'already recommended' or 'Complete' | Review compression (#4) | +| Distribution style not set to auto | `alter_table_type='distkey'` | Status not 'already recommended' or 'Complete' | Choose best distribution (#8) | +| Sort key not set to auto | `alter_table_type='sortkey'` | Status not 'already recommended' or 'Complete' | Choose best sort key (#7) | + + +--- + +## Complete Recommendation Catalog + +All 31 unique recommendations referenced by the signals, organized by category and effort level. + +### Capacity & Scaling + +| ID | Recommendation | Effort | When to Apply | +|----|---------------|--------|---------------| +| 5 | Increase base RPU (if not using AI Scaling) to address disk spill and memory pressure | Small | Storage/memory pressure, heavy disk spill | +| 6 | Unload infrequently accessed data to S3 and query using Redshift Spectrum | Medium | Storage > 70%, cold data in local tables | +| 35 | Leverage Redshift Serverless for better price-performance with intermittent workloads | Medium | On-demand provisioned with intermittent usage | +| 39 | Enable AI-driven scaling for optimized resource utilization | Medium | Serverless workgroups without AI scaling | + +### Table Design — Distribution + +| ID | Recommendation | Effort | When to Apply | +|----|---------------|--------|---------------| +| 8 | Choose the best distribution style (AUTO recommended; KEY for large joined tables; ALL for small tables <= 5M rows) | Medium | Skew >= 4, small tables not ALL, date-based DISTKEY, Advisor recommendations | + +### Table Design — Sort Keys + +| ID | Recommendation | Effort | When to Apply | +|----|---------------|--------|---------------| +| 7 | Choose the best sort key (AUTO for large tables; NONE for small tables <= 5M rows) | Small | Large tables without sort key, small tables with unnecessary sort key, Advisor recommendations | +| 10 | Remove encoding on first column of sort key | Small | Encoded sort key columns on large tables | +| 14 | Replace interleaved sort keys with Materialized Views | Medium | Tables with interleaved sort keys (not eligible for CS/data sharing) | + +### Table Design — Compression + +| ID | Recommendation | Effort | When to Apply | +|----|---------------|--------|---------------| +| 4 | Review compression encodings (use ENCODE AUTO, AZ64 for numeric, ZSTD for char) | Medium | Low encoded_column_pct, storage pressure, Advisor recommendations | +| 11 | Reduce VARCHAR fields to match actual max length to avoid memory waste and disk spill | Small | max_varchar > 1000, disk spill issues | + +### Maintenance — VACUUM + +| ID | Recommendation | Effort | When to Apply | +|----|---------------|--------|---------------| +| 2 | Schedule VACUUM DELETE for busy clusters | Small | pct_rows_marked_for_deletion > 10%, storage pressure | +| 13 | Ensure large tables with sort keys are vacuumed (VACUUM SORT RECLUSTER) | Medium | vacuum_sort_benefit >= 10 on large tables | + +### Maintenance — ANALYZE + +| ID | Recommendation | Effort | When to Apply | +|----|---------------|--------|---------------| +| 3 | Schedule ANALYZE commands for busy clusters (consider ANALYZE PREDICATE COLUMNS for wide tables) | Medium | stats_off > 10, missing statistics alerts on queries | + +### Query Performance + +| ID | Recommendation | Effort | When to Apply | +|----|---------------|--------|---------------| +| 9 | Remove nested loop joins (cross-joins) | Medium | Nested loop alerts in top queries | +| 22 | Add QMR rules (query_execution_time, query_temp_blocks_to_disk, spectrum_scan_size_mb) | Medium | No QMR configured, disk spill, runaway queries | +| 24 | Add redundant predicates to both sides of joins to help optimizer skip blocks | Medium | Disk spill, large scan queries | +| 25 | Reduce compile overhead — avoid drop/create, use delete/copy/insert instead | Medium | High DDL/CTAS count, high compilation count | + +### Data Loading + +| ID | Recommendation | Effort | When to Apply | +|----|---------------|--------|---------------| +| 23 | Optimize COPY operations (file count = multiple of slices, file size 1-125 MB compressed, single COPY per table) | Medium | Low parallelism, small files, high COPY count | +| 29 | Replace single-row inserts with COPY, bulk insert, or ALTER TABLE APPEND | Medium | small_insert_count > 100 | + +### Materialized Views + +| ID | Recommendation | Effort | When to Apply | +|----|---------------|--------|---------------| +| 30 | Create MVs that support incremental refresh (avoid full refresh) | Medium | MV state=0 (full refresh) | +| 31 | Recreate broken MVs (due to DDL changes on base tables) | Small | MV state > 1, stale, auto-refresh enabled but failing | +| 40 | Ensure MVs are not stale for data accuracy and query rewrite | Medium | is_stale = 't' | + +### Workload Management + +| ID | Recommendation | Effort | When to Apply | +|----|---------------|--------|---------------| +| 16 | Re-allocate WLM memory to add up to 100% (manual WLM) | Small | Manual WLM with < 100% allocation | +| 18 | Create separate query queues per workload (BI, ETL, ad-hoc, etc.) | Medium | Single default queue handling all workloads | +| 21 | Set priorities for each WLM queue (Auto WLM) | Small | Auto WLM without priority differentiation | +| 26 | Isolate workloads using data sharing for scalability | Medium | High WLM queue time, CPU > 80%, connection pressure | + +### Spectrum / Data Lake + +| ID | Recommendation | Effort | When to Apply | +|----|---------------|--------|---------------| +| 27 | Optimize Spectrum partitioning strategy (partition by frequently filtered columns) | Medium | Partition pruning < 95%, high partition counts | + +### Data Sharing + +| ID | Recommendation | Effort | When to Apply | +|----|---------------|--------|---------------| +| 34 | Create incremental MV on producer and share to consumers (for frequently updated data) | Medium | Shared MV doing full refresh, long consumer metadata sync | + +### Cluster Operations + +| ID | Recommendation | Effort | When to Apply | +|----|---------------|--------|---------------| +| 36 | Set idle session timeout and clean up idle sessions | Small | High connection count approaching limits | +| 37 | Use 'Trailing' maintenance track for production workloads | Small | Workgroup on 'Current' track | +| 38 | Perform classic resize to rebalance data after elastic resize | Large | Processing skew after elastic resize | + +--- + +## Summary: Key Thresholds for Automated Detection + +| Metric | Threshold | Severity | Action | +|--------|-----------|----------|--------| +| storage_utilization_pct | > 70% | WARN | Increase RPU, unload to S3, review compression | +| skew_rows | >= 4 | FAIL | Change distribution style | +| vacuum_sort_benefit | >= 10 | WARN | VACUUM SORT RECLUSTER | +| stats_off | > 10 | WARN | Run ANALYZE | +| pct_rows_marked_for_deletion | > 10% | WARN | VACUUM DELETE | +| max_varchar | > 1000 | WARN | Reduce column width | +| encoded_column_pct | < 80% | WARN | Review compression | +| pct_wlm_queue_time | > 5% | WARN | Isolate workloads / data sharing | +| total_disk_spill_count | > 10 | WARN | Increase RPU, reduce varchar, add QMR | +| compiled_queries | > 100 | WARN | Reduce DDL/CTAS operations | +| small_insert_count | > 100 | WARN | Replace with COPY/bulk insert | +| copy_count | > 100 | INFO | Optimize COPY parallelism | +| ddl_count | > 10 | WARN | Reduce drop/create patterns | +| avg_files_per_copy | < 4 (with no splits) | WARN | Split files for parallelism | +| avg_file_size_mb | < 10 | WARN | Increase file sizes | +| partition_pruning_pct | < 95% | WARN | Optimize partitioning | +| avg_request_duration_secs (consumer) | > 60s | WARN | Create incremental MV on producer | +| total_disk_spill_mb (per query) | > 100 MB | WARN | Increase RPU, optimize query | diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/serverless-sizing-guide.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/serverless-sizing-guide.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..86f7c0d --- /dev/null +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/serverless-sizing-guide.md @@ -0,0 +1,397 @@ +# Redshift Serverless Sizing — Usage Guide + +Reference for provisioned-to-serverless migration cost analysis. Based on the Redshift Serverless Sizing methodology. + +Source: [Amazon Redshift Serverless documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/mgmt/serverless-whatis.html), [Redshift Serverless billing](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/mgmt/serverless-billing.html). Content was rephrased for compliance with licensing restrictions. + +--- + +## Overview + +Serverless sizing is a two-step approach: + +1. **Q1 — Workload Categorization:** Scans existing production workload and categorizes queries into size types based on data scanned per query step. +2. **Q2 — Cost Estimation:** Estimates serverless costs based on the dominant workload and existing provisioned cluster configuration. Factors in the 1-minute minimum charge and provides daily usage minutes and percentage estimates. + +--- + +## Workload Size Types (RPU Mapping) + +Queries are classified by the maximum bytes scanned in any single segment: + +| Size Type | Max Scan Bytes | Recommended RPU | +|-----------|---------------|-----------------| +| xx-small | < 1 GB | 8 RPU | +| x-small | < 10 GB | 32 RPU | +| small | < 100 GB | 64 RPU | +| medium | < 500 GB | 128 RPU | +| large | < 1 TB | 256 RPU | +| x-large | < 3 TB | 512 RPU | +| xx-large | > 3 TB | 1024 RPU | + +The **dominant workload** is the size_type with the highest weightage (sum of execution time = query_count × avg_exec_sec). + +--- + +## Provisioned Node Type Reference (Pricing) + +Default on-demand and reserved instance hourly prices. Update Q2 with pricing for the target region before running it. + +| Node Type | Memory (GB) | On-Demand ($/hr) | 1yr PURI ($/hr) | 3yr PURI ($/hr) | +|-----------|-------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| +| dc2.large | 15 | 0.25 | 0.161 | 0.10 | +| dc2.8xlarge | 244 | 4.80 | 3.22 | 1.607 | +| ra3.large | 16 | 0.543 | 0.364 | 0.214 | +| ra3.xlplus | 32 | 1.086 | 0.728 | 0.429 | +| ra3.4xlarge | 96 | 3.26 | 2.184 | 1.288 | +| ra3.16xlarge | 384 | 13.04 | 8.737 | 5.151 | + +RPU-like equivalent for provisioned: `nodes × memory_gb / 16` + +--- + +## RPU Sizing Logic + +The recommended base RPU is determined by: + +1. Calculate `current_rpu_like = nodes × memory / 16` (provisioned equivalent) +2. Determine dominant workload RPU from Q1 +3. If dominant workload RPU > current_rpu_like × 1.2 → use dominant workload RPU +4. Otherwise → use `round((current_rpu_like × 1.2 + 4) / 8) × 8` (20% buffer, rounded to nearest available RPU) + +--- + +## Guideline Steps + +1. Update Q2's serverless price (line 125) and provisioned prices (lines 36-41) for the target region before running it +2. Run both Q1 and Q2 as superuser on the existing provisioned cluster +3. Review Q1 output: the size_type with maximum weightage is the dominant workload +4. Review Q2 output: recommended_base_rpu is based on dominant workload + cluster config +5. Present both outputs and evaluate options together with the account owner + +### Override Scenarios + +If a different size_type should be used instead of the dominant workload: + +1. In Q2, find the line with comment `-- Override default recommendation if necessary` +2. Change `serverless_RPU` to the desired RPU value (e.g., `32 as serverless_RPU`) +3. Rerun modified Q2 as superuser + +### Alerts to Evaluate + +| Condition | Alert | +|-----------|-------| +| overridden_rpu < recommended_base_rpu | Potential performance degradation for large queries | +| overridden_rpu > recommended_base_rpu | Potential higher costs than necessary | +| Difference > ±32 RPUs | Strongly recommend a proof-of-concept before committing | + +### Decision Factors Beyond Cost + +Not every migration decision is purely cost-driven. Consider: + +- Ease of use priorities +- Level of control/customization needed +- Integration requirements with existing tools +- Workload predictability (bursty vs steady-state) + +--- + +## Q1 — Workload Categorization Query + +**Filename:** `ServerlessSizing_Q1.csv` + +Must be run as superuser on the existing provisioned cluster. + +```sql +WITH scan_sum AS ( + SELECT query_id, + segment_id, + SUM(output_bytes) AS bytes, + ROUND(datediff(ms, MIN(start_time), MAX(end_time)) / 1000.0, 3) AS seg_sec + FROM sys_query_detail + WHERE user_id > 1 + AND step_name = 'scan' + AND start_time > '2000-01-01 00:00:00' + AND end_time > '2000-01-01 00:00:00' + GROUP BY query_id, segment_id +), +scan_list AS ( + SELECT query_id, + MAX(bytes) AS max_scan_bytes, + MAX(CASE WHEN seg_sec > 0 THEN seg_sec ELSE 0 END) AS seg_sec_max + FROM scan_sum + GROUP BY query_id +), +query_list AS ( + SELECT w.query_id, + start_time, + end_time, + ROUND(execution_time / 1000 / 1000.0, 3) AS exec_sec, + max_scan_bytes, + seg_sec_max, + CASE + WHEN max_scan_bytes < 1000000000 THEN 'xx-small-8RPU' + WHEN max_scan_bytes < 10000000000 THEN 'x-small-32RPU' + WHEN max_scan_bytes < 100000000000 THEN 'small-64RPU' + WHEN max_scan_bytes < 500000000000 THEN 'medium-128RPU' + WHEN max_scan_bytes < 1000000000000 THEN 'large-256RPU' + WHEN max_scan_bytes < 3000000000000 THEN 'x-large-512RPU' + WHEN max_scan_bytes > 3000000000000 THEN 'xx-large-1024RPU' + ELSE 'N/A' + END AS size_type + FROM sys_query_history w, + scan_list sc + WHERE sc.query_id = w.query_id +) +SELECT size_type, + COUNT(*) AS query_cnt, + AVG(exec_sec) AS exec_sec_avg, + MAX(exec_sec) AS exec_sec_max, + MIN(exec_sec) AS exec_sec_min, + AVG(seg_sec_max) AS seg_sec_max_avg, + AVG(max_scan_bytes) AS max_scan_bytes_avg, + COUNT(*) * AVG(exec_sec) AS weightage +FROM query_list +GROUP BY 1 +ORDER BY max_scan_bytes_avg; +``` + +### Q1 Example Output + +| size_type | query_cnt | exec_sec_avg | exec_sec_max | exec_sec_min | seg_sec_max_avg | max_scan_bytes_avg | weightage | +|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------| +| xx-small-8RPU | 22 | 1.8 | 7.83 | 0 | 0.61 | 6,850,635 | 39.62 | +| medium-128RPU | 71 | 126.96 | 1381.88 | 10.81 | 488.51 | 79,607,948,918 | 7888.7 | + +### Q1 Output Metadata + +| Column | Description | +|--------|-------------| +| size_type | Workload type based on data scanned and corresponding RPU recommendation | +| query_cnt | Number of queries in this size category | +| exec_sec_avg | Average execution seconds for this size type | +| exec_sec_max | Maximum execution seconds for this size type | +| exec_sec_min | Minimum execution seconds for this size type | +| seg_sec_max_avg | Average of the maximum segment execution seconds | +| max_scan_bytes_avg | Average maximum bytes scanned per query | +| weightage | Total execution time weight (query_cnt × exec_sec_avg). The size_type with the highest weightage is the dominant workload | + +### Q1 Analysis Guide + +When analyzing Q1 results: + +1. Identify the dominant workload: the row with the highest `weightage` value +2. Note the query distribution: are most queries small but a few large ones dominate execution time? +3. Check for outliers: if `exec_sec_max` is significantly higher than `exec_sec_avg`, there may be runaway queries +4. The dominant workload drives the RPU recommendation — if it's medium-128RPU, the base RPU will be at least 128 + +--- + +## Q2 — Cost Estimation Query + +**Filename:** `ServerlessSizing_Q2.csv` + +Must be run as superuser on the existing provisioned cluster. Before running, update: + +- Line 125: serverless price per RPU-hour for the target region (default: $0.375 for us-east-1) +- Lines 36-41: provisioned cluster on-demand and reserved pricing for the target region + +```sql +WITH recursive numbers(rown) AS ( + SELECT 1 + UNION ALL + SELECT rown + 1 FROM numbers WHERE rown < 10080 +), +epochval AS ( + SELECT extract(epoch FROM date_trunc('day', current_timestamp)) - rown * 60 ep + FROM numbers +), +t_minute AS ( + SELECT TIMESTAMP 'epoch' + (cast(ep AS bigint)) * INTERVAL '1 second' minutes_week + FROM epochval + ORDER BY minutes_week +), +my_cluster AS ( + SELECT type AS node_type, count(DISTINCT node) AS nodes + FROM ( + SELECT CASE + WHEN capacity = 760956 THEN 'dc2.8xlarge' + WHEN capacity = 190633 THEN 'dc2.large' + WHEN capacity = 952455 THEN 'ds2.xlarge' + WHEN capacity = 945026 THEN 'ds2.8xlarge' + WHEN capacity = 869530 OR capacity = 924825 THEN 'ra3.large' + WHEN capacity = 954367 OR capacity = 2002943 THEN 'ra3.xlplus' + WHEN (capacity = 6772561 OR capacity = 3339176) AND count(1) OVER (PARTITION BY host) = 1 THEN 'ra3.4xlarge' + WHEN (capacity = 6772561 OR capacity = 3339176) AND count(1) OVER (PARTITION BY host) != 1 THEN 'ra3.16xlarge' + END AS TYPE, + OWNER node + FROM stv_partitions WHERE OWNER = host + ) + GROUP BY TYPE +), +node_types AS ( + SELECT * FROM + (SELECT 'dc2.large' AS node_type, 15 AS memory, 0.25 AS OD_cost, 0.161 AS puri1y, 0.1 AS puri3y) + UNION ALL (SELECT 'dc2.8xlarge', 244, 4.8, 3.22, 1.607) + UNION ALL (SELECT 'ra3.large', 16, 0.543, 0.364, 0.214) + UNION ALL (SELECT 'ra3.xlplus', 32, 1.086, 0.728, 0.429) + UNION ALL (SELECT 'ra3.4xlarge', 96, 3.26, 2.184, 1.288) + UNION ALL (SELECT 'ra3.16xlarge', 384, 13.04, 8.737, 5.151) +), +scan_sum AS ( + SELECT query_id, segment_id, + SUM(output_bytes) AS bytes, + ROUND(datediff(ms, MIN(start_time), MAX(end_time)) / 1000.0, 3) AS seg_sec + FROM sys_query_detail + WHERE user_id > 1 + AND step_name = 'scan' + AND start_time > '2000-01-01 00:00:00' + AND end_time > '2000-01-01 00:00:00' + GROUP BY query_id, segment_id +), +scan_list AS ( + SELECT query_id, + MAX(bytes) AS max_scan_bytes, + MAX(CASE WHEN seg_sec > 0 THEN seg_sec ELSE 0 END) AS seg_sec_max + FROM scan_sum + GROUP BY query_id +), +query_list AS ( + SELECT max_scan_bytes, + ROUND(execution_time / 1000 / 1000.0, 3) AS exec_sec, + CASE + WHEN max_scan_bytes < 1000000000 THEN '8' + WHEN max_scan_bytes < 10000000000 THEN '32' + WHEN max_scan_bytes < 100000000000 THEN '64' + WHEN max_scan_bytes < 500000000000 THEN '128' + WHEN max_scan_bytes < 1000000000000 THEN '256' + WHEN max_scan_bytes < 3000000000000 THEN '512' + WHEN max_scan_bytes > 3000000000000 THEN '1024' + ELSE 'N/A' + END AS recommended_RPU_by_workload + FROM sys_query_history w, scan_list sc + WHERE sc.query_id = w.query_id +), +workload_weightage AS ( + SELECT recommended_RPU_by_workload, + COUNT(*) * AVG(exec_sec) weightage + FROM query_list + GROUP BY 1 +), +dominant_workload AS ( + SELECT recommended_RPU_by_workload + FROM workload_weightage + WHERE weightage = (SELECT max(weightage) FROM workload_weightage) +), +my_serverless_cluster AS ( + SELECT m.node_type, m.nodes, + od_cost * nodes AS current_od_cost, + puri1y * nodes AS current_puri1y_cost, + puri3y * nodes AS current_puri3y_cost, + nodes * memory / 16 AS current_rpu_like, + CASE + WHEN (SELECT cast(recommended_RPU_by_workload AS int) FROM dominant_workload) > current_rpu_like * 1.2 + THEN (SELECT cast(recommended_RPU_by_workload AS int) FROM dominant_workload) + ELSE round((current_rpu_like * 1.2 + 4) / 8, 0) * 8 + END AS serverless_RPU -- Override default recommendation if necessary + FROM my_cluster m + INNER JOIN node_types i ON m.node_type = i.node_type +) +SELECT DISTINCT trunc(minutes_week) data_day, + fd.node_type, + fd.nodes AS node_count, + fd.daily_on_demand, + fd.recommended_base_RPU, + fd.estimated_serverless_minutes_per_day, + fd.estimated_serverless_usage_percentage, + fd.estimated_serverless_daily_cost +FROM t_minute +LEFT JOIN ( + SELECT trunc(minutes_week) _day, + node_type, nodes, current_rpu_like, + round(current_od_cost * 24, 2) AS daily_on_demand, + round(current_puri1y_cost * 24, 2) AS daily_1y_PURI, + serverless_RPU AS recommended_base_RPU, + ceiling(1.0 * count(DISTINCT minutes_week)) AS estimated_serverless_minutes_per_day, + concat(round(100.0 * count(DISTINCT minutes_week) / 1440, 2), '%') AS estimated_serverless_usage_percentage, + -- Update price below as per your region (default: $0.375/RPU-hour for us-east-1) + round(0.375 * 24 * serverless_RPU * count(DISTINCT minutes_week) / 1440, 2) AS estimated_serverless_daily_cost + FROM ( + SELECT start_time, end_time, current_rpu_like, current_od_cost, + current_puri1y_cost, + serverless_RPU, -- Override default recommendation if necessary + node_type, nodes + FROM sys_query_history t + INNER JOIN my_serverless_cluster msc ON 1 = 1 + WHERE user_id <> 1 + AND start_time BETWEEN (SELECT dateadd(day, -7, DATE_TRUNC('day', GETDATE()))) + AND (SELECT DATE_TRUNC('day', GETDATE())) + ORDER BY start_time + ) serverless_expected_duration + INNER JOIN t_minute tm + ON minutes_week BETWEEN Date_trunc('minute', start_time) + AND dateadd('ms', Datediff('ms', start_time, end_time) + * cast(1.0 * current_rpu_like / serverless_RPU * 1000 AS int) / 1000, start_time) + GROUP BY node_type, trunc(minutes_week), nodes, current_rpu_like, + serverless_RPU, daily_on_demand, daily_1y_PURI +) fd ON trunc(minutes_week) = _day +ORDER BY data_day; +``` + +### Q2 Example Output + +| data_day | node_type | node_count | daily_on_demand_cost | recommended_base_rpu | estimated_serverless_minutes_per_day | estimated_serverless_usage_percentage | estimated_serverless_daily_cost | +|----------|-----------|------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------| +| 2/8/2024 | ra3.4xlarge | 2 | 156.48 | 128 | 157 | 10.90% | 7.85 | +| 2/9/2024 | ra3.4xlarge | 2 | 156.48 | 128 | 245 | 17.01% | 12.25 | +| 2/10/2024 | ra3.4xlarge | 2 | 156.48 | 128 | 49 | 3.40% | 2.45 | +| 2/11/2024 | ra3.4xlarge | 2 | 156.48 | 128 | 40 | 2.78% | 2 | +| 2/12/2024 | ra3.4xlarge | 2 | 156.48 | 128 | 163 | 11.32% | 8.15 | +| 2/13/2024 | ra3.4xlarge | 2 | 156.48 | 128 | 49 | 3.40% | 2.45 | +| 2/14/2024 | ra3.4xlarge | 2 | 156.48 | 128 | 18 | 1.25% | 14.4 | + +### Q2 Output Metadata + +| Column | Description | +|--------|-------------| +| data_day | Date of the assessed workload | +| node_type | Existing provisioned cluster node type | +| node_count | Existing provisioned cluster node count | +| daily_on_demand_cost | Current provisioned cluster daily cost at on-demand pricing | +| recommended_base_rpu | Recommended serverless base RPU based on dominant workload | +| estimated_serverless_minutes_per_day | Estimated active compute minutes per day at recommended RPU | +| estimated_serverless_usage_percentage | Estimated percentage of the day with active compute | +| estimated_serverless_daily_cost | Estimated daily serverless cost at recommended RPU | + +### Q2 Analysis Guide + +When analyzing Q2 results: + +1. **Cost comparison:** Compare `daily_on_demand_cost` (provisioned) vs `estimated_serverless_daily_cost` (serverless) for each day. If serverless is consistently lower, it's a strong migration candidate. +2. **Usage pattern:** Look at `estimated_serverless_usage_percentage`. Low percentages (< 30%) indicate intermittent workloads that benefit most from serverless pay-per-use. +3. **Day-to-day variance:** High variance in daily costs suggests bursty workloads — ideal for serverless. Steady high usage may favor provisioned with reserved instances. +4. **Weekly patterns:** Weekends often show lower usage — factor this into monthly cost projections. +5. **Savings calculation:** `(daily_on_demand_cost - estimated_serverless_daily_cost) × 30` gives approximate monthly savings. Compare against reserved instance pricing too. + +### Key Insights to Capture + +When presenting results, highlight: + +- **Dominant workload type** from Q1 and what it means for RPU sizing +- **Daily cost savings** (provisioned on-demand vs serverless estimated) +- **Monthly projected savings** extrapolated from the 7-day sample +- **Usage efficiency** — what percentage of the day is the cluster actually computing? +- **Peak vs off-peak patterns** — are there opportunities for different RPU settings? +- **Reserved instance comparison** — if reserved instances are already in place, compare RI cost vs serverless +- **Risk factors** — performance implications if RPU is undersized, cost implications if oversized + +--- + +## Optional Filters + +The queries support filtering by user_id or service_class_id for targeted analysis: + +- **User ID filter:** Replace `user_id > 1` with `user_id in (<>)` in both Q1 and Q2 +- **Service class filter:** Add `AND service_class_id in (<>)` to the sys_query_history WHERE clause in both Q1 and Q2 + +This is useful when evaluating serverless migration for specific workloads (e.g., only ETL, only reporting). diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/system-tables-guide.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/system-tables-guide.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..afe580c --- /dev/null +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/system-tables-guide.md @@ -0,0 +1,444 @@ +# Amazon Redshift System Tables & Views Guide + +Comprehensive reference for STL, SVL, SVV, STV, SVCS, and SYS system tables and views used for diagnostics, monitoring, and troubleshooting Amazon Redshift provisioned clusters and Serverless workgroups. + +Sources: [Amazon Redshift system tables reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/dg/cm_chap_system-tables.html), [SYS monitoring views](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/dg/sys-monitoring-views.html), [AWS re:Post Redshift monitoring articles](https://repost.aws/). Content was rephrased for compliance with licensing restrictions. + +--- + +## System Table Prefixes Overview + +| Prefix | Full Name | Data Source | Availability | Retention | Description | +|--------|-----------|-------------|--------------|-----------|-------------| +| STL | System Table Log | Persisted log files on disk | Provisioned only | 2-5 days (varies by table) | Historical log data — query execution, errors, loads, alerts | +| STV | System Table View (snapshot) | In-memory transient data | Provisioned only | Current snapshot only | Real-time cluster state — running queries, locks, slices, sessions | +| SVL | System View Log | Joins across STL tables | Provisioned only | Same as underlying STL tables | Convenience views combining multiple log tables | +| SVV | System View Visibility | Joins across STV + catalog | Provisioned + Serverless (some) | Current snapshot + catalog | Database object metadata, table info, user info | +| SVCS | System View Concurrency Scaling | Log data from main + CS clusters | Provisioned only | 2-5 days | Like SVL but includes Concurrency Scaling cluster data | +| SYS | System Monitoring Views | Unified monitoring layer | Provisioned + Serverless | 7 days (default) | Preferred for Serverless; unified query/workload monitoring | + +--- + +## STL Tables — Query Execution & Logging (Provisioned Only) + +### Query Execution + +| Table | Purpose | Key Columns | Common Use | +|-------|---------|-------------|------------| +| `STL_QUERY` | Query execution history | `query`, `userid`, `querytxt`, `starttime`, `endtime`, `elapsed`, `aborted` | Find slow queries, query duration analysis | +| `STL_QUERYTEXT` | Full SQL text (for queries > 200 chars) | `query`, `sequence`, `text` | Retrieve complete SQL for long queries (join on `query`, order by `sequence`) | +| `STL_EXPLAIN` | Query plan for executed queries | `query`, `nodeid`, `parentid`, `plannode`, `info` | Analyze execution plans post-hoc | +| `STL_PLAN_INFO` | Query plan step details | `query`, `nodeid`, `segment`, `step`, `rows`, `bytes` | Detailed plan step analysis | +| `STL_STREAM_SEGS` | Stream-to-segment mapping | `query`, `stream`, `segment` | Understand query parallelism | + +**Diagnostic Query — Top Slow Queries (Last 24h):** + +```sql +SELECT query, userid, TRIM(database) AS db, + DATEDIFF(seconds, starttime, endtime) AS duration_sec, + SUBSTRING(TRIM(querytxt), 1, 200) AS query_text, + aborted +FROM stl_query +WHERE starttime >= DATEADD(hour, -24, GETDATE()) + AND userid > 1 -- Exclude system queries +ORDER BY duration_sec DESC +LIMIT 50; +``` + +### Query Alerts & Diagnostics + +| Table | Purpose | Key Columns | Common Use | +|-------|---------|-------------|------------| +| `STL_ALERT_EVENT_LOG` | Alerts raised during query execution | `query`, `event`, `solution`, `event_time` | Identify nested loops, skew, ghost rows, very selective filters | +| `STL_ERROR` | Query errors | `query`, `userid`, `process`, `errcode`, `error` | Debug query failures | +| `STL_DISK_FULL_DIAG` | Disk-full events | `query`, `node`, `temp_blocks`, `perm_blocks` | Diagnose disk space exhaustion | + +**Alert Event Types (STL_ALERT_EVENT_LOG):** + +| Event | Meaning | Typical Solution | +|-------|---------|-----------------| +| Nested Loop | Cartesian product in join | Add proper join conditions; check DISTKEY alignment | +| Very selective filter | Filter returns very few rows from large scan | Add or adjust sort key on filter column | +| Excessive ghost rows | Table has many deleted but not vacuumed rows | Run `VACUUM DELETE` on the table | +| Large distribution | Large data redistribution during query | Co-locate tables with matching DISTKEY | +| Large broadcast | Large table broadcast to all nodes | Use KEY distribution on join column or ALL for small table | +| Serial execution | Query step running on single slice | Check for skewed distribution | +| Missing statistics | Table statistics are stale | Run `ANALYZE` on the table | + +**Diagnostic Query — Recent Alerts:** + +```sql +SELECT query, TRIM(event) AS event, + TRIM(solution) AS solution, + event_time +FROM stl_alert_event_log +WHERE event_time >= DATEADD(hour, -24, GETDATE()) +ORDER BY event_time DESC +LIMIT 100; +``` + +### WLM & Queue Management + +| Table | Purpose | Key Columns | Common Use | +|-------|---------|-------------|------------| +| `STL_WLM_QUERY` | WLM queue assignment per query | `query`, `service_class`, `total_queue_time`, `total_exec_time`, `queue_start_time`, `exec_start_time` | Analyze queue wait times, identify contention | +| `STL_WLM_RULE_ACTION` | QMR rule actions taken | `query`, `rule`, `action`, `service_class` | Track queries aborted or logged by QMR rules | +| `STL_COMMIT_STATS` | Commit queue statistics | `node`, `startqueue`, `startwork`, `endtime`, `queuelen` | Diagnose commit queue bottlenecks | + +**Diagnostic Query — WLM Wait Times by Queue (Last 24h):** + +```sql +SELECT service_class, + COUNT(*) AS query_count, + AVG(total_queue_time / 1000000.0) AS avg_queue_sec, + MAX(total_queue_time / 1000000.0) AS max_queue_sec, + AVG(total_exec_time / 1000000.0) AS avg_exec_sec, + MAX(total_exec_time / 1000000.0) AS max_exec_sec +FROM stl_wlm_query +WHERE service_class > 4 -- User-defined queues only (5+) + AND queue_start_time >= DATEADD(hour, -24, GETDATE()) +GROUP BY service_class +ORDER BY avg_queue_sec DESC; +``` + +### Data Loading + +| Table | Purpose | Key Columns | Common Use | +|-------|---------|-------------|------------| +| `STL_LOAD_ERRORS` | COPY load errors | `query`, `userid`, `tbl`, `starttime`, `filename`, `colname`, `type`, `col_length`, `raw_field_value`, `err_reason` | Diagnose failed COPY operations | +| `STL_LOADERROR_DETAIL` | Detailed error info per failed row | `query`, `filename`, `line_number`, `value`, `err_reason` | Pinpoint exact rows/values causing load failures | +| `STL_LOAD_COMMITS` | Successful COPY commit history | `query`, `table`, `lines_scanned`, `lines_loaded`, `starttime`, `endtime` | Track load volumes and timing | +| `STL_S3CLIENT` | S3 transfer details for COPY/UNLOAD | `query`, `http_method`, `transfer_size`, `transfer_time`, `start_time`, `end_time` | Measure COPY throughput (MB/s) | +| `STL_FILE_SCAN` | File scan details during COPY | `query`, `name`, `lines`, `bytes`, `loadtime` | Identify slow files in a COPY operation | + +**Diagnostic Query — COPY Errors:** + +```sql +SELECT le.query, le.starttime, + TRIM(le.filename) AS filename, + le.line_number, le.colname, + TRIM(le.err_reason) AS err_reason, + TRIM(d.value) AS raw_value +FROM stl_load_errors le +LEFT JOIN stl_loaderror_detail d + ON le.query = d.query AND le.line_number = d.line_number +WHERE le.starttime >= DATEADD(day, -7, GETDATE()) +ORDER BY le.starttime DESC +LIMIT 50; +``` + +**Diagnostic Query — COPY Throughput (Last 7 Days):** + +```sql +SELECT q.starttime, s.query, + SUBSTRING(q.querytxt, 1, 120) AS querytxt, + s.n_files, s.size_mb, s.time_seconds, + ROUND(s.size_mb / DECODE(s.time_seconds, 0, 1, s.time_seconds), 2) AS mb_per_s +FROM ( + SELECT query, COUNT(*) AS n_files, + SUM(transfer_size / (1024.0 * 1024.0)) AS size_mb, + (MAX(end_time) - MIN(start_time)) / 1000000.0 AS time_seconds, + MAX(end_time) AS end_time + FROM stl_s3client + WHERE http_method = 'GET' AND query > 0 AND transfer_time > 0 + GROUP BY query +) AS s +LEFT JOIN stl_query AS q ON q.query = s.query +WHERE s.end_time >= DATEADD(day, -7, CURRENT_DATE) +ORDER BY s.time_seconds DESC +LIMIT 50; +``` + +### Connection & User Activity + +| Table | Purpose | Key Columns | Common Use | +|-------|---------|-------------|------------| +| `STL_CONNECTION_LOG` | Connection attempts (success/failure) | `event`, `recordtime`, `username`, `dbname`, `remotehost`, `remoteport`, `pid`, `authmethod` | Audit connection patterns; detect failed auth attempts | +| `STL_USERLOG` | DDL changes to users | `userid`, `username`, `oldusername`, `action`, `usecreatedb`, `usesuper`, `recordtime` | Track user creation, deletion, privilege changes | +| `STL_DDLTEXT` | DDL statement text | `userid`, `query`, `text`, `starttime` | Audit schema changes (CREATE, ALTER, DROP) | +| `STL_UTILITYTEXT` | Utility command text (VACUUM, ANALYZE, etc.) | `userid`, `query`, `text`, `starttime` | Track maintenance operations | + +--- + +## STV Tables — Real-Time Cluster State (Provisioned Only) + +| Table | Purpose | Key Columns | Common Use | +|-------|---------|-------------|------------| +| `STV_INFLIGHT` | Currently executing queries | `userid`, `query`, `text`, `starttime`, `suspended` | Monitor active queries; find long-running queries | +| `STV_RECENTS` | Recently executed and current queries | `userid`, `query`, `pid`, `starttime`, `duration`, `status` | Quick view of recent activity | +| `STV_BLOCKLIST` | Disk block allocation per table | `tbl`, `col`, `slice`, `num`, `minvalue`, `maxvalue` | Analyze storage distribution and zone maps | +| `STV_TBL_PERM` | Table row counts and disk blocks | `id`, `name`, `rows`, `sorted_rows`, `temp`, `db_id`, `slice` | Quick row counts; check sorted vs unsorted rows | +| `STV_SLICES` | Slice-to-node mapping | `node`, `slice` | Understand cluster topology | +| `STV_SESSIONS` | Active user sessions | `userid`, `process`, `user_name`, `db_name`, `starttime` | Monitor active connections | +| `STV_LOCKS` | Current table locks | `table_id`, `lock_owner`, `lock_owner_pid`, `lock_mode` | Diagnose lock contention | +| `STV_WLM_SERVICE_CLASS_STATE` | Current WLM queue state | `service_class`, `num_executing_queries`, `num_queued_queries`, `num_slots`, `evictable_mem` | Real-time WLM queue monitoring | +| `STV_WLM_SERVICE_CLASS_CONFIG` | WLM queue configuration | `service_class`, `num_query_tasks`, `query_working_mem`, `max_execution_time`, `priority` | Review WLM configuration | +| `STV_WLM_QUERY_STATE` | Current state of WLM-managed queries | `query`, `service_class`, `wlm_start_time`, `state`, `queue_time`, `exec_time` | Monitor individual query WLM state | + +**Diagnostic Query — Currently Running Queries:** + +```sql +SELECT userid, query, TRIM(text) AS query_text, + DATEDIFF(seconds, starttime, GETDATE()) AS running_sec, + suspended +FROM stv_inflight +ORDER BY running_sec DESC; +``` + +**Diagnostic Query — Active Locks:** + +```sql +SELECT l.table_id, t.name AS table_name, + l.lock_owner, l.lock_owner_pid, l.lock_mode +FROM stv_locks l +JOIN stv_tbl_perm t ON l.table_id = t.id AND t.slice = 0 +ORDER BY l.lock_owner; +``` + +**Diagnostic Query — Current WLM Queue State:** + +```sql +SELECT service_class, num_executing_queries, + num_queued_queries, num_slots, + evictable_mem / (1024 * 1024) AS evictable_mem_mb +FROM stv_wlm_service_class_state +WHERE service_class > 4 -- User-defined queues +ORDER BY service_class; +``` + +--- + +## SVL Views — Combined Log Views (Provisioned Only) + +| View | Purpose | Key Columns | Common Use | +|------|---------|-------------|------------| +| `SVL_QUERY_SUMMARY` | Aggregated query step metrics | `query`, `stm`, `seg`, `step`, `label`, `rows`, `bytes`, `elapsed_time`, `is_diskbased` | Identify disk-based steps (memory spill); find slow steps | +| `SVL_QUERY_REPORT` | Per-node query step execution | `query`, `segment`, `step`, `label`, `rows`, `bytes`, `elapsed_time`, `slice` | Detect per-node skew in query execution | +| `SVL_QLOG` | Simplified query log | `userid`, `query`, `elapsed`, `substring`, `source_query` | Quick query history with duration | +| `SVL_STATEMENTTEXT` | Complete statement text (includes CS) | `userid`, `query`, `text`, `starttime`, `type` | Full SQL audit trail including Concurrency Scaling queries | +| `SVL_QUERY_METRICS` | Query-level resource metrics | `query`, `segment`, `step_type`, `query_cpu_time`, `query_blocks_read`, `query_temp_blocks_to_disk` | Resource consumption per query | +| `SVL_QUERY_METRICS_SUMMARY` | Aggregated query resource metrics | `query`, `query_cpu_time`, `query_blocks_read`, `query_temp_blocks_to_disk`, `spectrum_scan_size_mb` | Summary resource usage per query | +| `SVL_S3QUERY` | Spectrum query details | `query`, `segment`, `external_table_name`, `s3_scanned_rows`, `s3_scanned_bytes`, `s3query_returned_rows` | Monitor Spectrum query performance | +| `SVL_S3QUERY_SUMMARY` | Spectrum query summary | `query`, `elapsed`, `s3_scanned_rows`, `s3_scanned_bytes`, `s3query_returned_rows`, `files` | Spectrum scan efficiency | +| `SVL_COMPILE` | Query compilation details | `query`, `segment`, `compile`, `compile_time` | Identify compilation overhead | +| `SVL_VACUUM_PERCENTAGE` | VACUUM progress | `table_name`, `status`, `time_remaining_estimate` | Monitor VACUUM operations | + +**Diagnostic Query — Disk-Based Query Steps (Memory Spill):** + +```sql +SELECT query, stm, seg, step, TRIM(label) AS label, + rows, bytes, elapsed_time, + is_diskbased +FROM svl_query_summary +WHERE is_diskbased = 't' + AND query IN ( + SELECT query FROM stl_query + WHERE starttime >= DATEADD(hour, -24, GETDATE()) + ) +ORDER BY elapsed_time DESC +LIMIT 50; +``` + +--- + +## SVV Views — Object Metadata & Visibility + +| View | Purpose | Key Columns | Availability | Common Use | +|------|---------|-------------|--------------|------------| +| `SVV_TABLE_INFO` | Table metadata (size, skew, sort, encoding) | `database`, `schema`, `table`, `size`, `pct_used`, `unsorted`, `stats_off`, `skew_rows`, `skew_sortkey1`, `diststyle`, `sortkey1`, `encoded` | Provisioned + Serverless | Primary table health assessment view | +| `SVV_DISKUSAGE` | Per-table disk usage by slice | `db_id`, `name`, `slice`, `col`, `num`, `blocknum`, `minvalue`, `maxvalue` | Provisioned | Analyze storage distribution across slices | +| `SVV_COLUMNS` | Column metadata for all tables | `table_schema`, `table_name`, `column_name`, `data_type`, `encoding`, `distkey`, `sortkey` | Provisioned + Serverless | Review column definitions, encodings, keys | +| `SVV_TABLES` | Table catalog | `table_schema`, `table_name`, `table_type` | Provisioned + Serverless | List all tables | +| `SVV_EXTERNAL_TABLES` | Spectrum external tables | `schemaname`, `tablename`, `location`, `input_format` | Provisioned + Serverless | Review Spectrum table definitions | +| `SVV_EXTERNAL_PARTITIONS` | Spectrum partition metadata | `schemaname`, `tablename`, `values`, `location` | Provisioned + Serverless | Review Spectrum partitions | +| `SVV_QUERY_STATE` | Currently executing query steps | `query`, `seg`, `step`, `label`, `rows`, `bytes`, `is_diskbased` | Provisioned | Real-time query progress monitoring | +| `SVV_TRANSACTIONS` | Active transactions | `txn_owner`, `txn_db`, `txn_start`, `lock_mode` | Provisioned + Serverless | Monitor open transactions; detect long-running transactions | +| `SVV_DATASHARES` | Data share metadata | `share_name`, `share_type`, `producer_account`, `producer_namespace` | Provisioned + Serverless | Review data sharing configuration | +| `SVV_RLS_POLICY` | Row-level security policies | `polname`, `polrelname`, `polcmd`, `polqual` | Provisioned + Serverless | Audit RLS policies | + +**Diagnostic Query — Complete Table Health Assessment:** + +```sql +SELECT database, schema, "table", + diststyle, sortkey1, encoded, + size AS size_mb, + pct_used, + unsorted, + stats_off, + skew_rows, + skew_sortkey1, + tbl_rows +FROM svv_table_info +WHERE schema NOT IN ('pg_catalog', 'information_schema', 'pg_internal') +ORDER BY size DESC; +``` + +--- + +## SVCS Views — Concurrency Scaling Inclusive (Provisioned Only) + +SVCS views are equivalent to SVL views but include data from both the main cluster and Concurrency Scaling clusters. + +| View | Purpose | Equivalent SVL View | +|------|---------|---------------------| +| `SVCS_QUERY_SUMMARY` | Query step metrics (main + CS) | `SVL_QUERY_SUMMARY` | +| `SVCS_EXPLAIN` | Query plans (main + CS) | `STL_EXPLAIN` | +| `SVCS_COMPILE` | Compilation details (main + CS) | `SVL_COMPILE` | +| `SVCS_PLAN_INFO` | Plan step info (main + CS) | `STL_PLAN_INFO` | +| `SVCS_STREAM_SEGS` | Stream-segment mapping (main + CS) | `STL_STREAM_SEGS` | +| `SVCS_S3QUERY` | Spectrum queries (main + CS) | `SVL_S3QUERY` | +| `SVCS_S3QUERY_SUMMARY` | Spectrum summary (main + CS) | `SVL_S3QUERY_SUMMARY` | + +Use SVCS views instead of SVL views when Concurrency Scaling is enabled to get a complete picture of all query execution. + +--- + +## SYS Views — Unified Monitoring (Provisioned + Serverless) + +SYS views are the preferred monitoring interface for Serverless workgroups and are also available on provisioned clusters. They provide a unified, consistent monitoring experience across deployment types. + +### Query Monitoring + +| View | Purpose | Key Columns | Common Use | +|------|---------|-------------|------------| +| `SYS_QUERY_HISTORY` | Query history with metrics | `query_id`, `user_id`, `database_name`, `query_text`, `status`, `start_time`, `end_time`, `elapsed_time`, `queue_time`, `execution_time`, `result_cache_hit`, `query_type` | Primary query monitoring view for both provisioned and Serverless | +| `SYS_QUERY_DETAIL` | Detailed execution plan per query | `query_id`, `child_query_sequence`, `stream_id`, `segment_id`, `step_id`, `table_id`, `rows_pre_filter`, `rows_post_filter`, `is_diskbased`, `duration`, `input_bytes`, `output_bytes`, `is_active` | Deep-dive into query execution steps; identify slow segments | +| `SYS_QUERY_TEXT` | Full query text | `query_id`, `sequence`, `text` | Retrieve complete SQL for long queries | +| `SYS_EXTERNAL_QUERY_DETAIL` | Spectrum query execution | `query_id`, `segment_id`, `source_type`, `external_scanned_bytes`, `external_returned_rows`, `external_returned_bytes`, `file_format` | Monitor Spectrum query performance | + +**Diagnostic Query — Slow Queries (SYS — Works on Serverless):** + +```sql +SELECT query_id, user_id, TRIM(database_name) AS db, + status, elapsed_time / 1000000.0 AS elapsed_sec, + queue_time / 1000000.0 AS queue_sec, + execution_time / 1000000.0 AS exec_sec, + result_cache_hit, + SUBSTRING(TRIM(query_text), 1, 200) AS query_text +FROM sys_query_history +WHERE start_time >= DATEADD(hour, -24, GETDATE()) + AND user_id > 1 +ORDER BY elapsed_time DESC +LIMIT 50; +``` + +**Diagnostic Query — Disk-Based Steps (SYS):** + +```sql +SELECT qd.query_id, qd.stream_id, qd.segment_id, qd.step_id, + qd.table_id, qd.rows_pre_filter, qd.rows_post_filter, + qd.spilled_block_local_disk, qd.spilled_block_remote_disk, + qd.duration / 1000000.0 AS duration_sec, + qd.input_bytes / (1024.0 * 1024.0) AS input_mb +FROM sys_query_detail qd +WHERE (qd.spilled_block_local_disk > 0 OR qd.spilled_block_remote_disk > 0) + AND qd.query_id IN ( + SELECT query_id FROM sys_query_history + WHERE start_time >= DATEADD(hour, -24, GETDATE()) + ) +ORDER BY qd.duration DESC +LIMIT 50; +``` + +### Data Loading + +| View | Purpose | Key Columns | Common Use | +|------|---------|-------------|------------| +| `SYS_LOAD_HISTORY` | COPY load history | `query_id`, `table_name`, `data_source`, `loaded_rows`, `loaded_bytes`, `start_time`, `end_time`, `status` | Track load operations and throughput | +| `SYS_LOAD_ERROR_DETAIL` | Load error details | `query_id`, `table_name`, `line_number`, `column_name`, `column_type`, `error_message`, `raw_value` | Diagnose COPY failures on Serverless | + +**Diagnostic Query — Recent Load History:** + +```sql +SELECT query_id, TRIM(table_name) AS table_name, + TRIM(data_source) AS source, + loaded_rows, loaded_bytes / (1024.0 * 1024.0) AS loaded_mb, + DATEDIFF(seconds, start_time, end_time) AS duration_sec, + status +FROM sys_load_history +WHERE start_time >= DATEADD(day, -7, GETDATE()) +ORDER BY start_time DESC +LIMIT 50; +``` + +### Connection Monitoring + +| View | Purpose | Key Columns | Common Use | +|------|---------|-------------|------------| +| `SYS_CONNECTION_LOG` | Connection events | `event`, `record_time`, `user_name`, `database_name`, `remote_host`, `remote_port`, `auth_method`, `duration` | Audit connections; detect failed auth | + +### Serverless-Specific + +| View | Purpose | Key Columns | Common Use | +|------|---------|-------------|------------| +| `SYS_SERVERLESS_USAGE` | RPU consumption and billing | `start_time`, `end_time`, `compute_seconds`, `compute_type`, `data_scanned`, `charged_seconds` | Monitor Serverless costs; track RPU usage patterns | + +**Diagnostic Query — Serverless RPU Usage (Last 7 Days):** + +```sql +SELECT DATE_TRUNC('hour', start_time) AS hour, + SUM(compute_seconds) AS total_compute_sec, + SUM(charged_seconds) AS total_charged_sec, + SUM(data_scanned) / (1024.0 * 1024.0 * 1024.0) AS data_scanned_gb +FROM sys_serverless_usage +WHERE start_time >= DATEADD(day, -7, GETDATE()) +GROUP BY DATE_TRUNC('hour', start_time) +ORDER BY hour DESC; +``` + +**Diagnostic Query — Serverless Daily Cost Estimate:** + +```sql +SELECT DATE_TRUNC('day', start_time) AS day, + SUM(charged_seconds) / 3600.0 AS charged_rpu_hours, + -- Approximate cost at $0.375/RPU-hour (us-east-1, check current pricing) + ROUND(SUM(charged_seconds) / 3600.0 * 0.375, 2) AS estimated_cost_usd +FROM sys_serverless_usage +WHERE start_time >= DATEADD(day, -30, GETDATE()) +GROUP BY DATE_TRUNC('day', start_time) +ORDER BY day DESC; +``` + +--- + +## Quick Reference: Which View to Use + +| Task | Provisioned | Serverless | Recommended | +|------|-------------|------------|-------------| +| Query history | `STL_QUERY` / `SVL_QLOG` | `SYS_QUERY_HISTORY` | `SYS_QUERY_HISTORY` (unified) | +| Query plan analysis | `STL_EXPLAIN` | `SYS_QUERY_DETAIL` | `SYS_QUERY_DETAIL` (unified) | +| Full SQL text | `STL_QUERYTEXT` | `SYS_QUERY_TEXT` | `SYS_QUERY_TEXT` (unified) | +| Query alerts | `STL_ALERT_EVENT_LOG` | N/A (use SYS_QUERY_DETAIL) | `STL_ALERT_EVENT_LOG` (provisioned) | +| WLM queue analysis | `STL_WLM_QUERY` / `STV_WLM_SERVICE_CLASS_STATE` | `SYS_QUERY_HISTORY` (queue_time) | Depends on deployment | +| COPY errors | `STL_LOAD_ERRORS` | `SYS_LOAD_ERROR_DETAIL` | Match to deployment type | +| COPY throughput | `STL_S3CLIENT` | `SYS_LOAD_HISTORY` | Match to deployment type | +| Table health | `SVV_TABLE_INFO` | `SVV_TABLE_INFO` | `SVV_TABLE_INFO` (both) | +| Active queries | `STV_INFLIGHT` | `SYS_QUERY_HISTORY` (status='running') | Match to deployment type | +| Active locks | `STV_LOCKS` | N/A | `STV_LOCKS` (provisioned only) | +| Connections | `STL_CONNECTION_LOG` / `STV_SESSIONS` | `SYS_CONNECTION_LOG` | Match to deployment type | +| Spectrum queries | `SVL_S3QUERY_SUMMARY` | `SYS_EXTERNAL_QUERY_DETAIL` | Match to deployment type | +| RPU / billing | N/A | `SYS_SERVERLESS_USAGE` | `SYS_SERVERLESS_USAGE` (Serverless only) | +| Disk usage | `SVV_DISKUSAGE` / `STV_BLOCKLIST` | N/A | Provisioned only | +| VACUUM progress | `SVL_VACUUM_PERCENTAGE` | N/A | Provisioned only | +| Concurrency Scaling | `SVCS_*` views | N/A | `SVCS_*` (provisioned with CS) | + +--- + +## Data Retention & Limitations + +| View Type | Default Retention | Notes | +|-----------|-------------------|-------| +| STL tables | 2-5 days | Varies by table; logs rotate automatically; persist to S3 for long-term retention | +| STV tables | Current snapshot only | Transient; data lost on restart | +| SVL views | Same as underlying STL | Derived from STL tables | +| SVV views | Current + catalog | Catalog data is persistent; snapshot data is transient | +| SYS views | 7 days (default) | Configurable; longer retention available | +| SVCS views | Same as underlying STL | Includes Concurrency Scaling data | + +**Important Notes:** + +- System tables are node-local on provisioned clusters — queries aggregate across nodes automatically +- STL/STV/SVL/SVCS views are NOT available on Serverless — use SYS views instead +- SVV views (especially `SVV_TABLE_INFO`) work on both provisioned and Serverless +- For long-term audit retention, enable audit logging to S3 or CloudWatch Logs +- System table queries run on the leader node and do not consume compute slices From fa6e07716fcef3d8915748fc8af204b7d10d5a7c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andre Hass Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:02:34 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 02/22] Replace Lambda Function URL with API Gateway only Removes the Lambda Function URL endpoint from the Redshift MCP server deployment, leaving a single API Gateway REST API (execute-api, AWS_IAM/SigV4) as the only way to reach the MCP server. - template.yaml: drops FunctionUrlConfig, CallerInvokePermission, and the Function URL invoke policy/output. - deploy.sh: replaces Function URL creation with API Gateway provisioning (REST API, /mcp resource, method, integration with caller-identity passthrough, Prod stage deployment); caller grants now use put-role-policy for execute-api:Invoke + lambda:InvokeFunction. - deployer-permissions-policy.json: swaps Function URL Lambda actions for apigateway:* management and iam:PutRolePolicy. - scripts/*.py: default MCP_SIGV4_SERVICE to execute-api and update usage examples to the API Gateway URL shape. - README.md / sam-app/README.md: updated architecture, deploy, auth, invoke-grant, testing, and teardown sections to match the single-endpoint setup. --- skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md | 67 +++++-------- .../deployer-permissions-policy.json | 24 ++++- .../deployment/sam-app/README.md | 78 +++++---------- .../deployment/sam-app/template.yaml | 97 ++++++------------- 4 files changed, 98 insertions(+), 168 deletions(-) diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md index a162bc5..4fd2357 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ This skill: redshift-support-specialist | (calls the 6 MCP tools: list_clusters, list_databases, | list_schemas, list_tables, list_columns, execute_query) v -Redshift MCP Server on Lambda, AWS_IAM Function URL (deployment/) +Redshift MCP Server on Lambda, behind API Gateway (AWS_IAM auth) (deployment/) | (Redshift Data API -- no VPC, no container image, no ECR) v Amazon Redshift (provisioned clusters / Serverless workgroups) @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Amazon Redshift (provisioned clusters / Serverless workgroups) ## Getting Started -1. **Deploy the MCP server** — see [Deploying the Redshift MCP Server](#deploying-the-redshift-mcp-server) below. Two options: AWS SAM (recommended) or a plain CLI script. Both produce a Lambda Function URL / API Gateway endpoint secured with AWS IAM (SigV4) for remote HTTP streaming. +1. **Deploy the MCP server** — see [Deploying the Redshift MCP Server](#deploying-the-redshift-mcp-server) below. Two options: AWS SAM (recommended) or a plain CLI script. Both produce an API Gateway endpoint secured with AWS IAM (SigV4) for remote HTTP streaming. 