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Install on Amazon Q Developer

Configure SkillBoss on Amazon Q Developer, AWS's AI coding assistant. Access 679+ endpoints including GPT-5, Claude, and DeepSeek alongside AWS-native AI capabilities.

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Quick Install: set up skillboss.co/skill.md

One-Line Install (Recommended)

The fastest way to install SkillBoss on Amazon Q Developer:

set up skillboss.co/skill.md

This automatically:

  • Downloads the SkillBoss skills pack
  • Configures Amazon Q automatically
  • Works on macOS, Windows, and Linux

Manual Installation

Install Amazon Q

Install Amazon Q Developer extension in VS Code or JetBrains from the marketplace

Get Your Skills Pack

Go to skillboss.co/console and download the skills pack

Extract and Install

# macOS/Linux
unzip skillboss-skills.zip
mkdir -p ~/.amazon-q/skills/
cp -r skillboss-skills ~/.amazon-q/skills/skillboss
# Windows
Expand-Archive skillboss-skills.zip -DestinationPath .
mkdir -p $env:USERPROFILE\.amazon-q\skills\
Copy-Item -Recurse skillboss-skills $env:USERPROFILE\.amazon-q\skills\skillboss

Configure API (Optional)

For OpenAI-compatible API access in your projects:

export OPENAI_API_BASE=https://api.skillboss.co/v1
export OPENAI_API_KEY=your_skillboss_api_key

Restart IDE

Restart your IDE to load the skills

Verify Installation

Check that SkillBoss skills are loaded alongside Amazon Q

Directory Structure

After installation:

~/.amazon-q/
└── skills/
    └── skillboss/
        β”œβ”€β”€ SKILL.md              # Your API key
        β”œβ”€β”€ business/             # Business operations
        β”œβ”€β”€ infrastructure/       # Technical infrastructure
        β”œβ”€β”€ marketing/            # Growth & marketing
        └── analytics/            # Analytics & monitoring

Why Use SkillBoss with Amazon Q?

Amazon Q is excellent for AWS-specific tasks. Use SkillBoss alongside it to:

  • Access 100+ additional AI models (GPT-5, Claude, DeepSeek, Gemini)
  • Use Stripe payments, email services, and other business APIs
  • Generate images, videos, and audio
  • Deploy to any cloud provider, not just AWS

Quick Start Examples

Try these in Amazon Q's AI chat:

Create a landing page with hero section, features, and Stripe checkout
Deploy my site to Vercel with custom domain and SSL
Send a welcome email to new users using SendGrid

Troubleshooting

  1. Verify files: ls ~/.amazon-q/skills/skillboss/
  2. Check SKILL.md exists with your API key
  3. Restart your IDE completely
  4. Try: chmod -R 755 ~/.amazon-q/skills/
  1. Download fresh skills pack from Console
  2. Check your credit balance
  3. Verify API key in SKILL.md

SkillBoss skills work alongside Amazon Q without conflicts. Each handles different capabilities:

  • Amazon Q: AWS services, IAM, Lambda, etc.
  • SkillBoss: AI models, payments, email, image generation, etc.

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