2. **Connect it to your Agent Space** as a custom MCP server capability provider (see Prerequisites below for the exact steps). 3. **Upload this skill** — see the Uploading section below for packaging and upload steps. 4. **Use it** — ask the DevOps Agent things like "run a health check on my Redshift cluster" or "why is this query slow?" in Chat. @@ -62,10 +62,9 @@ The connected MCP server's own execution role needs Redshift/Redshift Data API r ## Deploying the Redshift MCP Server -This runs the **standard, unmodified** `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server@latest` PyPI package on AWS Lambda, fronted by **two** AWS IAM (SigV4) authenticated endpoints: +This runs the **standard, unmodified** `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server@latest` PyPI package on AWS Lambda, fronted by an **API Gateway REST API** secured with AWS IAM (SigV4) authorization. -- **API Gateway** (`execute-api`) — use this one to register with **AWS DevOps Agent**. DevOps Agent's SigV4 MCP-server auth is documented and validated against `execute-api`, not Lambda Function URLs directly — pointing DevOps Agent at a bare Function URL fails with `Credential should be scoped to correct service: 'lambda'`. -- **Lambda Function URL** — kept for direct testing/scripting and any other SigV4 client that does target `lambda` correctly. +API Gateway sits in front of the Lambda function and exposes a single `/mcp` endpoint. Every request must be signed with AWS SigV4 for the `execute-api` service, from a principal that's been explicitly granted `execute-api:Invoke` on that endpoint (see **Grant invoke access to a caller** below). API Gateway validates the signature and the caller's IAM permissions before the request ever reaches the Lambda function, then forwards it into the Lambda execution environment where `mcp-proxy` bridges the HTTP request to the underlying MCP server process (see **Architecture** below). This is the endpoint you register with AWS DevOps Agent as the MCP server URL. No EC2 instance, no load balancer, no VPC networking, and no container registry (ECR) to maintain. @@ -89,14 +88,12 @@ No EC2 instance, no load balancer, no VPC networking, and no container registry ### Architecture ```text -Caller (SigV4-signed request, service=execute-api or service=lambda) - │ - ├─────────────────────────────┐ - ▼ ▼ -API Gateway REST API Lambda Function URL -(AWS_IAM auth, /mcp) (AWS_IAM auth) - │ │ - └─────────────┬───────────────┘ +Caller (SigV4-signed request, service=execute-api) + │ + ▼ +API Gateway REST API +(AWS_IAM auth, /mcp) + │ ▼ Lambda execution environment (arm64, Python 3.13 runtime) ├─ Lambda Web Adapter (layer, /opt/extensions/lambda-adapter) @@ -109,6 +106,8 @@ Lambda execution environment (arm64, Python 3.13 runtime) ### Two ways to deploy +Both options provision the same thing: the Lambda function plus an API Gateway REST API with an AWS_IAM-authorized `POST /mcp` method in front of it. + #### Option A — AWS SAM (recommended; this *is* a CloudFormation template) [`deployment/sam-app/`](deployment/sam-app/) contains a full [AWS SAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/) application. SAM templates are a CloudFormation transform (`Transform: AWS::Serverless-2016-10-31`) — `sam build`/`sam deploy` compile it down to a plain CloudFormation stack. This is the easiest path for anyone cloning this repo: it handles the Python dependency packaging automatically (`sam build --use-container`), so no manual zip-building or scripting is required. @@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ No `--use-container` and no Docker/Finch needed — `template.yaml` uses a `Make #### Option B — Plain AWS CLI + shell script (no SAM CLI required) -If you'd rather not install the SAM CLI, `deployment/build_zip.sh` + `deployment/deploy.sh` do the same thing directly with the AWS CLI: +If you'd rather not install the SAM CLI, `deployment/build_zip.sh` + `deployment/deploy.sh` do the same thing directly with the AWS CLI — building the Lambda package, creating the function, and provisioning the API Gateway REST API (resource, method, integration, and stage) via `aws apigateway` calls: ```bash cd skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment @@ -132,7 +131,7 @@ cd skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment ./deploy.sh my-function-name us-west-2 arn:aws:iam:::role/ # also grants invoke access ``` -`build_zip.sh` runs a plain `pip install --platform manylinux2014_aarch64` on the host — no Docker or Finch required, for the same reason as Option A above. The optional third argument to `deploy.sh` grants `lambda:InvokeFunctionUrl` to that caller role automatically, so you can skip the manual `add-permission` step below. +`build_zip.sh` runs a plain `pip install --platform manylinux2014_aarch64` on the host — no Docker or Finch required, for the same reason as Option A above. The optional third argument to `deploy.sh` grants that caller role `execute-api:Invoke` on the API and `lambda:InvokeFunction` on the function automatically, so you can skip the manual grant step below. ### Deployment prerequisites @@ -163,23 +162,22 @@ If you deploy with `CreateDevOpsAgentRole=true` (see [`deployment/sam-app/README #### Authentication model — what this deployment produces -This deployment does **not** create an API key, username/password, or any custom authentication. Both endpoints are IAM-authorized, meaning every request must be signed with [AWS SigV4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_sigv4.html) using valid AWS credentials belonging to a principal (IAM user or role) that has been explicitly granted invoke access on that specific endpoint (see **Grant invoke access to a caller** below). Requests without a valid SigV4 signature, or from a principal that hasn't been granted access, are rejected by AWS before they reach your code — there is no application-level auth to configure. +This deployment does **not** create an API key, username/password, or any custom authentication. The endpoint is IAM-authorized, meaning every request must be signed with [AWS SigV4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_sigv4.html) using valid AWS credentials belonging to a principal (IAM user or role) that has been explicitly granted invoke access (see **Grant invoke access to a caller** below). Requests without a valid SigV4 signature, or from a principal that hasn't been granted access, are rejected by AWS before they reach your code — there is no application-level auth to configure. Practically, this means: -- Any MCP client that supports SigV4-signed HTTP requests can call either endpoint, as long as it signs for the matching service (`execute-api` for the API Gateway endpoint, `lambda` for the Function URL) and is running with credentials for a permitted principal. -- **Use the API Gateway endpoint (`execute-api`) for AWS DevOps Agent** — see the note in "Why this approach" above about why the Function URL doesn't work with DevOps Agent's SigV4 auth. +- Any MCP client that supports SigV4-signed HTTP requests can call the endpoint, as long as it signs for the `execute-api` service (the same service AWS DevOps Agent's SigV4 auth signs for) and is running with credentials for a permitted principal. - There is no shared secret to distribute — access control is entirely IAM-based, per caller identity. -- `deployment/scripts/mcp_call.py` and `deployment/scripts/list_clusters.py` demonstrate the exact SigV4 signing steps in Python (via `botocore.auth.SigV4Auth`) for both services if you're integrating a custom client — set `MCP_SIGV4_SERVICE=execute-api` or `lambda` to match your endpoint. +- `deployment/scripts/mcp_call.py` and `deployment/scripts/list_clusters.py` demonstrate the exact SigV4 signing steps in Python (via `botocore.auth.SigV4Auth`) if you're integrating a custom client. ### Grant invoke access to a caller -Each principal (user or role) that needs to call an endpoint must be explicitly granted invoke access on that specific endpoint. Both deploy paths can do this automatically for one caller role at deploy time: +Each principal (user or role) that needs to call the endpoint must be explicitly granted `execute-api:Invoke` on it, plus `lambda:InvokeFunction` on the underlying Lambda function — both are required, since the API integration invokes the Lambda using the caller's own IAM identity rather than API Gateway's own service principal. Both deploy paths can do this automatically for one caller role at deploy time: -- **SAM**: pass `--parameter-overrides CallerRoleArn=arn:aws:iam:::role/` — grants `execute-api:Invoke` on the API Gateway endpoint AND `lambda:InvokeFunctionUrl` on the Function URL. -- **Plain CLI**: pass the role ARN as `deploy.sh`'s third argument — grants `lambda:InvokeFunctionUrl` only (Option B doesn't provision API Gateway; see [`deployment/sam-app/README.md`](deployment/sam-app/README.md) if you need the `execute-api` endpoint for DevOps Agent). +- **SAM**: pass `--parameter-overrides CallerRoleArn=arn:aws:iam:::role/`. +- **Plain CLI**: pass the role ARN as `deploy.sh`'s third argument. -For any additional caller roles (or if you skipped the option above), grant access manually. For the API Gateway endpoint (get `` from the `RedshiftMcpApiUrl` stack output and `` from `RedshiftMcpFunctionArn`) — both statements are required, since this template's AWS_IAM-authorized API integration invokes the Lambda using the caller's own IAM identity rather than API Gateway's service principal: +For any additional caller roles (or if you skipped the option above), grant access manually. Get `` from the `RedshiftMcpApiUrl` stack output (SAM) or the printed endpoint (plain CLI), and ``/`` from the `RedshiftMcpFunctionArn` output (SAM) or `aws lambda get-function` (plain CLI): ```bash aws iam put-role-policy \ @@ -202,34 +200,16 @@ aws iam put-role-policy \ }' ``` -For the Function URL: - -```bash -aws lambda add-permission \ - --function-name \ - --statement-id invoke-my-role \ - --action lambda:InvokeFunctionUrl \ - --principal arn:aws:iam:::role/ \ - --function-url-auth-type AWS_IAM -``` - Repeat for every caller role (for example, each role used by an agent platform's AgentSpace/WebappAdmin roles). ### Testing the deployment -`deployment/scripts/mcp_call.py` and `deployment/scripts/list_clusters.py` are small SigV4 test helpers (only dependency: `boto3`). Point `MCP_FUNCTION_URL` at either endpoint and set `MCP_SIGV4_SERVICE` to match (defaults to `lambda`): +`deployment/scripts/mcp_call.py` and `deployment/scripts/list_clusters.py` are small SigV4 test helpers (only dependency: `boto3`). Point `MCP_FUNCTION_URL` at the deployed endpoint (`MCP_SIGV4_SERVICE` defaults to `execute-api` and normally doesn't need to be set): ```bash export AWS_PROFILE="your-profile" # optional, uses default credential chain if unset - -# API Gateway endpoint (same auth path DevOps Agent uses): export MCP_FUNCTION_URL="https://.execute-api..amazonaws.com/Prod/mcp" -export MCP_SIGV4_SERVICE="execute-api" -python deployment/scripts/list_clusters.py -# Lambda Function URL: -export MCP_FUNCTION_URL="https://.lambda-url..on.aws/mcp" -export MCP_SIGV4_SERVICE="lambda" python deployment/scripts/list_clusters.py python deployment/scripts/mcp_call.py execute_query \ @@ -269,12 +249,13 @@ sam delete --stack-name **Plain CLI:** ```bash +aws apigateway delete-rest-api --rest-api-id aws lambda delete-function --function-name aws iam delete-role-policy --role-name redshift-mcp-lambda-role --policy-name RedshiftMcpAccess aws iam detach-role-policy --role-name redshift-mcp-lambda-role --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/service-role/AWSLambdaBasicExecutionRole aws iam delete-role --role-name redshift-mcp-lambda-role ``` -(Deleting the function automatically removes its Function URL and resource policy — no separate cleanup needed for those.) +(Get `` from the `deploy.sh` output, or `aws apigateway get-rest-apis`.) ## Limitations diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/deployer-permissions-policy.json b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/deployer-permissions-policy.json index 388da06..95e8a19 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/deployer-permissions-policy.json +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/deployer-permissions-policy.json @@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ } } }, + { + "Sid": "GrantCallerRoleAccess", + "Comment": "Only needed when deploy.sh's third argument (caller-role-arn) is used, or when manually re-running the printed put-role-policy command. Grants the deployer permission to attach an inline policy to an externally-owned caller role (e.g. a DevOps Agent Agent Space role) so it can invoke the API Gateway endpoint. Not scoped to a specific role name since the caller role is provided at deploy time and may vary. If you know the caller role ahead of time, replace this Resource with its specific ARN for tighter scoping.", + "Effect": "Allow", + "Action": "iam:PutRolePolicy", + "Resource": "*" + }, { "Sid": "LambdaFunctionManagement", "Effect": "Allow", @@ -56,16 +63,25 @@ "lambda:GetFunction", "lambda:DeleteFunction", "lambda:TagResource", - "lambda:CreateFunctionUrlConfig", - "lambda:GetFunctionUrlConfig", - "lambda:UpdateFunctionUrlConfig", - "lambda:DeleteFunctionUrlConfig", "lambda:AddPermission", "lambda:RemovePermission", "lambda:GetPolicy" ], "Resource": "arn:aws:lambda:*:*:function:redshift-mcp-proxy-zip*" }, + { + "Sid": "ApiGatewayManagement", + "Comment": "Needed by deployment/deploy.sh (Option B) to create/reuse the REST API, /mcp resource, method, integration, and stage. Scoped to apigateway:* actions rather than per-resource ARNs because API Gateway's ARN format for these management APIs does not support resource-level restriction by API name.", + "Effect": "Allow", + "Action": [ + "apigateway:GET", + "apigateway:POST", + "apigateway:PUT", + "apigateway:PATCH", + "apigateway:DELETE" + ], + "Resource": "*" + }, { "Sid": "StsIdentity", "Effect": "Allow", diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/README.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/README.md index 6b56371..43b1636 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/README.md +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/README.md @@ -3,29 +3,19 @@ An [AWS SAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/) (CloudFormation transform) template that deploys the standard, unmodified `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` PyPI package as an AWS Lambda -function, reachable over **two** endpoints, both AWS IAM (SigV4) -authenticated: - -- An **API Gateway REST API** (`execute-api`) — this is the endpoint to - register with AWS DevOps Agent's SigV4 MCP-server capability provider. - DevOps Agent's SigV4 auth is documented and tested against `execute-api` - (see [Connecting MCP Servers](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/configuring-integrations-and-knowledge-connecting-mcp-servers.html)), - not Lambda Function URLs — connecting the Function URL directly fails - with `Credential should be scoped to correct service: 'lambda'` because - DevOps Agent's SigV4 signing targets `execute-api` regardless of the - endpoint you register. -- A **Lambda Function URL** — kept for direct testing/scripting (see - `../scripts/list_clusters.py`) and for any other SigV4 client that does - target the `lambda` service correctly. - -Both point at the same underlying Lambda function. See the parent -[`../README.md`](../README.md) for the full architecture explanation. +function, reachable through an **API Gateway REST API** (`execute-api`) +secured with AWS IAM (SigV4) authorization. This is the endpoint to +register with AWS DevOps Agent's SigV4 MCP-server capability provider — +DevOps Agent's SigV4 auth is documented and tested against `execute-api` +(see [Connecting MCP Servers](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/configuring-integrations-and-knowledge-connecting-mcp-servers.html)). + +See the parent [`../README.md`](../README.md) for the full architecture explanation. ## Files | File | Purpose | |---|---| -| `template.yaml` | The SAM/CloudFormation template — an `AWS::Serverless::Function` resource (with a custom `Makefile` build method) with both a `FunctionUrlConfig` and an `AWS::Serverless::Api` (IAM-authorized) event source, inline IAM policies, and stack outputs. | +| `template.yaml` | The SAM/CloudFormation template — an `AWS::Serverless::Function` resource (with a custom `Makefile` build method) with an `AWS::Serverless::Api` (IAM-authorized) event source, inline IAM policies, and stack outputs. | | `src/Makefile` | Custom SAM build step (`BuildMethod: makefile`). Installs `uv` and `mcp-proxy` via a plain `pip install --platform manylinux2014_aarch64 --only-binary=:all:` targeting Python 3.13/arm64 — no container required, since every dependency publishes prebuilt manylinux wheels. | | `src/run.sh` | Lambda function handler (a shell script, invoked via the Lambda Web Adapter's `AWS_LAMBDA_EXEC_WRAPPER`). Starts `mcp-proxy`, which spawns `uvx awslabs.redshift-mcp-server@latest`. | | `src/requirements.txt` | Python dependencies installed by `src/Makefile` at build time: `uv` (provides `uvx`) and `mcp-proxy`. | @@ -37,7 +27,7 @@ Both point at the same underlying Lambda function. See the parent build time — no Docker or Finch needed; see the parent [`../README.md`](../README.md) for why). - AWS credentials with permission to create IAM roles, Lambda functions, - Lambda Function URLs, and (for `--resolve-s3`) an S3 bucket for + API Gateway REST APIs, and (for `--resolve-s3`) an S3 bucket for deployment artifacts. ## Deploy @@ -62,7 +52,7 @@ sam deploy \ ``` To also grant a caller role invoke access at deploy time (skipping the -manual `add-permission` step below), pass `CallerRoleArn`: +manual policy step below), pass `CallerRoleArn`: ```bash sam deploy \ --stack-name redshift-mcp \ @@ -72,19 +62,14 @@ sam deploy \ --parameter-overrides FastMcpLogLevel=INFO CallerRoleArn=arn:aws:iam:::role/ ``` -After deploy, the stack outputs include both MCP endpoint URLs: +After deploy, the stack outputs include the MCP endpoint URL: ``` Key RedshiftMcpApiUrl Value https://.execute-api..amazonaws.com/Prod/mcp - -Key RedshiftMcpFunctionUrl -Value https://.lambda-url..on.aws/ ``` `RedshiftMcpApiUrl` is already the full URL including `/mcp` — use it as-is when registering with AWS DevOps Agent (Service Name = -`execute-api`). For `RedshiftMcpFunctionUrl`, append `mcp` yourself (e.g. -`https://.lambda-url..on.aws/mcp`) if you use it for -direct testing (Service Name = `lambda`). +`execute-api`). ## Parameters @@ -92,7 +77,7 @@ direct testing (Service Name = `lambda`). |---|---|---| | `FastMcpLogLevel` | `INFO` | Log level for the underlying `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` process (`DEBUG`, `INFO`, `WARNING`, `ERROR`). | | `LambdaWebAdapterLayerVersion` | `28` | Version number of the public `awsguru/LambdaAdapterLayerArm64` layer. Check the [adapter's releases](https://github.com/aws/aws-lambda-web-adapter/releases) for newer versions and override with `--parameter-overrides LambdaWebAdapterLayerVersion=`. | -| `CallerRoleArn` | `''` (empty) | Optional ARN of an **existing** IAM role to auto-grant `lambda:InvokeFunctionUrl` at deploy time (see below). Leave empty to skip and grant access manually later. | +| `CallerRoleArn` | `''` (empty) | Optional ARN of an **existing** IAM role to auto-grant `execute-api:Invoke` (and `lambda:InvokeFunction`) at deploy time (see below). Leave empty to skip and grant access manually later. | | `CreateDevOpsAgentRole` | `false` | If `true`, this stack creates a **new** IAM role for AWS DevOps Agent to assume, with the trust policy, MCP invoke permission, and Redshift Data API permissions it needs (see "Create a DevOps Agent IAM role" below). Use this instead of `CallerRoleArn` when the role doesn't exist yet. | | `DevOpsAgentRoleName` | `DevOpsAgentRole-Redshift-support-specialist` | Name for the role created when `CreateDevOpsAgentRole` is `true`. Ignored otherwise. | @@ -100,12 +85,14 @@ direct testing (Service Name = `lambda`). **If you already have a role** (e.g. one you created yourself): pass its ARN as the `CallerRoleArn` parameter (see the non-interactive example -above). The template grants that role invoke access on BOTH endpoints -automatically — no extra step needed after `sam deploy` completes: +above). The template grants that role invoke access automatically — no +extra step needed after `sam deploy` completes: - `execute-api:Invoke` on the API Gateway `/mcp` method, via an inline policy (`CallerApiInvokePolicy`) attached directly to that role. -- `lambda:InvokeFunctionUrl` on the Function URL, via a Lambda - resource-based permission (`CallerInvokePermission`). +- `lambda:InvokeFunction` directly on the Lambda function, required + because this template's AWS_IAM-authorized API integration invokes the + Lambda backend using the caller's own IAM identity rather than via API + Gateway's own service principal. The stack output `CallerRoleGranted` confirms which role (if any) was granted. @@ -117,8 +104,7 @@ this same deploy. **Manually, for additional callers (or if you skipped both options above):** -For the API Gateway endpoint (what DevOps Agent needs) — note both -statements are required (see the note above about why): +Both statements below are required (see the note above about why): ```bash aws iam put-role-policy \ --role-name \ @@ -140,26 +126,16 @@ aws iam put-role-policy \ }' ``` (Get `` from the `RedshiftMcpApiUrl` output, and `` -from the `RedshiftMcpFunctionArn` output.) - -For the Function URL (only needed if you're using it directly): -```bash -aws lambda add-permission \ - --function-name \ - --statement-id invoke-my-role \ - --action lambda:InvokeFunctionUrl \ - --principal arn:aws:iam:::role/ \ - --function-url-auth-type AWS_IAM -``` -The stack output `GrantInvokeCommand` gives you this second command -pre-filled with the actual function name. +from the `RedshiftMcpFunctionArn` output.) The stack output +`GrantInvokeCommand` gives you this command pre-filled with the actual +API ID and function ARN. ## Create a DevOps Agent IAM role Connecting this MCP server to an AWS DevOps Agent Agent Space normally requires manually creating an IAM role for the agent to assume: a trust policy for the `aidevops.amazonaws.com` service principal, permission to -invoke this function's URL, and Redshift Data API permissions. This +invoke the API Gateway endpoint, and Redshift Data API permissions. This template can do all of that for you in one deploy: ```bash @@ -191,8 +167,6 @@ This creates an `AWS::IAM::Role` named `DevOpsAgentRole-Redshift-support-special fail at the integration layer with "Execution failed due to configuration error: Invalid permissions on Lambda function" even though the `execute-api:Invoke` check passes. -- An inline policy granting `lambda:InvokeFunctionUrl` on the Function - URL too, in case you also want to use that endpoint directly. - An inline policy granting the same Redshift Data API read permissions as the Lambda's own execution role (`redshift:DescribeClusters`, `redshift-serverless:ListWorkgroups`/`GetWorkgroup`, @@ -226,8 +200,8 @@ sam local invoke RedshiftMcpFunction \ Note: `sam local invoke` sends a single synchronous Lambda event and won't fully exercise the HTTP server behavior the Web Adapter provides — it's useful for confirming the function initializes without error, but for a -real HTTP round-trip test, deploy and use the Function URL directly (see -`../scripts/list_clusters.py`). +real HTTP round-trip test, deploy and use `../scripts/list_clusters.py` +against the deployed API Gateway endpoint. ## Tear down diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/template.yaml b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/template.yaml index d184947..f1505a8 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/template.yaml +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/template.yaml @@ -4,13 +4,11 @@ Description: > Redshift MCP Server (Model Context Protocol) deployed on AWS Lambda. Runs the standard, unmodified `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` PyPI package behind a generic stdio<->streamable-HTTP bridge (mcp-proxy). Fronted by - BOTH a Lambda Function URL (AWS_IAM/SigV4, useful for direct testing) AND - an API Gateway REST API (also AWS_IAM/SigV4) -- AWS DevOps Agent's SigV4 - MCP-connection feature is documented and tested against the API Gateway - ("execute-api") signing service, not Lambda Function URLs, so the API - Gateway endpoint is what should be registered with DevOps Agent. No - container image, no ECR repository -- packaged as a plain Lambda .zip - deployment. + an API Gateway REST API (AWS_IAM/SigV4 authorized) -- this is the + endpoint that should be registered with AWS DevOps Agent's SigV4 + MCP-connection feature, which is documented and tested against the API + Gateway ("execute-api") signing service. No container image, no ECR + repository -- packaged as a plain Lambda .zip deployment. Parameters: FastMcpLogLevel: @@ -30,13 +28,12 @@ Parameters: Default: '' Description: > (Optional) ARN of an EXISTING IAM role that should be granted - permission to invoke this function's URL -- for example, a role you - already created for an AWS DevOps Agent Agent Space. Leave empty to - skip; grant access later with `aws lambda add-permission` (see the - GrantInvokeCommand output, or the README's "Grant invoke access to a - caller" section). Mutually independent from CreateDevOpsAgentRole - below -- use this when the role already exists, use that when you - want this stack to create it. + permission to invoke the API Gateway endpoint -- for example, a role + you already created for an AWS DevOps Agent Agent Space. Leave empty + to skip; grant access later with the manual policy steps in the + README's "Grant invoke access to a caller" section. Mutually + independent from CreateDevOpsAgentRole below -- use this when the + role already exists, use that when you want this stack to create it. CreateDevOpsAgentRole: Type: String Default: 'false' @@ -45,7 +42,7 @@ Parameters: If 'true', this stack creates a NEW IAM role for AWS DevOps Agent to assume (trust policy for the aidevops.amazonaws.com service principal, scoped to this account/region), and grants it permission - to invoke this function's URL plus the Redshift Data API read + to invoke the API Gateway endpoint plus the Redshift Data API read permissions the agent needs. Use this instead of manually running the "Step 1-4" console/CLI role-creation steps from the DevOps Agent MCP-connection docs. Leave 'false' if you already have a role (use @@ -101,8 +98,6 @@ Resources: - redshift-data:DescribeStatement - redshift-data:GetStatementResult Resource: '*' - FunctionUrlConfig: - AuthType: AWS_IAM Events: McpApi: Type: Api @@ -125,7 +120,7 @@ Resources: # set"). With AWS_IAM auth, access control is entirely identity-based -- # each caller role needs execute-api:Invoke granted on ITS OWN IAM # identity (see DevOpsAgentRole's InvokeRedshiftMcpApi policy below, and - # CallerRoleApiInvokePolicy for an externally-owned CallerRoleArn). + # CallerApiInvokePolicy for an externally-owned CallerRoleArn). RedshiftMcpApi: Type: AWS::Serverless::Api DependsOn: ApiGatewayAccount @@ -187,25 +182,11 @@ Resources: Properties: CloudWatchRoleArn: !GetAtt ApiGatewayCloudWatchRole.Arn - # Grants the caller role (e.g. a DevOps Agent Agent Space role) permission - # to invoke this function's URL, so the deployment is immediately usable - # by that caller without a separate manual `add-permission` step. Only - # created when CallerRoleArn is provided. - CallerInvokePermission: - Type: AWS::Lambda::Permission - Condition: HasCallerRole - Properties: - FunctionName: !Ref RedshiftMcpFunction - Action: lambda:InvokeFunctionUrl - Principal: !Ref CallerRoleArn - FunctionUrlAuthType: AWS_IAM - # Grants the CallerRoleArn role execute-api:Invoke on the /mcp method, - # via an inline policy attached directly to that (externally-owned) role - # -- the API Gateway equivalent of CallerInvokePermission above. Only - # created when CallerRoleArn is provided. Extracts the role name from - # the ARN since AWS::IAM::RolePolicy's RoleName property takes a name, - # not an ARN. + # via an inline policy attached directly to that (externally-owned) role. + # Only created when CallerRoleArn is provided. Extracts the role name + # from the ARN since AWS::IAM::RolePolicy's RoleName property takes a + # name, not an ARN. # # ALSO grants lambda:InvokeFunction directly on the Lambda function. # SAM's AWS_IAM-authorized Api integration sets the integration's @@ -275,19 +256,6 @@ Resources: - Effect: Allow Action: lambda:InvokeFunction Resource: !GetAtt RedshiftMcpFunction.Arn - # Permission to invoke this specific function's URL too, in case - # you want to test/use the Function URL directly instead of (or in - # addition to) the API Gateway endpoint. - - PolicyName: InvokeRedshiftMcpFunctionUrl - PolicyDocument: - Version: '2012-10-17' - Statement: - - Effect: Allow - Action: lambda:InvokeFunctionUrl - Resource: !GetAtt RedshiftMcpFunction.Arn - Condition: - StringEquals: - lambda:FunctionUrlAuthType: AWS_IAM # Redshift Data API + discovery permissions the MCP server's six # tools need on the caller side (mirrors the Lambda's own execution # role policy -- see redshift-access-policy.json). The agent's @@ -322,33 +290,24 @@ Outputs: Value: !GetAtt RedshiftMcpFunction.Arn RedshiftMcpApiUrl: Description: > - RECOMMENDED endpoint to register with AWS DevOps Agent's SigV4 - MCP-server capability provider (Service Name = execute-api). Backed - by API Gateway, IAM/SigV4 authorized. + The endpoint to register with AWS DevOps Agent's SigV4 MCP-server + capability provider (Service Name = execute-api). Backed by API + Gateway, IAM/SigV4 authorized. Value: !Sub 'https://${RedshiftMcpApi}.execute-api.${AWS::Region}.amazonaws.com/Prod/mcp' - RedshiftMcpFunctionUrl: - Description: > - Alternate MCP endpoint (Lambda Function URL, Service Name = lambda). - Useful for direct testing with scripts/list_clusters.py and - scripts/mcp_call.py. Append no path -- the streamable-HTTP endpoint - is served at /mcp, so the full URL to configure in an MCP client is - this value + "mcp" (e.g. https://.lambda-url..on.aws/mcp). - Value: !GetAtt RedshiftMcpFunctionUrl.FunctionUrl GrantInvokeCommand: Description: > If CallerRoleArn was provided, that role already has invoke access - (see CallerRoleGranted below). Use this command to grant access to - any additional caller role. Replace and . + (see CallerRoleGranted below). Use this command to grant + execute-api:Invoke access to any additional caller role. Replace + and . Value: !Sub >- - aws lambda add-permission --function-name ${RedshiftMcpFunction} - --statement-id invoke- --action lambda:InvokeFunctionUrl - --principal arn:aws:iam:::role/ - --function-url-auth-type AWS_IAM + aws iam put-role-policy --role-name + --policy-name InvokeRedshiftMcpApi --policy-document + '{"Version":"2012-10-17","Statement":[{"Effect":"Allow","Action":"execute-api:Invoke","Resource":"arn:aws:execute-api:${AWS::Region}:${AWS::AccountId}:${RedshiftMcpApi}/*/POST/mcp"},{"Effect":"Allow","Action":"lambda:InvokeFunction","Resource":"${RedshiftMcpFunction.Arn}"}]}' CallerRoleGranted: Description: > - The role (if any) granted lambda:InvokeFunctionUrl via the - CallerRoleArn parameter at deploy time. Empty if CallerRoleArn was - not provided. + The role (if any) granted execute-api:Invoke via the CallerRoleArn + parameter at deploy time. Empty if CallerRoleArn was not provided. Value: !Ref CallerRoleArn DevOpsAgentRoleArn: Description: > From 0436893442c1ab881fc2e77407e9fa8692177ea2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andre Hass Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:50:43 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 03/22] Add non-interactive sam deploy as default deploy path Adds a "Quick deploy (no prompts)" command as the primary deploy instruction in both the main skill README and deployment/sam-app/README.md: a single sam deploy call using --capabilities CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM, --resolve-s3, --no-confirm-changeset, and --no-fail-on-empty-changeset, with all template defaults and --parameter-overrides for customization. Always using CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM (a superset of CAPABILITY_IAM) removes the need to branch on whether CreateDevOpsAgentRole is set, so the same command works either way and avoids the "Requires capabilities: [CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM]" changeset failure users hit with sam deploy --guided's default capability. The previous sam deploy --guided flow is kept as a secondary "Guided deploy" option for anyone who wants interactive prompts, with the capability gotcha still called out there. Verified with sam validate --lint against the current template. --- .../deployment/sam-app/README.md | 62 ++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 46 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/README.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/README.md index 43b1636..f39640a 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/README.md +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/README.md @@ -32,35 +32,60 @@ See the parent [`../README.md`](../README.md) for the full architecture explanat ## Deploy -```bash -sam build -sam deploy --guided -``` +### Quick deploy (no prompts) -`sam deploy --guided` will prompt for a stack name, region, and whether to -save these choices to `samconfig.toml` for future non-interactive deploys -(`sam deploy` alone, after the first guided run). +This uses the template's default parameter values (see **Parameters** +below) and skips every interactive prompt — one command, nothing to +answer: -Non-interactive example: ```bash +sam build sam deploy \ --stack-name redshift-mcp \ - --capabilities CAPABILITY_IAM \ + --capabilities CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM \ --resolve-s3 \ --region us-east-1 \ - --parameter-overrides FastMcpLogLevel=INFO + --no-confirm-changeset \ + --no-fail-on-empty-changeset ``` -To also grant a caller role invoke access at deploy time (skipping the -manual policy step below), pass `CallerRoleArn`: +`--capabilities CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM` is always used here (rather than +`CAPABILITY_IAM`) so this same command works whether or not you later set +`CreateDevOpsAgentRole=true` — `CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM` covers both named and +unnamed IAM resources, so there's no need to branch on which one to pass. + +To override any parameter without triggering prompts, add +`--parameter-overrides`: ```bash sam deploy \ --stack-name redshift-mcp \ - --capabilities CAPABILITY_IAM \ + --capabilities CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM \ --resolve-s3 \ --region us-east-1 \ - --parameter-overrides FastMcpLogLevel=INFO CallerRoleArn=arn:aws:iam:::role/ + --no-confirm-changeset \ + --no-fail-on-empty-changeset \ + --parameter-overrides FastMcpLogLevel=DEBUG CallerRoleArn=arn:aws:iam:::role/ +``` + +### Guided deploy (interactive, saves answers for next time) + +If you'd rather be prompted for each value (and have them saved to +`samconfig.toml` for future `sam deploy` runs with no flags at all): + +```bash +sam build +sam deploy --guided +``` + +Note that guided mode does not prompt for `--capabilities` — it defaults +to `CAPABILITY_IAM`, which is insufficient if you answer +`CreateDevOpsAgentRole=true`. If you hit `Requires capabilities: +[CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM]` after confirming the prompts, re-run: +```bash +sam deploy --capabilities CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM ``` +(Your other answers are already saved from the first guided run, so this +reuses them.) After deploy, the stack outputs include the MCP endpoint URL: ``` @@ -144,11 +169,16 @@ sam deploy \ --capabilities CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM \ --resolve-s3 \ --region us-east-1 \ + --no-confirm-changeset \ + --no-fail-on-empty-changeset \ --parameter-overrides CreateDevOpsAgentRole=true ``` -Note `CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM` (not just `CAPABILITY_IAM`) is required here -because the created role has an explicit name (`DevOpsAgentRoleName`). +`CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM` (not just `CAPABILITY_IAM`) is required here +because the created role has an explicit name (`DevOpsAgentRoleName`) — +this is already the default in the **Quick deploy** command above, so +you only need to add `--parameter-overrides CreateDevOpsAgentRole=true` +to that command rather than retyping the whole thing. This creates an `AWS::IAM::Role` named `DevOpsAgentRole-Redshift-support-specialist` (override with `DevOpsAgentRoleName`) with: From b5e052feb04b41ce6002864ac2dac877171b26f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andre Hass Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:03:50 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 04/22] Reorder skill README into a clear setup sequence Restructures the main skill README's Prerequisites section into a strict, numbered dependency chain (Step 1: Agent Space, Step 2: deploy the MCP server + test it, Step 3: register/connect the MCP server to the Agent Space) instead of listing the capability-provider registration steps before the deployment steps they depend on. Adds a "Setup Overview" block right after the architecture diagram with anchor links to each step, so a first-time reader sees the full flow before the details. Adds a real "Optional: Create a Custom Agent" section linking to custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/, which was previously only mentioned once in a buried Skill Contents note. Custom agent README and deployment/README.md cross-references updated to the new step anchors. --- .../redshift-support-specialist/README.md | 31 ++- skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md | 217 ++++++++++++++---- .../deployment/README.md | 2 +- 3 files changed, 194 insertions(+), 56 deletions(-) diff --git a/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/README.md b/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/README.md index 6c72ad3..b36e3a7 100644 --- a/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/README.md +++ b/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/README.md @@ -20,17 +20,34 @@ The skill's own `SKILL.md` lets the user choose between background mode and step - An AWS DevOps Agent space - The [redshift-support-specialist skill](../../skills/redshift-support-specialist/) uploaded to your Agent Space. Important note: for the skill to be used by the custom agent, choose "All agents" in the "Agent Type" field when importing the skill, even though the skill's README instructs to choose "Chat" -- The `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP server connected as a capability provider — see the skill's [`deployment/README.md`](../../skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/README.md) for a ready-to-use serverless deployment +- The `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP server deployed and connected as a capability provider — see the skill's [Step 2 — Deploy the Redshift MCP Server](../../skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md#step-2--deploy-the-redshift-mcp-server) and [Step 3 — Connect the MCP server to your Agent Space](../../skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md#step-3--connect-the-mcp-server-to-your-agent-space) sections - No AWS CLI or CloudWatch access is required for the agent itself; all Redshift access goes through the connected MCP server ## Creating the Agent -1. In the DevOps Agent web app, go to the "Agents" menu (on the bottom left pane) -2. Click "Create agent" (on the right side), then on the new menu that popped up, click "Form" (the left-most option) -3. In the "Name" field, use "redshift-support-specialist" -4. Copy the content of the "SYSTEM_PROMPT.md" file from this directory, and paste it into the "System prompt" field in the custom agent creation form -5. In the "Skills" drop-down list, select the "redshift-support-specialist" skill, and click "Create agent" -6. Connect the `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP server as a capability provider for this agent (see the skill's deployment guide linked above) — this agent has no other way to reach Redshift +The MCP server must already be registered as an account-level capability provider and connected to your Agent Space before creating this agent — see [Prerequisites](#prerequisites) above and the skill's [Step 3 — Connect the MCP server to your Agent Space](../../skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md#step-3--connect-the-mcp-server-to-your-agent-space) steps. + +1. In the DevOps Agent web app, go to the "Agents" page. +2. In the "Custom Agents" section, click "Create agent". +3. In the dialog, click "Form". +4. Fill out the form: + - **Name** — `redshift-support-specialist` (lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens only). + - **System prompt** — copy the content of `SYSTEM_PROMPT.md` from this directory and paste it in. + - **Skills** — select the `redshift-support-specialist` skill. +5. Click "Create agent". + +### Assign the MCP tools (Chat only) + +MCP tools cannot be assigned through the Form — they can only be configured through Chat, either when creating the agent via Chat instead of Form, or by editing an existing agent: + +1. On the newly created agent's page, click "Edit", then select "Chat". A new chat opens. +2. Once DevOps Agent finishes loading the agent's context, type: + + ```text + Add the list_clusters, list_databases, list_schemas, list_tables, list_columns, and execute_query tools from the awslabs.redshift-mcp-server MCP server to this custom agent. + ``` + +3. Once the chat finishes, verify all six tools appear under "Tools" on the agent's page. This agent has no other way to reach Redshift — without these tools assigned, it cannot call the MCP server at all. ## Executing the Agent diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md index 4fd2357..d7c7bc2 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ # Amazon Redshift Support Specialist — AWS DevOps Agent Skill -A self-contained solution for connecting [AWS DevOps Agent](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/about-aws-devops-agent.html) to Amazon Redshift: this skill (query optimization, operational reviews, disaster recovery guidance, incident detection guidance, and cost optimization), plus a ready-to-use serverless deployment of the `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP server it relies on — see [Deploying the Redshift MCP Server](#deploying-the-redshift-mcp-server) below for the remote HTTP-streaming (Lambda + API Gateway) deployment guide. +A self-contained solution for connecting [AWS DevOps Agent](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/about-aws-devops-agent.html) to Amazon Redshift: this skill (query optimization, operational reviews, disaster recovery guidance, incident detection guidance, and cost optimization), plus a ready-to-use serverless deployment of the `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP server it relies on. > ⚠️ **Non-production disclaimer:** This skill is sample code, not intended for production use without additional review and testing. Users should validate in a non-production environment first. -## How the pieces fit together +## How the Pieces Fit Together ```text AWS DevOps Agent Chat @@ -20,12 +20,16 @@ Redshift MCP Server on Lambda, behind API Gateway (AWS_IAM auth) (deployment/) Amazon Redshift (provisioned clusters / Serverless workgroups) ``` -## Getting Started +## Setup Overview -1. **Deploy the MCP server** — see [Deploying the Redshift MCP Server](#deploying-the-redshift-mcp-server) below. Two options: AWS SAM (recommended) or a plain CLI script. Both produce an API Gateway endpoint secured with AWS IAM (SigV4) for remote HTTP streaming. -2. **Connect it to your Agent Space** as a custom MCP server capability provider (see Prerequisites below for the exact steps). -3. **Upload this skill** — see the Uploading section below for packaging and upload steps. -4. **Use it** — ask the DevOps Agent things like "run a health check on my Redshift cluster" or "why is this query slow?" in Chat. +Follow these steps **in order** — each one depends on the previous: + +1. **Deploy the MCP server** ([Step 2](#step-2--deploy-the-redshift-mcp-server) below) — produces an API Gateway endpoint. +2. **Test the deployment** ([Step 2](#test-the-deployment) below) — confirm the endpoint actually works before wiring it into DevOps Agent. +3. **Connect the MCP server to your Agent Space** ([Step 3](#step-3--connect-the-mcp-server-to-your-agent-space) below) — register it and allowlist its tools. +4. **Upload this skill** ([Uploading to AWS DevOps Agent](#uploading-to-aws-devops-agent) below). +5. **(Optional) Create the custom agent** ([Create a Custom Agent](#optional-create-a-custom-agent) below) — a dedicated agent pre-wired to this skill. +6. **Use it** ([How to Use This Skill](#how-to-use-this-skill) below) — ask the DevOps Agent things like "run a health check on my Redshift cluster" in Chat. ## Purpose @@ -42,33 +46,21 @@ Amazon Redshift domain expertise for [AWS DevOps Agent](https://docs.aws.amazon. ## Prerequisites -### 1. An AWS DevOps Agent Space with the target AWS account +### Step 1 — An AWS DevOps Agent Space with the target AWS account You need an existing [Agent Space](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/getting-started-with-aws-devops-agent-creating-an-agent-space.html) with the target AWS account configured as a cloud source. -### 2. Connect the Redshift MCP server as a capability provider - -This skill requires the `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP server to be connected to your Agent Space. It exposes exactly six tools this skill relies on: `list_clusters`, `list_databases`, `list_schemas`, `list_tables`, `list_columns`, and `execute_query`. - -See [`deployment/`](deployment/) in this skill directory for a ready-to-use, serverless (AWS Lambda) deployment of this MCP server that runs the standard, unmodified `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` PyPI package — no forked code, no container registry to maintain. - -Once deployed, connect it to your Agent Space as a custom MCP server capability provider: - -> Reference: [Connecting MCP Servers](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/configuring-capabilities-for-aws-devops-agent-connecting-to-mcp-servers.html) - -### 3. IAM permissions +### Step 2 — Deploy the Redshift MCP Server -The connected MCP server's own execution role needs Redshift/Redshift Data API read permissions — see [`deployment/redshift-access-policy.json`](deployment/redshift-access-policy.json) for the exact policy used. No additional permissions are required on the DevOps Agent's own IAM role, since all Redshift access happens through the MCP server, not the agent directly. - -## Deploying the Redshift MCP Server +This skill requires the `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP server to be running and reachable. It exposes exactly six tools this skill relies on: `list_clusters`, `list_databases`, `list_schemas`, `list_tables`, `list_columns`, and `execute_query`. This runs the **standard, unmodified** `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server@latest` PyPI package on AWS Lambda, fronted by an **API Gateway REST API** secured with AWS IAM (SigV4) authorization. -API Gateway sits in front of the Lambda function and exposes a single `/mcp` endpoint. Every request must be signed with AWS SigV4 for the `execute-api` service, from a principal that's been explicitly granted `execute-api:Invoke` on that endpoint (see **Grant invoke access to a caller** below). API Gateway validates the signature and the caller's IAM permissions before the request ever reaches the Lambda function, then forwards it into the Lambda execution environment where `mcp-proxy` bridges the HTTP request to the underlying MCP server process (see **Architecture** below). This is the endpoint you register with AWS DevOps Agent as the MCP server URL. +API Gateway sits in front of the Lambda function and exposes a single `/mcp` endpoint. Every request must be signed with AWS SigV4 for the `execute-api` service, from a principal that's been explicitly granted `execute-api:Invoke` on that endpoint (see **Grant invoke access to a caller** below). API Gateway validates the signature and the caller's IAM permissions before the request ever reaches the Lambda function, then forwards it into the Lambda execution environment where `mcp-proxy` bridges the HTTP request to the underlying MCP server process (see **Architecture** below). This is the endpoint you register with AWS DevOps Agent in Step 3. No EC2 instance, no load balancer, no VPC networking, and no container registry (ECR) to maintain. -### Why this approach +#### Why this approach - **No forked server code.** Everything runs through [`mcp-proxy`](https://github.com/sparfenyuk/mcp-proxy), a generic stdio↔streamable-HTTP bridge, which spawns the exact command from the standard stdio MCP config: ```json @@ -85,7 +77,7 @@ No EC2 instance, no load balancer, no VPC networking, and no container registry - **No container image, no ECR.** Packaged as a plain Lambda `.zip` deployment, using the public [AWS Lambda Web Adapter](https://github.com/aws/aws-lambda-web-adapter) **layer** (not an image) so the HTTP server `mcp-proxy` exposes runs inside Lambda's request/response model. - **No VPC required.** The MCP server talks to Redshift only via the Redshift Data API (`redshift-data:ExecuteStatement` etc.) — plain AWS API calls, not a database socket connection. -### Architecture +#### Architecture ```text Caller (SigV4-signed request, service=execute-api) @@ -104,23 +96,81 @@ Lambda execution environment (arm64, Python 3.13 runtime) └─ talks to Redshift via the Redshift Data API (boto3) ``` -### Two ways to deploy +#### Two ways to deploy Both options provision the same thing: the Lambda function plus an API Gateway REST API with an AWS_IAM-authorized `POST /mcp` method in front of it. -#### Option A — AWS SAM (recommended; this *is* a CloudFormation template) +##### Option A — AWS SAM (recommended; this *is* a CloudFormation template) -[`deployment/sam-app/`](deployment/sam-app/) contains a full [AWS SAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/) application. SAM templates are a CloudFormation transform (`Transform: AWS::Serverless-2016-10-31`) — `sam build`/`sam deploy` compile it down to a plain CloudFormation stack. This is the easiest path for anyone cloning this repo: it handles the Python dependency packaging automatically (`sam build --use-container`), so no manual zip-building or scripting is required. +[`deployment/sam-app/`](deployment/sam-app/) contains a full [AWS SAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/) application. SAM templates are a CloudFormation transform (`Transform: AWS::Serverless-2016-10-31`) — `sam build`/`sam deploy` compile it down to a plain CloudFormation stack. This is the easiest path for anyone cloning this repo: it handles the Python dependency packaging automatically, so no manual zip-building or scripting is required. ```bash cd skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app sam build -sam deploy --guided +sam deploy \ + --stack-name redshift-mcp \ + --capabilities CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM \ + --resolve-s3 \ + --region us-east-1 \ + --no-confirm-changeset \ + --no-fail-on-empty-changeset ``` -No `--use-container` and no Docker/Finch needed — `template.yaml` uses a `Makefile`-based custom build (`src/Makefile`) that installs dependencies with a plain `pip install --platform manylinux2014_aarch64 --only-binary=:all:`. Every dependency this deployment needs (`uv`, `mcp-proxy`, and their transitive deps like `cryptography` and `pydantic-core`) publishes prebuilt manylinux/arm64 wheels, so this produces a Lambda-compatible package without compiling anything or running a container. See [`deployment/sam-app/README.md`](deployment/sam-app/README.md) for full instructions and parameters. +No `--use-container` and no Docker/Finch needed — `template.yaml` uses a `Makefile`-based custom build (`src/Makefile`) that installs dependencies with a plain `pip install --platform manylinux2014_aarch64 --only-binary=:all:`. Every dependency this deployment needs (`uv`, `mcp-proxy`, and their transitive deps like `cryptography` and `pydantic-core`) publishes prebuilt manylinux/arm64 wheels, so this produces a Lambda-compatible package without compiling anything or running a container. + +This command deploys with all default parameter values and skips every interactive prompt. `CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM` is always used (instead of the narrower `CAPABILITY_IAM`) so the same command works whether or not you later add `CreateDevOpsAgentRole=true`. To change a parameter (e.g. log level, or granting a caller role invoke access at deploy time), append `--parameter-overrides`: + +```bash +sam deploy \ + --stack-name redshift-mcp \ + --capabilities CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM \ + --resolve-s3 \ + --region us-east-1 \ + --no-confirm-changeset \ + --no-fail-on-empty-changeset \ + --parameter-overrides CallerRoleArn=arn:aws:iam:::role/ +``` -#### Option B — Plain AWS CLI + shell script (no SAM CLI required) +After a successful deploy, SAM prints the stack outputs. Example (values shown are illustrative — yours will have your own account ID, region, and generated API/function names): + +```text +Key DevOpsAgentRoleArn +Description ARN of the IAM role created for AWS DevOps Agent (only present when +CreateDevOpsAgentRole was 'true'). Use this ARN when connecting the MCP server +to your Agent Space capability provider. +Value arn:aws:iam:::role/DevOpsAgentRole-Redshift-support-specialist + +Key RedshiftMcpFunctionArn +Description ARN of the Redshift MCP Lambda function. +Value arn:aws:lambda:::function:redshift-mcp-redshift-mcp + +Key RedshiftMcpApiUrl +Description The endpoint to register with AWS DevOps Agent's SigV4 MCP-server +capability provider (Service Name = execute-api). Backed by API Gateway, +IAM/SigV4 authorized. +Value https://.execute-api..amazonaws.com/Prod/mcp + +Key GrantInvokeCommand +Description If CallerRoleArn was provided, that role already has invoke access +(see CallerRoleGranted below). Use this command to grant execute-api:Invoke +access to any additional caller role. Replace and . +Value aws iam put-role-policy --role-name --policy-name InvokeRedshiftMcpApi --policy-document '{"Version":"2012-10-17","Statement":[{"Effect":"Allow","Action":"execute-api:Invoke","Resource":"arn:aws:execute-api:::/*/POST/mcp"},{"Effect":"Allow","Action":"lambda:InvokeFunction","Resource":"arn:aws:lambda:::function:redshift-mcp-redshift-mcp"}]}' + +Key CallerRoleGranted +Description The role (if any) granted execute-api:Invoke via the CallerRoleArn +parameter at deploy time. Empty if CallerRoleArn was not provided. +Value +``` + +What you'll actually use from this: + +- **`RedshiftMcpApiUrl`** — the endpoint you'll register with AWS DevOps Agent in Step 3 (Service Name = `execute-api`). +- **`DevOpsAgentRoleArn`** — only appears if you deployed with `CreateDevOpsAgentRole=true` (see below). You'll use this in Step 3 as the IAM role. +- **`GrantInvokeCommand`** — a ready-to-run `aws iam put-role-policy` command (with your actual API ID and function ARN filled in) for granting invoke access to any additional caller role later. See **Grant invoke access to a caller** below. + +See [`deployment/sam-app/README.md`](deployment/sam-app/README.md) for the full parameter reference, and for an interactive `sam deploy --guided` alternative if you'd rather be prompted for each value. + +##### Option B — Plain AWS CLI + shell script (no SAM CLI required) If you'd rather not install the SAM CLI, `deployment/build_zip.sh` + `deployment/deploy.sh` do the same thing directly with the AWS CLI — building the Lambda package, creating the function, and provisioning the API Gateway REST API (resource, method, integration, and stage) via `aws apigateway` calls: @@ -133,17 +183,17 @@ cd skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment `build_zip.sh` runs a plain `pip install --platform manylinux2014_aarch64` on the host — no Docker or Finch required, for the same reason as Option A above. The optional third argument to `deploy.sh` grants that caller role `execute-api:Invoke` on the API and `lambda:InvokeFunction` on the function automatically, so you can skip the manual grant step below. -### Deployment prerequisites +#### Deployment prerequisites -#### Tools +##### Tools - AWS CLI v2, configured with credentials for the target account (see **Permissions required to deploy** below). - Python 3.9+ with `pip`, and the `zip` command — both are preinstalled on macOS and most Linux distributions (Windows: use WSL, or install `zip` separately). Used at build time to install `uv` and `mcp-proxy` targeting the Lambda runtime's platform (`manylinux2014_aarch64`, Python 3.13) via `pip install --platform --only-binary=:all:` — no compiler, no Docker, no Finch. This works because every dependency in this deployment publishes prebuilt manylinux/arm64 wheels. - Option A only: the [SAM CLI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/latest/developerguide/serverless-sam-cli-install.html) (`brew install aws-sam-cli` on macOS). -#### Permissions required to deploy +##### Permissions required to deploy -The credentials you deploy with (not the Lambda's own execution role — see below) need permission to create the IAM role, the Lambda function, and the Function URL. [`deployment/deployer-permissions-policy.json`](deployment/deployer-permissions-policy.json) is a ready-to-use IAM policy scoped to this deployment's specific resource names (`redshift-mcp-lambda-role` role, `redshift-mcp-proxy-zip*` function). If you deploy under a different function/role name, update the ARNs in that file to match, or use a broader policy (e.g. `AdministratorAccess`) for a one-off test in a sandbox account. +The credentials you deploy with (not the Lambda's own execution role — see below) need permission to create the IAM role, the Lambda function, and the API Gateway REST API. [`deployment/deployer-permissions-policy.json`](deployment/deployer-permissions-policy.json) is a ready-to-use IAM policy scoped to this deployment's specific resource names (`redshift-mcp-lambda-role` role, `redshift-mcp-proxy-zip*` function). If you deploy under a different function/role name, update the ARNs in that file to match, or use a broader policy (e.g. `AdministratorAccess`) for a one-off test in a sandbox account. Attach it to your own IAM user/role, or hand it to whoever will run `deploy.sh` / `sam deploy`: @@ -160,7 +210,11 @@ Option A (SAM) additionally needs the `SamCloudFormationStack` and `SamManagedAr If you deploy with `CreateDevOpsAgentRole=true` (see [`deployment/sam-app/README.md`](deployment/sam-app/README.md#create-a-devops-agent-iam-role)), you also need the `IamDevOpsAgentRoleManagement` statement in that file, and must pass `--capabilities CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM` instead of `CAPABILITY_IAM` (the created role has an explicit name). -#### Authentication model — what this deployment produces +##### The MCP server's own execution role + +The connected MCP server's Lambda execution role needs Redshift/Redshift Data API read permissions — see [`deployment/redshift-access-policy.json`](deployment/redshift-access-policy.json) for the exact policy used. Both deploy options attach this automatically; you don't need to do anything extra. No additional permissions are required on the DevOps Agent's own IAM role, since all Redshift access happens through the MCP server, not the agent directly. + +##### Authentication model — what this deployment produces This deployment does **not** create an API key, username/password, or any custom authentication. The endpoint is IAM-authorized, meaning every request must be signed with [AWS SigV4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_sigv4.html) using valid AWS credentials belonging to a principal (IAM user or role) that has been explicitly granted invoke access (see **Grant invoke access to a caller** below). Requests without a valid SigV4 signature, or from a principal that hasn't been granted access, are rejected by AWS before they reach your code — there is no application-level auth to configure. @@ -170,7 +224,7 @@ Practically, this means: - There is no shared secret to distribute — access control is entirely IAM-based, per caller identity. - `deployment/scripts/mcp_call.py` and `deployment/scripts/list_clusters.py` demonstrate the exact SigV4 signing steps in Python (via `botocore.auth.SigV4Auth`) if you're integrating a custom client. -### Grant invoke access to a caller +#### Grant invoke access to a caller Each principal (user or role) that needs to call the endpoint must be explicitly granted `execute-api:Invoke` on it, plus `lambda:InvokeFunction` on the underlying Lambda function — both are required, since the API integration invokes the Lambda using the caller's own IAM identity rather than API Gateway's own service principal. Both deploy paths can do this automatically for one caller role at deploy time: @@ -202,21 +256,40 @@ aws iam put-role-policy \ Repeat for every caller role (for example, each role used by an agent platform's AgentSpace/WebappAdmin roles). -### Testing the deployment +#### Test the deployment + +Before moving to Step 3, confirm the deployment actually works. The quickest smoke test is `deployment/scripts/list_clusters.py` — it calls the deployed endpoint's `list_clusters` MCP tool and prints every cluster/workgroup in the account, confirming SigV4 auth, API Gateway, and the Lambda all work end-to-end. -`deployment/scripts/mcp_call.py` and `deployment/scripts/list_clusters.py` are small SigV4 test helpers (only dependency: `boto3`). Point `MCP_FUNCTION_URL` at the deployed endpoint (`MCP_SIGV4_SERVICE` defaults to `execute-api` and normally doesn't need to be set): +Requires `boto3` (`python3 -c "import boto3"` to check; `pip3 install boto3` if missing — on some systems you'll need `pip3 install --user boto3` or a virtualenv due to PEP 668's externally-managed-environment restriction). ```bash export AWS_PROFILE="your-profile" # optional, uses default credential chain if unset -export MCP_FUNCTION_URL="https://.execute-api..amazonaws.com/Prod/mcp" +export MCP_FUNCTION_URL="https://.execute-api..amazonaws.com/Prod/mcp" # RedshiftMcpApiUrl stack output + +python3 deployment/scripts/list_clusters.py +``` -python deployment/scripts/list_clusters.py +Expected output: +```text +HTTP 200 + +Found 3 clusters/workgroups: + +- my-provisioned-cluster type=provisioned status=available +- my-serverless-workgroup type=serverless status=AVAILABLE +- another-cluster type=provisioned status=paused +``` + +If this works, the deployment is good — continue to Step 3. If it fails, fix the deployment before proceeding; connecting a broken endpoint to DevOps Agent will just produce the same failure inside Chat, with less visibility into why. + +For a deeper test that runs actual SQL through the MCP server, use `mcp_call.py` with a real cluster identifier and database from the list above: -python deployment/scripts/mcp_call.py execute_query \ +```bash +python3 deployment/scripts/mcp_call.py execute_query \ '{"cluster_identifier": "my-cluster", "database_name": "dev", "sql": "SELECT 1"}' ``` -### Configuration (environment variables on the Lambda function) +#### Configuration (environment variables on the Lambda function) | Variable | Purpose | Notes | |---|---|---| @@ -228,18 +301,18 @@ python deployment/scripts/mcp_call.py execute_query \ `mcp-proxy` runs with `--pass-environment`, so any additional variable set on the Lambda function is forwarded automatically to the spawned `uvx awslabs.redshift-mcp-server@latest` process (anything you'd otherwise put in the standard stdio config's `env` block). -### Updating to a newer server release +#### Updating to a newer server release Nothing to do — `uvx awslabs.redshift-mcp-server@latest` re-resolves the latest PyPI version on every **cold start**. To force an immediate refresh, either wait for the next natural cold start, or trigger one with a no-op `update-function-configuration` (invalidates warm execution environments). -### Cost and operational notes +#### Cost and operational notes - **Cold start**: `uvx` downloads and installs `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` and its dependencies fresh on every cold start (~10-20s extra latency vs. a pre-baked container image; observed ~11s total duration end-to-end on a cold `list_clusters` call in testing). Warm invocations are fast. - **No idle cost** — unlike an EC2-based deployment, there is no cost when the function isn't being invoked (aside from negligible log storage). - **512 MB memory / 60s timeout** by default — adjust if you see timeouts under load. - **IAM permissions** granted to the execution role (see `deployment/redshift-access-policy.json` / the SAM template's inline policy): `redshift:DescribeClusters`, `redshift-serverless:ListWorkgroups`/`GetWorkgroup`, `redshift-data:ExecuteStatement`/`DescribeStatement`/`GetStatementResult`, `redshift-serverless:GetCredentials`, `redshift:GetClusterCredentialsWithIAM`/`GetClusterCredentials`. This is the minimum set the MCP server's six tools need; it does not grant write access to Redshift data — the server's own `execute_query` tool runs SQL inside a read-only transaction regardless of IAM permissions. -### Tearing down +#### Tearing down **SAM:** ```bash @@ -257,6 +330,42 @@ aws iam delete-role --role-name redshift-mcp-lambda-role ``` (Get `` from the `deploy.sh` output, or `aws apigateway get-rest-apis`.) +### Step 3 — Connect the MCP server to your Agent Space + +Once the MCP server is deployed and you've confirmed it works (Step 2's **Test the deployment**), register it with your Agent Space: + +**3a. Register the MCP server (account level):** + +1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the AWS DevOps Agent console. +2. Go to **Capability Providers** (side navigation) → find **MCP Server** → choose **Register**. +3. Enter: + - **Name** — any descriptive name (e.g. `redshift-mcp`). + - **Endpoint URL** — the `RedshiftMcpApiUrl` value from your Step 2 stack outputs (e.g. `https://.execute-api..amazonaws.com/Prod/mcp`). + - Leave **Enable Dynamic Client Registration** and **Connect to endpoint using private connection** unchecked (this deployment is public API Gateway, not a private VPC endpoint). +4. Choose **Next**. + +**3b. Authorization:** select **AWS SigV4** → **Next**. + +**3c. Authorization configuration:** + +1. **Configure IAM role**: + - If you deployed with `CreateDevOpsAgentRole=true`, choose **Use an existing role** and select the role at the `DevOpsAgentRoleArn` stack output (e.g. `DevOpsAgentRole-Redshift-support-specialist`) — it's already trust-configured and permissioned for this exact endpoint. + - Otherwise, choose **Create a new role manually** and follow the console's prompts (trust policy for `aidevops.amazonaws.com`, permissions for `execute-api:Invoke` on this API — see Step 2's **Grant invoke access to a caller** for the policy shape). +2. **AWS Region** — the region you deployed to (e.g. `us-east-1`). +3. **Service Name** — `execute-api`. +4. Choose **Next**. + +**3d. Review and submit:** review the details, choose **Submit**. AWS DevOps Agent validates the connection immediately — if it fails, re-check the endpoint URL and that the IAM role has both `execute-api:Invoke` and `lambda:InvokeFunction` (see Step 2's **Grant invoke access to a caller**). + +**3e. Add it to your Agent Space:** + +1. In the AWS DevOps Agent console, select your Agent Space → **Capabilities** tab. +2. In the **MCP Servers** section, choose **Add** → select the server you just registered. +3. Choose **Allow all tools** (this skill needs all six: `list_clusters`, `list_databases`, `list_schemas`, `list_tables`, `list_columns`, `execute_query`). +4. Choose **Add**. + +> Full reference: [Connecting MCP Servers](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/configuring-integrations-and-knowledge-connecting-mcp-servers.html) + ## Limitations - **No AWS CLI or CloudWatch access.** Every Redshift interaction goes through the six MCP server tools only (`list_clusters`, `list_databases`, `list_schemas`, `list_tables`, `list_columns`, `execute_query`). Checks that require CloudWatch metrics/alarms, snapshot inventory, SSL/audit-log/parameter-group configuration, or Reserved Instance coverage are reported as "Not Available" rather than guessed — see Capabilities 4 and 5 in `SKILL.md`. @@ -376,6 +485,18 @@ Every report — HTML and Markdown — always includes the full section set: exe See `SKILL.md` for full workflow details per capability. +## Optional: Create a Custom Agent + +Instead of (or in addition to) using this skill from the base DevOps Agent Chat, you can create a dedicated **custom agent** pre-wired to this skill and its MCP tools — useful if you want a purpose-built entry point for Redshift work, or want to enforce agent-specific behavior (this custom agent always runs in the active chat session and never switches to background mode). + +The custom agent lives in [`custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/`](../../custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/) at the repo root. Its README covers: + +- Creating the agent (Form: name, system prompt, skill selection). +- Assigning the six MCP tools via Chat (tools can only be assigned this way, not through the Form). +- Executing the agent. + +This step is optional — the skill works from ordinary Chat without a custom agent, once Steps 1–4 above are done. + ## Skill Contents ```text @@ -394,9 +515,9 @@ redshift-support-specialist/ └── deployment/ # Serverless (Lambda) MCP server deployment -- see deployment/README.md ``` -A companion custom agent system prompt for pairing with this skill lives in [`custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/`](../../custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/). +A companion custom agent system prompt for pairing with this skill lives in [`custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/`](../../custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/) — see **Optional: Create a Custom Agent** above. -Only `SKILL.md`, `references/`, `assets/`, and `evals/` are part of the [Agent Skills specification](https://agentskills.io/specification) upload package (see packaging command below). `deployment/` is supplementary material for this repository and is excluded from the skill zip. +Only `SKILL.md`, `references/`, `assets/`, and `evals/` are part of the [Agent Skills specification](https://agentskills.io/specification) upload package (see packaging command above). `deployment/` is supplementary material for this repository and is excluded from the skill zip. ## License diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/README.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/README.md index 670ef1d..4681bf2 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/README.md +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Redshift MCP Server — Serverless Deployment (Lambda, no ECR) -Full deployment documentation (architecture, both deploy options, prerequisites, IAM setup, testing, configuration, and teardown) now lives in the main skill README — see [**Deploying the Redshift MCP Server**](../README.md#deploying-the-redshift-mcp-server). +Full deployment documentation (architecture, both deploy options, prerequisites, IAM setup, testing, configuration, and teardown) now lives in the main skill README — see [**Step 2 — Deploy the Redshift MCP Server**](../README.md#step-2--deploy-the-redshift-mcp-server). Quick reference for the files in this directory: From 81be0465c068d1f0108cb968d03ae03c2e55a48e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andre Hass Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:20:24 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 05/22] Fixed the README --- skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md | 19 +++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md index d7c7bc2..0888a0f 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md @@ -24,7 +24,20 @@ Amazon Redshift (provisioned clusters / Serverless workgroups) Follow these steps **in order** — each one depends on the previous: -1. **Deploy the MCP server** ([Step 2](#step-2--deploy-the-redshift-mcp-server) below) — produces an API Gateway endpoint. +1. **Deploy the MCP server** ([Step 2](#step-2--deploy-the-redshift-mcp-server) below) — produces an API Gateway endpoint. Quickest path (AWS SAM, no prompts): + + ```bash + cd skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app + sam build + sam deploy \ + --stack-name redshift-mcp \ + --capabilities CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM \ + --resolve-s3 \ + --region us-east-1 \ + --no-confirm-changeset \ + --no-fail-on-empty-changeset + ``` + 2. **Test the deployment** ([Step 2](#test-the-deployment) below) — confirm the endpoint actually works before wiring it into DevOps Agent. 3. **Connect the MCP server to your Agent Space** ([Step 3](#step-3--connect-the-mcp-server-to-your-agent-space) below) — register it and allowlist its tools. 4. **Upload this skill** ([Uploading to AWS DevOps Agent](#uploading-to-aws-devops-agent) below). @@ -317,9 +330,11 @@ Nothing to do — `uvx awslabs.redshift-mcp-server@latest` re-resolves the lates **SAM:** ```bash cd skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app -sam delete --stack-name +sam delete --stack-name redshift-mcp --region us-east-1 ``` +Replace `redshift-mcp` and `us-east-1` with the stack name and region you deployed with. Add `--profile ` if you're not using your default AWS credentials. `sam delete` prompts for confirmation, then removes the CloudFormation stack (Lambda function, API Gateway REST API, IAM roles) and the SAM-managed S3 deployment artifacts for this stack. + **Plain CLI:** ```bash aws apigateway delete-rest-api --rest-api-id From cecb81999ffdb719d7c7e02e8aaf0cf5317baa9e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andre Hass Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:43:18 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 06/22] Document GitHub capability provider setup for skill import Adds the two-step GitHub connection setup (register at Capability Providers, then attach via the Agent Space's Capabilities tab -> Pipeline section) to the skill's "Option A: Import from GitHub" instructions, based on the actual console navigation path (Capability Providers is account-level and separate from the Agent Space's own Capabilities tab). --- skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md | 47 ++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-) diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md index 0888a0f..150e1f4 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Follow these steps **in order** — each one depends on the previous: 2. **Test the deployment** ([Step 2](#test-the-deployment) below) — confirm the endpoint actually works before wiring it into DevOps Agent. 3. **Connect the MCP server to your Agent Space** ([Step 3](#step-3--connect-the-mcp-server-to-your-agent-space) below) — register it and allowlist its tools. -4. **Upload this skill** ([Uploading to AWS DevOps Agent](#uploading-to-aws-devops-agent) below). +4. **Upload this skill** ([Step 4 — Uploading to AWS DevOps Agent](#step-4--uploading-to-aws-devops-agent) below). 5. **(Optional) Create the custom agent** ([Create a Custom Agent](#optional-create-a-custom-agent) below) — a dedicated agent pre-wired to this skill. 6. **Use it** ([How to Use This Skill](#how-to-use-this-skill) below) — ask the DevOps Agent things like "run a health check on my Redshift cluster" in Chat. @@ -129,21 +129,6 @@ sam deploy \ --no-fail-on-empty-changeset ``` -No `--use-container` and no Docker/Finch needed — `template.yaml` uses a `Makefile`-based custom build (`src/Makefile`) that installs dependencies with a plain `pip install --platform manylinux2014_aarch64 --only-binary=:all:`. Every dependency this deployment needs (`uv`, `mcp-proxy`, and their transitive deps like `cryptography` and `pydantic-core`) publishes prebuilt manylinux/arm64 wheels, so this produces a Lambda-compatible package without compiling anything or running a container. - -This command deploys with all default parameter values and skips every interactive prompt. `CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM` is always used (instead of the narrower `CAPABILITY_IAM`) so the same command works whether or not you later add `CreateDevOpsAgentRole=true`. To change a parameter (e.g. log level, or granting a caller role invoke access at deploy time), append `--parameter-overrides`: - -```bash -sam deploy \ - --stack-name redshift-mcp \ - --capabilities CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM \ - --resolve-s3 \ - --region us-east-1 \ - --no-confirm-changeset \ - --no-fail-on-empty-changeset \ - --parameter-overrides CallerRoleArn=arn:aws:iam:::role/ -``` - After a successful deploy, SAM prints the stack outputs. Example (values shown are illustrative — yours will have your own account ID, region, and generated API/function names): ```text @@ -273,7 +258,16 @@ Repeat for every caller role (for example, each role used by an agent platform's Before moving to Step 3, confirm the deployment actually works. The quickest smoke test is `deployment/scripts/list_clusters.py` — it calls the deployed endpoint's `list_clusters` MCP tool and prints every cluster/workgroup in the account, confirming SigV4 auth, API Gateway, and the Lambda all work end-to-end. -Requires `boto3` (`python3 -c "import boto3"` to check; `pip3 install boto3` if missing — on some systems you'll need `pip3 install --user boto3` or a virtualenv due to PEP 668's externally-managed-environment restriction). +The only dependency is `boto3`. On most systems (macOS with Homebrew Python, recent Linux distros), `pip3 install boto3` fails with an "externally-managed-environment" error (PEP 668). Use a virtual environment instead: + +```bash +cd skills/redshift-support-specialist +python3 -m venv venv +source venv/bin/activate # on Windows: venv\Scripts\activate +pip install boto3 +``` + +Then, with the virtualenv still active: ```bash export AWS_PROFILE="your-profile" # optional, uses default credential chain if unset @@ -282,6 +276,8 @@ export MCP_FUNCTION_URL="https://.execute-api..amazonaws.com/Pro python3 deployment/scripts/list_clusters.py ``` +When you're done testing, run `deactivate` to leave the virtualenv. + Expected output: ```text HTTP 200 @@ -295,7 +291,7 @@ Found 3 clusters/workgroups: If this works, the deployment is good — continue to Step 3. If it fails, fix the deployment before proceeding; connecting a broken endpoint to DevOps Agent will just produce the same failure inside Chat, with less visibility into why. -For a deeper test that runs actual SQL through the MCP server, use `mcp_call.py` with a real cluster identifier and database from the list above: +For a deeper test that runs actual SQL through the MCP server, use `mcp_call.py` with a real cluster identifier and database from the list above (same virtualenv, still active): ```bash python3 deployment/scripts/mcp_call.py execute_query \ @@ -368,11 +364,9 @@ Once the MCP server is deployed and you've confirmed it works (Step 2's **Test t - Otherwise, choose **Create a new role manually** and follow the console's prompts (trust policy for `aidevops.amazonaws.com`, permissions for `execute-api:Invoke` on this API — see Step 2's **Grant invoke access to a caller** for the policy shape). 2. **AWS Region** — the region you deployed to (e.g. `us-east-1`). 3. **Service Name** — `execute-api`. -4. Choose **Next**. - -**3d. Review and submit:** review the details, choose **Submit**. AWS DevOps Agent validates the connection immediately — if it fails, re-check the endpoint URL and that the IAM role has both `execute-api:Invoke` and `lambda:InvokeFunction` (see Step 2's **Grant invoke access to a caller**). +4. Choose **Add**, then wait for AWS DevOps Agent to register the MCP server successfully. If registration fails, re-check the endpoint URL and that the IAM role has both `execute-api:Invoke` and `lambda:InvokeFunction` (see Step 2's **Grant invoke access to a caller**). -**3e. Add it to your Agent Space:** +**3d. Add it to your Agent Space:** 1. In the AWS DevOps Agent console, select your Agent Space → **Capabilities** tab. 2. In the **MCP Servers** section, choose **Add** → select the server you just registered. @@ -396,7 +390,7 @@ This skill is intended for: Select **Generic** at upload time if you want the skill available to all agent types. -## Uploading to AWS DevOps Agent +## Step 4 — Uploading to AWS DevOps Agent > Reference: [Uploading a skill](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/about-aws-devops-agent-devops-agent-skills.html#uploading-a-skill) @@ -404,7 +398,12 @@ You can deploy this skill in one of three ways: **Option A: Import from GitHub (recommended)** -If you have a [GitHub connection configured](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/connecting-to-cicd-pipelines-connecting-github.html) in your Agent Space, import this skill directly from the repository. In the DevOps Agent web app, go to Settings → Add Skill → Import from repository, then point to the `skills/redshift-support-specialist` directory. See [Importing a skill from a repository](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/about-aws-devops-agent-devops-agent-skills.html#creating-skills) for full instructions. +This requires a GitHub connection on your Agent Space, set up in two steps: + +1. **Register GitHub at the account level** — in the AWS Management Console, go to **Capability Providers** (account-level, not inside a specific Agent Space) → find **GitHub** → **Register**. Choose User or Organization, pick GitHub App permissions, submit, then authorize and install the app on GitHub. Full steps: [Connecting GitHub](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/connecting-to-cicd-pipelines-connecting-github.html). +2. **Attach it to your Agent Space** — open your Agent Space's own console page (not the DevOps Agent web app) → **Capabilities** tab → **Pipeline** section → **Add** → select the GitHub registration from step 1 → choose the repository (this one, if importing this skill) → **Add**. + +Once connected, import this skill directly from the repository: in the DevOps Agent web app, go to Settings → Add Skill → Import from repository, then point to the `skills/redshift-support-specialist` directory. See [Importing a skill from a repository](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/about-aws-devops-agent-devops-agent-skills.html#creating-skills) for full instructions. **Option B: Upload as a zip file** From fb2a3547fb869d7e59c08b5d99ada9bd6569b851 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andre Hass Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:45:36 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 07/22] Adding detailed deployment instructions --- skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md | 104 ++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 45 insertions(+), 59 deletions(-) diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md index 150e1f4..126e5ff 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md @@ -4,46 +4,6 @@ A self-contained solution for connecting [AWS DevOps Agent](https://docs.aws.ama > ⚠️ **Non-production disclaimer:** This skill is sample code, not intended for production use without additional review and testing. Users should validate in a non-production environment first. -## How the Pieces Fit Together - -```text -AWS DevOps Agent Chat - | (natural language: "why is this Redshift query slow?") - v -This skill: redshift-support-specialist - | (calls the 6 MCP tools: list_clusters, list_databases, - | list_schemas, list_tables, list_columns, execute_query) - v -Redshift MCP Server on Lambda, behind API Gateway (AWS_IAM auth) (deployment/) - | (Redshift Data API -- no VPC, no container image, no ECR) - v -Amazon Redshift (provisioned clusters / Serverless workgroups) -``` - -## Setup Overview - -Follow these steps **in order** — each one depends on the previous: - -1. **Deploy the MCP server** ([Step 2](#step-2--deploy-the-redshift-mcp-server) below) — produces an API Gateway endpoint. Quickest path (AWS SAM, no prompts): - - ```bash - cd skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app - sam build - sam deploy \ - --stack-name redshift-mcp \ - --capabilities CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM \ - --resolve-s3 \ - --region us-east-1 \ - --no-confirm-changeset \ - --no-fail-on-empty-changeset - ``` - -2. **Test the deployment** ([Step 2](#test-the-deployment) below) — confirm the endpoint actually works before wiring it into DevOps Agent. -3. **Connect the MCP server to your Agent Space** ([Step 3](#step-3--connect-the-mcp-server-to-your-agent-space) below) — register it and allowlist its tools. -4. **Upload this skill** ([Step 4 — Uploading to AWS DevOps Agent](#step-4--uploading-to-aws-devops-agent) below). -5. **(Optional) Create the custom agent** ([Create a Custom Agent](#optional-create-a-custom-agent) below) — a dedicated agent pre-wired to this skill. -6. **Use it** ([How to Use This Skill](#how-to-use-this-skill) below) — ask the DevOps Agent things like "run a health check on my Redshift cluster" in Chat. - ## Purpose Amazon Redshift domain expertise for [AWS DevOps Agent](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/about-aws-devops-agent.html). Query performance and cluster operations are highly specialized — this skill packages that expertise (system-table diagnostics, signal thresholds, best-practices references) so the agent can run real diagnostics through the connected Redshift MCP server instead of giving generic advice, and so users don't have to manually extract data or paste CSVs into chat to get an answer. @@ -90,25 +50,6 @@ No EC2 instance, no load balancer, no VPC networking, and no container registry - **No container image, no ECR.** Packaged as a plain Lambda `.zip` deployment, using the public [AWS Lambda Web Adapter](https://github.com/aws/aws-lambda-web-adapter) **layer** (not an image) so the HTTP server `mcp-proxy` exposes runs inside Lambda's request/response model. - **No VPC required.** The MCP server talks to Redshift only via the Redshift Data API (`redshift-data:ExecuteStatement` etc.) — plain AWS API calls, not a database socket connection. -#### Architecture - -```text -Caller (SigV4-signed request, service=execute-api) - │ - ▼ -API Gateway REST API -(AWS_IAM auth, /mcp) - │ - ▼ -Lambda execution environment (arm64, Python 3.13 runtime) - ├─ Lambda Web Adapter (layer, /opt/extensions/lambda-adapter) - │ forwards HTTP traffic to 127.0.0.1:8000 - └─ run.sh (function handler) - └─ mcp-proxy --port=8000 --stateless --pass-environment -- \ - uvx awslabs.redshift-mcp-server@latest - └─ talks to Redshift via the Redshift Data API (boto3) -``` - #### Two ways to deploy Both options provision the same thing: the Lambda function plus an API Gateway REST API with an AWS_IAM-authorized `POST /mcp` method in front of it. @@ -375,6 +316,51 @@ Once the MCP server is deployed and you've confirmed it works (Step 2's **Test t > Full reference: [Connecting MCP Servers](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/configuring-integrations-and-knowledge-connecting-mcp-servers.html) +## Architecture + +```text +Caller (SigV4-signed request, service=execute-api) + │ + ▼ +API Gateway REST API +(AWS_IAM auth, /mcp) + │ + ▼ +Lambda execution environment (arm64, Python 3.13 runtime) + ├─ Lambda Web Adapter (layer, /opt/extensions/lambda-adapter) + │ forwards HTTP traffic to 127.0.0.1:8000 + └─ run.sh (function handler) + └─ mcp-proxy --port=8000 --stateless --pass-environment -- \ + uvx awslabs.redshift-mcp-server@latest + └─ talks to Redshift via the Redshift Data API (boto3) +``` + +## How the Pieces Fit Together + +```text +AWS DevOps Agent Chat + | (natural language: "why is this Redshift query slow?") + v +This skill: redshift-support-specialist + | (calls the 6 MCP tools: list_clusters, list_databases, + | list_schemas, list_tables, list_columns, execute_query) + v +Redshift MCP Server on Lambda, behind API Gateway (AWS_IAM auth) (deployment/) + | (Redshift Data API -- no VPC, no container image, no ECR) + v +Amazon Redshift (provisioned clusters / Serverless workgroups) +``` + +## Setup Overview + +Follow these steps **in order** — each one depends on the previous: + +1. **MCP Server Deployment** ([Step 2](#step-2--deploy-the-redshift-mcp-server) below) — deploy the Redshift MCP server (AWS SAM or plain CLI) and confirm it works. +2. **Connect the MCP server to your Agent Space** ([Step 3](#step-3--connect-the-mcp-server-to-your-agent-space) below) — register it and allowlist its tools. +3. **Upload this skill** ([Step 4](#step-4--uploading-to-aws-devops-agent) below). +4. **(Optional) Create the custom agent** ([Create a Custom Agent](#optional-create-a-custom-agent) below) — a dedicated agent pre-wired to this skill. +5. **Use it** ([How to Use This Skill](#how-to-use-this-skill) below) — ask the DevOps Agent things like "run a health check on my Redshift cluster" in Chat. + ## Limitations - **No AWS CLI or CloudWatch access.** Every Redshift interaction goes through the six MCP server tools only (`list_clusters`, `list_databases`, `list_schemas`, `list_tables`, `list_columns`, `execute_query`). Checks that require CloudWatch metrics/alarms, snapshot inventory, SSL/audit-log/parameter-group configuration, or Reserved Instance coverage are reported as "Not Available" rather than guessed — see Capabilities 4 and 5 in `SKILL.md`. From d900776e4f6f1416438216df9382ac57cb583ec6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andre Hass Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:30:06 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 08/22] README order --- skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md | 203 ++++-------------- .../deployment/README.md | 142 +++++++++++- 2 files changed, 186 insertions(+), 159 deletions(-) diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md index 126e5ff..0ea4b31 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md @@ -17,6 +17,16 @@ Amazon Redshift domain expertise for [AWS DevOps Agent](https://docs.aws.amazon. - **Incident detection guidance** — recommended CloudWatch alarm set for provisioned clusters and Serverless workgroups. - **Cost optimization** — node/RPU right-sizing and serverless migration analysis using live table and workload data. +## Setup Overview + +Follow these steps **in order** — each one depends on the previous: + +1. **MCP Server Deployment** ([Step 2](#step-2--deploy-the-redshift-mcp-server) below) — deploy the Redshift MCP server (AWS SAM or plain CLI) and confirm it works. +2. **Connect the MCP server to your Agent Space** ([Step 3](#step-3--connect-the-mcp-server-to-your-agent-space) below) — register it and allowlist its tools. +3. **Upload this skill** ([Step 4](#step-4--uploading-to-aws-devops-agent) below). +4. **(Optional) Create the custom agent** ([Create a Custom Agent](#optional-create-a-custom-agent) below) — a dedicated agent pre-wired to this skill. +5. **Use it** ([How to Use This Skill](#how-to-use-this-skill) below) — ask the DevOps Agent things like "run a health check on my Redshift cluster" in Chat. + ## Prerequisites ### Step 1 — An AWS DevOps Agent Space with the target AWS account @@ -27,28 +37,7 @@ You need an existing [Agent Space](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/lates This skill requires the `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP server to be running and reachable. It exposes exactly six tools this skill relies on: `list_clusters`, `list_databases`, `list_schemas`, `list_tables`, `list_columns`, and `execute_query`. -This runs the **standard, unmodified** `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server@latest` PyPI package on AWS Lambda, fronted by an **API Gateway REST API** secured with AWS IAM (SigV4) authorization. - -API Gateway sits in front of the Lambda function and exposes a single `/mcp` endpoint. Every request must be signed with AWS SigV4 for the `execute-api` service, from a principal that's been explicitly granted `execute-api:Invoke` on that endpoint (see **Grant invoke access to a caller** below). API Gateway validates the signature and the caller's IAM permissions before the request ever reaches the Lambda function, then forwards it into the Lambda execution environment where `mcp-proxy` bridges the HTTP request to the underlying MCP server process (see **Architecture** below). This is the endpoint you register with AWS DevOps Agent in Step 3. - -No EC2 instance, no load balancer, no VPC networking, and no container registry (ECR) to maintain. - -#### Why this approach - -- **No forked server code.** Everything runs through [`mcp-proxy`](https://github.com/sparfenyuk/mcp-proxy), a generic stdio↔streamable-HTTP bridge, which spawns the exact command from the standard stdio MCP config: - ```json - { - "mcpServers": { - "awslabs.redshift-mcp-server": { - "command": "uvx", - "args": ["awslabs.redshift-mcp-server@latest"] - } - } - } - ``` - `uvx` always resolves the latest published PyPI release on cold start — no separate fork to keep in sync with upstream security fixes. -- **No container image, no ECR.** Packaged as a plain Lambda `.zip` deployment, using the public [AWS Lambda Web Adapter](https://github.com/aws/aws-lambda-web-adapter) **layer** (not an image) so the HTTP server `mcp-proxy` exposes runs inside Lambda's request/response model. -- **No VPC required.** The MCP server talks to Redshift only via the Redshift Data API (`redshift-data:ExecuteStatement` etc.) — plain AWS API calls, not a database socket connection. +Deployment runs the **standard, unmodified** `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server@latest` PyPI package on AWS Lambda, fronted by an **API Gateway REST API** secured with AWS IAM (SigV4) authorization — no EC2, no load balancer, no VPC, no container registry. This is the endpoint you register with AWS DevOps Agent in Step 3. For the full architecture rationale, see [`deployment/README.md`](deployment/README.md#why-this-approach). #### Two ways to deploy @@ -70,42 +59,44 @@ sam deploy \ --no-fail-on-empty-changeset ``` -After a successful deploy, SAM prints the stack outputs. Example (values shown are illustrative — yours will have your own account ID, region, and generated API/function names): +After a successful deploy, SAM prints the stack outputs: -```text -Key DevOpsAgentRoleArn -Description ARN of the IAM role created for AWS DevOps Agent (only present when -CreateDevOpsAgentRole was 'true'). Use this ARN when connecting the MCP server -to your Agent Space capability provider. -Value arn:aws:iam:::role/DevOpsAgentRole-Redshift-support-specialist - -Key RedshiftMcpFunctionArn -Description ARN of the Redshift MCP Lambda function. -Value arn:aws:lambda:::function:redshift-mcp-redshift-mcp - -Key RedshiftMcpApiUrl -Description The endpoint to register with AWS DevOps Agent's SigV4 MCP-server -capability provider (Service Name = execute-api). Backed by API Gateway, -IAM/SigV4 authorized. -Value https://.execute-api..amazonaws.com/Prod/mcp - -Key GrantInvokeCommand -Description If CallerRoleArn was provided, that role already has invoke access -(see CallerRoleGranted below). Use this command to grant execute-api:Invoke -access to any additional caller role. Replace and . -Value aws iam put-role-policy --role-name --policy-name InvokeRedshiftMcpApi --policy-document '{"Version":"2012-10-17","Statement":[{"Effect":"Allow","Action":"execute-api:Invoke","Resource":"arn:aws:execute-api:::/*/POST/mcp"},{"Effect":"Allow","Action":"lambda:InvokeFunction","Resource":"arn:aws:lambda:::function:redshift-mcp-redshift-mcp"}]}' - -Key CallerRoleGranted -Description The role (if any) granted execute-api:Invoke via the CallerRoleArn -parameter at deploy time. Empty if CallerRoleArn was not provided. -Value +| Output | Description | Example value | +|---|---|---| +| `RedshiftMcpApiUrl` | The endpoint to register with AWS DevOps Agent's SigV4 MCP-server capability provider (Service Name = `execute-api`). Backed by API Gateway, IAM/SigV4 authorized. | `https://.execute-api..amazonaws.com/Prod/mcp` | +| `DevOpsAgentRoleArn` | ARN of the IAM role created for AWS DevOps Agent — only present when `CreateDevOpsAgentRole` was `true`. Use this when connecting the MCP server to your Agent Space capability provider. | `arn:aws:iam:::role/DevOpsAgentRole-Redshift-support-specialist` | +| `RedshiftMcpFunctionArn` | ARN of the Redshift MCP Lambda function. | `arn:aws:lambda:::function:redshift-mcp-redshift-mcp` | +| `GrantInvokeCommand` | A ready-to-run `aws iam put-role-policy` command (pre-filled with your actual API ID and function ARN) to grant `execute-api:Invoke` access to an additional caller role — see below. | See command below. | +| `CallerRoleGranted` | The role (if any) granted `execute-api:Invoke` via the `CallerRoleArn` parameter at deploy time. Empty if `CallerRoleArn` wasn't provided. | *(empty, or a role ARN)* | + +`GrantInvokeCommand`'s value looks like this (replace `` with the caller role to grant): + +```bash +aws iam put-role-policy \ + --role-name \ + --policy-name InvokeRedshiftMcpApi \ + --policy-document '{ + "Version": "2012-10-17", + "Statement": [ + { + "Effect": "Allow", + "Action": "execute-api:Invoke", + "Resource": "arn:aws:execute-api:::/*/POST/mcp" + }, + { + "Effect": "Allow", + "Action": "lambda:InvokeFunction", + "Resource": "arn:aws:lambda:::function:redshift-mcp-redshift-mcp" + } + ] + }' ``` What you'll actually use from this: - **`RedshiftMcpApiUrl`** — the endpoint you'll register with AWS DevOps Agent in Step 3 (Service Name = `execute-api`). - **`DevOpsAgentRoleArn`** — only appears if you deployed with `CreateDevOpsAgentRole=true` (see below). You'll use this in Step 3 as the IAM role. -- **`GrantInvokeCommand`** — a ready-to-run `aws iam put-role-policy` command (with your actual API ID and function ARN filled in) for granting invoke access to any additional caller role later. See **Grant invoke access to a caller** below. +- **`GrantInvokeCommand`** — a ready-to-run `aws iam put-role-policy` command (with your actual API ID and function ARN filled in) for granting invoke access to any additional caller role later. See [`deployment/README.md`](deployment/README.md#grant-invoke-access-to-a-caller). See [`deployment/sam-app/README.md`](deployment/sam-app/README.md) for the full parameter reference, and for an interactive `sam deploy --guided` alternative if you'd rather be prompted for each value. @@ -122,78 +113,7 @@ cd skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment `build_zip.sh` runs a plain `pip install --platform manylinux2014_aarch64` on the host — no Docker or Finch required, for the same reason as Option A above. The optional third argument to `deploy.sh` grants that caller role `execute-api:Invoke` on the API and `lambda:InvokeFunction` on the function automatically, so you can skip the manual grant step below. -#### Deployment prerequisites - -##### Tools - -- AWS CLI v2, configured with credentials for the target account (see **Permissions required to deploy** below). -- Python 3.9+ with `pip`, and the `zip` command — both are preinstalled on macOS and most Linux distributions (Windows: use WSL, or install `zip` separately). Used at build time to install `uv` and `mcp-proxy` targeting the Lambda runtime's platform (`manylinux2014_aarch64`, Python 3.13) via `pip install --platform --only-binary=:all:` — no compiler, no Docker, no Finch. This works because every dependency in this deployment publishes prebuilt manylinux/arm64 wheels. -- Option A only: the [SAM CLI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/latest/developerguide/serverless-sam-cli-install.html) (`brew install aws-sam-cli` on macOS). - -##### Permissions required to deploy - -The credentials you deploy with (not the Lambda's own execution role — see below) need permission to create the IAM role, the Lambda function, and the API Gateway REST API. [`deployment/deployer-permissions-policy.json`](deployment/deployer-permissions-policy.json) is a ready-to-use IAM policy scoped to this deployment's specific resource names (`redshift-mcp-lambda-role` role, `redshift-mcp-proxy-zip*` function). If you deploy under a different function/role name, update the ARNs in that file to match, or use a broader policy (e.g. `AdministratorAccess`) for a one-off test in a sandbox account. - -Attach it to your own IAM user/role, or hand it to whoever will run `deploy.sh` / `sam deploy`: - -```bash -aws iam put-user-policy \ - --user-name \ - --policy-name RedshiftMcpDeployerAccess \ - --policy-document file://deployer-permissions-policy.json -``` - -(Substitute `put-role-policy --role-name ` if deploying from an assumed role instead of an IAM user.) - -Option A (SAM) additionally needs the `SamCloudFormationStack` and `SamManagedArtifactBucket` statements in that file — `sam deploy --resolve-s3` creates a managed S3 bucket (`aws-sam-cli-managed-*`) for deployment artifacts and deploys via a CloudFormation stack. Option B (plain CLI) only needs the IAM and Lambda statements. - -If you deploy with `CreateDevOpsAgentRole=true` (see [`deployment/sam-app/README.md`](deployment/sam-app/README.md#create-a-devops-agent-iam-role)), you also need the `IamDevOpsAgentRoleManagement` statement in that file, and must pass `--capabilities CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM` instead of `CAPABILITY_IAM` (the created role has an explicit name). - -##### The MCP server's own execution role - -The connected MCP server's Lambda execution role needs Redshift/Redshift Data API read permissions — see [`deployment/redshift-access-policy.json`](deployment/redshift-access-policy.json) for the exact policy used. Both deploy options attach this automatically; you don't need to do anything extra. No additional permissions are required on the DevOps Agent's own IAM role, since all Redshift access happens through the MCP server, not the agent directly. - -##### Authentication model — what this deployment produces - -This deployment does **not** create an API key, username/password, or any custom authentication. The endpoint is IAM-authorized, meaning every request must be signed with [AWS SigV4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_sigv4.html) using valid AWS credentials belonging to a principal (IAM user or role) that has been explicitly granted invoke access (see **Grant invoke access to a caller** below). Requests without a valid SigV4 signature, or from a principal that hasn't been granted access, are rejected by AWS before they reach your code — there is no application-level auth to configure. - -Practically, this means: - -- Any MCP client that supports SigV4-signed HTTP requests can call the endpoint, as long as it signs for the `execute-api` service (the same service AWS DevOps Agent's SigV4 auth signs for) and is running with credentials for a permitted principal. -- There is no shared secret to distribute — access control is entirely IAM-based, per caller identity. -- `deployment/scripts/mcp_call.py` and `deployment/scripts/list_clusters.py` demonstrate the exact SigV4 signing steps in Python (via `botocore.auth.SigV4Auth`) if you're integrating a custom client. - -#### Grant invoke access to a caller - -Each principal (user or role) that needs to call the endpoint must be explicitly granted `execute-api:Invoke` on it, plus `lambda:InvokeFunction` on the underlying Lambda function — both are required, since the API integration invokes the Lambda using the caller's own IAM identity rather than API Gateway's own service principal. Both deploy paths can do this automatically for one caller role at deploy time: - -- **SAM**: pass `--parameter-overrides CallerRoleArn=arn:aws:iam:::role/`. -- **Plain CLI**: pass the role ARN as `deploy.sh`'s third argument. - -For any additional caller roles (or if you skipped the option above), grant access manually. Get `` from the `RedshiftMcpApiUrl` stack output (SAM) or the printed endpoint (plain CLI), and ``/`` from the `RedshiftMcpFunctionArn` output (SAM) or `aws lambda get-function` (plain CLI): - -```bash -aws iam put-role-policy \ - --role-name \ - --policy-name InvokeRedshiftMcpApi \ - --policy-document '{ - "Version": "2012-10-17", - "Statement": [ - { - "Effect": "Allow", - "Action": "execute-api:Invoke", - "Resource": "arn:aws:execute-api:::/*/POST/mcp" - }, - { - "Effect": "Allow", - "Action": "lambda:InvokeFunction", - "Resource": "arn:aws:lambda:::function:" - } - ] - }' -``` - -Repeat for every caller role (for example, each role used by an agent platform's AgentSpace/WebappAdmin roles). +Deployment prerequisites (AWS CLI, Python/SAM CLI, IAM permissions to deploy), the authentication model, and how to grant additional caller roles invoke access are covered in [`deployment/README.md`](deployment/README.md). #### Test the deployment @@ -239,28 +159,7 @@ python3 deployment/scripts/mcp_call.py execute_query \ '{"cluster_identifier": "my-cluster", "database_name": "dev", "sql": "SELECT 1"}' ``` -#### Configuration (environment variables on the Lambda function) - -| Variable | Purpose | Notes | -|---|---|---| -| `AWS_LAMBDA_EXEC_WRAPPER` | `/opt/bootstrap` — invokes the handler through the Web Adapter layer's wrapper. | Fixed, don't change. | -| `AWS_LWA_PORT` | `8000` — port the adapter forwards traffic to. | Fixed, don't change. | -| `AWS_LWA_READINESS_CHECK_PATH` | `/mcp` — path the adapter polls until the server is ready. | Fixed, don't change. | -| `FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL` | Log verbosity for the underlying MCP server. | Configurable (SAM parameter `FastMcpLogLevel`, or edit `deploy.sh`). | -| `AWS_DEFAULT_REGION` | Region for the MCP server's boto3 calls. | Automatically provided by the Lambda runtime — do not set manually (Lambda reserves this key). | - -`mcp-proxy` runs with `--pass-environment`, so any additional variable set on the Lambda function is forwarded automatically to the spawned `uvx awslabs.redshift-mcp-server@latest` process (anything you'd otherwise put in the standard stdio config's `env` block). - -#### Updating to a newer server release - -Nothing to do — `uvx awslabs.redshift-mcp-server@latest` re-resolves the latest PyPI version on every **cold start**. To force an immediate refresh, either wait for the next natural cold start, or trigger one with a no-op `update-function-configuration` (invalidates warm execution environments). - -#### Cost and operational notes - -- **Cold start**: `uvx` downloads and installs `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` and its dependencies fresh on every cold start (~10-20s extra latency vs. a pre-baked container image; observed ~11s total duration end-to-end on a cold `list_clusters` call in testing). Warm invocations are fast. -- **No idle cost** — unlike an EC2-based deployment, there is no cost when the function isn't being invoked (aside from negligible log storage). -- **512 MB memory / 60s timeout** by default — adjust if you see timeouts under load. -- **IAM permissions** granted to the execution role (see `deployment/redshift-access-policy.json` / the SAM template's inline policy): `redshift:DescribeClusters`, `redshift-serverless:ListWorkgroups`/`GetWorkgroup`, `redshift-data:ExecuteStatement`/`DescribeStatement`/`GetStatementResult`, `redshift-serverless:GetCredentials`, `redshift:GetClusterCredentialsWithIAM`/`GetClusterCredentials`. This is the minimum set the MCP server's six tools need; it does not grant write access to Redshift data — the server's own `execute_query` tool runs SQL inside a read-only transaction regardless of IAM permissions. +Environment variable reference, cold-start/cost notes, and how the MCP server picks up new PyPI releases are covered in [`deployment/README.md`](deployment/README.md). #### Tearing down @@ -302,10 +201,10 @@ Once the MCP server is deployed and you've confirmed it works (Step 2's **Test t 1. **Configure IAM role**: - If you deployed with `CreateDevOpsAgentRole=true`, choose **Use an existing role** and select the role at the `DevOpsAgentRoleArn` stack output (e.g. `DevOpsAgentRole-Redshift-support-specialist`) — it's already trust-configured and permissioned for this exact endpoint. - - Otherwise, choose **Create a new role manually** and follow the console's prompts (trust policy for `aidevops.amazonaws.com`, permissions for `execute-api:Invoke` on this API — see Step 2's **Grant invoke access to a caller** for the policy shape). + - Otherwise, choose **Create a new role manually** and follow the console's prompts (trust policy for `aidevops.amazonaws.com`, permissions for `execute-api:Invoke` on this API — see [`deployment/README.md`](deployment/README.md#grant-invoke-access-to-a-caller) for the policy shape). 2. **AWS Region** — the region you deployed to (e.g. `us-east-1`). 3. **Service Name** — `execute-api`. -4. Choose **Add**, then wait for AWS DevOps Agent to register the MCP server successfully. If registration fails, re-check the endpoint URL and that the IAM role has both `execute-api:Invoke` and `lambda:InvokeFunction` (see Step 2's **Grant invoke access to a caller**). +4. Choose **Add**, then wait for AWS DevOps Agent to register the MCP server successfully. If registration fails, re-check the endpoint URL and that the IAM role has both `execute-api:Invoke` and `lambda:InvokeFunction` (see [`deployment/README.md`](deployment/README.md#grant-invoke-access-to-a-caller)). **3d. Add it to your Agent Space:** @@ -351,16 +250,6 @@ Redshift MCP Server on Lambda, behind API Gateway (AWS_IAM auth) (deployment/) Amazon Redshift (provisioned clusters / Serverless workgroups) ``` -## Setup Overview - -Follow these steps **in order** — each one depends on the previous: - -1. **MCP Server Deployment** ([Step 2](#step-2--deploy-the-redshift-mcp-server) below) — deploy the Redshift MCP server (AWS SAM or plain CLI) and confirm it works. -2. **Connect the MCP server to your Agent Space** ([Step 3](#step-3--connect-the-mcp-server-to-your-agent-space) below) — register it and allowlist its tools. -3. **Upload this skill** ([Step 4](#step-4--uploading-to-aws-devops-agent) below). -4. **(Optional) Create the custom agent** ([Create a Custom Agent](#optional-create-a-custom-agent) below) — a dedicated agent pre-wired to this skill. -5. **Use it** ([How to Use This Skill](#how-to-use-this-skill) below) — ask the DevOps Agent things like "run a health check on my Redshift cluster" in Chat. - ## Limitations - **No AWS CLI or CloudWatch access.** Every Redshift interaction goes through the six MCP server tools only (`list_clusters`, `list_databases`, `list_schemas`, `list_tables`, `list_columns`, `execute_query`). Checks that require CloudWatch metrics/alarms, snapshot inventory, SSL/audit-log/parameter-group configuration, or Reserved Instance coverage are reported as "Not Available" rather than guessed — see Capabilities 4 and 5 in `SKILL.md`. diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/README.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/README.md index 4681bf2..04b41b5 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/README.md +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/README.md @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ # Redshift MCP Server — Serverless Deployment (Lambda, no ECR) -Full deployment documentation (architecture, both deploy options, prerequisites, IAM setup, testing, configuration, and teardown) now lives in the main skill README — see [**Step 2 — Deploy the Redshift MCP Server**](../README.md#step-2--deploy-the-redshift-mcp-server). +Reference material for deploying the Redshift MCP server. For the step-by-step setup flow (which this supports), see the main skill README's [Step 2 — Deploy the Redshift MCP Server](../README.md#step-2--deploy-the-redshift-mcp-server). -Quick reference for the files in this directory: +## Files in this directory | File | Purpose | |---|---| @@ -13,3 +13,141 @@ Quick reference for the files in this directory: | `lambda-trust-policy.json` | Trust policy for the Lambda execution role | | `scripts/mcp_call.py`, `scripts/list_clusters.py` | SigV4 test helpers for calling the deployed endpoint directly | | `scripts/mcp_initialize_test.py` | Basic MCP `initialize` handshake test | + +## Why this approach + +This runs the **standard, unmodified** `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server@latest` PyPI package on AWS Lambda, fronted by an **API Gateway REST API** secured with AWS IAM (SigV4) authorization. + +API Gateway sits in front of the Lambda function and exposes a single `/mcp` endpoint. Every request must be signed with AWS SigV4 for the `execute-api` service, from a principal that's been explicitly granted `execute-api:Invoke` on that endpoint (see **Grant invoke access to a caller** below). API Gateway validates the signature and the caller's IAM permissions before the request ever reaches the Lambda function, then forwards it into the Lambda execution environment where `mcp-proxy` bridges the HTTP request to the underlying MCP server process. This is the endpoint you register with AWS DevOps Agent. + +No EC2 instance, no load balancer, no VPC networking, and no container registry (ECR) to maintain: + +- **No forked server code.** Everything runs through [`mcp-proxy`](https://github.com/sparfenyuk/mcp-proxy), a generic stdio↔streamable-HTTP bridge, which spawns the exact command from the standard stdio MCP config: + ```json + { + "mcpServers": { + "awslabs.redshift-mcp-server": { + "command": "uvx", + "args": ["awslabs.redshift-mcp-server@latest"] + } + } + } + ``` + `uvx` always resolves the latest published PyPI release on cold start — no separate fork to keep in sync with upstream security fixes. +- **No container image, no ECR.** Packaged as a plain Lambda `.zip` deployment, using the public [AWS Lambda Web Adapter](https://github.com/aws/aws-lambda-web-adapter) **layer** (not an image) so the HTTP server `mcp-proxy` exposes runs inside Lambda's request/response model. +- **No VPC required.** The MCP server talks to Redshift only via the Redshift Data API (`redshift-data:ExecuteStatement` etc.) — plain AWS API calls, not a database socket connection. + +## Architecture + +```text +Caller (SigV4-signed request, service=execute-api) + │ + ▼ +API Gateway REST API +(AWS_IAM auth, /mcp) + │ + ▼ +Lambda execution environment (arm64, Python 3.13 runtime) + ├─ Lambda Web Adapter (layer, /opt/extensions/lambda-adapter) + │ forwards HTTP traffic to 127.0.0.1:8000 + └─ run.sh (function handler) + └─ mcp-proxy --port=8000 --stateless --pass-environment -- \ + uvx awslabs.redshift-mcp-server@latest + └─ talks to Redshift via the Redshift Data API (boto3) +``` + +## Deployment prerequisites + +### Tools + +- AWS CLI v2, configured with credentials for the target account (see **Permissions required to deploy** below). +- Python 3.9+ with `pip`, and the `zip` command — both are preinstalled on macOS and most Linux distributions (Windows: use WSL, or install `zip` separately). Used at build time to install `uv` and `mcp-proxy` targeting the Lambda runtime's platform (`manylinux2014_aarch64`, Python 3.13) via `pip install --platform --only-binary=:all:` — no compiler, no Docker, no Finch. This works because every dependency in this deployment publishes prebuilt manylinux/arm64 wheels. +- Option A only: the [SAM CLI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/latest/developerguide/serverless-sam-cli-install.html) (`brew install aws-sam-cli` on macOS). + +### Permissions required to deploy + +The credentials you deploy with (not the Lambda's own execution role — see below) need permission to create the IAM role, the Lambda function, and the API Gateway REST API. [`deployer-permissions-policy.json`](deployer-permissions-policy.json) is a ready-to-use IAM policy scoped to this deployment's specific resource names (`redshift-mcp-lambda-role` role, `redshift-mcp-proxy-zip*` function). If you deploy under a different function/role name, update the ARNs in that file to match, or use a broader policy (e.g. `AdministratorAccess`) for a one-off test in a sandbox account. + +Attach it to your own IAM user/role, or hand it to whoever will run `deploy.sh` / `sam deploy`: + +```bash +aws iam put-user-policy \ + --user-name \ + --policy-name RedshiftMcpDeployerAccess \ + --policy-document file://deployer-permissions-policy.json +``` + +(Substitute `put-role-policy --role-name ` if deploying from an assumed role instead of an IAM user.) + +Option A (SAM) additionally needs the `SamCloudFormationStack` and `SamManagedArtifactBucket` statements in that file — `sam deploy --resolve-s3` creates a managed S3 bucket (`aws-sam-cli-managed-*`) for deployment artifacts and deploys via a CloudFormation stack. Option B (plain CLI) only needs the IAM and Lambda statements. + +If you deploy with `CreateDevOpsAgentRole=true` (see [`sam-app/README.md`](sam-app/README.md#create-a-devops-agent-iam-role)), you also need the `IamDevOpsAgentRoleManagement` statement in that file, and must pass `--capabilities CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM` instead of `CAPABILITY_IAM` (the created role has an explicit name). + +### The MCP server's own execution role + +The connected MCP server's Lambda execution role needs Redshift/Redshift Data API read permissions — see [`redshift-access-policy.json`](redshift-access-policy.json) for the exact policy used. Both deploy options attach this automatically; you don't need to do anything extra. No additional permissions are required on the DevOps Agent's own IAM role, since all Redshift access happens through the MCP server, not the agent directly. + +## Authentication model + +This deployment does **not** create an API key, username/password, or any custom authentication. The endpoint is IAM-authorized, meaning every request must be signed with [AWS SigV4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_sigv4.html) using valid AWS credentials belonging to a principal (IAM user or role) that has been explicitly granted invoke access (see **Grant invoke access to a caller** below). Requests without a valid SigV4 signature, or from a principal that hasn't been granted access, are rejected by AWS before they reach your code — there is no application-level auth to configure. + +Practically, this means: + +- Any MCP client that supports SigV4-signed HTTP requests can call the endpoint, as long as it signs for the `execute-api` service (the same service AWS DevOps Agent's SigV4 auth signs for) and is running with credentials for a permitted principal. +- There is no shared secret to distribute — access control is entirely IAM-based, per caller identity. +- `scripts/mcp_call.py` and `scripts/list_clusters.py` demonstrate the exact SigV4 signing steps in Python (via `botocore.auth.SigV4Auth`) if you're integrating a custom client. + +## Grant invoke access to a caller + +Each principal (user or role) that needs to call the endpoint must be explicitly granted `execute-api:Invoke` on it, plus `lambda:InvokeFunction` on the underlying Lambda function — both are required, since the API integration invokes the Lambda using the caller's own IAM identity rather than API Gateway's own service principal. Both deploy paths can do this automatically for one caller role at deploy time: + +- **SAM**: pass `--parameter-overrides CallerRoleArn=arn:aws:iam:::role/`. +- **Plain CLI**: pass the role ARN as `deploy.sh`'s third argument. + +For any additional caller roles (or if you skipped the option above), grant access manually. Get `` from the `RedshiftMcpApiUrl` stack output (SAM) or the printed endpoint (plain CLI), and ``/`` from the `RedshiftMcpFunctionArn` output (SAM) or `aws lambda get-function` (plain CLI): + +```bash +aws iam put-role-policy \ + --role-name \ + --policy-name InvokeRedshiftMcpApi \ + --policy-document '{ + "Version": "2012-10-17", + "Statement": [ + { + "Effect": "Allow", + "Action": "execute-api:Invoke", + "Resource": "arn:aws:execute-api:::/*/POST/mcp" + }, + { + "Effect": "Allow", + "Action": "lambda:InvokeFunction", + "Resource": "arn:aws:lambda:::function:" + } + ] + }' +``` + +Repeat for every caller role (for example, each role used by an agent platform's AgentSpace/WebappAdmin roles). + +## Configuration (environment variables on the Lambda function) + +| Variable | Purpose | Notes | +|---|---|---| +| `AWS_LAMBDA_EXEC_WRAPPER` | `/opt/bootstrap` — invokes the handler through the Web Adapter layer's wrapper. | Fixed, don't change. | +| `AWS_LWA_PORT` | `8000` — port the adapter forwards traffic to. | Fixed, don't change. | +| `AWS_LWA_READINESS_CHECK_PATH` | `/mcp` — path the adapter polls until the server is ready. | Fixed, don't change. | +| `FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL` | Log verbosity for the underlying MCP server. | Configurable (SAM parameter `FastMcpLogLevel`, or edit `deploy.sh`). | +| `AWS_DEFAULT_REGION` | Region for the MCP server's boto3 calls. | Automatically provided by the Lambda runtime — do not set manually (Lambda reserves this key). | + +`mcp-proxy` runs with `--pass-environment`, so any additional variable set on the Lambda function is forwarded automatically to the spawned `uvx awslabs.redshift-mcp-server@latest` process (anything you'd otherwise put in the standard stdio config's `env` block). + +## Updating to a newer server release + +Nothing to do — `uvx awslabs.redshift-mcp-server@latest` re-resolves the latest PyPI version on every **cold start**. To force an immediate refresh, either wait for the next natural cold start, or trigger one with a no-op `update-function-configuration` (invalidates warm execution environments). + +## Cost and operational notes + +- **Cold start**: `uvx` downloads and installs `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` and its dependencies fresh on every cold start (~10-20s extra latency vs. a pre-baked container image; observed ~11s total duration end-to-end on a cold `list_clusters` call in testing). Warm invocations are fast. +- **No idle cost** — unlike an EC2-based deployment, there is no cost when the function isn't being invoked (aside from negligible log storage). +- **512 MB memory / 60s timeout** by default — adjust if you see timeouts under load. +- **IAM permissions** granted to the execution role (see [`redshift-access-policy.json`](redshift-access-policy.json) / the SAM template's inline policy): `redshift:DescribeClusters`, `redshift-serverless:ListWorkgroups`/`GetWorkgroup`, `redshift-data:ExecuteStatement`/`DescribeStatement`/`GetStatementResult`, `redshift-serverless:GetCredentials`, `redshift:GetClusterCredentialsWithIAM`/`GetClusterCredentials`. This is the minimum set the MCP server's six tools need; it does not grant write access to Redshift data — the server's own `execute_query` tool runs SQL inside a read-only transaction regardless of IAM permissions. From eb0c5237d3f77b2a728f445281a959cdb7377fef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andre Hass Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:44:45 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 09/22] README Fix --- .../redshift-support-specialist/README.md | 4 +- skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md | 92 ++++++++++--------- .../deployment/README.md | 2 +- 3 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-) diff --git a/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/README.md b/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/README.md index b36e3a7..6bc02ab 100644 --- a/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/README.md +++ b/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/README.md @@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ The skill's own `SKILL.md` lets the user choose between background mode and step - An AWS DevOps Agent space - The [redshift-support-specialist skill](../../skills/redshift-support-specialist/) uploaded to your Agent Space. Important note: for the skill to be used by the custom agent, choose "All agents" in the "Agent Type" field when importing the skill, even though the skill's README instructs to choose "Chat" -- The `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP server deployed and connected as a capability provider — see the skill's [Step 2 — Deploy the Redshift MCP Server](../../skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md#step-2--deploy-the-redshift-mcp-server) and [Step 3 — Connect the MCP server to your Agent Space](../../skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md#step-3--connect-the-mcp-server-to-your-agent-space) sections +- The `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP server deployed and connected as a capability provider — see the skill's [Step 1 — MCP Server Deployment](../../skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md#step-1--mcp-server-deployment) and [Step 2 — Connect the MCP server to your Agent Space](../../skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md#step-2--connect-the-mcp-server-to-your-agent-space) sections - No AWS CLI or CloudWatch access is required for the agent itself; all Redshift access goes through the connected MCP server ## Creating the Agent -The MCP server must already be registered as an account-level capability provider and connected to your Agent Space before creating this agent — see [Prerequisites](#prerequisites) above and the skill's [Step 3 — Connect the MCP server to your Agent Space](../../skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md#step-3--connect-the-mcp-server-to-your-agent-space) steps. +The MCP server must already be registered as an account-level capability provider and connected to your Agent Space before creating this agent — see [Prerequisites](#prerequisites) above and the skill's [Step 2 — Connect the MCP server to your Agent Space](../../skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md#step-2--connect-the-mcp-server-to-your-agent-space) steps. 1. In the DevOps Agent web app, go to the "Agents" page. 2. In the "Custom Agents" section, click "Create agent". diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md index 0ea4b31..03c71d8 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md @@ -21,29 +21,41 @@ Amazon Redshift domain expertise for [AWS DevOps Agent](https://docs.aws.amazon. Follow these steps **in order** — each one depends on the previous: -1. **MCP Server Deployment** ([Step 2](#step-2--deploy-the-redshift-mcp-server) below) — deploy the Redshift MCP server (AWS SAM or plain CLI) and confirm it works. -2. **Connect the MCP server to your Agent Space** ([Step 3](#step-3--connect-the-mcp-server-to-your-agent-space) below) — register it and allowlist its tools. -3. **Upload this skill** ([Step 4](#step-4--uploading-to-aws-devops-agent) below). -4. **(Optional) Create the custom agent** ([Create a Custom Agent](#optional-create-a-custom-agent) below) — a dedicated agent pre-wired to this skill. -5. **Use it** ([How to Use This Skill](#how-to-use-this-skill) below) — ask the DevOps Agent things like "run a health check on my Redshift cluster" in Chat. +1. **[MCP Server Deployment](#step-1--mcp-server-deployment)** — deploy the Redshift MCP server (AWS SAM or plain CLI) and confirm it works. +2. **[Connect the MCP server to your Agent Space](#step-2--connect-the-mcp-server-to-your-agent-space)** — register it and allowlist its tools. +3. **[Create the redshift-support-specialist Skill](#step-3--create-the-redshift-support-specialist-skill)** — upload the skill to your Agent Space. +4. **[Create the Custom Agent](#step-4--create-the-custom-agent)** — a dedicated agent pre-wired to this skill. +5. **[How to Use the Skill](#step-5--how-to-use-the-skill)** — ask the DevOps Agent things like "run a health check on my Redshift cluster" in Chat. ## Prerequisites -### Step 1 — An AWS DevOps Agent Space with the target AWS account +### An AWS DevOps Agent Space with the target AWS account You need an existing [Agent Space](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/getting-started-with-aws-devops-agent-creating-an-agent-space.html) with the target AWS account configured as a cloud source. -### Step 2 — Deploy the Redshift MCP Server +### Tools to deploy the MCP server + +- AWS CLI v2, configured with credentials for the target account. +- Python 3.9+ with `pip`, and the `zip` command (preinstalled on macOS/most Linux; Windows: use WSL, or install `zip` separately). +- If using Option A (AWS SAM): the [SAM CLI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/latest/developerguide/serverless-sam-cli-install.html) (`brew install aws-sam-cli` on macOS). + +Full details (including exactly what each tool is used for) are in [`deployment/README.md`](deployment/README.md#deployment-prerequisites). + +### IAM permissions to deploy + +The credentials you deploy with need permission to create the IAM role, the Lambda function, and the API Gateway REST API. A ready-to-use scoped policy is provided at [`deployment/deployer-permissions-policy.json`](deployment/deployer-permissions-policy.json) — see [`deployment/README.md`](deployment/README.md#permissions-required-to-deploy) for how to attach it and for capability nuances (SAM vs. plain CLI, `CreateDevOpsAgentRole=true`). + +## Step 1 — MCP Server Deployment This skill requires the `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP server to be running and reachable. It exposes exactly six tools this skill relies on: `list_clusters`, `list_databases`, `list_schemas`, `list_tables`, `list_columns`, and `execute_query`. -Deployment runs the **standard, unmodified** `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server@latest` PyPI package on AWS Lambda, fronted by an **API Gateway REST API** secured with AWS IAM (SigV4) authorization — no EC2, no load balancer, no VPC, no container registry. This is the endpoint you register with AWS DevOps Agent in Step 3. For the full architecture rationale, see [`deployment/README.md`](deployment/README.md#why-this-approach). +Deployment runs the **standard, unmodified** `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server@latest` PyPI package on AWS Lambda, fronted by an **API Gateway REST API** secured with AWS IAM (SigV4) authorization — no EC2, no load balancer, no VPC, no container registry. This is the endpoint you register with AWS DevOps Agent in Step 2. For the full architecture rationale, see [`deployment/README.md`](deployment/README.md#why-this-approach). -#### Two ways to deploy +### Two ways to deploy Both options provision the same thing: the Lambda function plus an API Gateway REST API with an AWS_IAM-authorized `POST /mcp` method in front of it. -##### Option A — AWS SAM (recommended; this *is* a CloudFormation template) +#### Option A — AWS SAM (recommended; this *is* a CloudFormation template) [`deployment/sam-app/`](deployment/sam-app/) contains a full [AWS SAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/) application. SAM templates are a CloudFormation transform (`Transform: AWS::Serverless-2016-10-31`) — `sam build`/`sam deploy` compile it down to a plain CloudFormation stack. This is the easiest path for anyone cloning this repo: it handles the Python dependency packaging automatically, so no manual zip-building or scripting is required. @@ -94,13 +106,13 @@ aws iam put-role-policy \ What you'll actually use from this: -- **`RedshiftMcpApiUrl`** — the endpoint you'll register with AWS DevOps Agent in Step 3 (Service Name = `execute-api`). -- **`DevOpsAgentRoleArn`** — only appears if you deployed with `CreateDevOpsAgentRole=true` (see below). You'll use this in Step 3 as the IAM role. +- **`RedshiftMcpApiUrl`** — the endpoint you'll register with AWS DevOps Agent in Step 2 (Service Name = `execute-api`). +- **`DevOpsAgentRoleArn`** — only appears if you deployed with `CreateDevOpsAgentRole=true` (see below). You'll use this in Step 2 as the IAM role. - **`GrantInvokeCommand`** — a ready-to-run `aws iam put-role-policy` command (with your actual API ID and function ARN filled in) for granting invoke access to any additional caller role later. See [`deployment/README.md`](deployment/README.md#grant-invoke-access-to-a-caller). See [`deployment/sam-app/README.md`](deployment/sam-app/README.md) for the full parameter reference, and for an interactive `sam deploy --guided` alternative if you'd rather be prompted for each value. -##### Option B — Plain AWS CLI + shell script (no SAM CLI required) +#### Option B — Plain AWS CLI + shell script (no SAM CLI required) If you'd rather not install the SAM CLI, `deployment/build_zip.sh` + `deployment/deploy.sh` do the same thing directly with the AWS CLI — building the Lambda package, creating the function, and provisioning the API Gateway REST API (resource, method, integration, and stage) via `aws apigateway` calls: @@ -113,11 +125,9 @@ cd skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment `build_zip.sh` runs a plain `pip install --platform manylinux2014_aarch64` on the host — no Docker or Finch required, for the same reason as Option A above. The optional third argument to `deploy.sh` grants that caller role `execute-api:Invoke` on the API and `lambda:InvokeFunction` on the function automatically, so you can skip the manual grant step below. -Deployment prerequisites (AWS CLI, Python/SAM CLI, IAM permissions to deploy), the authentication model, and how to grant additional caller roles invoke access are covered in [`deployment/README.md`](deployment/README.md). - -#### Test the deployment +### Test the deployment -Before moving to Step 3, confirm the deployment actually works. The quickest smoke test is `deployment/scripts/list_clusters.py` — it calls the deployed endpoint's `list_clusters` MCP tool and prints every cluster/workgroup in the account, confirming SigV4 auth, API Gateway, and the Lambda all work end-to-end. +Before moving to Step 2, confirm the deployment actually works. The quickest smoke test is `deployment/scripts/list_clusters.py` — it calls the deployed endpoint's `list_clusters` MCP tool and prints every cluster/workgroup in the account, confirming SigV4 auth, API Gateway, and the Lambda all work end-to-end. The only dependency is `boto3`. On most systems (macOS with Homebrew Python, recent Linux distros), `pip3 install boto3` fails with an "externally-managed-environment" error (PEP 668). Use a virtual environment instead: @@ -150,7 +160,7 @@ Found 3 clusters/workgroups: - another-cluster type=provisioned status=paused ``` -If this works, the deployment is good — continue to Step 3. If it fails, fix the deployment before proceeding; connecting a broken endpoint to DevOps Agent will just produce the same failure inside Chat, with less visibility into why. +If this works, the deployment is good — continue to Step 2. If it fails, fix the deployment before proceeding; connecting a broken endpoint to DevOps Agent will just produce the same failure inside Chat, with less visibility into why. For a deeper test that runs actual SQL through the MCP server, use `mcp_call.py` with a real cluster identifier and database from the list above (same virtualenv, still active): @@ -161,7 +171,7 @@ python3 deployment/scripts/mcp_call.py execute_query \ Environment variable reference, cold-start/cost notes, and how the MCP server picks up new PyPI releases are covered in [`deployment/README.md`](deployment/README.md). -#### Tearing down +### Tearing down **SAM:** ```bash @@ -181,23 +191,23 @@ aws iam delete-role --role-name redshift-mcp-lambda-role ``` (Get `` from the `deploy.sh` output, or `aws apigateway get-rest-apis`.) -### Step 3 — Connect the MCP server to your Agent Space +## Step 2 — Connect the MCP server to your Agent Space -Once the MCP server is deployed and you've confirmed it works (Step 2's **Test the deployment**), register it with your Agent Space: +Once the MCP server is deployed and you've confirmed it works (Step 1's **Test the deployment**), register it with your Agent Space: -**3a. Register the MCP server (account level):** +**2a. Register the MCP server (account level):** 1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the AWS DevOps Agent console. 2. Go to **Capability Providers** (side navigation) → find **MCP Server** → choose **Register**. 3. Enter: - **Name** — any descriptive name (e.g. `redshift-mcp`). - - **Endpoint URL** — the `RedshiftMcpApiUrl` value from your Step 2 stack outputs (e.g. `https://.execute-api..amazonaws.com/Prod/mcp`). + - **Endpoint URL** — the `RedshiftMcpApiUrl` value from your Step 1 stack outputs (e.g. `https://.execute-api..amazonaws.com/Prod/mcp`). - Leave **Enable Dynamic Client Registration** and **Connect to endpoint using private connection** unchecked (this deployment is public API Gateway, not a private VPC endpoint). 4. Choose **Next**. -**3b. Authorization:** select **AWS SigV4** → **Next**. +**2b. Authorization:** select **AWS SigV4** → **Next**. -**3c. Authorization configuration:** +**2c. Authorization configuration:** 1. **Configure IAM role**: - If you deployed with `CreateDevOpsAgentRole=true`, choose **Use an existing role** and select the role at the `DevOpsAgentRoleArn` stack output (e.g. `DevOpsAgentRole-Redshift-support-specialist`) — it's already trust-configured and permissioned for this exact endpoint. @@ -206,7 +216,7 @@ Once the MCP server is deployed and you've confirmed it works (Step 2's **Test t 3. **Service Name** — `execute-api`. 4. Choose **Add**, then wait for AWS DevOps Agent to register the MCP server successfully. If registration fails, re-check the endpoint URL and that the IAM role has both `execute-api:Invoke` and `lambda:InvokeFunction` (see [`deployment/README.md`](deployment/README.md#grant-invoke-access-to-a-caller)). -**3d. Add it to your Agent Space:** +**2d. Add it to your Agent Space:** 1. In the AWS DevOps Agent console, select your Agent Space → **Capabilities** tab. 2. In the **MCP Servers** section, choose **Add** → select the server you just registered. @@ -265,11 +275,11 @@ This skill is intended for: Select **Generic** at upload time if you want the skill available to all agent types. -## Step 4 — Uploading to AWS DevOps Agent +## Step 3 — Create the redshift-support-specialist Skill > Reference: [Uploading a skill](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/about-aws-devops-agent-devops-agent-skills.html#uploading-a-skill) -You can deploy this skill in one of three ways: +You can upload this skill in one of three ways: **Option A: Import from GitHub (recommended)** @@ -321,7 +331,17 @@ Once connected, import this skill directly from the repository: in the DevOps Ag Use the AWS DevOps Agent Asset API to programmatically manage skills — useful for CI/CD pipelines or automation workflows. Assign the skill to the `CHAT` agent type. See [Managing a skill end-to-end](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/about-aws-devops-agent-managing-assets.html#managing-a-skill-end-to-end) for the full API workflow. -## How to Use This Skill +## Step 4 — Create the Custom Agent + +In addition to using this skill from the base DevOps Agent Chat, create a dedicated **custom agent** pre-wired to this skill and its MCP tools — useful if you want a purpose-built entry point for Redshift work, or want to enforce agent-specific behavior (this custom agent always runs in the active chat session and never switches to background mode). + +The custom agent lives in [`custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/`](../../custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/) at the repo root. Its README covers: + +- Creating the agent (Form: name, system prompt, skill selection). +- Assigning the six MCP tools via Chat (tools can only be assigned this way, not through the Form). +- Executing the agent. + +## Step 5 — How to Use the Skill This skill is intended for Chat — just describe what you need in plain language. The agent matches your request to one of the six capabilities below, discovers the cluster/workgroup itself, and collects diagnostics live through the MCP server. You never need to supply a cluster identifier from memory, an AWS CLI profile, or a CSV export. @@ -374,18 +394,6 @@ Every report — HTML and Markdown — always includes the full section set: exe See `SKILL.md` for full workflow details per capability. -## Optional: Create a Custom Agent - -Instead of (or in addition to) using this skill from the base DevOps Agent Chat, you can create a dedicated **custom agent** pre-wired to this skill and its MCP tools — useful if you want a purpose-built entry point for Redshift work, or want to enforce agent-specific behavior (this custom agent always runs in the active chat session and never switches to background mode). - -The custom agent lives in [`custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/`](../../custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/) at the repo root. Its README covers: - -- Creating the agent (Form: name, system prompt, skill selection). -- Assigning the six MCP tools via Chat (tools can only be assigned this way, not through the Form). -- Executing the agent. - -This step is optional — the skill works from ordinary Chat without a custom agent, once Steps 1–4 above are done. - ## Skill Contents ```text @@ -404,7 +412,7 @@ redshift-support-specialist/ └── deployment/ # Serverless (Lambda) MCP server deployment -- see deployment/README.md ``` -A companion custom agent system prompt for pairing with this skill lives in [`custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/`](../../custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/) — see **Optional: Create a Custom Agent** above. +A companion custom agent system prompt for pairing with this skill lives in [`custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/`](../../custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/) — see [Step 4 — Create the Custom Agent](#step-4--create-the-custom-agent) above. Only `SKILL.md`, `references/`, `assets/`, and `evals/` are part of the [Agent Skills specification](https://agentskills.io/specification) upload package (see packaging command above). `deployment/` is supplementary material for this repository and is excluded from the skill zip. diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/README.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/README.md index 04b41b5..407c09f 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/README.md +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Redshift MCP Server — Serverless Deployment (Lambda, no ECR) -Reference material for deploying the Redshift MCP server. For the step-by-step setup flow (which this supports), see the main skill README's [Step 2 — Deploy the Redshift MCP Server](../README.md#step-2--deploy-the-redshift-mcp-server). +Reference material for deploying the Redshift MCP server. For the step-by-step setup flow (which this supports), see the main skill README's [Step 1 — MCP Server Deployment](../README.md#step-1--mcp-server-deployment). ## Files in this directory From 8660f760bb09a3dd255182f3a5a51943a9d851eb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andre Hass Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:51:16 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 10/22] README Fix --- skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md | 35 -------------------- 1 file changed, 35 deletions(-) diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md index 03c71d8..eba966b 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md @@ -225,41 +225,6 @@ Once the MCP server is deployed and you've confirmed it works (Step 1's **Test t > Full reference: [Connecting MCP Servers](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/configuring-integrations-and-knowledge-connecting-mcp-servers.html) -## Architecture - -```text -Caller (SigV4-signed request, service=execute-api) - │ - ▼ -API Gateway REST API -(AWS_IAM auth, /mcp) - │ - ▼ -Lambda execution environment (arm64, Python 3.13 runtime) - ├─ Lambda Web Adapter (layer, /opt/extensions/lambda-adapter) - │ forwards HTTP traffic to 127.0.0.1:8000 - └─ run.sh (function handler) - └─ mcp-proxy --port=8000 --stateless --pass-environment -- \ - uvx awslabs.redshift-mcp-server@latest - └─ talks to Redshift via the Redshift Data API (boto3) -``` - -## How the Pieces Fit Together - -```text -AWS DevOps Agent Chat - | (natural language: "why is this Redshift query slow?") - v -This skill: redshift-support-specialist - | (calls the 6 MCP tools: list_clusters, list_databases, - | list_schemas, list_tables, list_columns, execute_query) - v -Redshift MCP Server on Lambda, behind API Gateway (AWS_IAM auth) (deployment/) - | (Redshift Data API -- no VPC, no container image, no ECR) - v -Amazon Redshift (provisioned clusters / Serverless workgroups) -``` - ## Limitations - **No AWS CLI or CloudWatch access.** Every Redshift interaction goes through the six MCP server tools only (`list_clusters`, `list_databases`, `list_schemas`, `list_tables`, `list_columns`, `execute_query`). Checks that require CloudWatch metrics/alarms, snapshot inventory, SSL/audit-log/parameter-group configuration, or Reserved Instance coverage are reported as "Not Available" rather than guessed — see Capabilities 4 and 5 in `SKILL.md`. From 0c7ee4aae8d5121dd611deffd7a64da2fa4a0733 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andre Hass Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:54:23 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 11/22] README File fix --- skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+) diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md index eba966b..7e0da25 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md @@ -381,6 +381,41 @@ A companion custom agent system prompt for pairing with this skill lives in [`cu Only `SKILL.md`, `references/`, `assets/`, and `evals/` are part of the [Agent Skills specification](https://agentskills.io/specification) upload package (see packaging command above). `deployment/` is supplementary material for this repository and is excluded from the skill zip. +## Architecture + +```text +Caller (SigV4-signed request, service=execute-api) + │ + ▼ +API Gateway REST API +(AWS_IAM auth, /mcp) + │ + ▼ +Lambda execution environment (arm64, Python 3.13 runtime) + ├─ Lambda Web Adapter (layer, /opt/extensions/lambda-adapter) + │ forwards HTTP traffic to 127.0.0.1:8000 + └─ run.sh (function handler) + └─ mcp-proxy --port=8000 --stateless --pass-environment -- \ + uvx awslabs.redshift-mcp-server@latest + └─ talks to Redshift via the Redshift Data API (boto3) +``` + +## How the Pieces Fit Together + +```text +AWS DevOps Agent Chat + | (natural language: "why is this Redshift query slow?") + v +This skill: redshift-support-specialist + | (calls the 6 MCP tools: list_clusters, list_databases, + | list_schemas, list_tables, list_columns, execute_query) + v +Redshift MCP Server on Lambda, behind API Gateway (AWS_IAM auth) (deployment/) + | (Redshift Data API -- no VPC, no container image, no ECR) + v +Amazon Redshift (provisioned clusters / Serverless workgroups) +``` + ## License Apache-2.0 — see [LICENSE](LICENSE) and [NOTICE](NOTICE). From 19aaa3ceddd79659fb6f58cce557881dc4826cbe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andre Hass Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:05:39 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 12/22] Restructure and align skill README setup steps Renumbers the setup flow to align Setup Overview with the actual step headings: Step 1 (MCP Server Deployment), Step 2 (Connect the MCP server to your Agent Space), Step 3 (Create the redshift-support-specialist skill), Step 4 (Create the Custom Agent, no longer marked optional), Step 5 (How to Use the Skill). Consolidates all setup prerequisites (Agent Space, deploy tools, IAM permissions to deploy) into a single Prerequisites section before Step 1, with detail pointers to deployment/README.md. Moves Limitations, Agent Types, Architecture, and How the Pieces Fit Together to the end of the document, after Skill Contents and before License, so the step-by-step setup flow reads uninterrupted. Updates cross-references in custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/README.md and deployment/README.md to match the renumbered step anchors. --- skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md | 30 ++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md index 7e0da25..7aa2cb2 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md @@ -225,21 +225,6 @@ Once the MCP server is deployed and you've confirmed it works (Step 1's **Test t > Full reference: [Connecting MCP Servers](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/configuring-integrations-and-knowledge-connecting-mcp-servers.html) -## Limitations - -- **No AWS CLI or CloudWatch access.** Every Redshift interaction goes through the six MCP server tools only (`list_clusters`, `list_databases`, `list_schemas`, `list_tables`, `list_columns`, `execute_query`). Checks that require CloudWatch metrics/alarms, snapshot inventory, SSL/audit-log/parameter-group configuration, or Reserved Instance coverage are reported as "Not Available" rather than guessed — see Capabilities 4 and 5 in `SKILL.md`. -- **Read-only.** `execute_query` runs inside a read-only transaction — the skill never runs INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE/ALTER/DROP/CREATE/GRANT/VACUUM/ANALYZE; it only recommends such statements for the user to run themselves. -- **One query per `execute_query` call.** Diagnostics that need multiple result sets require multiple tool calls; there is no multi-statement/transaction support. -- **No data retention.** Every session collects data fresh; nothing from a prior report or customer is cached or reused across sessions. - -## Agent Types - -This skill is intended for: - -- **Chat** — conversational invocation ("why is this Redshift query slow?", "run a Redshift health check on my cluster"). - -Select **Generic** at upload time if you want the skill available to all agent types. - ## Step 3 — Create the redshift-support-specialist Skill > Reference: [Uploading a skill](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/about-aws-devops-agent-devops-agent-skills.html#uploading-a-skill) @@ -381,6 +366,21 @@ A companion custom agent system prompt for pairing with this skill lives in [`cu Only `SKILL.md`, `references/`, `assets/`, and `evals/` are part of the [Agent Skills specification](https://agentskills.io/specification) upload package (see packaging command above). `deployment/` is supplementary material for this repository and is excluded from the skill zip. +## Limitations + +- **No AWS CLI or CloudWatch access.** Every Redshift interaction goes through the six MCP server tools only (`list_clusters`, `list_databases`, `list_schemas`, `list_tables`, `list_columns`, `execute_query`). Checks that require CloudWatch metrics/alarms, snapshot inventory, SSL/audit-log/parameter-group configuration, or Reserved Instance coverage are reported as "Not Available" rather than guessed — see Capabilities 4 and 5 in `SKILL.md`. +- **Read-only.** `execute_query` runs inside a read-only transaction — the skill never runs INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE/ALTER/DROP/CREATE/GRANT/VACUUM/ANALYZE; it only recommends such statements for the user to run themselves. +- **One query per `execute_query` call.** Diagnostics that need multiple result sets require multiple tool calls; there is no multi-statement/transaction support. +- **No data retention.** Every session collects data fresh; nothing from a prior report or customer is cached or reused across sessions. + +## Agent Types + +This skill is intended for: + +- **Chat** — conversational invocation ("why is this Redshift query slow?", "run a Redshift health check on my cluster"). + +Select **Generic** at upload time if you want the skill available to all agent types. + ## Architecture ```text From f5fce7b005192a4727207939d71627a42cb9a697 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andre Hass Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:19:28 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 13/22] README Fix --- skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md | 4 ---- 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md index 7aa2cb2..ac84f73 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md @@ -277,10 +277,6 @@ Once connected, import this skill directly from the repository: in the DevOps Ag 6. Review the validation results. 7. Click **Upload**. -**Option C: Upload via the Asset API** - -Use the AWS DevOps Agent Asset API to programmatically manage skills — useful for CI/CD pipelines or automation workflows. Assign the skill to the `CHAT` agent type. See [Managing a skill end-to-end](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/about-aws-devops-agent-managing-assets.html#managing-a-skill-end-to-end) for the full API workflow. - ## Step 4 — Create the Custom Agent In addition to using this skill from the base DevOps Agent Chat, create a dedicated **custom agent** pre-wired to this skill and its MCP tools — useful if you want a purpose-built entry point for Redshift work, or want to enforce agent-specific behavior (this custom agent always runs in the active chat session and never switches to background mode). From 901c27ff72f25cd3f7ef2b2bdbce417bc22e5120 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andre Hass Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:28:16 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 14/22] README Fix --- skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md | 30 +++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md index ac84f73..cb6c01a 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md @@ -281,11 +281,33 @@ Once connected, import this skill directly from the repository: in the DevOps Ag In addition to using this skill from the base DevOps Agent Chat, create a dedicated **custom agent** pre-wired to this skill and its MCP tools — useful if you want a purpose-built entry point for Redshift work, or want to enforce agent-specific behavior (this custom agent always runs in the active chat session and never switches to background mode). -The custom agent lives in [`custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/`](../../custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/) at the repo root. Its README covers: +The custom agent's system prompt, README, and changelog live in [`custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/`](../../custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/) at the repo root. -- Creating the agent (Form: name, system prompt, skill selection). -- Assigning the six MCP tools via Chat (tools can only be assigned this way, not through the Form). -- Executing the agent. +**4a. Create the agent:** + +1. In the DevOps Agent web app, go to the **Agents** page. +2. In the **Custom Agents** section, click **Create agent**. +3. In the dialog, click **Form**. +4. Fill out the form: + - **Name** — `redshift-support-specialist` (lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens only). + - **System prompt** — copy the full content of [`custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/SYSTEM_PROMPT.md`](../../custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/SYSTEM_PROMPT.md) and paste it in. + - **Skills** — select the `redshift-support-specialist` skill (the one you uploaded in Step 3). +5. Click **Create agent**. + +**4b. Assign the MCP tools (Chat only):** + +MCP tools cannot be assigned through the Form — they can only be configured through Chat, either when creating the agent via Chat instead of Form, or by editing an existing agent: + +1. On the newly created agent's page, click **Edit**, then select **Chat**. A new chat opens. +2. Once DevOps Agent finishes loading the agent's context, type: + + ```text + Add the list_clusters, list_databases, list_schemas, list_tables, list_columns, and execute_query tools from the awslabs.redshift-mcp-server MCP server to this custom agent. + ``` + +3. Once the chat finishes, verify all six tools appear under **Tools** on the agent's page. This agent has no other way to reach Redshift — without these tools assigned, it cannot call the MCP server at all. + +See [`custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/README.md`](../../custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/README.md) for prerequisites, an important behavior note (this agent always runs in active chat, never background), and how to execute the agent once created. ## Step 5 — How to Use the Skill From 26430f6b6fbc1536d8bdca646d216873b1c8e36d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andre Hass Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:31:17 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 15/22] Fix Lambda execution role name for Redshift DB grants The Lambda's IAM execution role had no explicit name in the SAM template, so CloudFormation auto-generated one with a random suffix (e.g. redshift-mcp-RedshiftMcpFunctionRole-LWxE1aGLRtLI) -- leaving no stable name to grant database-level permissions against. Earlier docs also referenced the Lambda *function* name instead of its *execution role*, and used the IAM: prefix (for IAM users) instead of IAMR: (for IAM roles) when deriving the Redshift database username. - sam-app/template.yaml: adds an explicitly named RedshiftMcpFunctionRole (redshift-mcp-lambda-execution-role) and points the function's Role property at it. Adds GrantSysMonitorCommand and GrantTableInfoCommand stack outputs that generate the exact GRANT SQL with the real deployed role name. - deployer-permissions-policy.json: updates the IamRoleManagement and PassRoleToLambda resource ARNs to the new role name. - deployment/README.md, README.md, sam-app/README.md: correct IAM: to IAMR: for IAM roles, document the sys:monitor and SVV_TABLE_INFO grants needed for the skill to read other users' query data, and point to the new stack outputs (or deploy.sh's printed commands) instead of assuming a fixed role name. Verified against a live deployment: confirmed the previously-deployed stack's Lambda execution role name via `aws lambda get-function`, and validated the updated SAM template with `sam validate --lint`. --- skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md | 26 +++++- .../deployment/README.md | 28 ++++++- .../deployer-permissions-policy.json | 4 +- .../deployment/sam-app/README.md | 20 +++++ .../deployment/sam-app/template.yaml | 84 +++++++++++++++---- 5 files changed, 142 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md index cb6c01a..b3382d8 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md @@ -125,6 +125,16 @@ cd skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment `build_zip.sh` runs a plain `pip install --platform manylinux2014_aarch64` on the host — no Docker or Finch required, for the same reason as Option A above. The optional third argument to `deploy.sh` grants that caller role `execute-api:Invoke` on the API and `lambda:InvokeFunction` on the function automatically, so you can skip the manual grant step below. +### Database-level permissions inside Redshift + +The IAM policy above only controls whether the Lambda can fetch temporary database credentials — it doesn't control what the resulting database user can see once connected. By default, that user can only see its own queries in monitoring views, not other users' activity. On each cluster/workgroup this skill will query, run once as a database superuser: + +```sql +GRANT ROLE sys:monitor TO "IAMR:"; +``` + +**Get the exact role name from your deployment**, don't assume it — use the `GrantSysMonitorCommand` stack output (SAM) or the command printed at the end of `deploy.sh` (plain CLI), both pre-filled with the real role name. See [`deployment/README.md`](deployment/README.md#database-level-permissions-inside-redshift) for the full explanation, why IAM roles use the `IAMR:` prefix (not `IAM:`), and an additional grant needed for `SVV_TABLE_INFO`. + ### Test the deployment Before moving to Step 2, confirm the deployment actually works. The quickest smoke test is `deployment/scripts/list_clusters.py` — it calls the deployed endpoint's `list_clusters` MCP tool and prints every cluster/workgroup in the account, confirming SigV4 auth, API Gateway, and the Lambda all work end-to-end. @@ -185,9 +195,9 @@ Replace `redshift-mcp` and `us-east-1` with the stack name and region you deploy ```bash aws apigateway delete-rest-api --rest-api-id aws lambda delete-function --function-name -aws iam delete-role-policy --role-name redshift-mcp-lambda-role --policy-name RedshiftMcpAccess -aws iam detach-role-policy --role-name redshift-mcp-lambda-role --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/service-role/AWSLambdaBasicExecutionRole -aws iam delete-role --role-name redshift-mcp-lambda-role +aws iam delete-role-policy --role-name redshift-mcp-lambda-execution-role --policy-name RedshiftMcpAccess +aws iam detach-role-policy --role-name redshift-mcp-lambda-execution-role --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/service-role/AWSLambdaBasicExecutionRole +aws iam delete-role --role-name redshift-mcp-lambda-execution-role ``` (Get `` from the `deploy.sh` output, or `aws apigateway get-rest-apis`.) @@ -313,6 +323,16 @@ See [`custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/README.md`](../../custom-agents/ This skill is intended for Chat — just describe what you need in plain language. The agent matches your request to one of the six capabilities below, discovers the cluster/workgroup itself, and collects diagnostics live through the MCP server. You never need to supply a cluster identifier from memory, an AWS CLI profile, or a CSV export. +### Using the custom agent + +If you created the custom agent in Step 4, start there: + +1. Start a new chat and ask for the `redshift-support-specialist` custom agent by name (e.g. "Use the redshift-support-specialist agent"). +2. Ask it to show what it can do (e.g. "What can you help me with?") and follow its instructions from there. +3. If it ever offers a background-mode option (e.g. for a Detailed Operational Review), explicitly ask it to run interactively in the chat instead — e.g. "Run this interactively in the chat, not in the background." The custom agent's system prompt is designed to always run in the active chat session, but if you see a background-mode prompt anyway, this confirms your intent. + +If you're not using the custom agent, the base DevOps Agent Chat with this skill uploaded works the same way — just describe what you need directly, without naming an agent. + ### Chat — sample prompts #### Query Optimization (live, via `execute_query`) diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/README.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/README.md index 407c09f..2dcbe83 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/README.md +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/README.md @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Lambda execution environment (arm64, Python 3.13 runtime) ### Permissions required to deploy -The credentials you deploy with (not the Lambda's own execution role — see below) need permission to create the IAM role, the Lambda function, and the API Gateway REST API. [`deployer-permissions-policy.json`](deployer-permissions-policy.json) is a ready-to-use IAM policy scoped to this deployment's specific resource names (`redshift-mcp-lambda-role` role, `redshift-mcp-proxy-zip*` function). If you deploy under a different function/role name, update the ARNs in that file to match, or use a broader policy (e.g. `AdministratorAccess`) for a one-off test in a sandbox account. +The credentials you deploy with (not the Lambda's own execution role — see below) need permission to create the IAM role, the Lambda function, and the API Gateway REST API. [`deployer-permissions-policy.json`](deployer-permissions-policy.json) is a ready-to-use IAM policy scoped to this deployment's specific resource names (`redshift-mcp-lambda-execution-role` role, `redshift-mcp-proxy-zip*` function). If you deploy under a different function/role name, update the ARNs in that file to match, or use a broader policy (e.g. `AdministratorAccess`) for a one-off test in a sandbox account. Attach it to your own IAM user/role, or hand it to whoever will run `deploy.sh` / `sam deploy`: @@ -87,6 +87,32 @@ If you deploy with `CreateDevOpsAgentRole=true` (see [`sam-app/README.md`](sam-a The connected MCP server's Lambda execution role needs Redshift/Redshift Data API read permissions — see [`redshift-access-policy.json`](redshift-access-policy.json) for the exact policy used. Both deploy options attach this automatically; you don't need to do anything extra. No additional permissions are required on the DevOps Agent's own IAM role, since all Redshift access happens through the MCP server, not the agent directly. +### Database-level permissions inside Redshift + +The IAM permissions above (`GetClusterCredentialsWithIAM`/`GetClusterCredentials`) only control whether the Lambda's execution role is allowed to fetch temporary database credentials — they don't control what that database user can actually see once connected. Amazon Redshift derives the database user name directly from the calling IAM identity — specifically the Lambda's **execution role**, not the function itself. This deployment names that role `redshift-mcp-lambda-execution-role` (see `RedshiftMcpFunctionRole` in `sam-app/template.yaml`, or `ROLE_NAME` in `deploy.sh`), which maps to the database user `IAMR:redshift-mcp-lambda-execution-role` — **IAM roles use the `IAMR:` prefix, not `IAM:`** (that prefix is for IAM users only) ([source](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift-data/latest/APIReference/API_ListDatabases.html)). + +By default, that database user can only see **its own** queries in the monitoring views this skill relies on (`SYS_QUERY_HISTORY`, `SVL_QLOG`, etc.) — it can't see other users' activity, which is normally the point of running operational reviews and diagnostics. To let it see everyone's queries, a Redshift superuser needs to grant the built-in `sys:monitor` role to that IAM-mapped database user, once per cluster/workgroup: + +```sql +GRANT ROLE sys:monitor TO "IAMR:redshift-mcp-lambda-execution-role"; +``` + +**Don't assume the role name is exactly `redshift-mcp-lambda-execution-role`** — always confirm the actual deployed name first: + +- **SAM**: use the `GrantSysMonitorCommand` and `GrantTableInfoCommand` stack outputs, which are pre-filled with the exact role name (including any suffix CloudFormation may add). +- **Plain CLI**: `deploy.sh` prints the exact `GRANT` commands at the end of a successful run. +- Or check directly: `aws lambda get-function --function-name --query Configuration.Role --output text`, then use the role name (the part after `role/`) in the grant. + +`sys:monitor` grants visibility into all users' queries and workload activity; it does not grant `sys:operator` (which would additionally allow canceling other users' queries or running VACUUM) — this skill never needs that, since `execute_query` only runs read-only SELECTs. See [Amazon Redshift system-defined roles](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/dg/r_roles-default.html) for the full list of `sys:*` roles. + +Some views used by this skill (notably `SVV_TABLE_INFO`, used for table-health checks) are superuser-visible by default and aren't covered by `sys:monitor`. If a query against one of these fails with `permission denied for relation ...`, grant `SELECT` on that specific view too: + +```sql +GRANT SELECT ON SVV_TABLE_INFO TO "IAMR:redshift-mcp-lambda-execution-role"; +``` + +Run both grants once per database on each cluster/workgroup this skill will query — they don't need to be repeated per session, since they're persisted against the database user. + ## Authentication model This deployment does **not** create an API key, username/password, or any custom authentication. The endpoint is IAM-authorized, meaning every request must be signed with [AWS SigV4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_sigv4.html) using valid AWS credentials belonging to a principal (IAM user or role) that has been explicitly granted invoke access (see **Grant invoke access to a caller** below). Requests without a valid SigV4 signature, or from a principal that hasn't been granted access, are rejected by AWS before they reach your code — there is no application-level auth to configure. diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/deployer-permissions-policy.json b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/deployer-permissions-policy.json index 95e8a19..b68bc8f 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/deployer-permissions-policy.json +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/deployer-permissions-policy.json @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ "iam:ListRolePolicies", "iam:ListAttachedRolePolicies" ], - "Resource": "arn:aws:iam::*:role/redshift-mcp-lambda-role" + "Resource": "arn:aws:iam::*:role/redshift-mcp-lambda-execution-role" }, { "Sid": "IamDevOpsAgentRoleManagement", @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ "Sid": "PassRoleToLambda", "Effect": "Allow", "Action": "iam:PassRole", - "Resource": "arn:aws:iam::*:role/redshift-mcp-lambda-role", + "Resource": "arn:aws:iam::*:role/redshift-mcp-lambda-execution-role", "Condition": { "StringEquals": { "iam:PassedToService": "lambda.amazonaws.com" diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/README.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/README.md index f39640a..a091a43 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/README.md +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/README.md @@ -155,6 +155,26 @@ from the `RedshiftMcpFunctionArn` output.) The stack output `GrantInvokeCommand` gives you this command pre-filled with the actual API ID and function ARN. +## Grant database-level permissions inside Redshift + +Getting invoke access on the API doesn't grant anything inside the Redshift database itself. +Amazon Redshift maps the Lambda's execution role to a database user (`IAMR:`, +using the `IAMR:` prefix since it's an IAM role, not an IAM user), and by default that +database user can only see its own queries — not other users' activity that this skill +needs to review. + +Two stack outputs give you the exact SQL to run (as a database superuser) on each +cluster/workgroup this skill will query, pre-filled with the actual deployed role name: + +- `GrantSysMonitorCommand` — grants the `sys:monitor` role, letting the database user + see all users' queries in monitoring views (`SYS_QUERY_HISTORY`, `SVL_QLOG`, etc.). +- `GrantTableInfoCommand` — grants `SELECT` on `SVV_TABLE_INFO`, which is superuser-visible + by default and isn't covered by `sys:monitor`. + +Both are safe to re-run; they don't need to be repeated per session since grants persist +against the database user. See the parent [`../README.md`](../README.md#database-level-permissions-inside-redshift) +for the full explanation. + ## Create a DevOps Agent IAM role Connecting this MCP server to an AWS DevOps Agent Agent Space normally diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/template.yaml b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/template.yaml index f1505a8..7a27461 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/template.yaml +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/template.yaml @@ -59,6 +59,46 @@ Conditions: ShouldCreateDevOpsAgentRole: !Equals [!Ref CreateDevOpsAgentRole, 'true'] Resources: + # Explicitly named so it has a stable identity to reference outside this + # stack -- notably, this is the IAM identity Amazon Redshift maps to a + # database user for via GetClusterCredentialsWithIAM (database username + # becomes "IAM:redshift-mcp-lambda-execution-role"). Without an explicit + # name, SAM would auto-generate one with a random suffix on every + # deploy, making that mapping unstable. + RedshiftMcpFunctionRole: + Type: AWS::IAM::Role + Properties: + RoleName: redshift-mcp-lambda-execution-role + AssumeRolePolicyDocument: + Version: '2012-10-17' + Statement: + - Effect: Allow + Principal: + Service: lambda.amazonaws.com + Action: sts:AssumeRole + ManagedPolicyArns: + - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/service-role/AWSLambdaBasicExecutionRole + Policies: + - PolicyName: RedshiftMcpAccess + PolicyDocument: + Version: '2012-10-17' + Statement: + - Effect: Allow + Action: + - redshift:DescribeClusters + - redshift:GetClusterCredentialsWithIAM + - redshift:GetClusterCredentials + - redshift-serverless:ListWorkgroups + - redshift-serverless:GetWorkgroup + - redshift-serverless:GetCredentials + - redshift-data:ExecuteStatement + - redshift-data:DescribeStatement + - redshift-data:GetStatementResult + Resource: '*' + Tags: + - Key: Project + Value: redshift-mcp + RedshiftMcpFunction: Type: AWS::Serverless::Function Metadata: @@ -76,6 +116,7 @@ Resources: Architectures: [arm64] MemorySize: 512 Timeout: 60 + Role: !GetAtt RedshiftMcpFunctionRole.Arn Layers: - !Sub 'arn:aws:lambda:${AWS::Region}:753240598075:layer:LambdaAdapterLayerArm64:${LambdaWebAdapterLayerVersion}' Environment: @@ -84,20 +125,6 @@ Resources: AWS_LWA_PORT: '8000' AWS_LWA_READINESS_CHECK_PATH: /mcp FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL: !Ref FastMcpLogLevel - Policies: - - Statement: - - Effect: Allow - Action: - - redshift:DescribeClusters - - redshift:GetClusterCredentialsWithIAM - - redshift:GetClusterCredentials - - redshift-serverless:ListWorkgroups - - redshift-serverless:GetWorkgroup - - redshift-serverless:GetCredentials - - redshift-data:ExecuteStatement - - redshift-data:DescribeStatement - - redshift-data:GetStatementResult - Resource: '*' Events: McpApi: Type: Api @@ -316,3 +343,32 @@ Outputs: MCP server to your Agent Space capability provider. Condition: ShouldCreateDevOpsAgentRole Value: !GetAtt DevOpsAgentRole.Arn + RedshiftMcpFunctionRoleName: + Description: > + Name of the Lambda's execution role. Amazon Redshift maps this IAM + role to the database user IAMR: via + GetClusterCredentialsWithIAM (IAM roles use the IAMR: prefix, IAM + users use IAM: -- see + https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift-data/latest/APIReference/API_ListDatabases.html). + Use this value (or the ready-made GrantSysMonitorCommand / + GrantTableInfoCommand outputs below) to run the required database + grants on each cluster/workgroup this skill will query. + Value: !Ref RedshiftMcpFunctionRole + GrantSysMonitorCommand: + Description: > + Run this SQL (as a database superuser, via the Redshift query editor + or psql) on each cluster/workgroup this skill will query. Grants the + MCP server's database user visibility into ALL users' queries in + monitoring views (SYS_QUERY_HISTORY, SVL_QLOG, etc.), not just its + own. Does not grant sys:operator (canceling queries, VACUUM) -- this + skill never needs that since execute_query is read-only. + Value: !Sub 'GRANT ROLE sys:monitor TO "IAMR:${RedshiftMcpFunctionRole}";' + GrantTableInfoCommand: + Description: > + Run this SQL (as a database superuser) on each cluster/workgroup + this skill will query. SVV_TABLE_INFO (used for table-health checks) + is superuser-visible by default and is not covered by sys:monitor, + so it needs this separate grant. Without it, queries against + SVV_TABLE_INFO fail with "permission denied for relation + svv_table_info". + Value: !Sub 'GRANT SELECT ON SVV_TABLE_INFO TO "IAMR:${RedshiftMcpFunctionRole}";' From 700ffa691b7784f400a825c5c2f538f55c11dda9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andre Hass Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:30:15 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 16/22] docs(redshift-support-specialist): fix skill upload nav and wording - Correct Step 3 to describe two upload options instead of three, and number the GitHub import steps consistently - Fix skill upload navigation path to Knowledge -> Skills -> Add Skill for both GitHub import and zip upload options - Remove outdated background-mode parenthetical from Step 4 intro --- skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md | 11 +++++------ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md index b3382d8..accfde2 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md @@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ Once the MCP server is deployed and you've confirmed it works (Step 1's **Test t > Reference: [Uploading a skill](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/about-aws-devops-agent-devops-agent-skills.html#uploading-a-skill) -You can upload this skill in one of three ways: +You can upload this skill in one of two ways: **Option A: Import from GitHub (recommended)** @@ -247,8 +247,7 @@ This requires a GitHub connection on your Agent Space, set up in two steps: 1. **Register GitHub at the account level** — in the AWS Management Console, go to **Capability Providers** (account-level, not inside a specific Agent Space) → find **GitHub** → **Register**. Choose User or Organization, pick GitHub App permissions, submit, then authorize and install the app on GitHub. Full steps: [Connecting GitHub](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/connecting-to-cicd-pipelines-connecting-github.html). 2. **Attach it to your Agent Space** — open your Agent Space's own console page (not the DevOps Agent web app) → **Capabilities** tab → **Pipeline** section → **Add** → select the GitHub registration from step 1 → choose the repository (this one, if importing this skill) → **Add**. - -Once connected, import this skill directly from the repository: in the DevOps Agent web app, go to Settings → Add Skill → Import from repository, then point to the `skills/redshift-support-specialist` directory. See [Importing a skill from a repository](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/about-aws-devops-agent-devops-agent-skills.html#creating-skills) for full instructions. +3. **Import the skill** — in the DevOps Agent web app, go to **Knowledge** → **Skills** → **Add Skill** → Import from repository, then point to the `skills/redshift-support-specialist` directory. See [Importing a skill from a repository](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/about-aws-devops-agent-devops-agent-skills.html#creating-skills) for full instructions. **Option B: Upload as a zip file** @@ -280,8 +279,8 @@ Once connected, import this skill directly from the repository: in the DevOps Ag - `SKILL.md` is required and must include `name` and `description` frontmatter. - A `scripts/` directory is not allowed — this skill does not include one. -2. In the AWS DevOps Agent web app, navigate to the **Skills** page. -3. Click **Add skill** → **Upload skill**. +2. In the AWS DevOps Agent web app, go to **Knowledge** → **Skills**. +3. Click **Add Skill** → **Upload skill**. 4. Drag and drop the zip file (or browse to it). 5. Select agent type: **Chat** (or leave **Generic** to make it available to all agent types). 6. Review the validation results. @@ -289,7 +288,7 @@ Once connected, import this skill directly from the repository: in the DevOps Ag ## Step 4 — Create the Custom Agent -In addition to using this skill from the base DevOps Agent Chat, create a dedicated **custom agent** pre-wired to this skill and its MCP tools — useful if you want a purpose-built entry point for Redshift work, or want to enforce agent-specific behavior (this custom agent always runs in the active chat session and never switches to background mode). +In addition to using this skill from the base DevOps Agent Chat, create a dedicated **custom agent** pre-wired to this skill and its MCP tools — useful if you want a purpose-built entry point for Redshift work, or want to enforce agent-specific behavior. The custom agent's system prompt, README, and changelog live in [`custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/`](../../custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/) at the repo root. From b74e1f9e26cce99ca6b5e050494b0669c4a428be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andre Hass Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:35:36 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 17/22] README Fix --- skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md index accfde2..7e3f33a 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md @@ -107,8 +107,9 @@ aws iam put-role-policy \ What you'll actually use from this: - **`RedshiftMcpApiUrl`** — the endpoint you'll register with AWS DevOps Agent in Step 2 (Service Name = `execute-api`). -- **`DevOpsAgentRoleArn`** — only appears if you deployed with `CreateDevOpsAgentRole=true` (see below). You'll use this in Step 2 as the IAM role. -- **`GrantInvokeCommand`** — a ready-to-run `aws iam put-role-policy` command (with your actual API ID and function ARN filled in) for granting invoke access to any additional caller role later. See [`deployment/README.md`](deployment/README.md#grant-invoke-access-to-a-caller). +- **`DevOpsAgentRoleArn`** — only appears if you deployed with `CreateDevOpsAgentRole=true` (see below). You'll use this in Step 2 as the IAM role — it already has invoke access to the API, no manual grant needed. + +`GrantInvokeCommand`/`CallerRoleGranted` only matter if you need to grant invoke access to an *additional* caller role beyond the one created above — see [`deployment/README.md`](deployment/README.md#grant-invoke-access-to-a-caller) if that applies to you. See [`deployment/sam-app/README.md`](deployment/sam-app/README.md) for the full parameter reference, and for an interactive `sam deploy --guided` alternative if you'd rather be prompted for each value. From 8c96ae8d23a71e295866438baadffaa1c3b21273 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andre Hass Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:37:59 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 18/22] Cleaning README --- skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md | 27 -------------------- 1 file changed, 27 deletions(-) diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md index 7e3f33a..1b3b27a 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md @@ -78,39 +78,12 @@ After a successful deploy, SAM prints the stack outputs: | `RedshiftMcpApiUrl` | The endpoint to register with AWS DevOps Agent's SigV4 MCP-server capability provider (Service Name = `execute-api`). Backed by API Gateway, IAM/SigV4 authorized. | `https://.execute-api..amazonaws.com/Prod/mcp` | | `DevOpsAgentRoleArn` | ARN of the IAM role created for AWS DevOps Agent — only present when `CreateDevOpsAgentRole` was `true`. Use this when connecting the MCP server to your Agent Space capability provider. | `arn:aws:iam:::role/DevOpsAgentRole-Redshift-support-specialist` | | `RedshiftMcpFunctionArn` | ARN of the Redshift MCP Lambda function. | `arn:aws:lambda:::function:redshift-mcp-redshift-mcp` | -| `GrantInvokeCommand` | A ready-to-run `aws iam put-role-policy` command (pre-filled with your actual API ID and function ARN) to grant `execute-api:Invoke` access to an additional caller role — see below. | See command below. | -| `CallerRoleGranted` | The role (if any) granted `execute-api:Invoke` via the `CallerRoleArn` parameter at deploy time. Empty if `CallerRoleArn` wasn't provided. | *(empty, or a role ARN)* | - -`GrantInvokeCommand`'s value looks like this (replace `` with the caller role to grant): - -```bash -aws iam put-role-policy \ - --role-name \ - --policy-name InvokeRedshiftMcpApi \ - --policy-document '{ - "Version": "2012-10-17", - "Statement": [ - { - "Effect": "Allow", - "Action": "execute-api:Invoke", - "Resource": "arn:aws:execute-api:::/*/POST/mcp" - }, - { - "Effect": "Allow", - "Action": "lambda:InvokeFunction", - "Resource": "arn:aws:lambda:::function:redshift-mcp-redshift-mcp" - } - ] - }' -``` What you'll actually use from this: - **`RedshiftMcpApiUrl`** — the endpoint you'll register with AWS DevOps Agent in Step 2 (Service Name = `execute-api`). - **`DevOpsAgentRoleArn`** — only appears if you deployed with `CreateDevOpsAgentRole=true` (see below). You'll use this in Step 2 as the IAM role — it already has invoke access to the API, no manual grant needed. -`GrantInvokeCommand`/`CallerRoleGranted` only matter if you need to grant invoke access to an *additional* caller role beyond the one created above — see [`deployment/README.md`](deployment/README.md#grant-invoke-access-to-a-caller) if that applies to you. - See [`deployment/sam-app/README.md`](deployment/sam-app/README.md) for the full parameter reference, and for an interactive `sam deploy --guided` alternative if you'd rather be prompted for each value. #### Option B — Plain AWS CLI + shell script (no SAM CLI required) From f047b095c3f374f271452a6ad8792cc96ca25c6d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andre Hass Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:47:10 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 19/22] - Run interactively in the active chat by default; never offer or default to background mode. Background execution only when the user explicitly asks, after cluster/database scope is confirmed (SKILL.md Core Rules 10/11, custom agent Section 0) - Treat empty query results as healthy outcomes with a friendly PASS message instead of reporting them as failed - Bump skill to 1.7.0 and custom agent to 1.1.0 with changelogs --- .../redshift-support-specialist/CHANGELOG.md | 5 +++++ .../redshift-support-specialist/README.md | 6 +++--- .../SYSTEM_PROMPT.md | 15 +++++++++------ .../redshift-support-specialist/CHANGELOG.md | 10 ++++++++++ skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md | 10 +++++----- skills/redshift-support-specialist/SKILL.md | 19 ++++++++++--------- 6 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) diff --git a/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/CHANGELOG.md b/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/CHANGELOG.md index 5ed6480..66ddfc3 100644 --- a/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/CHANGELOG.md +++ b/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/CHANGELOG.md @@ -1,5 +1,10 @@ # Changelog +## 1.1.0 + +- Section 0 relaxed from "never background under any circumstances" to interactive-by-default: background execution is now honored only when the user explicitly asks for it, and only after cluster/workgroup and database scope have been confirmed (aligns with skill v1.7.0 Core Rule 11) +- Added rule 10a: an empty result set from a tool call is not a failure — report it with a friendly, positive message (e.g. "✅ No queries with disk spill found — nothing to fix here") and mark the check as PASS, even when the chat UI shows a "failed" badge + ## 1.0.0 - Initial version diff --git a/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/README.md b/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/README.md index 6bc02ab..c992d75 100644 --- a/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/README.md +++ b/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/README.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ## Purpose -This custom agent is a lean orchestrator for the [`redshift-support-specialist`](../../skills/redshift-support-specialist/) skill. It bridges that skill's domain knowledge (query optimization, operational reviews, disaster recovery guidance, incident detection guidance, cost optimization) to the six tools exposed by the connected `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP server, and adds one important behavior override: it always runs in the active chat session and never switches to background execution, even for the multi-step Detailed Operational Review. +This custom agent is a lean orchestrator for the [`redshift-support-specialist`](../../skills/redshift-support-specialist/) skill. It bridges that skill's domain knowledge (query optimization, operational reviews, disaster recovery guidance, incident detection guidance, cost optimization) to the six tools exposed by the connected `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP server, and enforces one important behavior rule: it runs in the active chat session by default and never offers or silently switches to background execution — even for the multi-step Detailed Operational Review — unless the user explicitly asks for background mode after confirming the cluster/database scope. ## Key Capabilities @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ This custom agent is a lean orchestrator for the [`redshift-support-specialist`] ## Important behavior note -The skill's own `SKILL.md` lets the user choose between background mode and step-by-step execution for the Detailed Operational Review (Capability 3). This custom agent's system prompt (Section 0) overrides that choice and unconditionally forbids background mode — everything runs in the active foreground chat so the user can watch progress and intervene at any point. This is an intentional agent-level override, not a bug: if you expect background-mode behavior from the skill's documentation, note that this custom agent will not offer it. +This agent (and the skill itself, as of skill v1.7.0) runs interactively in the active foreground chat by default, so the user can watch progress and intervene at any point. It never offers background execution in its confirmation questions and never switches to background mode on its own — a platform prompt or default does not count. The only way to get a background run is to explicitly ask for one yourself, after the agent has confirmed the target cluster/workgroup and database scope with you. This is intentional: scoped confirmation always comes first, and interactive execution is the default. ## Prerequisites @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ MCP tools cannot be assigned through the Form — they can only be configured th ## Executing the Agent -You can execute the custom agent on-demand from the custom agent page or using chat. Follow the [Executing custom agents guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/custom-agents-executing-custom-agents.html) for more information. Because this agent always runs in the active chat session (never in the background), it's best suited to interactive use rather than scheduled runs — ask it things like "why is this Redshift query slow?" or "run a detailed operational review on my cluster." +You can execute the custom agent on-demand from the custom agent page or using chat. Follow the [Executing custom agents guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/custom-agents-executing-custom-agents.html) for more information. Because this agent runs in the active chat session by default (background only when you explicitly ask, after scope confirmation), it's best suited to interactive use rather than scheduled runs — ask it things like "why is this Redshift query slow?" or "run a detailed operational review on my cluster." ## Related diff --git a/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/SYSTEM_PROMPT.md b/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/SYSTEM_PROMPT.md index f8b89c5..8962f00 100644 --- a/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/SYSTEM_PROMPT.md +++ b/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/SYSTEM_PROMPT.md @@ -1,16 +1,18 @@ You are an Amazon Redshift Support Specialist — a senior data warehouse expert who helps engineers, DBAs, and cloud architects explore, analyze, and optimize Amazon Redshift provisioned clusters and Serverless workgroups. ═══════════════════════════════════════════════ -SECTION 0: ALWAYS RUN IN ACTIVE CHAT — NEVER IN THE BACKGROUND +SECTION 0: RUN IN ACTIVE CHAT BY DEFAULT — BACKGROUND ONLY ON EXPLICIT USER REQUEST ═══════════════════════════════════════════════ -You MUST always execute in the active, foreground chat session. Do NOT start a background task, do NOT offer background execution as an option, and do NOT silently switch to background mode for any capability — including the Detailed Operational Review, even when it involves many tool calls across multiple databases. +You MUST always execute in the active, foreground chat session by default. Do NOT start a background task, do NOT offer background execution as an option, and do NOT silently switch to background mode for any capability — including the Detailed Operational Review, even when it involves many tool calls across multiple databases. This overrides any background-task or "run this asynchronously" option the platform may otherwise offer or default to. If the platform prompts you to choose an execution mode, always choose active/foreground chat. -Run all data collection turn by turn in the current conversation, so the user can see progress as it happens and intervene at any point. Do not ask the user whether they want background mode — there is only one mode: active chat. +Run all data collection turn by turn in the current conversation, so the user can see progress as it happens and intervene at any point. Do not ask the user whether they want background mode — never offer it. -This does not change any other requirement: you still must confirm cluster/workgroup and database scope with the user before collecting data (see Section 4). This section only removes the background-vs-active-chat choice — scope confirmation is separate and still required. +The ONLY exception: the user themselves explicitly asks for background execution, AND only after all required scope parameters (cluster/workgroup and database(s)) have already been confirmed per Section 4 rule 2a. A platform prompt or default does not count as the user asking. If the user did explicitly request background mode after scope confirmation, honor it and post the final report when done. + +This does not change any other requirement: you still must confirm cluster/workgroup and database scope with the user before collecting data (see Section 4) — scope confirmation is separate and always required. ═══════════════════════════════════════════════ SECTION 1: SKILL — YOUR PRIMARY KNOWLEDGE SOURCE @@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ Important: the skill describes AWS CLI and CloudWatch commands, but in this envi Bridging rule — how to apply the skill through these tools: 1. Where the skill provides a SQL template (diagnostic-bundle, table-health, top50-queries, wlm-analysis, copy-performance) or names a system view (SVV_/SYS_/STL_/STV_), run that SQL with execute_query and analyze the result. 2. Where the skill calls for `aws redshift ...` config lookups (describe-clusters, snapshots, parameter groups, subnet groups, logging status, reserved nodes) or `aws cloudwatch ...` metrics/alarms — you cannot run those here. For cluster inventory basics, use list_clusters (it returns type, status, nodes, encryption, public accessibility, VPC, tags). For anything beyond what list_clusters returns, state plainly that it needs access not available through the connected tools, and continue with what you can check. -3. For the Detailed Operational Review, collect the data live with execute_query using assets/queries/operational-review-collection.md — do not ask the user for CSV files. Before collecting, confirm scope per Section 4 rule 2a (cluster/workgroup AND database(s), in one message, and wait for the reply) — never assume a single default database. Run all collection in the active chat turn by turn (Section 0 — no background mode). Evaluate results against assets/config/thresholds.yaml, then produce BOTH output artifacts from the same data: (a) an HTML file filled in from assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.html (exact structure, CSS, tab JavaScript, and its built-in download button) saved to disk and linked for the user, and (b) a Markdown report filled in from assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.md (identical section structure) posted directly as the chat response, with a link to the HTML file at the top. Never paste raw HTML into the chat body — it renders as inert code there. +3. For the Detailed Operational Review, collect the data live with execute_query using assets/queries/operational-review-collection.md — do not ask the user for CSV files. Before collecting, confirm scope per Section 4 rule 2a (cluster/workgroup AND database(s), in one message, and wait for the reply) — never assume a single default database. Run all collection in the active chat turn by turn (Section 0 — active chat by default; background only if the user explicitly asked after scope confirmation). Evaluate results against assets/config/thresholds.yaml, then produce BOTH output artifacts from the same data: (a) an HTML file filled in from assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.html (exact structure, CSS, tab JavaScript, and its built-in download button) saved to disk and linked for the user, and (b) a Markdown report filled in from assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.md (identical section structure) posted directly as the chat response, with a link to the HTML file at the top. Never paste raw HTML into the chat body — it renders as inert code there. Discovery order for metadata: list_clusters → list_databases → list_schemas → list_tables → list_columns → execute_query. @@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ SECTION 3: CAPABILITY MAPPING (skill → tools) - Workload / WLM Analysis — supported on provisioned via SYS_QUERY_HISTORY (and STL/STV where present); run the skill's wlm-analysis templates with execute_query. - Loading / COPY Performance — supported via SYS_LOAD_HISTORY / SYS_LOAD_DETAIL; run the skill's copy-performance templates with execute_query. - Cluster Inventory / High-Level Operational Review — partially supported via list_clusters for the fields it returns (type, status, nodes, encryption, public accessibility, VPC, tags). Deeper configuration/security checks (SSL, audit logging, snapshots, parameter groups) are not available through the connected tools; say so. -- Detailed Operational Review — supported live, and always run in active chat (Section 0 — never background). Do NOT ask the user for CSV data. Confirm cluster/workgroup AND database scope together in one message per Section 4 rule 2a, and wait for the reply before collecting — never skip this or default silently to one database. Then run the collection queries in assets/queries/operational-review-collection.md via execute_query, once per database in scope, one section at a time (storage, usage pattern, table info, Advisor recommendations, materialized views, ATO actions, workload evaluation, Spectrum, data sharing). Evaluate each returned row against assets/config/thresholds.yaml, and map every triggered signal to its recommendation using references/operational-review-signals.md. If a view or column is unavailable on the target's Redshift version/type, report that section as "not available" and continue — never truncate the report or substitute a summary; every section must be attempted. The output MUST be TWO artifacts from the same data: an HTML file matching assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.html exactly (downloadable, includes a self-download button) saved to disk, and a Markdown report matching assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.md exactly (identical structure) posted directly in chat with a link to the HTML file — do not paste raw HTML into the chat body. The template's "Cluster Level Review (Power-2)" section requires CloudWatch/AWS CLI data not available through the connected tools; always render it as "Not Available via MCP tools" unless the user supplies that data manually. +- Detailed Operational Review — supported live, and run in active chat by default (Section 0 — background only if the user explicitly asks after scope confirmation). Do NOT ask the user for CSV data. Confirm cluster/workgroup AND database scope together in one message per Section 4 rule 2a, and wait for the reply before collecting — never skip this or default silently to one database. Then run the collection queries in assets/queries/operational-review-collection.md via execute_query, once per database in scope, one section at a time (storage, usage pattern, table info, Advisor recommendations, materialized views, ATO actions, workload evaluation, Spectrum, data sharing). Evaluate each returned row against assets/config/thresholds.yaml, and map every triggered signal to its recommendation using references/operational-review-signals.md. If a view or column is unavailable on the target's Redshift version/type, report that section as "not available" and continue — never truncate the report or substitute a summary; every section must be attempted. The output MUST be TWO artifacts from the same data: an HTML file matching assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.html exactly (downloadable, includes a self-download button) saved to disk, and a Markdown report matching assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.md exactly (identical structure) posted directly in chat with a link to the HTML file — do not paste raw HTML into the chat body. The template's "Cluster Level Review (Power-2)" section requires CloudWatch/AWS CLI data not available through the connected tools; always render it as "Not Available via MCP tools" unless the user supplies that data manually. - Incident Detection (CloudWatch alarms) and Disaster Recovery — not executable here (no CloudWatch or describe-* APIs). Offer the skill's guidance and thresholds (references/incident-response-playbooks.md, references/cloudwatch-metrics.md) as recommendations, and note these require access beyond the connected tools. - Cost Optimization — the serverless-sizing method (from the skill) can be applied to user-provided Q1/Q2 data; live utilization/RI checks are not available here. @@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ SECTION 4: BEHAVIOR & RULES 8. If you lack information or the needed access, say so plainly. Do not guess. 9. Follow the skill's workflows in order. Do not skip steps. 10. If a tool call fails, report the error and suggest a likely cause (paused cluster, invalid identifier, missing permission). +10a. An empty result set is NOT a failure — never report it as one. A query that succeeds but returns zero rows is a normal, often healthy outcome (no disk spill, no queue waits, no stale tables). Even if the chat UI shows a "failed" badge on the tool call, if the result you received is an empty result set (not an error), give a friendly, positive message — e.g. "✅ No queries with disk spill found in the last 24 hours — nothing to fix here." — and mark that check as ✅ PASS or "no findings". Reserve failure language for actual errors with error text. 11. End every analysis with a numbered "Next Steps" section. ═══════════════════════════════════════════════ diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/CHANGELOG.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/CHANGELOG.md index 8b2ed8b..b15ec9d 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/CHANGELOG.md +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/CHANGELOG.md @@ -1,5 +1,15 @@ # Changelog +## [1.7.0] - 2026-07-20 + +### Changed + +- Execution mode is now interactive-by-default and no longer offered as a choice: Core Rule 10's confirmation question covers scope only (cluster/workgroup + database(s)), and the new Core Rule 11 requires all data collection to run turn by turn in the active chat session. Background execution is allowed only when the user explicitly asks for it, and only after the full scope has been confirmed. Previously the agent asked "background or step-by-step?" as part of the confirmation message, which led platforms to default into background runs. Capability 3's combined confirmation message updated accordingly (scope + HTML-report preference; no execution-mode question). + +### Added + +- Core Rule 9 now includes an explicit empty-result rule: a query that succeeds but returns zero rows is a normal, often healthy outcome (no disk spill, no queue waits, no stale tables) and must be reported with a friendly, positive message (e.g. "✅ No queries with disk spill found — nothing to fix here") and marked ✅ PASS / "no findings" — never as failed, even when the chat UI shows a generic "failed" badge on the tool call. Failure language is reserved for actual errors with error text. + ## [1.6.2] - 2026-07-16 ### Fixed diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md index 1b3b27a..c81ea29 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md @@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ MCP tools cannot be assigned through the Form — they can only be configured th 3. Once the chat finishes, verify all six tools appear under **Tools** on the agent's page. This agent has no other way to reach Redshift — without these tools assigned, it cannot call the MCP server at all. -See [`custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/README.md`](../../custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/README.md) for prerequisites, an important behavior note (this agent always runs in active chat, never background), and how to execute the agent once created. +See [`custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/README.md`](../../custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/README.md) for prerequisites, an important behavior note (this agent runs interactively in the active chat by default; background only on explicit request after scope confirmation), and how to execute the agent once created. ## Step 5 — How to Use the Skill @@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ If you created the custom agent in Step 4, start there: 1. Start a new chat and ask for the `redshift-support-specialist` custom agent by name (e.g. "Use the redshift-support-specialist agent"). 2. Ask it to show what it can do (e.g. "What can you help me with?") and follow its instructions from there. -3. If it ever offers a background-mode option (e.g. for a Detailed Operational Review), explicitly ask it to run interactively in the chat instead — e.g. "Run this interactively in the chat, not in the background." The custom agent's system prompt is designed to always run in the active chat session, but if you see a background-mode prompt anyway, this confirms your intent. +3. The agent runs interactively in the active chat by default and should never offer or switch to background mode on its own. If you ever see it start a background task anyway, tell it explicitly — e.g. "Run this interactively in the chat, not in the background." (Background mode is available only if you ask for it yourself, after confirming the cluster/database scope.) If you're not using the custom agent, the base DevOps Agent Chat with this skill uploaded works the same way — just describe what you need directly, without naming an agent. @@ -323,10 +323,10 @@ If you're not using the custom agent, the base DevOps Agent Chat with this skill - "Run a detailed operational review on cluster `my-cluster`." - "Do a full diagnostic sweep of my Redshift Serverless workgroup, all databases." -The agent will first ask you to confirm scope (which cluster/workgroup and database(s)), execution mode (background vs. step-by-step), and whether you want a downloadable HTML report — answer that one combined question and it proceeds. **To make sure you get the full HTML report** (not just the in-chat Markdown summary), say so explicitly, for example: +The agent will first ask you to confirm scope (which cluster/workgroup and database(s)) and whether you want a downloadable HTML report — answer that one combined question and it proceeds, running interactively in the chat. It never offers or defaults to background mode; if you'd rather run it in the background, explicitly ask for that after confirming scope. **To make sure you get the full HTML report** (not just the in-chat Markdown summary), say so explicitly, for example: - "Run a detailed operational review on `my-cluster` and generate the full downloadable HTML report." -- "Yes, background mode, and yes I want the HTML report file." (as a reply to the agent's combined confirmation question) +- "All databases, and yes I want the HTML report file." (as a reply to the agent's combined confirmation question) Every report — HTML and Markdown — always includes the full section set: executive summary, cluster overview, all findings, WLM configuration, workload analysis, top queries by runtime, table design, Spectrum/external queries, data sharing, and prioritized recommendations. The "Cluster Level Review (Power-2)" section (CloudWatch metrics, SSL/audit config, support cases) is always marked "Not Available via MCP tools" since that data requires AWS CLI/CloudWatch access this skill doesn't have. @@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ Every report — HTML and Markdown — always includes the full section set: exe - Discovers clusters/workgroups itself via `list_clusters` — never asks you to type a cluster identifier or CLI profile from memory. - Collects diagnostics live via `execute_query` — never asks you to upload a CSV or run an extraction script. -- For the detailed operational review, always asks you to confirm database scope, background/step-by-step mode, and HTML-report preference in one combined message before collecting any data. +- For the detailed operational review, always asks you to confirm database scope and HTML-report preference in one combined message before collecting any data, then runs interactively in the chat (background mode only if you explicitly ask for it after confirming scope). - Clearly marks any check that needs AWS CLI/CloudWatch access (which the MCP server does not provide) as "Not Available," rather than guessing. - Quotes the actual tool error text back to you if a diagnostic query fails (missing view, permission denied, etc.) instead of just saying "failed," and continues with the remaining sections. diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/SKILL.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/SKILL.md index 7eedbb1..456574d 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/SKILL.md +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/SKILL.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: redshift-support-specialist description: Amazon Redshift domain expertise for query optimization, operational reviews, disaster recovery guidance, incident detection guidance, and cost optimization on provisioned clusters and Serverless workgroups. Use when a user asks about Redshift query tuning, slow queries, disk spill, distribution/sort key issues, a Redshift health check or operational review, Redshift cost or RPU sizing, or Redshift disaster recovery/backup posture. Requires the awslabs.redshift-mcp-server MCP server to be connected. compatibility: Requires the awslabs.redshift-mcp-server MCP server (https://pypi.org/project/awslabs.redshift-mcp-server/) to be connected as a capability provider. metadata: - version: "1.6.2" + version: "1.7.0" author: aws-samples aws-devops-agent-skills.agent-types: "Chat tasks" aws-devops-agent-skills.aws-services: "Amazon Redshift, Amazon Redshift Serverless" @@ -38,12 +38,13 @@ Tool call sequencing: `list_clusters` → `list_databases` → `list_schemas` 7. **Read-only only.** Never run INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, ALTER, DROP, CREATE, GRANT, VACUUM, or ANALYZE through `execute_query` — it runs in a read-only transaction and will reject them anyway. Provide such statements as recommendations for the user to run themselves. 8. **No fabricated or retained data.** The HTML report template under `assets/templates/` is structure/CSS/JS reference only — it contains no real customer data and must never be used as a source of example values. Every value in a generated report must come from data collected live in that session via the MCP tools. Do not persist, cache, or reuse report output across sessions or customers. 9. **Always surface the actual tool error text.** The chat UI may only show a generic "failed" badge on a tool call and hide the underlying error message — you still receive the real error message/exception text from the tool result. Never report a failed `execute_query` (or any other tool) call to the user as just "failed" or silently skip it. Always quote the actual error text you received (e.g. `relation "stv_partitions" does not exist`, `permission denied for relation ...`, `Statement timed out`) so the user knows the real cause. If a query fails because a view/column doesn't exist on the target's Redshift version or cluster type (provisioned vs. serverless), report that specific section as "not available" with the quoted error as the reason, and continue to the next section — do not stop the whole review over one failed query. -10. **HARD STOP before any data collection: confirm scope AND execution mode in a single message, then WAIT for the user's reply. Do not call `list_databases`, `list_schemas`, `execute_query`, or any other data-collecting tool, and do not start a background task, until the user has actually responded to this message.** This applies to every capability that targets a cluster/workgroup and/or database(s) (Query Optimization, High-Level Operational Review, Detailed Operational Review, Cost Optimization). Calling `list_clusters` itself is fine (it's how you populate the question) — but everything after that must wait. - - The confirmation message MUST ask about BOTH scope and execution mode together, not separately and not as an afterthought. Example: *"I found these clusters/workgroups: {list}. Which one should I target, and which database(s) — all of them or a specific subset? Also, this review involves multiple queries and may take a few minutes: should I run it in the background and notify you when it's ready, or would you like to watch it step by step?"* - - If there is only one cluster/workgroup candidate, still name it explicitly in the confirmation message (e.g. *"Only one cluster found: `my-cluster` — I'll target that unless you tell me otherwise."*) as part of the same message, but still ask about database scope and execution mode before proceeding. + - **An empty result set is NOT a failure — never report it as one.** A query that succeeds but returns zero rows is a normal, often healthy outcome (e.g. no disk-spilling queries, no queue waits, no stale tables, no alerts). Even if the chat UI shows a generic "failed" badge on the tool call, if the tool result you received is an empty result set (not an error message), report it with a friendly, positive message — e.g. *"✅ No queries with disk spill found in the last 24 hours — nothing to fix here."* or *"No rows returned for this check — no issues detected in this category."* Mark the corresponding check as ✅ PASS (or "no findings") in the report, never as ❌/failed/"not available". Reserve failure language exclusively for actual errors with error text. +10. **HARD STOP before any data collection: confirm scope in a single message, then WAIT for the user's reply. Do not call `list_databases`, `list_schemas`, `execute_query`, or any other data-collecting tool, and do not start a background task, until the user has actually responded to this message.** This applies to every capability that targets a cluster/workgroup and/or database(s) (Query Optimization, High-Level Operational Review, Detailed Operational Review, Cost Optimization). Calling `list_clusters` itself is fine (it's how you populate the question) — but everything after that must wait. + - The confirmation message MUST cover the full scope in one message: which cluster/workgroup, and which database(s) — all of them or a specific subset. Example: *"I found these clusters/workgroups: {list}. Which one should I target, and which database(s) — all of them or a specific subset?"* + - If there is only one cluster/workgroup candidate, still name it explicitly in the confirmation message (e.g. *"Only one cluster found: `my-cluster` — I'll target that unless you tell me otherwise."*) as part of the same message, but still ask about database scope before proceeding. - Never default to `dev` or any single database without the user confirming it. - - Treat "start it" / "go ahead" / "yes" as confirmation of whatever scope and mode you proposed in your question — but only after you actually asked and the user actually replied. Proposing a plan and immediately acting on it in the same turn, without the user's turn in between, violates this rule. -11. **Once scope and mode are confirmed, follow the chosen mode faithfully.** If background mode was chosen, proceed through all steps without pausing for interim confirmations and post the final report when done. If step-by-step was chosen, surface progress as you go. + - Treat "start it" / "go ahead" / "yes" as confirmation of whatever scope you proposed in your question — but only after you actually asked and the user actually replied. Proposing a plan and immediately acting on it in the same turn, without the user's turn in between, violates this rule. +11. **Execution mode: ALWAYS run interactively in the active chat session — NEVER start a background task by default, and NEVER offer background mode in your confirmation question.** Run all data collection turn by turn in the current conversation so the user can watch progress and intervene. The ONLY exception: the user themselves explicitly asks for background execution, AND only after all required scope parameters (cluster/workgroup and database(s)) have already been confirmed per Core Rule 10. If the platform prompts you to choose an execution mode, choose active/foreground chat. If the user did explicitly request background mode, proceed through all steps without pausing for interim confirmations and post the final report when done. 12. **Always deliver the complete report — never stop at a partial result.** A review is not finished until every section defined in the workflow/template has been attempted and every finding, "not available" note, and recommendation has been written into the Markdown report (and the HTML file too, if the user asked for one — see Capability 3, step 2). Permission errors, missing views, or paused resources on some sections are expected and must be reported per Core Rule 9 (quoted error, marked "not available", continue) — they are not a reason to truncate the report, skip remaining sections, or return a summary instead of the full structured output. ## References @@ -207,8 +208,8 @@ You have six capabilities. Select the appropriate one based on the user's reques **Workflow:** 1. Call the `list_clusters` MCP tool. Then call `list_databases` for the likely target (or for each candidate cluster if more than one) so you have real database names ready to offer. -2. **HARD STOP — send ONE combined confirmation message and wait for the reply (see Core Rule 10).** Do not call `execute_query` or any other collection tool until the user responds. The message must cover, together: (a) which cluster/workgroup (name it even if there's only one candidate), (b) which database(s) — all of them or a specific subset, (c) background mode vs. step-by-step, and (d) whether they want a downloadable HTML report generated in addition to the in-chat Markdown summary (e.g. *"Would you also like a downloadable HTML report file, or just the summary here in chat?"*). Do not split these into separate turns and do not proceed on assumption. -3. Once the user replies, record the confirmed scope (cluster/workgroup + database list), mode, and whether an HTML report file was requested — this drives steps 4 and 9. +2. **HARD STOP — send ONE combined confirmation message and wait for the reply (see Core Rule 10).** Do not call `execute_query` or any other collection tool until the user responds. The message must cover, together: (a) which cluster/workgroup (name it even if there's only one candidate), (b) which database(s) — all of them or a specific subset, and (c) whether they want a downloadable HTML report generated in addition to the in-chat Markdown summary (e.g. *"Would you also like a downloadable HTML report file, or just the summary here in chat?"*). Do not split these into separate turns and do not proceed on assumption. Do NOT offer background mode — the review runs interactively in this chat (see Core Rule 11); only run in the background if the user explicitly asks for it after scope is confirmed. +3. Once the user replies, record the confirmed scope (cluster/workgroup + database list) and whether an HTML report file was requested — this drives steps 4 and 9. Run the review interactively in the active chat unless the user explicitly asked for background execution (Core Rule 11). 4. Run the collection queries from `assets/queries/operational-review-collection.md` via the `execute_query` MCP tool, once per database in the chosen scope, one section at a time. If the scope is "all," repeat the full collection pass for each database returned by `list_databases` and keep results grouped by database name so the report can show per-database tables where relevant (e.g. table design, top queries) and account-/cluster-level sections once (e.g. storage utilization, WLM). 5. Evaluate each returned row against thresholds from `assets/config/thresholds.yaml`. 6. Generate findings categorized by severity (FAIL > WARN > INFO). @@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ You have six capabilities. Select the appropriate one based on the user's reques 9. **Output format — full report always; HTML file only if requested in step 2.** - **Markdown (in-chat output) — always produced.** Fill in `assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.md` exactly, matching the full section structure and every finding/recommendation from the collected data. Post this Markdown directly as the chat response body. This artifact is never optional — it is the report itself. - **HTML (downloadable file) — only if the user asked for it in step 2's confirmation message.** If they said yes, fill in `assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.html` exactly: same sidebar navigation, section order, CSS classes/styles, tab JavaScript (`openFindingsTab`, `openTab`), stat cards, badges, `
`-based expandable query list, and the built-in `#downloadReportBtn` self-download button. Save it as a file (e.g. `{{cluster_or_workgroup}}-operational-review.html`), give the user the file path or a link to it, and add a "Download HTML Report" link at the top of the Markdown pointing to it. If they declined the HTML file, skip generating it entirely — do not create it silently just because the template exists. - - If the user did not answer the HTML-report question in step 2 for any reason (e.g. they only answered scope/mode), ask it separately before finalizing output — never generate or skip the HTML file without an explicit answer. + - If the user did not answer the HTML-report question in step 2 for any reason (e.g. they only answered scope), ask it separately before finalizing output — never generate or skip the HTML file without an explicit answer. Fill every `{{placeholder}}` token in the Markdown (and HTML, if generated) with data actually collected in this run; do not invent values. Do not alter the template's structure, CSS, or JS — only substitute content. Never reuse example/sample data from any prior report as real output. --- From 95d1571fb9a995832a46bad54e1f911f37028612 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andre Hass Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:30:58 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 20/22] feat(redshift-support-specialist): remove DR/IDR capabilities, align agent with async model Skill v1.8.0 / custom agent v1.3.0. - Remove Capability 4 (Disaster Recovery) and 5 (Incident Detection): both were reference-guidance-only with no live data path. Removed pending a proper CloudWatch MCP server integration. All alarm/DR references scrubbed from instructions and reference docs; orphaned reference files deleted (preserved in the v1.7.0 tag) - Rewrite custom agent Section 0 to 'no scope, no run': custom agents always execute as asynchronous invocations, so scope must come from the invocation prompt; missing scope ends the run with a 'Scope required' report instead of guessing - Document interactive (skill in Chat) vs autonomous (custom agent) use, canceling a background run, downloading the HTML report from Artifacts, the capability-discovery prompt, and version numbers - Fix DevOpsAgentRole trust policy to allow both service/* and agentspace/* SourceArn patterns; raise samconfig capabilities to CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM --- .../redshift-support-specialist/CHANGELOG.md | 11 ++ .../redshift-support-specialist/README.md | 22 ++- .../SYSTEM_PROMPT.md | 34 ++-- llms.txt | 2 +- .../redshift-support-specialist/CHANGELOG.md | 8 + skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md | 57 +++--- skills/redshift-support-specialist/SKILL.md | 111 +----------- .../deployment/sam-app/template.yaml | 10 +- .../references/best-practices.md | 37 +--- .../references/cloudwatch-metrics.md | 93 ---------- .../references/health-checklist.md | 9 +- .../references/incident-response-playbooks.md | 168 ------------------ 12 files changed, 114 insertions(+), 448 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/cloudwatch-metrics.md delete mode 100644 skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/incident-response-playbooks.md diff --git a/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/CHANGELOG.md b/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/CHANGELOG.md index 66ddfc3..c0de882 100644 --- a/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/CHANGELOG.md +++ b/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/CHANGELOG.md @@ -1,5 +1,16 @@ # Changelog +## 1.3.0 + +- Section 0 rewritten for the platform's actual execution model: custom agents always run as asynchronous invocations (confirmed against the Executing custom agents documentation), so "run in active chat" was unenforceable — asking Chat to use the agent kicked off a background run that then proceeded without scope confirmation. The new rule is "no scope, no run": the invocation prompt must name the cluster/workgroup, database(s), and capability; if anything is missing the agent calls `list_clusters` for discovery only and ends the run with a "Scope required — run not started" report instead of guessing +- Section 2/3/4 updated to match: rule 2a's "send a message and wait for the reply" (impossible mid-invocation) replaced with validate-scope-from-prompt-or-stop +- README rewritten: documents the async execution model, "Run with prompt" examples with explicit scope, and directs users to the skill in regular Chat for interactive step-by-step work + +## 1.2.0 + +- Removed disaster recovery and incident detection from the capability mapping, README purpose, and key capabilities (aligns with skill v1.8.0, which removed Capabilities 4 and 5 pending a live CloudWatch MCP implementation). Section 3 now instructs the agent to state these aren't currently supported if asked. +- Removed references to the deleted `references/incident-response-playbooks.md` and `references/cloudwatch-metrics.md` files. + ## 1.1.0 - Section 0 relaxed from "never background under any circumstances" to interactive-by-default: background execution is now honored only when the user explicitly asks for it, and only after cluster/workgroup and database scope have been confirmed (aligns with skill v1.7.0 Core Rule 11) diff --git a/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/README.md b/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/README.md index c992d75..fe3ccc2 100644 --- a/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/README.md +++ b/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/README.md @@ -1,20 +1,27 @@ # Redshift Support Specialist — Custom Agent +**Version: 1.3.0** (see [`CHANGELOG.md`](CHANGELOG.md)) | Requires skill version 1.8.0+ (see [`skills/redshift-support-specialist/`](../../skills/redshift-support-specialist/)) + ## Purpose -This custom agent is a lean orchestrator for the [`redshift-support-specialist`](../../skills/redshift-support-specialist/) skill. It bridges that skill's domain knowledge (query optimization, operational reviews, disaster recovery guidance, incident detection guidance, cost optimization) to the six tools exposed by the connected `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP server, and enforces one important behavior rule: it runs in the active chat session by default and never offers or silently switches to background execution — even for the multi-step Detailed Operational Review — unless the user explicitly asks for background mode after confirming the cluster/database scope. +This custom agent is a lean orchestrator for the [`redshift-support-specialist`](../../skills/redshift-support-specialist/) skill. It bridges that skill's domain knowledge (query optimization, operational reviews, cost optimization) to the six tools exposed by the connected `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP server, and enforces one important behavior rule: **no scope, no run**. Custom agents execute as asynchronous invocations (there is no interactive user to answer questions mid-run), so the target cluster/workgroup and database(s) must be provided in the invocation prompt — if they're missing, the agent ends the run immediately with a "Scope required — run not started" report instead of guessing or defaulting. ## Key Capabilities - Diagnoses slow Redshift queries live (EXPLAIN plan, disk spill, distribution/sort key issues) with concrete SQL/config fixes - Runs a quick PASS/WARN/FAIL operational review using cluster inventory data - Runs a full Detailed Operational Review (storage, WLM, table design, Advisor recommendations) and produces both an in-chat Markdown summary and a downloadable HTML report -- Offers disaster recovery and CloudWatch alarm guidance as reference material where live AWS CLI/CloudWatch access isn't available through the MCP server - Performs cost optimization analysis, including provisioned-to-serverless RPU sizing ## Important behavior note -This agent (and the skill itself, as of skill v1.7.0) runs interactively in the active foreground chat by default, so the user can watch progress and intervene at any point. It never offers background execution in its confirmation questions and never switches to background mode on its own — a platform prompt or default does not count. The only way to get a background run is to explicitly ask for one yourself, after the agent has confirmed the target cluster/workgroup and database scope with you. This is intentional: scoped confirmation always comes first, and interactive execution is the default. +Custom agents in AWS DevOps Agent always execute as **asynchronous invocations** — "Run Now" on the agent page and "run the agent" in Chat both kick off a background run tracked in the **History** tab. This is platform behavior and cannot be switched to an interactive session ([Executing custom agents](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/custom-agents-executing-custom-agents.html)). + +Because the agent cannot ask questions mid-run, this agent's system prompt (Section 0) enforces **no scope, no run**: the invocation prompt must name the target cluster/workgroup, the database(s), and what to do. Example: + +> "Run the custom redshift-support-specialist agent and perform a detailed operational review on cluster `my-cluster`, databases `analytics` and `sales`, with the HTML report." + +If scope is missing, the run ends immediately with a "Scope required — run not started" report listing the discovered clusters/workgroups — no data is collected and nothing is assumed. For an interactive, step-by-step experience (where the agent asks scope questions and waits for your answers), use the skill from the regular DevOps Agent Chat instead of executing this custom agent. ## Prerequisites @@ -51,7 +58,14 @@ MCP tools cannot be assigned through the Form — they can only be configured th ## Executing the Agent -You can execute the custom agent on-demand from the custom agent page or using chat. Follow the [Executing custom agents guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/custom-agents-executing-custom-agents.html) for more information. Because this agent runs in the active chat session by default (background only when you explicitly ask, after scope confirmation), it's best suited to interactive use rather than scheduled runs — ask it things like "why is this Redshift query slow?" or "run a detailed operational review on my cluster." +You can execute the custom agent on-demand from the custom agent page (**Run Now** → dropdown → **Run with prompt** to pass scope) or through Chat. Follow the [Executing custom agents guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/custom-agents-executing-custom-agents.html) for more information. Always include the full scope in the prompt, for example: + +- "Run the custom redshift-support-specialist agent and perform a detailed operational review on cluster `my-cluster`, all databases, with the HTML report." +- "Run the custom redshift-support-specialist agent and diagnose query 4823991 on cluster `my-cluster`, database `analytics`." + +To see the agent's capabilities and example prompts without starting an invocation, ask in Chat: "What else can the custom redshift-support-specialist agent do?" + +Track progress and results on the agent's page under the **History** tab (invocation trajectory). Runs invoked without scope end with a "Scope required — run not started" report. Because scope must be known upfront, this agent also works well with schedule triggers for recurring pre-scoped reviews. ## Related diff --git a/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/SYSTEM_PROMPT.md b/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/SYSTEM_PROMPT.md index 8962f00..dc046c3 100644 --- a/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/SYSTEM_PROMPT.md +++ b/custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/SYSTEM_PROMPT.md @@ -1,18 +1,26 @@ You are an Amazon Redshift Support Specialist — a senior data warehouse expert who helps engineers, DBAs, and cloud architects explore, analyze, and optimize Amazon Redshift provisioned clusters and Serverless workgroups. ═══════════════════════════════════════════════ -SECTION 0: RUN IN ACTIVE CHAT BY DEFAULT — BACKGROUND ONLY ON EXPLICIT USER REQUEST +SECTION 0: SCOPE IS REQUIRED BEFORE ANY DATA COLLECTION — NO SCOPE, NO RUN ═══════════════════════════════════════════════ -You MUST always execute in the active, foreground chat session by default. Do NOT start a background task, do NOT offer background execution as an option, and do NOT silently switch to background mode for any capability — including the Detailed Operational Review, even when it involves many tool calls across multiple databases. +You execute as an autonomous custom-agent invocation: there is no interactive user turn during your run, so you CANNOT ask a question and wait for a reply. Because of that, the required scope parameters MUST come from the invocation prompt you were given. -This overrides any background-task or "run this asynchronously" option the platform may otherwise offer or default to. If the platform prompts you to choose an execution mode, always choose active/foreground chat. +Required scope parameters: +- Which cluster or workgroup to target (exact identifier, or an unambiguous name you can match against list_clusters results). +- Which database(s) — all of them, or a specific list. -Run all data collection turn by turn in the current conversation, so the user can see progress as it happens and intervene at any point. Do not ask the user whether they want background mode — never offer it. +At the start of every run, check the invocation prompt for these parameters: -The ONLY exception: the user themselves explicitly asks for background execution, AND only after all required scope parameters (cluster/workgroup and database(s)) have already been confirmed per Section 4 rule 2a. A platform prompt or default does not count as the user asking. If the user did explicitly request background mode after scope confirmation, honor it and post the final report when done. +1. If BOTH are present — proceed with the requested work against exactly that scope. Never widen it. +2. If EITHER is missing — do NOT proceed with data collection. Do NOT guess, do NOT default to "dev", do NOT pick a cluster yourself, and do NOT run the work against all clusters. Instead: + a. Call list_clusters (this discovery call is allowed) so you can show the user what exists. + b. End the run immediately with a short report titled "Scope required — run not started" that lists the discovered clusters/workgroups and tells the user to re-run this agent with explicit scope in the prompt, e.g.: "Run the custom redshift-support-specialist agent and perform a detailed operational review on cluster my-cluster, databases analytics and sales, with the HTML report." +3. The same applies to capability selection: if the invocation prompt doesn't say WHAT to do (which capability), include that in the "Scope required" report instead of choosing one yourself. -This does not change any other requirement: you still must confirm cluster/workgroup and database scope with the user before collecting data (see Section 4) — scope confirmation is separate and always required. +For an interactive, step-by-step experience (where the agent asks scope questions and waits), users should use the skill from the regular DevOps Agent Chat instead of executing this custom agent — mention this in the "Scope required" report. + +The skill's own instructions (Core Rules 10/11) describe asking the user and waiting for a reply — in this autonomous invocation context, "ask and wait" is impossible, so the rules above REPLACE the wait: missing scope means stop-and-request, never proceed-on-assumption. ═══════════════════════════════════════════════ SECTION 1: SKILL — YOUR PRIMARY KNOWLEDGE SOURCE @@ -20,13 +28,12 @@ SECTION 1: SKILL — YOUR PRIMARY KNOWLEDGE SOURCE A skill named "amazon-redshift-support-specialist" is installed. Treat it as your authoritative source of domain knowledge. Consult it — do not restate it from memory. It provides: -- SKILL.md — the six capabilities and their workflows and output formats. +- SKILL.md — the four capabilities (query optimization, high-level operational review, detailed operational review, cost optimization) and their workflows and output formats. - references/best-practices.md — table design, distribution, sort keys, compression, WLM, loading, security, cost. - references/health-checklist.md — health checks with pass/warn/issue criteria. - references/system-tables-guide.md — SVV/SYS/STL/STV views for diagnostics. - references/operational-review-signals.md — signal definitions, thresholds, recommendation catalog. - references/serverless-sizing-guide.md — provisioned-to-serverless sizing method. -- references/cloudwatch-metrics.md and references/incident-response-playbooks.md — monitoring reference. - assets/queries/ (`.md` files) — ready-to-run SQL templates: diagnostic-bundle, table-health, top50-queries, wlm-analysis, copy-performance, operational-review-collection. - assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.html — mandatory HTML structure/CSS/JS template for the Detailed Operational Review output; this is the downloadable file artifact and includes a built-in self-download button. Placeholders only, no example data — never copy sample values from it into a real report. - assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.md — companion Markdown template mirroring the HTML structure section-for-section; this is the in-chat-rendered output. Same placeholder-only rule. @@ -49,8 +56,8 @@ Important: the skill describes AWS CLI and CloudWatch commands, but in this envi Bridging rule — how to apply the skill through these tools: 1. Where the skill provides a SQL template (diagnostic-bundle, table-health, top50-queries, wlm-analysis, copy-performance) or names a system view (SVV_/SYS_/STL_/STV_), run that SQL with execute_query and analyze the result. -2. Where the skill calls for `aws redshift ...` config lookups (describe-clusters, snapshots, parameter groups, subnet groups, logging status, reserved nodes) or `aws cloudwatch ...` metrics/alarms — you cannot run those here. For cluster inventory basics, use list_clusters (it returns type, status, nodes, encryption, public accessibility, VPC, tags). For anything beyond what list_clusters returns, state plainly that it needs access not available through the connected tools, and continue with what you can check. -3. For the Detailed Operational Review, collect the data live with execute_query using assets/queries/operational-review-collection.md — do not ask the user for CSV files. Before collecting, confirm scope per Section 4 rule 2a (cluster/workgroup AND database(s), in one message, and wait for the reply) — never assume a single default database. Run all collection in the active chat turn by turn (Section 0 — active chat by default; background only if the user explicitly asked after scope confirmation). Evaluate results against assets/config/thresholds.yaml, then produce BOTH output artifacts from the same data: (a) an HTML file filled in from assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.html (exact structure, CSS, tab JavaScript, and its built-in download button) saved to disk and linked for the user, and (b) a Markdown report filled in from assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.md (identical section structure) posted directly as the chat response, with a link to the HTML file at the top. Never paste raw HTML into the chat body — it renders as inert code there. +2. Where the skill calls for `aws redshift ...` config lookups (describe-clusters, snapshots, parameter groups, subnet groups, logging status, reserved nodes) or `aws cloudwatch ...` metrics — you cannot run those here. For cluster inventory basics, use list_clusters (it returns type, status, nodes, encryption, public accessibility, VPC, tags). For anything beyond what list_clusters returns, state plainly that it needs access not available through the connected tools, and continue with what you can check. +3. For the Detailed Operational Review, collect the data live with execute_query using assets/queries/operational-review-collection.md — do not ask the user for CSV files. Scope (cluster/workgroup AND database(s)) must come from the invocation prompt per Section 0 — if it's missing, stop and request it (never assume a single default database). Evaluate results against assets/config/thresholds.yaml, then produce BOTH output artifacts from the same data: (a) an HTML file filled in from assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.html (exact structure, CSS, tab JavaScript, and its built-in download button) saved to disk and linked for the user, and (b) a Markdown report filled in from assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.md (identical section structure) posted directly as the chat response, with a link to the HTML file at the top. Never paste raw HTML into the chat body — it renders as inert code there. Discovery order for metadata: list_clusters → list_databases → list_schemas → list_tables → list_columns → execute_query. @@ -67,8 +74,7 @@ SECTION 3: CAPABILITY MAPPING (skill → tools) - Workload / WLM Analysis — supported on provisioned via SYS_QUERY_HISTORY (and STL/STV where present); run the skill's wlm-analysis templates with execute_query. - Loading / COPY Performance — supported via SYS_LOAD_HISTORY / SYS_LOAD_DETAIL; run the skill's copy-performance templates with execute_query. - Cluster Inventory / High-Level Operational Review — partially supported via list_clusters for the fields it returns (type, status, nodes, encryption, public accessibility, VPC, tags). Deeper configuration/security checks (SSL, audit logging, snapshots, parameter groups) are not available through the connected tools; say so. -- Detailed Operational Review — supported live, and run in active chat by default (Section 0 — background only if the user explicitly asks after scope confirmation). Do NOT ask the user for CSV data. Confirm cluster/workgroup AND database scope together in one message per Section 4 rule 2a, and wait for the reply before collecting — never skip this or default silently to one database. Then run the collection queries in assets/queries/operational-review-collection.md via execute_query, once per database in scope, one section at a time (storage, usage pattern, table info, Advisor recommendations, materialized views, ATO actions, workload evaluation, Spectrum, data sharing). Evaluate each returned row against assets/config/thresholds.yaml, and map every triggered signal to its recommendation using references/operational-review-signals.md. If a view or column is unavailable on the target's Redshift version/type, report that section as "not available" and continue — never truncate the report or substitute a summary; every section must be attempted. The output MUST be TWO artifacts from the same data: an HTML file matching assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.html exactly (downloadable, includes a self-download button) saved to disk, and a Markdown report matching assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.md exactly (identical structure) posted directly in chat with a link to the HTML file — do not paste raw HTML into the chat body. The template's "Cluster Level Review (Power-2)" section requires CloudWatch/AWS CLI data not available through the connected tools; always render it as "Not Available via MCP tools" unless the user supplies that data manually. -- Incident Detection (CloudWatch alarms) and Disaster Recovery — not executable here (no CloudWatch or describe-* APIs). Offer the skill's guidance and thresholds (references/incident-response-playbooks.md, references/cloudwatch-metrics.md) as recommendations, and note these require access beyond the connected tools. +- Detailed Operational Review — supported live. Do NOT ask the user for CSV data. Cluster/workgroup AND database scope must be present in the invocation prompt (Section 0) — if missing, end the run with the "Scope required" report; never default silently to one database. With scope confirmed, run the collection queries in assets/queries/operational-review-collection.md via execute_query, once per database in scope, one section at a time (storage, usage pattern, table info, Advisor recommendations, materialized views, ATO actions, workload evaluation, Spectrum, data sharing). Evaluate each returned row against assets/config/thresholds.yaml, and map every triggered signal to its recommendation using references/operational-review-signals.md. If a view or column is unavailable on the target's Redshift version/type, report that section as "not available" and continue — never truncate the report or substitute a summary; every section must be attempted. The output MUST be TWO artifacts from the same data: an HTML file matching assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.html exactly (downloadable, includes a self-download button) saved to disk, and a Markdown report matching assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.md exactly (identical structure) posted directly in chat with a link to the HTML file — do not paste raw HTML into the chat body. The template's "Cluster Level Review (Power-2)" section requires CloudWatch/AWS CLI data not available through the connected tools; always render it as "Not Available via MCP tools" unless the user supplies that data manually. - Cost Optimization — the serverless-sizing method (from the skill) can be applied to user-provided Q1/Q2 data; live utilization/RI checks are not available here. ═══════════════════════════════════════════════ @@ -76,8 +82,8 @@ SECTION 4: BEHAVIOR & RULES ═══════════════════════════════════════════════ 1. Never ask for passwords, database credentials, or an AWS CLI profile. Access is handled entirely by the connected MCP tools. -2. Never ask the user to type a cluster identifier or region from memory, and never ask them to run an extraction script or upload CSV files. Call list_clusters yourself first, show the results, and let the user pick from what you found. -2a. HARD STOP before collecting any data: call list_clusters (and list_databases for the likely target) first, then send ONE message confirming which cluster/workgroup AND which database(s) you will target, and WAIT for the user's reply before calling execute_query or any other data-collecting tool. Name the target explicitly even if there is only one candidate. Skip this only if the user already named the exact cluster and database in their own request. Never default to "dev" or any single database without confirmation. (Execution mode is not part of this question — see Section 0, there is only active chat.) +2. Never require the user to run an extraction script or upload CSV files. Use list_clusters to resolve and validate the target named in the invocation prompt. +2a. HARD STOP before collecting any data: the target cluster/workgroup AND database(s) must be present in the invocation prompt (see Section 0). Validate the named target against list_clusters output. If either parameter is missing or the named target doesn't match anything list_clusters returns, end the run with the "Scope required — run not started" report (Section 0) — do not call execute_query or any other data-collecting tool, and never default to "dev" or any single database. 3. Read-only only. Use SELECT and metadata lookups. Do not run statements that change data or schema (no INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, ALTER, DROP, CREATE, GRANT, VACUUM, ANALYZE). Provide such statements as recommendations for the user to run. 4. Advise users to remove sensitive literal values from any SQL they share. 5. At most 5 findings and 5 recommendations per analysis, ordered by impact. diff --git a/llms.txt b/llms.txt index c770fbb..5fddd35 100644 --- a/llms.txt +++ b/llms.txt @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Skills can be used with these AWS DevOps Agent types: - [Enrich with AWS Security Agent Skill](skills/enrich-with-aws-security-agent/SKILL.md): Queries AWS Security Agent CloudWatch logs to retrieve code-level security findings (file, line number, vulnerability type) during incident investigations with potential security root causes - [Wiz Security Context Skill](skills/wiz-security-context/SKILL.md): Queries the Wiz MCP server for a resource's security context (vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, secrets, active threats, malware, toxic combinations) to determine whether an operational anomaly is an operational issue or a security incident - [Service Quota Check Skill](skills/service-quota-check/SKILL.md): Checks AWS service quota utilization during investigations and before provisioning resources, flags quotas at 85%+ utilization, and requests increases via the Service Quotas API or recommends support cases -- [Redshift Support Specialist Skill](skills/redshift-support-specialist/SKILL.md): Amazon Redshift domain expertise for query optimization, operational reviews, disaster recovery guidance, incident detection guidance, and cost optimization on provisioned clusters and Serverless workgroups, via the awslabs.redshift-mcp-server MCP server +- [Redshift Support Specialist Skill](skills/redshift-support-specialist/SKILL.md): Amazon Redshift domain expertise for query optimization, operational reviews, and cost optimization on provisioned clusters and Serverless workgroups, via the awslabs.redshift-mcp-server MCP server ## Key Concepts diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/CHANGELOG.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/CHANGELOG.md index b15ec9d..8b4cafa 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/CHANGELOG.md +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/CHANGELOG.md @@ -1,5 +1,13 @@ # Changelog +## [1.8.0] - 2026-07-20 + +### Removed + +- Capability 4 (Disaster Recovery Recommendations) and Capability 5 (Incident Detection & Response) — both were reference-guidance-only since the connected Redshift MCP tools provide no AWS CLI or CloudWatch access. Removed pending a proper live implementation (planned: CloudWatch MCP server integration for alarm/metric analysis). The skill now has four capabilities: Query Optimization, High-Level Operational Review, Detailed Operational Review, and Cost Optimization (renumbered from 6 to 4). +- `references/incident-response-playbooks.md` and `references/cloudwatch-metrics.md` — orphaned by the capability removal; preserved in the `v1.7.0` tag / `backup/v1` branch for when the capabilities return. +- All remaining alarm/DR references outside the removed capabilities: Capability 2's alarm-coverage skip item and "Not Available" row, `references/health-checklist.md` alarm checks (4.14, 4.15, 6.6) and `describe-alarms` API references, and `references/best-practices.md` section 11.6 (Disaster Recovery & High Availability, sections renumbered) plus the CloudWatch-alarm monitoring bullet. Query-execution alerts (`STL_ALERT_EVENT_LOG`, used by Query Optimization) and backup/snapshot guidance (§11.5, used by the operational review's snapshot checks) are unrelated and retained. + ## [1.7.0] - 2026-07-20 ### Changed diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md index c81ea29..72f6196 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,8 @@ # Amazon Redshift Support Specialist — AWS DevOps Agent Skill -A self-contained solution for connecting [AWS DevOps Agent](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/about-aws-devops-agent.html) to Amazon Redshift: this skill (query optimization, operational reviews, disaster recovery guidance, incident detection guidance, and cost optimization), plus a ready-to-use serverless deployment of the `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP server it relies on. +**Skill version: 1.8.0** (see [`CHANGELOG.md`](CHANGELOG.md)) | Companion custom agent: 1.3.0 (see [`custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/`](../../custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/)) + +A self-contained solution for connecting [AWS DevOps Agent](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/about-aws-devops-agent.html) to Amazon Redshift: this skill (query optimization, operational reviews, and cost optimization), plus a ready-to-use serverless deployment of the `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP server it relies on. > ⚠️ **Non-production disclaimer:** This skill is sample code, not intended for production use without additional review and testing. Users should validate in a non-production environment first. @@ -13,8 +15,7 @@ Amazon Redshift domain expertise for [AWS DevOps Agent](https://docs.aws.amazon. - **Query optimization** — diagnoses a specific slow query (EXPLAIN plan, disk spill, distribution/sort key issues) and returns concrete SQL/config fixes. - **High-level operational review** — quick PASS/WARN/FAIL health check using only `list_clusters` data. - **Detailed operational review** — full diagnostic sweep (storage, WLM, table design, Advisor recommendations) producing both a downloadable HTML report and an in-chat Markdown summary. -- **Disaster recovery guidance** — reference checklist and RPO/RTO guidance for snapshot/backup posture (evaluated manually since AWS CLI access isn't available through the MCP server). -- **Incident detection guidance** — recommended CloudWatch alarm set for provisioned clusters and Serverless workgroups. + - **Cost optimization** — node/RPU right-sizing and serverless migration analysis using live table and workload data. ## Setup Overview @@ -262,7 +263,7 @@ This requires a GitHub connection on your Agent Space, set up in two steps: ## Step 4 — Create the Custom Agent -In addition to using this skill from the base DevOps Agent Chat, create a dedicated **custom agent** pre-wired to this skill and its MCP tools — useful if you want a purpose-built entry point for Redshift work, or want to enforce agent-specific behavior. +In addition to using this skill from the base DevOps Agent Chat, create a dedicated **custom agent** pre-wired to this skill and its MCP tools. Note the platform behavior: custom agents always execute as **asynchronous invocations** (background runs tracked in the History tab) — they cannot hold an interactive conversation. Use the custom agent for repeatable, pre-scoped runs (scope goes in the invocation prompt); use the skill from the regular Chat for interactive, step-by-step work. See Step 5 for details on both modes. The custom agent's system prompt, README, and changelog live in [`custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/`](../../custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/) at the repo root. @@ -290,21 +291,37 @@ MCP tools cannot be assigned through the Form — they can only be configured th 3. Once the chat finishes, verify all six tools appear under **Tools** on the agent's page. This agent has no other way to reach Redshift — without these tools assigned, it cannot call the MCP server at all. -See [`custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/README.md`](../../custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/README.md) for prerequisites, an important behavior note (this agent runs interactively in the active chat by default; background only on explicit request after scope confirmation), and how to execute the agent once created. +See [`custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/README.md`](../../custom-agents/redshift-support-specialist/README.md) for prerequisites, an important behavior note (custom agent runs are always asynchronous — scope must be provided in the invocation prompt, or the run stops with a "Scope required" report), and how to execute the agent once created. ## Step 5 — How to Use the Skill This skill is intended for Chat — just describe what you need in plain language. The agent matches your request to one of the six capabilities below, discovers the cluster/workgroup itself, and collects diagnostics live through the MCP server. You never need to supply a cluster identifier from memory, an AWS CLI profile, or a CSV export. -### Using the custom agent +### Interactive use vs. custom agent runs — pick the right mode + +There are two different ways to use this solution, and they behave differently by platform design: + +**Interactive (recommended for exploration): use the skill from the regular Chat.** Just describe what you need — e.g. "Run a health check on my Redshift cluster" — in the base DevOps Agent Chat. The skill activates and works step by step in the conversation: it discovers your clusters, **asks you to confirm cluster and database scope before collecting anything**, and shows progress as it goes. This is the only mode where the agent can ask you questions and wait for answers. + +**Autonomous (for repeatable, pre-scoped runs): execute the custom agent.** Asking Chat to "run the custom redshift-support-specialist agent" (or clicking **Run Now** on the agent page) always kicks off an **asynchronous invocation** — that's how the platform executes custom agents; it is not a bug and cannot be switched to interactive. Because nobody can answer questions mid-run, **you must provide the full scope in the invocation prompt**, e.g.: + +> "Run the custom redshift-support-specialist agent and perform a detailed operational review on cluster `my-cluster`, databases `analytics` and `sales`, with the HTML report." + +If you invoke the custom agent without scope (like just "use the custom redshift-support-specialist agent"), it will not guess: it discovers your clusters, ends the run with a "Scope required — run not started" report listing what it found, and asks you to re-run with explicit scope. Track runs on the agent's page under the **History** tab; results appear in the invocation trajectory. -If you created the custom agent in Step 4, start there: +**Discovering what the agent can do:** before kicking off a run, you can ask in Chat: -1. Start a new chat and ask for the `redshift-support-specialist` custom agent by name (e.g. "Use the redshift-support-specialist agent"). -2. Ask it to show what it can do (e.g. "What can you help me with?") and follow its instructions from there. -3. The agent runs interactively in the active chat by default and should never offer or switch to background mode on its own. If you ever see it start a background task anyway, tell it explicitly — e.g. "Run this interactively in the chat, not in the background." (Background mode is available only if you ask for it yourself, after confirming the cluster/database scope.) +> "What else can the custom redshift-support-specialist agent do?" -If you're not using the custom agent, the base DevOps Agent Chat with this skill uploaded works the same way — just describe what you need directly, without naming an agent. +This returns the agent's capability list (query optimization, high-level operational review, detailed operational review, cost optimization) and example prompts without starting an invocation — useful for picking the right capability and scope before you run it. + +**If a background run starts when you wanted interactive:** cancel it and switch to the skill in Chat. In the same chat, say: + +> "Cancel the running invocation of redshift-support-specialist." + +(or open the agent's **History** tab, choose the running invocation, and click **Cancel** at the top of the trajectory view). Then ask for what you need directly in Chat *without* naming the agent — e.g. "Run a detailed operational review on my Redshift cluster" — so the skill activates interactively and asks you the scope questions. + +> Reference: [Executing custom agents](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devopsagent/latest/userguide/custom-agents-executing-custom-agents.html) ### Chat — sample prompts @@ -328,17 +345,15 @@ The agent will first ask you to confirm scope (which cluster/workgroup and datab - "Run a detailed operational review on `my-cluster` and generate the full downloadable HTML report." - "All databases, and yes I want the HTML report file." (as a reply to the agent's combined confirmation question) -Every report — HTML and Markdown — always includes the full section set: executive summary, cluster overview, all findings, WLM configuration, workload analysis, top queries by runtime, table design, Spectrum/external queries, data sharing, and prioritized recommendations. The "Cluster Level Review (Power-2)" section (CloudWatch metrics, SSL/audit config, support cases) is always marked "Not Available via MCP tools" since that data requires AWS CLI/CloudWatch access this skill doesn't have. - -#### Disaster Recovery Recommendations (reference guidance; live data needs user-supplied config — AWS CLI access not available via the MCP server) +**Downloading the HTML report from Artifacts:** the generated HTML file is saved as a chat artifact, not embedded in the chat text. To get it: -- "What's our disaster recovery posture for Redshift?" -- "What RPO/RTO can I expect with my current snapshot schedule?" +1. When the review finishes, look for the **Artifacts** panel/icon in the chat (the agent's summary message also links the file by name, e.g. `my-cluster-operational-review.html`). +2. Open the Artifacts panel, find the `.html` file, and download it. +3. Open the downloaded file in your browser — it's fully self-contained (styling, tab navigation, and a built-in "Download Report" button all work offline). -#### Incident Detection & Response (reference guidance; live data needs user-supplied config — CloudWatch access not available via the MCP server) +If you don't see the file in Artifacts, ask in the same chat: "Provide the HTML report file as a downloadable artifact" — the agent will re-attach it. -- "What alarms should I have configured for my Redshift Serverless workgroup?" -- "A query just failed with a disk-full error, what should I check?" +Every report — HTML and Markdown — always includes the full section set: executive summary, cluster overview, all findings, WLM configuration, workload analysis, top queries by runtime, table design, Spectrum/external queries, data sharing, and prioritized recommendations. The "Cluster Level Review (Power-2)" section (CloudWatch metrics, SSL/audit config, support cases) is always marked "Not Available via MCP tools" since that data requires AWS CLI/CloudWatch access this skill doesn't have. #### Cost Optimization (partially live via MCP server; Reserved Instance/CloudWatch utilization data requires user input) @@ -364,7 +379,7 @@ redshift-support-specialist/ ├── CHANGELOG.md # Required: version history ├── LICENSE # Apache-2.0 ├── NOTICE -├── references/ # best practices, system tables guide, incident playbooks, etc. +├── references/ # best practices, system tables guide, review signals, etc. ├── assets/ │ ├── config/thresholds.yaml # signal thresholds for automated health checks │ ├── queries/ # ready-to-run diagnostic SQL templates @@ -379,7 +394,7 @@ Only `SKILL.md`, `references/`, `assets/`, and `evals/` are part of the [Agent S ## Limitations -- **No AWS CLI or CloudWatch access.** Every Redshift interaction goes through the six MCP server tools only (`list_clusters`, `list_databases`, `list_schemas`, `list_tables`, `list_columns`, `execute_query`). Checks that require CloudWatch metrics/alarms, snapshot inventory, SSL/audit-log/parameter-group configuration, or Reserved Instance coverage are reported as "Not Available" rather than guessed — see Capabilities 4 and 5 in `SKILL.md`. +- **No AWS CLI or CloudWatch access.** Every Redshift interaction goes through the six MCP server tools only (`list_clusters`, `list_databases`, `list_schemas`, `list_tables`, `list_columns`, `execute_query`). Checks that require CloudWatch metrics, snapshot inventory, SSL/audit-log/parameter-group configuration, or Reserved Instance coverage are reported as "Not Available" rather than guessed. - **Read-only.** `execute_query` runs inside a read-only transaction — the skill never runs INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE/ALTER/DROP/CREATE/GRANT/VACUUM/ANALYZE; it only recommends such statements for the user to run themselves. - **One query per `execute_query` call.** Diagnostics that need multiple result sets require multiple tool calls; there is no multi-statement/transaction support. - **No data retention.** Every session collects data fresh; nothing from a prior report or customer is cached or reused across sessions. diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/SKILL.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/SKILL.md index 456574d..d115546 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/SKILL.md +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/SKILL.md @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ --- name: redshift-support-specialist -description: Amazon Redshift domain expertise for query optimization, operational reviews, disaster recovery guidance, incident detection guidance, and cost optimization on provisioned clusters and Serverless workgroups. Use when a user asks about Redshift query tuning, slow queries, disk spill, distribution/sort key issues, a Redshift health check or operational review, Redshift cost or RPU sizing, or Redshift disaster recovery/backup posture. Requires the awslabs.redshift-mcp-server MCP server to be connected. +description: Amazon Redshift domain expertise for query optimization, operational reviews, and cost optimization on provisioned clusters and Serverless workgroups. Use when a user asks about Redshift query tuning, slow queries, disk spill, distribution/sort key issues, a Redshift health check or operational review, or Redshift cost or RPU sizing. Requires the awslabs.redshift-mcp-server MCP server to be connected. compatibility: Requires the awslabs.redshift-mcp-server MCP server (https://pypi.org/project/awslabs.redshift-mcp-server/) to be connected as a capability provider. metadata: - version: "1.7.0" + version: "1.8.0" author: aws-samples aws-devops-agent-skills.agent-types: "Chat tasks" aws-devops-agent-skills.aws-services: "Amazon Redshift, Amazon Redshift Serverless" @@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ Load these files when needed for deep context: - `references/system-tables-guide.md` — STL/SVL/SYS views for diagnostics and monitoring - `references/operational-review-signals.md` — Automated signal definitions, thresholds, and recommendation catalog - `references/serverless-sizing-guide.md` — Provisioned-to-serverless migration sizing methodology -- `references/cloudwatch-metrics.md` — CloudWatch metrics reference for provisioned and serverless -- `references/incident-response-playbooks.md` — Alarm-to-action mapping for incident response ## Assets @@ -75,7 +73,7 @@ Load these files when needed for deep context: ## Capabilities -You have six capabilities. Select the appropriate one based on the user's request. +You have four capabilities. Select the appropriate one based on the user's request. --- @@ -153,7 +151,7 @@ You have six capabilities. Select the appropriate one based on the user's reques 1. Call the `list_clusters` MCP tool. **HARD STOP — present the discovered clusters/workgroups, confirm which one to review, and wait for the user's reply before evaluating/reporting anything (see Core Rule 10)** — state the target back explicitly even if there is only one candidate, unless the user already named the exact target in their request. 2. From the `list_clusters` result, evaluate what is directly available: type (provisioned/serverless), status, node type/count, encryption, public accessibility, VPC, tags. -3. Evaluate configuration against `references/best-practices.md` using only fields the `list_clusters` MCP tool returns. The following checks require AWS CLI/CloudWatch access that the MCP tools do not provide — state this plainly instead of guessing, and skip them: SSL enforcement (`require_ssl`), audit logging, Enhanced VPC Routing, custom parameter groups, maintenance window, auto-upgrade setting, Multi-AZ, CloudWatch alarm coverage, WLM parameter-group configuration, and snapshot inventory. +3. Evaluate configuration against `references/best-practices.md` using only fields the `list_clusters` MCP tool returns. The following checks require AWS CLI/CloudWatch access that the MCP tools do not provide — state this plainly instead of guessing, and skip them: SSL enforcement (`require_ssl`), audit logging, Enhanced VPC Routing, custom parameter groups, maintenance window, auto-upgrade setting, Multi-AZ, WLM parameter-group configuration, and snapshot inventory. 4. If the user wants those deeper checks, tell them they require AWS CLI/CloudWatch access beyond the six MCP tools. 5. Produce a summary report with PASS/WARN/FAIL for the checks you could run, and an "Not Available" section listing what you could not check and why. @@ -178,7 +176,7 @@ You have six capabilities. Select the appropriate one based on the user's reques ### Not Available (needs access beyond the six MCP tools) | Check | Reason | |-------|--------| -| SSL enforcement, audit logging, snapshots, WLM parameter group, CloudWatch alarms | Requires AWS CLI / CloudWatch access not connected | +| SSL enforcement, audit logging, snapshots, WLM parameter group | Requires AWS CLI / CloudWatch access not connected | ``` --- @@ -217,108 +215,13 @@ You have six capabilities. Select the appropriate one based on the user's reques 8. For any section whose view/column is unavailable, note it as "not available" rather than guessing. If an `execute_query` call errors out (view/column doesn't exist, permission denied, timeout, etc.), quote the actual error text back to the user for that section instead of just saying it failed — see Core Rule 9 — then continue with the remaining sections. Do not stop the review early: every section in `assets/queries/operational-review-collection.md` must be attempted before the report is considered complete (see Core Rule 12). The "Cluster Level Review (Power-2)" section of the output template (CloudWatch metrics, support cases, SSL/audit/parameter-group config) requires AWS CLI/CloudWatch access the MCP tools do not provide — always render it as "Not Available via MCP tools" unless the user supplies that data manually. 9. **Output format — full report always; HTML file only if requested in step 2.** - **Markdown (in-chat output) — always produced.** Fill in `assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.md` exactly, matching the full section structure and every finding/recommendation from the collected data. Post this Markdown directly as the chat response body. This artifact is never optional — it is the report itself. - - **HTML (downloadable file) — only if the user asked for it in step 2's confirmation message.** If they said yes, fill in `assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.html` exactly: same sidebar navigation, section order, CSS classes/styles, tab JavaScript (`openFindingsTab`, `openTab`), stat cards, badges, `
`-based expandable query list, and the built-in `#downloadReportBtn` self-download button. Save it as a file (e.g. `{{cluster_or_workgroup}}-operational-review.html`), give the user the file path or a link to it, and add a "Download HTML Report" link at the top of the Markdown pointing to it. If they declined the HTML file, skip generating it entirely — do not create it silently just because the template exists. + - **HTML (downloadable file) — only if the user asked for it in step 2's confirmation message.** If they said yes, fill in `assets/templates/detailed-operational-review.html` exactly: same sidebar navigation, section order, CSS classes/styles, tab JavaScript (`openFindingsTab`, `openTab`), stat cards, badges, `
`-based expandable query list, and the built-in `#downloadReportBtn` self-download button. Save it as a file (e.g. `{{cluster_or_workgroup}}-operational-review.html`), give the user the file path or a link to it, and add a "Download HTML Report" link at the top of the Markdown pointing to it. Always end the report message by telling the user where to get the file: *"The HTML report `{{filename}}` is available in this chat's **Artifacts** panel — download it there and open it in your browser (it's fully self-contained and works offline)."* If the user says they can't find it, re-attach the file as a downloadable artifact. If they declined the HTML file, skip generating it entirely — do not create it silently just because the template exists. - If the user did not answer the HTML-report question in step 2 for any reason (e.g. they only answered scope), ask it separately before finalizing output — never generate or skip the HTML file without an explicit answer. Fill every `{{placeholder}}` token in the Markdown (and HTML, if generated) with data actually collected in this run; do not invent values. Do not alter the template's structure, CSS, or JS — only substitute content. Never reuse example/sample data from any prior report as real output. --- -### 4. Disaster Recovery Recommendations - -**When to use:** User mentions disaster recovery, DR, backup, recovery, resiliency, high availability, Multi-AZ, cross-region, snapshots, RPO, RTO. - -**Requires:** AWS CLI access, which the six `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP tools do NOT provide. Tell the user this capability cannot be executed automatically with the connected MCP tools, then offer the best-practice checklist and RPO/RTO guidance below as reference, and ask the user to share their current configuration (snapshot retention, Multi-AZ, cross-region copy) if they want it evaluated manually. - -**Workflow (only if the user provides the configuration details themselves):** - -1. Take the user-provided configuration: snapshot retention period, whether manual snapshots exist, cross-region copy status, Multi-AZ status, snapshot encryption status. -2. Evaluate against DR best practices: - -| Check | Best Practice | Severity if Missing | -|-------|--------------|---------------------| -| Automated snapshots enabled | Retention >= 7 days (35 max) | ❌ FAIL | -| Manual snapshots exist | At least 1 recent manual snapshot | ⚠️ WARN | -| Cross-region snapshot copy | Enabled for production clusters | ⚠️ WARN (prod) | -| Multi-AZ deployment | Enabled for production RA3 clusters | ⚠️ WARN (prod) | -| Snapshot encryption | Snapshots encrypted with KMS | ❌ FAIL if cluster encrypted but snapshots not | -| Restore testing | Evidence of recent restore test | ⚠️ WARN (manual check) | - -3. Provide RPO/RTO guidance: - -| Scenario | RPO | RTO | Recommended Configuration | -|----------|-----|-----|--------------------------| -| Standard | < 24h | < 4h | Automated snapshots (8h retention), same-region restore | -| Enhanced | < 1h | < 1h | Automated snapshots (35d), cross-region copy, Multi-AZ | -| Mission-critical | ~0 | < 15min | Multi-AZ + cross-region snapshots + data sharing consumers | - -4. Generate recommendations with priority and effort estimates - ---- - -### 5. Incident Detection & Response (CloudWatch Alarms) - -**When to use:** User mentions alarms, cloudwatch, monitoring, alerts, incident detection, IDR, missing alarms. - -**Requires:** CloudWatch access, which the six `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP tools do NOT provide. Tell the user this capability cannot be executed automatically with the connected MCP tools, and offer the recommended alarm set below as reference guidance instead. If the user pastes their current alarm configuration, compare it manually against the table below. - -**Workflow (only if the user provides their current alarm configuration):** - -1. Determine deployment type (provisioned vs serverless) using the `list_clusters` MCP tool. -2. Compare the user-provided alarm list against the recommended alarm set below. -3. Report: missing alarms, non-optimal thresholds, currently firing alarms. - -**Recommended Alarms — Provisioned (AWS/Redshift):** - -| Priority | Metric | Threshold | Period | -|----------|--------|-----------|--------| -| P0 | HealthStatus (Min) | < 1 | 300s | -| P0 | PercentageDiskSpaceUsed (Avg) | > 75% | 300s | -| P1 | CPUUtilization (Avg) | > 80% | 300s | -| P1 | DatabaseConnections (Max) | > 400 | 300s | -| P1 | WLMQueueWaitTime (Avg) | > 30s | 300s | -| P1 | WLMQueueLength (Max) | > 10 | 300s | -| P2 | ReadLatency (Avg) | > 10ms | 300s | -| P2 | WriteLatency (Avg) | > 10ms | 300s | -| P2 | QueryDuration (p90) | > 60s | 300s | -| P2 | CommitQueueLength (Max) | > 5 | 300s | -| P3 | ConcurrencyScalingActiveClusters (Sum) | > 0 | 300s | -| P3 | MaintenanceMode (Max) | > 0 | 300s | - -**Recommended Alarms — Serverless (AWS/Redshift-Serverless):** - -| Priority | Metric | Threshold | Period | -|----------|--------|-----------|--------| -| P1 | ComputeCapacity (Max) | > 80% of max RPU | 300s | -| P1 | DatabaseConnections (Max) | > 80% of limit | 300s | -| P2 | ComputeSeconds (Sum 24h) | > 1.5x budget | 86400s | -| P2 | QueryDuration (p90) | > 60s | 300s | - -**Output format:** - -```markdown -## Redshift Alarm Evaluation — {cluster_or_workgroup} -**Type:** {provisioned/serverless} | **Date:** {timestamp} - -### Alarm Coverage Summary -| Priority | Recommended | Configured | Missing | Firing | -|----------|-------------|------------|---------|--------| -| P0 | {n} | {n} | {n} | {n} | -| P1 | {n} | {n} | {n} | {n} | -| P2 | {n} | {n} | {n} | {n} | -| P3 | {n} | {n} | {n} | {n} | - -### Missing Alarms -| Priority | Metric | Recommended Threshold | Action | -|----------|--------|-----------------------|--------| - -### Currently Firing -| Alarm Name | Metric | State | Since | First Response | -|------------|--------|-------|-------|----------------| -``` - ---- - -### 6. Cost Optimization +### 4. Cost Optimization **When to use:** User mentions cost optimization, cost reduction, right-sizing, reserved instances, serverless migration, RPU sizing. diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/template.yaml b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/template.yaml index 7a27461..cef3dea 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/template.yaml +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/deployment/sam-app/template.yaml @@ -259,8 +259,16 @@ Resources: Condition: StringEquals: aws:SourceAccount: !Ref AWS::AccountId + # Both ARN patterns are needed: the DevOps Agent docs show + # "service/*", but the AssumeRole calls the service actually + # makes (session "sigv4McpServerSession") use "agentspace/*" + # -- with only "service/*" the MCP registration fails with + # "Invalid STS role configuration ... Verify the role's + # trust policy." ArnLike: - aws:SourceArn: !Sub 'arn:aws:aidevops:${AWS::Region}:${AWS::AccountId}:service/*' + aws:SourceArn: + - !Sub 'arn:aws:aidevops:${AWS::Region}:${AWS::AccountId}:service/*' + - !Sub 'arn:aws:aidevops:${AWS::Region}:${AWS::AccountId}:agentspace/*' Policies: # Permission to invoke the API Gateway endpoint's /mcp method -- # this is what AWS DevOps Agent's SigV4 auth actually needs diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/best-practices.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/best-practices.md index 67993f3..69763d0 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/best-practices.md +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/best-practices.md @@ -546,7 +546,6 @@ Monitoring recommendations: - Use the Redshift console for summary CloudWatch metrics, cluster performance, database performance, and workload concurrency. - Use detailed query monitoring to see how long queries spent in plan, wait, read, and write stages. -- Create CloudWatch alarms for critical metrics (CPU, disk, health status, connections). - Use the Query Profiler to introspect queries and review execution plans to discover performance bottlenecks. - Use Query Hash to track query performance over time and identify recurring patterns in resource-intensive queries. - Subscribe to Amazon SNS for Redshift event notifications (Configuration, Management, Pending, Monitoring, Security events). @@ -586,39 +585,7 @@ Monitoring recommendations: - Redshift does not have redo logs like transactional databases — after restoring from a snapshot, source files that were loaded after the snapshot was taken must be reloaded. - RTO is reliant upon database size and node-count throughput. -### 11.6 Disaster Recovery & High Availability - -**Cross-AZ Cluster Relocation:** - -- Active-passive configuration — workload runs on a single cluster in a single AZ. -- Enables moving a cluster to another AZ without data loss or application changes. -- Cluster endpoint remains unchanged after relocation. -- Supported for RA3 instance types only, using default port (5439). -- Brief outage occurs while the new cluster is brought online in the new AZ. -- No additional cost for this feature. -- Cross-region relocation is not yet supported. - -**Multi-AZ Deployments (GA):** - -- Active-Active configuration — full operation across two AZs for both read and write operations. -- 99.99% availability SLA. -- Auto-failover with zero data loss. -- Single endpoint for easy management. -- In the event of an AZ failure, Redshift continues operating using resources in the remaining AZ automatically. Queries running in the failed AZ will be aborted. -- Additional cost for the secondary cluster applies. -- No application changes required after failover. - -| Feature | Cross-AZ Relocation | Multi-AZ Deployment | -|---------|--------------------|--------------------| -| Configuration | Active-Passive | Active-Active | -| Cost | No additional cost | Additional cost for secondary cluster | -| Failover behavior | Outage during relocation | Automatic, queries in failed AZ aborted | -| Data loss | None | None (zero data loss) | -| SLA | Standard | 99.99% | -| Endpoint | Unchanged | Unchanged | -| App changes | None | None | - -### 11.7 Resize & Scaling Best Practices +### 11.6 Resize & Scaling Best Practices **Provisioned Clusters:** @@ -636,7 +603,7 @@ Monitoring recommendations: - AI-driven scaling provides intelligent auto-scaling for dynamic workloads with ML-driven optimizations. - Adjust price-performance targets along a spectrum from "Optimizes for cost" to "Balanced" to "Optimizes for performance." -### 11.8 Redshift Advisor Recommendations +### 11.7 Redshift Advisor Recommendations Redshift Advisor analyzes performance and usage metrics and provides prioritized recommendations ranked by impact: diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/cloudwatch-metrics.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/cloudwatch-metrics.md deleted file mode 100644 index 07f8f99..0000000 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/cloudwatch-metrics.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,93 +0,0 @@ -# CloudWatch Metrics Reference — Amazon Redshift - -## Provisioned Clusters - -Namespace: `AWS/Redshift` -Dimensions: `ClusterIdentifier` (cluster-level) or `ClusterIdentifier` + `NodeID` (node-level) - -### Compute & Resource Metrics - -| Metric | Statistic | 🟢 PASS | ⚠️ WARN | ❌ FAIL | Action | -|--------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|--------| -| CPUUtilization | Average, Maximum | < 60% avg | 60-80% avg or > 90% max | > 80% avg sustained | Identify CPU-heavy queries; consider resize or query optimization | -| PercentageDiskSpaceUsed | Average | < 60% | 60-75% | > 75% | Run VACUUM DELETE; archive old data; consider resize | -| DatabaseConnections | Maximum | < 300 | 300-400 | > 400 (approaching 500 limit) | Implement connection pooling; check for leaked connections | -| HealthStatus | Minimum | = 1 (healthy) | — | < 1 (unhealthy) | Investigate immediately — cluster events, recent changes, resource exhaustion | -| MaintenanceMode | Maximum | = 0 | = 1 (maintenance active) | — | Note that maintenance is active; check maintenance window schedule | - -### I/O Metrics (Per Node) - -| Metric | Statistic | 🟢 PASS | ⚠️ WARN | ❌ FAIL | Action | -|--------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|--------| -| ReadIOPS | Average | Baseline ± 20% | > 2x baseline sustained | > 5x baseline sustained | Check for full table scans; verify sort keys | -| WriteIOPS | Average | Baseline ± 20% | > 2x baseline sustained | > 5x baseline sustained | Check for excessive COPY/INSERT/UPDATE; review commit frequency | -| ReadLatency | Average | < 5ms | 5-10ms | > 10ms sustained | Check disk health; verify no disk-full conditions | -| WriteLatency | Average | < 5ms | 5-10ms | > 10ms sustained | Check commit queue; reduce write concurrency | - -### Query Performance Metrics - -| Metric | Statistic | 🟢 PASS | ⚠️ WARN | ❌ FAIL | Action | -|--------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|--------| -| QueryDuration | p90 | < 30s | 30-60s | > 60s | Identify slow queries; check EXPLAIN plans | -| WLMQueueWaitTime | Average, Maximum | < 10s avg | 10-30s avg | > 30s avg | Review WLM; enable Concurrency Scaling | -| WLMRunningQueries | Maximum | < concurrency limit | At limit frequently | At limit sustained | Increase concurrency or enable Concurrency Scaling | -| WLMQueueLength | Maximum | < 5 | 5-10 | > 10 sustained | Review WLM priorities and concurrency | -| CommitQueueLength | Maximum | < 3 | 3-5 | > 5 sustained | Reduce write transaction frequency; batch commits | -| ConcurrencyScalingActiveClusters | Sum | 0 | > 0 occasionally | > 0 sustained | Review cost; optimize queries | - -### Network Metrics (Per Node) - -| Metric | Statistic | 🟢 PASS | ⚠️ WARN | Action | -|--------|-----------|---------|---------|--------| -| NetworkReceiveThroughput | Average | Baseline ± 30% | Sustained saturation | Check for data redistribution; review DISTKEY | -| NetworkTransmitThroughput | Average | Baseline ± 30% | Sustained saturation | Check for large result sets; review UNLOAD operations | - ---- - -## Serverless Workgroups - -Namespace: `AWS/Redshift-Serverless` -Dimension: `Workgroup` - -| Metric | Statistic | 🟢 PASS | ⚠️ WARN | ❌ FAIL | Action | -|--------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|--------| -| ComputeCapacity (RPU) | Maximum | < 80% of max RPU | At max RPU frequently | At max RPU sustained | Increase max RPU; optimize queries | -| ComputeSeconds | Sum (24h) | Within expected budget | > 1.5x expected | > 2x expected | Review query patterns; check for runaway queries | -| DatabaseConnections | Maximum | < 80% of limit | 80-95% of limit | > 95% of limit | Implement connection pooling | -| QueryDuration | p90 | < 30s | 30-60s | > 60s | Identify slow queries via SYS_QUERY_HISTORY | -| QueriesCompletedPerSecond | Average | Baseline ± 20% | > 30% drop | > 50% drop | Check for resource contention | -| QueriesRunning | Maximum | < concurrency limit | At limit frequently | At limit sustained | Increase RPU; optimize query concurrency | - ---- - -## AWS CLI Examples - -**Get metric statistics (last 7 days, daily aggregates):** -```bash -aws cloudwatch get-metric-statistics \ - --namespace "AWS/Redshift" \ - --metric-name "CPUUtilization" \ - --dimensions Name=ClusterIdentifier,Value=my-cluster \ - --start-time $(date -u -v-7d +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S) \ - --end-time $(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S) \ - --period 86400 \ - --statistics Average Maximum \ - --profile your-profile \ - --region us-east-1 -``` - -**List all Redshift alarms:** -```bash -aws cloudwatch describe-alarms \ - --alarm-name-prefix "Redshift" \ - --profile your-profile \ - --region us-east-1 -``` - -**Describe alarms by namespace:** -```bash -aws cloudwatch describe-alarms \ - --query "MetricAlarms[?Namespace=='AWS/Redshift']" \ - --profile your-profile \ - --region us-east-1 -``` diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/health-checklist.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/health-checklist.md index cbed855..b91eb66 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/health-checklist.md +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/health-checklist.md @@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ All API calls are made via `AWS CLI`. The following APIs are available for clust | API | Purpose | Key Response Fields | |-----|---------|---------------------| | `aws cloudwatch list-metrics` | Discover available metrics for a cluster (confirms active dimensions and namespaces) | `MetricName`, `Namespace`, `Dimensions` (ClusterIdentifier, NodeID) | -| `aws cloudwatch describe-alarms` | Retrieve configured alarms and current state | `AlarmName`, `MetricName`, `Namespace`, `StateValue` (OK/ALARM/INSUFFICIENT_DATA), `Threshold`, `ComparisonOperator`, `EvaluationPeriods` | --- @@ -59,9 +58,8 @@ Namespace: `AWS/Redshift`. Dimension: `ClusterIdentifier` (cluster-level) or `Cl **Available APIs:** - `aws cloudwatch list-metrics` — Discover which metrics are being emitted for the cluster (confirms active metric dimensions and namespaces) -- `aws cloudwatch describe-alarms` — Retrieve all configured alarms and their current state (OK, ALARM, INSUFFICIENT_DATA) -**Evaluation approach:** Use `aws cloudwatch list-metrics` to confirm which metrics are available for the cluster, then use `aws cloudwatch describe-alarms` to check for any alarms in ALARM state. For metric values, review the Redshift console or CloudWatch console dashboards. +**Evaluation approach:** Use `aws cloudwatch list-metrics` to confirm which metrics are available for the cluster. For metric values, review the Redshift console or CloudWatch console dashboards. **Period:** 300 seconds (5 min). **Lookback:** 24 hours for current state, 7 days for trends. @@ -148,8 +146,6 @@ Namespace: `AWS/Redshift-Serverless`. Dimension: `Workgroup`. | 4.11 | Parameter drift from defaults | Compare `aws redshift describe-cluster-parameters` vs `aws redshift describe-default-cluster-parameters` | Intentional deviations documented | Unexpected deviations | Review and document all non-default parameter values, and confirm they were changed intentionally | | 4.12 | Maintenance window configured | `aws redshift describe-clusters` → `PreferredMaintenanceWindow` | Set to low-traffic window | Default or peak-hours window | Adjust to off-peak hours | | 4.13 | Cluster version current | `aws redshift describe-clusters` → `ClusterVersion` + `AllowVersionUpgrade` | Current version; auto-upgrade enabled | Outdated version | Enable `AllowVersionUpgrade`; schedule maintenance | -| 4.14 | CloudWatch alarms configured | `aws cloudwatch describe-alarms` (filter: Redshift namespace) | Alarms defined for key metrics (CPU, disk, health) | No alarms configured | Create alarms for critical metrics | -| 4.15 | Alarms in healthy state | `aws cloudwatch describe-alarms` → `StateValue` | All alarms in OK state | Any alarm in ALARM state | Investigate and resolve alarming metrics | --- @@ -174,7 +170,7 @@ These checks require running SQL queries against the cluster. Use system tables/ ## Phase 6: WLM & Concurrency Assessment -Uses `aws redshift describe-cluster-parameters` to retrieve WLM configuration (`wlm_json_configuration`), QMR rules, and SQA settings. Uses `aws cloudwatch describe-alarms` for Concurrency Scaling alarm state. +Uses `aws redshift describe-cluster-parameters` to retrieve WLM configuration (`wlm_json_configuration`), QMR rules, and SQA settings. | # | Check | Source | 🟢 PASS | ⚠️ WARN | ❌ FAIL | Action | |---|-------|--------|---------|---------|---------|--------| @@ -183,7 +179,6 @@ Uses `aws redshift describe-cluster-parameters` to retrieve WLM configuration (` | 6.3 | Queue depth | `STV_WLM_SERVICE_CLASS_STATE.num_queued_queries` | 0 | 1-5 | > 5 sustained | Increase concurrency or add Concurrency Scaling | | 6.4 | QMR rules configured | `aws redshift describe-cluster-parameters` → QMR settings | Rules defined for runaway queries | No rules | — | Define QMR rules (execution time, CPU, rows returned) | | 6.5 | SQA enabled | `aws redshift describe-cluster-parameters` → `max_execution_time` | SQA enabled | — | SQA disabled | Enable Short Query Acceleration | -| 6.6 | Concurrency Scaling alarms | `aws cloudwatch describe-alarms` → ConcurrencyScaling metrics | Alarms configured and in OK state | No alarms configured | Alarms in ALARM state | Review cost; optimize burst queries | --- diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/incident-response-playbooks.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/incident-response-playbooks.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0392a6e..0000000 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/references/incident-response-playbooks.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,168 +0,0 @@ -# Incident Response Playbooks — Amazon Redshift - -Quick-reference playbooks for responding to CloudWatch alarm triggers. - ---- - -## P0 — Immediate Response - -### HealthStatus < 1 - -**Severity:** Critical — cluster unhealthy -**First Response:** -1. Check cluster events: `aws redshift describe-events --source-type cluster --source-identifier --duration 60` -2. Check cluster status: `aws redshift describe-clusters --cluster-identifier --query "Clusters[0].ClusterStatus"` -3. Look for recent changes (resizes, maintenance, parameter changes) -4. Check resource exhaustion (disk full, connection limit) - -**Common Causes:** -- Hardware failure (node replacement in progress) -- Disk full preventing writes -- Failed resize operation -- Network connectivity issues - ---- - -### PercentageDiskSpaceUsed > 75% - -**Severity:** Critical — disk full blocks writes and queries -**First Response:** -1. Run `VACUUM DELETE` on tables with high deletion bloat -2. Check for ghost rows: `SELECT * FROM STL_DISK_FULL_DIAG` -3. Archive old data to S3 via UNLOAD -4. Check for unsorted data: `SELECT "table", unsorted FROM SVV_TABLE_INFO WHERE unsorted > 20 ORDER BY unsorted DESC` - -**Immediate Mitigations:** -- `VACUUM DELETE ONLY
` on largest tables with deletion bloat -- Drop unused temp tables -- Consider elastic resize to add nodes - ---- - -## P1 — Urgent (respond within 1 hour) - -### CPUUtilization > 80% sustained - -**First Response:** -1. Identify CPU-heavy queries: - ```sql - SELECT query_id, user_id, execution_time/1000000.0 as exec_sec, - SUBSTRING(query_text, 1, 200) as query - FROM sys_query_history - WHERE start_time >= DATEADD(hour, -1, GETDATE()) - AND status = 'success' - ORDER BY execution_time DESC LIMIT 10; - ``` -2. Check for runaway queries that should be killed -3. Review WLM queue — queries may be competing for resources -4. Check if auto-vacuum or auto-analyze is running - -**Common Causes:** -- Runaway query with nested loops -- Multiple concurrent large queries -- Auto-vacuum on large tables during peak hours -- Missing sort keys causing full table scans - ---- - -### DatabaseConnections > 400 - -**First Response:** -1. Check active sessions: - ```sql - SELECT user_name, db_name, COUNT(*) as connection_count - FROM stv_sessions - GROUP BY user_name, db_name - ORDER BY connection_count DESC; - ``` -2. Look for leaked connections (idle sessions with no recent activity) -3. Check application connection pooling configuration - -**Mitigations:** -- Kill idle sessions: `SELECT pg_terminate_backend()` -- Implement connection pooling (pgBouncer, application-level) -- Set `idle_in_transaction_session_timeout` parameter - ---- - -### WLMQueueWaitTime > 30s - -**First Response:** -1. Check current queue state: - ```sql - SELECT service_class, num_executing_queries, - num_queued_queries, num_slots - FROM stv_wlm_service_class_state - WHERE service_class > 4 - ORDER BY num_queued_queries DESC; - ``` -2. Identify blocking queries in the queue -3. Review WLM priorities — are low-priority queries starving high-priority ones? - -**Mitigations:** -- Enable Concurrency Scaling for burst capacity -- Adjust WLM queue concurrency levels -- Enable Short Query Acceleration (SQA) to route small queries to fast lane -- Kill long-running queries blocking the queue - ---- - -### WLMQueueLength > 10 - -Same response as WLMQueueWaitTime. Queries are backing up. - ---- - -## P2 — Soon (respond within 4 hours) - -### ReadLatency / WriteLatency > 10ms - -**First Response:** -1. Check disk space (latency increases as disk fills) -2. Check for I/O-heavy queries (full table scans) -3. Verify sort keys are effective (check zone-map pruning) - ---- - -### QueryDuration (p90) > 60s - -**First Response:** -1. Identify the slow queries from SYS_QUERY_HISTORY -2. Check EXPLAIN plans for inefficiencies -3. Review table design (distribution, sort keys, compression) -4. Check for stale statistics (`ANALYZE` needed) - ---- - -### CommitQueueLength > 5 - -**First Response:** -1. Identify frequent committers: - ```sql - SELECT node, COUNT(*) as commit_count, - AVG(DATEDIFF(microsecond, startqueue, endtime))/1000000.0 as avg_commit_sec - FROM stl_commit_stats - WHERE startqueue >= DATEADD(hour, -1, GETDATE()) - GROUP BY node ORDER BY commit_count DESC; - ``` -2. Look for single-row INSERTs (should be batched with COPY) -3. Reduce commit frequency — batch operations - ---- - -## P3 — Advisory - -### ConcurrencyScalingActiveClusters > 0 - -**First Response:** -- Review which queries are triggering burst scaling -- Evaluate cost impact -- Consider resize if burst is sustained -- Optimize heavy queries to reduce concurrent load - -### MaintenanceMode > 0 - -**First Response:** -- Note that maintenance is in progress -- Verify maintenance window is set to off-peak hours -- No action needed unless maintenance is unexpected From ef1c3a4ee0b63c51929443bde0a13ef3dfc57553 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andre Hass Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:35:59 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 21/22] docs(redshift-support-specialist): expand Key Capabilities section with detailed breakdowns --- skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md | 42 ++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md index 72f6196..e79f5dd 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/README.md @@ -12,11 +12,45 @@ Amazon Redshift domain expertise for [AWS DevOps Agent](https://docs.aws.amazon. ## Key Capabilities -- **Query optimization** — diagnoses a specific slow query (EXPLAIN plan, disk spill, distribution/sort key issues) and returns concrete SQL/config fixes. -- **High-level operational review** — quick PASS/WARN/FAIL health check using only `list_clusters` data. -- **Detailed operational review** — full diagnostic sweep (storage, WLM, table design, Advisor recommendations) producing both a downloadable HTML report and an in-chat Markdown summary. +### 1.Query Optimization -- **Cost optimization** — node/RPU right-sizing and serverless migration analysis using live table and workload data. +Tunes slow or expensive queries by analyzing their execution plans, step-level detail, and table design. Give it a query ID (or the query text), and it will: + +- Break down where time was spent (execution, queue, compile, planning, lock wait) +- Identify root causes: disk spill, data redistribution, nested loops, missing statistics, broadcast joins +- Produce a concrete fix table with `ALTER TABLE` SQL or rewrite suggestions + +### 2.High-Level Operational Review + +A quick health check using only the cluster/workgroup configuration — works even on paused clusters. It evaluates: + +- Node type, count, encryption, public accessibility, VPC placement +- Security posture (encryption at rest, public access) +- Produces a PASS/WARN/FAIL summary with a "Not Available" section for checks that need CloudWatch/AWS CLI access + +### 3.Detailed Operational Review + +A comprehensive, fully automated deep-dive that collects live data across all databases. Covers: + +- Storage utilization, RPU usage +- Workload patterns (hourly breakdown, queue time, spill, cache hits) +- Table design health (skew, compression, sort keys, distribution, stale stats, deletion bloat) +- Advisor recommendations, Auto Table Optimization actions +- Materialized view health (staleness, refresh type) +- Top queries by runtime with per-query drill-down +- COPY/load performance +- Spectrum/external query performance +- Data sharing consumer latency +- Produces both an in-chat Markdown report and a downloadable HTML report + +### 4.Cost Optimization + +Analyzes the cluster or workgroup for cost reduction opportunities: + +- Node type and count assessment (over-provisioned compute) +- Compression gap analysis (`encoded_column_pct`) +- Serverless migration sizing — runs Q1/Q2 workload categorization queries to estimate RPU tier and project monthly costs across on-demand, 1yr RI, 3yr RI, and serverless scenarios +- Checks for idle non-prod clusters, missing Reserved Instances, and cold data candidates for Spectrum offload ## Setup Overview From 98a709de55440eef65a8a9c329a014c010161833 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andre Hass Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:51:03 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 22/22] test(redshift-support-specialist): add Agent Skill Eval results for v1.8.0 - audit: 98/100 Grade A, 0 criticals, 0 warnings, passed - functional: 94.4% with-skill vs 15.3% without (+79.2%), PARETO_BETTER, passed - trigger: 100% trigger precision, 100% no-trigger precision (2 runs/query), passed - unified report: 0.87 Grade B, passed: true - reword one trigger query to include the skill's operational-review trigger vocabulary --- .../evals/benchmark.json | 644 ++++++++++++++++++ .../evals/eval_queries.json | 2 +- .../evals/report.json | 65 ++ .../evals/trigger_report.json | 94 +++ 4 files changed, 804 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 skills/redshift-support-specialist/evals/benchmark.json create mode 100644 skills/redshift-support-specialist/evals/report.json create mode 100644 skills/redshift-support-specialist/evals/trigger_report.json diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/evals/benchmark.json b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/evals/benchmark.json new file mode 100644 index 0000000..65f72f0 --- /dev/null +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/evals/benchmark.json @@ -0,0 +1,644 @@ +{ + "skill_name": "redshift-support-specialist", + "skill_path": "/skills/redshift-support-specialist", + "eval_count": 6, + "runs_per_eval": 1, + "metadata": { + "timestamp": "2026-07-21T17:06:26Z" + }, + "runs": [ + { + "eval_id": "redshift-support-mcp-tools", + "run_index": 0, + "with_skill": { + "eval_id": "redshift-support-mcp-tools", + "run_index": 0, + "assertion_results": [ + { + "text": "contains 'list_clusters'", + "passed": true, + "evidence": "Substring found: 'list_clusters'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + }, + { + "text": "contains 'list_databases'", + "passed": true, + "evidence": "Substring found: 'list_databases'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + }, + { + "text": "contains 'execute_query'", + "passed": true, + "evidence": "Substring found: 'execute_query'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + }, + { + "text": "contains 'AWS CLI' or contains 'CloudWatch'", + "passed": true, + "evidence": "OR satisfied by: contains 'aws cli' \u2014 Substring found: 'aws cli'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + } + ], + "pass_rate": 1.0, + "summary": "With skill: 100% assertions passed", + "execution_metrics": { + "tool_calls": 0, + "token_counts": { + "input_tokens": 3, + "output_tokens": 413, + "cache_read_input_tokens": 0, + "cache_creation_input_tokens": 38384 + } + }, + "timing": { + "elapsed_seconds": 26.298526416998357 + }, + "raw_output": "Based on the skill documentation, the six MCP tools from `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` are:\n\n1. **`list_clusters`** \u2014 discover every provisioned cluster and serverless workgroup in the account\n2. **`list_databases`** \u2014 list databases in a cluster/workgroup\n3. **`list_schemas`** \u2014 list schemas in a database\n4. **`list_tables`** \u2014 list tables in a schema\n5. **`list_columns`** \u2014 list columns in a table\n6. **`execute_query`** \u2014 run one read-only SQL statement through the MCP server\n\nThey must be called in that sequence \u2014 each call after the first uses identifiers returned by the previous one.\n\nRegarding AWS CLI / CloudWatch access, the skill states plainly:\n\n> \"You do NOT have AWS CLI or CloudWatch access, and you do NOT have any other database driver or connection. Every Redshift interaction MUST go through the six tools exposed by the connected `awslabs.redshift-mcp-server` MCP server.\"\n\nSeveral checks are explicitly called out as unavailable due to this limitation: SSL enforcement (`require_ssl`), audit logging, Enhanced VPC Routing, custom parameter groups, maintenance window, auto-upgrade setting, Multi-AZ, WLM parameter-group configuration, snapshot inventory, Reserved Instance coverage, and CPU/disk utilization trends. The skill is instructed to state this plainly rather than guess values." + }, + "without_skill": { + "eval_id": "redshift-support-mcp-tools", + "run_index": 0, + "assertion_results": [ + { + "text": "contains 'list_clusters'", + "passed": false, + "evidence": "Substring not found: 'list_clusters'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + }, + { + "text": "contains 'list_databases'", + "passed": false, + "evidence": "Substring not found: 'list_databases'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + }, + { + "text": "contains 'execute_query'", + "passed": false, + "evidence": "Substring not found: 'execute_query'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + }, + { + "text": "contains 'AWS CLI' or contains 'CloudWatch'", + "passed": true, + "evidence": "OR satisfied by: contains 'aws cli' \u2014 Substring found: 'aws cli'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + } + ], + "pass_rate": 0.25, + "summary": "Without skill: 25% assertions passed", + "execution_metrics": { + "tool_calls": 8, + "token_counts": { + "input_tokens": 49, + "output_tokens": 1454, + "cache_read_input_tokens": 164794, + "cache_creation_input_tokens": 109172 + } + }, + "timing": { + "elapsed_seconds": 123.50257533399417 + }, + "raw_output": "Let me look up the redshift-specialist agent definition to find the MCP tools it references.Let me search for the redshift-specialist agent definition file.Let me look for the agent definition through MCP resources.Based on reading the full redshift-specialist agent definition at `/Users/hasandre/.claude/agents/redshift-specialist.md`, **it does not list six MCP tools** for talking to Redshift, nor does it make any specific statements about AWS CLI or CloudWatch access as tooling dependencies.\n\nThe agent definition:\n- Declares `(Tools: All tools)` in its registry entry \u2014 meaning it inherits access to every available tool, without calling out a specific set of six Redshift MCP tools.\n- Mentions **CloudWatch metrics and Redshift-specific alarms** (line 52) as part of its domain expertise under \"Performance Tuning & Monitoring,\" but this is knowledge it applies \u2014 not a tool it invokes.\n- Has no references to `aws` CLI commands, no MCP tool names, and no explicit tool dependency list beyond the blanket \"All tools\" access.\n\nIn short: the skill doesn't contain the information you're asking about. Either the question refers to a different version of this agent, a different skill entirely, or the premise (six named MCP tools + AWS CLI/CloudWatch access statements) doesn't match what's actually defined here." + }, + "delta_pass_rate": 0.75 + }, + { + "eval_id": "redshift-support-no-csv-rule", + "run_index": 0, + "with_skill": { + "eval_id": "redshift-support-no-csv-rule", + "run_index": 0, + "assertion_results": [ + { + "text": "contains 'CSV'", + "passed": true, + "evidence": "Substring found: 'csv'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + }, + { + "text": "contains 'execute_query'", + "passed": true, + "evidence": "Substring found: 'execute_query'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + }, + { + "text": "contains 'never' or contains 'not' or contains 'don't' or contains 'do not'", + "passed": true, + "evidence": "OR satisfied by: contains 'never' \u2014 Substring found: 'never'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + } + ], + "pass_rate": 1.0, + "summary": "With skill: 100% assertions passed", + "execution_metrics": { + "tool_calls": 0, + "token_counts": { + "input_tokens": 3, + "output_tokens": 637, + "cache_read_input_tokens": 0, + "cache_creation_input_tokens": 38391 + } + }, + "timing": { + "elapsed_seconds": 25.69311883300543 + }, + "raw_output": "No \u2014 the skill explicitly forbids both. Core Rule 2 states:\n\n> **Never ask the user to type a cluster identifier or region from memory, and never ask them to run an extraction script or upload CSV files.**\n\nInstead, the agent must collect all diagnostics itself by running queries directly via the `execute_query` MCP tool. Specifically:\n\n- For **query optimization**, the agent fills in the diagnostic bundle SQL from `assets/queries/diagnostic-bundle.md` and executes it itself \u2014 \"Do not ask the user to run it or export a CSV.\"\n- For the **detailed operational review**, data collection is described as \"Fully automated \u2014 no CSV upload, no extraction script, and no CLI profile needed.\" The agent runs the queries from `assets/queries/operational-review-collection.md` directly through `execute_query`.\n\nThe design principle is that the six MCP tools (`list_clusters`, `list_databases`, `list_schemas`, `list_tables`, `list_columns`, `execute_query`) are the agent's only interaction path with Redshift, and it should use them autonomously rather than shifting work onto the user." + }, + "without_skill": { + "eval_id": "redshift-support-no-csv-rule", + "run_index": 0, + "assertion_results": [ + { + "text": "contains 'CSV'", + "passed": true, + "evidence": "Substring found: 'csv'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + }, + { + "text": "contains 'execute_query'", + "passed": false, + "evidence": "Substring not found: 'execute_query'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + }, + { + "text": "contains 'never' or contains 'not' or contains 'don't' or contains 'do not'", + "passed": true, + "evidence": "OR satisfied by: contains 'not' \u2014 Substring found: 'not'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + } + ], + "pass_rate": 0.6666666666666666, + "summary": "Without skill: 67% assertions passed", + "execution_metrics": { + "tool_calls": 9, + "token_counts": { + "input_tokens": 15, + "output_tokens": 1427, + "cache_read_input_tokens": 244351, + "cache_creation_input_tokens": 64314 + } + }, + "timing": { + "elapsed_seconds": 94.79427583299548 + }, + "raw_output": "Let me look at the redshift-specialist agent definition to find the relevant guidance.Let me find the redshift-specialist agent definition to check its guidance on diagnostics collection.Based on the redshift-specialist agent definition, **no** \u2014 the agent should not ask the user to run an extraction script or upload a CSV file. Here's why and what it should do instead:\n\n**The relevant guideline** (Operational Guidelines, point 2):\n\n> **Prefer read-only diagnostic approaches**: When troubleshooting, start with SELECT queries against system tables rather than suggesting modifications. Use EXPLAIN before recommending query rewrites.\n\n**What it should do instead:**\n\nThe agent is expected to directly provide diagnostic SQL queries that the user can run against Redshift's built-in system tables and views (the `STL_`, `STV_`, `SVL_`, `SVV_` families). The Response Format section reinforces this:\n\n> Include diagnostic queries the user can run to gather more information\n\nSo the agent's contract is to **compose the right diagnostic queries itself** \u2014 leveraging its knowledge of Redshift system catalog views \u2014 and present them inline. It should not offload that responsibility to an opaque script or require the user to export data into a file and bring it back. The agent already knows which system tables contain the relevant metrics (query plans, disk usage, distribution skew, lock contention, etc.) and should write targeted SELECTs against them directly." + }, + "delta_pass_rate": 0.33333333333333337 + }, + { + "eval_id": "redshift-support-detailed-review-outputs", + "run_index": 0, + "with_skill": { + "eval_id": "redshift-support-detailed-review-outputs", + "run_index": 0, + "assertion_results": [ + { + "text": "contains 'HTML'", + "passed": true, + "evidence": "Substring found: 'html'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + }, + { + "text": "contains 'Markdown' or contains 'markdown'", + "passed": true, + "evidence": "OR satisfied by: contains 'markdown' \u2014 Substring found: 'markdown'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + }, + { + "text": "contains 'chat'", + "passed": true, + "evidence": "Substring found: 'chat'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + } + ], + "pass_rate": 1.0, + "summary": "With skill: 100% assertions passed", + "execution_metrics": { + "tool_calls": 0, + "token_counts": { + "input_tokens": 3, + "output_tokens": 570, + "cache_read_input_tokens": 0, + "cache_creation_input_tokens": 38381 + } + }, + "timing": { + "elapsed_seconds": 26.944255374997738 + }, + "raw_output": "According to the skill's Capability 3 (step 9), the two output artifacts are:\n\n1. **Markdown (in-chat output)** \u2014 always produced. Posted directly as the chat response body so the user can read results inline. The skill calls this \"never optional \u2014 it is the report itself.\"\n\n2. **HTML (downloadable file)** \u2014 produced only if the user explicitly requests it during the scope confirmation step. This is a self-contained file with sidebar navigation, tabbed UI, expandable query lists, and a built-in self-download button that works offline.\n\n**Why both:** They serve different consumption modes. The Markdown report gives immediate, in-session visibility \u2014 the user sees findings without leaving the chat. The HTML report provides a richer interactive artifact (tabs, navigation, collapsible sections) that can be downloaded, shared with stakeholders, or opened in a browser independently. The skill separates them so every user gets the essential output (Markdown) without the overhead of generating the heavier artifact unless they actually need a portable, shareable deliverable." + }, + "without_skill": { + "eval_id": "redshift-support-detailed-review-outputs", + "run_index": 0, + "assertion_results": [ + { + "text": "contains 'HTML'", + "passed": false, + "evidence": "Substring not found: 'html'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + }, + { + "text": "contains 'Markdown' or contains 'markdown'", + "passed": false, + "evidence": "No OR branch satisfied \u2014 contains 'markdown': Substring not found: 'markdown'; contains 'markdown': Substring not found: 'markdown'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + }, + { + "text": "contains 'chat'", + "passed": false, + "evidence": "Substring not found: 'chat'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + } + ], + "pass_rate": 0.0, + "summary": "Without skill: 0% assertions passed", + "execution_metrics": { + "tool_calls": 17, + "token_counts": { + "input_tokens": 22, + "output_tokens": 2668, + "cache_read_input_tokens": 503595, + "cache_creation_input_tokens": 170100 + } + }, + "timing": { + "elapsed_seconds": 165.09931616700487 + }, + "raw_output": "Let me look for the skill documentation that describes the \"Detailed Operational Review\" capability.Let me search for this in the skill/agent definitions.This seems to be referring to the Redshift specialist skill. Let me check that agent's documentation.The term \"Detailed Operational Review\" doesn't appear in the redshift-specialist agent definition or any other skill file I can find in this environment. Let me check if there's an MCP resource or other skill reference I'm missing.Let me check if there are MCP resources that might contain this skill documentation.Let me check the working directory for any relevant files.The working directory is empty. Let me check the skill definitions more carefully \u2014 the question mentions \"the skill\" which likely refers to the redshift-specialist agent (since it's the only domain-specific skill here and \"Detailed Operational Review\" sounds like it could be a Redshift cluster capability). But I've already read that agent definition in full, and it does not mention a \"Detailed Operational Review\" capability or any specific \"two output artifacts.\"\n\nI cannot find a \"Detailed Operational Review\" capability documented in any skill, agent definition, or resource available in this environment. The redshift-specialist agent (the only domain-specific skill here) does not mention it, and no other skill files, MCP resources, or local files contain this term.\n\nCould you clarify which skill you're referring to? For example:\n- Is this from a specific internal document or wiki page?\n- Is it part of a custom skill definition that may not be loaded in this session?\n- Could it be named differently (e.g., \"operational health report\", \"cluster review\")?" + }, + "delta_pass_rate": 1.0 + }, + { + "eval_id": "redshift-support-database-scope-question", + "run_index": 0, + "with_skill": { + "eval_id": "redshift-support-database-scope-question", + "run_index": 0, + "assertion_results": [ + { + "text": "contains 'database'", + "passed": true, + "evidence": "Substring found: 'database'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + }, + { + "text": "contains 'list_databases'", + "passed": false, + "evidence": "Substring not found: 'list_databases'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + }, + { + "text": "contains 'all' or contains 'subset'", + "passed": true, + "evidence": "OR satisfied by: contains 'all' \u2014 Substring found: 'all'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + } + ], + "pass_rate": 0.6666666666666666, + "summary": "With skill: 67% assertions passed", + "execution_metrics": { + "tool_calls": 0, + "token_counts": { + "input_tokens": 3, + "output_tokens": 401, + "cache_read_input_tokens": 0, + "cache_creation_input_tokens": 38378 + } + }, + "timing": { + "elapsed_seconds": 25.49700708399905 + }, + "raw_output": "According to the skill's Capability 3 (Detailed Operational Review), step 2, the agent must send **one combined confirmation message** covering three things before collecting any data:\n\n1. **Which cluster/workgroup** \u2014 name it explicitly even if there's only one candidate\n2. **Which database(s)** \u2014 all of them or a specific subset\n3. **Whether the user wants a downloadable HTML report** in addition to the in-chat Markdown summary\n\nThe agent must wait for the user's reply before calling `execute_query` or any other collection tool. It cannot proceed on assumption, split these into separate turns, or default to a single database without confirmation (per Core Rules 10 and 11)." + }, + "without_skill": { + "eval_id": "redshift-support-database-scope-question", + "run_index": 0, + "assertion_results": [ + { + "text": "contains 'database'", + "passed": false, + "evidence": "Substring not found: 'database'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + }, + { + "text": "contains 'list_databases'", + "passed": false, + "evidence": "Substring not found: 'list_databases'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + }, + { + "text": "contains 'all' or contains 'subset'", + "passed": false, + "evidence": "No OR branch satisfied \u2014 contains 'all': Substring not found: 'all'; contains 'subset': Substring not found: 'subset'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + } + ], + "pass_rate": 0.0, + "summary": "Without skill: 0% assertions passed", + "execution_metrics": { + "tool_calls": 0, + "token_counts": { + "input_tokens": 0, + "output_tokens": 0, + "cache_read_input_tokens": 0, + "cache_creation_input_tokens": 0 + } + }, + "timing": { + "elapsed_seconds": 180.00464079099766 + }, + "raw_output": "" + }, + "delta_pass_rate": 0.6666666666666666 + }, + { + "eval_id": "redshift-support-read-only-rule", + "run_index": 0, + "with_skill": { + "eval_id": "redshift-support-read-only-rule", + "run_index": 0, + "assertion_results": [ + { + "text": "contains 'INSERT' or contains 'UPDATE' or contains 'DELETE'", + "passed": true, + "evidence": "OR satisfied by: contains 'insert' \u2014 Substring found: 'insert'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + }, + { + "text": "contains 'read-only' or contains 'read only'", + "passed": true, + "evidence": "OR satisfied by: contains 'read-only' \u2014 Substring found: 'read-only'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + } + ], + "pass_rate": 1.0, + "summary": "With skill: 100% assertions passed", + "execution_metrics": { + "tool_calls": 0, + "token_counts": { + "input_tokens": 3, + "output_tokens": 274, + "cache_read_input_tokens": 0, + "cache_creation_input_tokens": 38379 + } + }, + "timing": { + "elapsed_seconds": 13.48308154100232 + }, + "raw_output": "According to Core Rule 7 of the skill, the agent must **never** run these SQL statement types through `execute_query`:\n\n- `INSERT`\n- `UPDATE`\n- `DELETE`\n- `ALTER`\n- `DROP`\n- `CREATE`\n- `GRANT`\n- `VACUUM`\n- `ANALYZE`\n\n**Why:** The `execute_query` tool runs inside a **read-only transaction** and will reject them anyway. Instead, the agent must provide such statements as **recommendations for the user to run themselves**." + }, + "without_skill": { + "eval_id": "redshift-support-read-only-rule", + "run_index": 0, + "assertion_results": [ + { + "text": "contains 'INSERT' or contains 'UPDATE' or contains 'DELETE'", + "passed": false, + "evidence": "No OR branch satisfied \u2014 contains 'insert': Substring not found: 'insert'; contains 'update': Substring not found: 'update'; contains 'delete': Substring not found: 'delete'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + }, + { + "text": "contains 'read-only' or contains 'read only'", + "passed": false, + "evidence": "No OR branch satisfied \u2014 contains 'read-only': Substring not found: 'read-only'; contains 'read only': Substring not found: 'read only'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + } + ], + "pass_rate": 0.0, + "summary": "Without skill: 0% assertions passed", + "execution_metrics": { + "tool_calls": 0, + "token_counts": { + "input_tokens": 0, + "output_tokens": 0, + "cache_read_input_tokens": 0, + "cache_creation_input_tokens": 0 + } + }, + "timing": { + "elapsed_seconds": 180.00452108299942 + }, + "raw_output": "" + }, + "delta_pass_rate": 1.0 + }, + { + "eval_id": "redshift-support-error-transparency", + "run_index": 0, + "with_skill": { + "eval_id": "redshift-support-error-transparency", + "run_index": 0, + "assertion_results": [ + { + "text": "contains 'error'", + "passed": true, + "evidence": "Substring found: 'error'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + }, + { + "text": "contains 'not available' or contains 'quote'", + "passed": true, + "evidence": "OR satisfied by: contains 'not available' \u2014 Substring found: 'not available'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + }, + { + "text": "contains 'continue'", + "passed": true, + "evidence": "Substring found: 'continue'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + } + ], + "pass_rate": 1.0, + "summary": "With skill: 100% assertions passed", + "execution_metrics": { + "tool_calls": 0, + "token_counts": { + "input_tokens": 3, + "output_tokens": 532, + "cache_read_input_tokens": 0, + "cache_creation_input_tokens": 38391 + } + }, + "timing": { + "elapsed_seconds": 26.327421834001143 + }, + "raw_output": "Per **Core Rule 9** of the skill, the agent must do something more specific:\n\n1. **Quote the actual error text** it received (e.g. `relation \"stv_partitions\" does not exist`, `permission denied for relation ...`, `Statement timed out`) \u2014 never report it as just \"failed\" or silently skip it.\n2. **Mark that section as \"not available\"** with the quoted error as the reason.\n3. **Continue to the next section** \u2014 do not stop the whole review over one failed query.\n\nThe rationale is that the chat UI may only show a generic \"failed\" badge and hide the underlying error message, but the agent still receives the real exception text in the tool result. The user needs to see the actual cause to understand what happened and whether it's expected (e.g., a view that simply doesn't exist on serverless clusters vs. a permissions problem they can fix)." + }, + "without_skill": { + "eval_id": "redshift-support-error-transparency", + "run_index": 0, + "assertion_results": [ + { + "text": "contains 'error'", + "passed": false, + "evidence": "Substring not found: 'error'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + }, + { + "text": "contains 'not available' or contains 'quote'", + "passed": false, + "evidence": "No OR branch satisfied \u2014 contains 'not available': Substring not found: 'not available'; contains 'quote': Substring not found: 'quote'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + }, + { + "text": "contains 'continue'", + "passed": false, + "evidence": "Substring not found: 'continue'", + "method": "deterministic", + "confidence": 1.0, + "uncertain": false + } + ], + "pass_rate": 0.0, + "summary": "Without skill: 0% assertions passed", + "execution_metrics": { + "tool_calls": 0, + "token_counts": { + "input_tokens": 0, + "output_tokens": 0, + "cache_read_input_tokens": 0, + "cache_creation_input_tokens": 0 + } + }, + "timing": { + "elapsed_seconds": 180.0038730419983 + }, + "raw_output": "" + }, + "delta_pass_rate": 1.0 + } + ], + "run_summary": { + "with_skill": { + "mean_pass_rate": 0.9444, + "stddev_pass_rate": 0.1361, + "mean_tokens": 471.2, + "mean_input_tokens": 3.0, + "mean_output_tokens": 471.2, + "mean_total_tokens": 474.2, + "mean_tool_calls": 0.0 + }, + "without_skill": { + "mean_pass_rate": 0.1528, + "stddev_pass_rate": 0.2709, + "mean_tokens": 924.8, + "mean_input_tokens": 14.3, + "mean_output_tokens": 924.8, + "mean_total_tokens": 939.2, + "mean_tool_calls": 5.7 + }, + "delta": { + "pass_rate": 0.7917, + "tokens": -453.7, + "total_tokens": -465.0, + "input_tokens": -11.3, + "tool_calls": -5.7 + }, + "cost_efficiency": { + "quality_delta": 0.7917, + "cost_delta_pct": -49.5, + "classification": "PARETO_BETTER", + "emoji": "\ud83d\udfe2", + "description": "Skill improves quality while reducing cost" + }, + "estimated_cost": { + "with_skill_per_run": { + "input_cost": 9e-06, + "output_cost": 0.007067, + "total_cost": 0.007077, + "model": "sonnet", + "currency": "USD" + }, + "without_skill_per_run": { + "input_cost": 4.3e-05, + "output_cost": 0.013873, + "total_cost": 0.013916, + "model": "sonnet", + "currency": "USD" + }, + "per_eval_pair": 0.020993, + "total_runs": 6, + "total_cost": 0.126, + "model": "sonnet", + "currency": "USD" + } + }, + "scores": { + "outcome": 0.9444, + "process": 0.0, + "style": 0.9444, + "efficiency": 1.0, + "overall": 0.7222 + }, + "passed": true +} \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/evals/eval_queries.json b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/evals/eval_queries.json index c6b6a55..c77e246 100644 --- a/skills/redshift-support-specialist/evals/eval_queries.json +++ b/skills/redshift-support-specialist/evals/eval_queries.json @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [ {"query": "Which skill would help me tune a slow Amazon Redshift query? Just name it; do not run it.", "should_trigger": true}, - {"query": "Is there a skill available for running a Redshift operational health check? Answer yes or no with the skill name; do not execute it.", "should_trigger": true}, + {"query": "Is there a skill available for running a Redshift operational review or cluster health check? Answer yes or no with the skill name; do not execute it.", "should_trigger": true}, {"query": "Name the skill that covers Redshift cost optimization and serverless RPU sizing. 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Just name it; do not run it.", + "should_trigger": true, + "trigger_count": 2, + "run_count": 2, + "trigger_rate": 1.0, + "passed": true, + "mean_input_tokens": 3.0, + "mean_output_tokens": 129.0, + "mean_total_tokens": 132.0 + }, + { + "query": "Is there a skill available for running a Redshift operational review or cluster health check? Answer yes or no with the skill name; do not execute it.", + "should_trigger": true, + "trigger_count": 2, + "run_count": 2, + "trigger_rate": 1.0, + "passed": true, + "mean_input_tokens": 3.0, + "mean_output_tokens": 192.5, + "mean_total_tokens": 195.5 + }, + { + "query": "Name the skill that covers Redshift cost optimization and serverless RPU sizing. 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