
managing-amazon-kinesis-data-streams
Operates Amazon Kinesis Data Streams (KDS). Covers streaming tables and Amazon S3 delivery - serverless, fully managed delivery from a KDS stream to Apache Iceberg tables on S3 Tables or to general-purpose S3 buckets. Includes channel setup, IAM, schemas, output key templates, CloudWatch metrics and alarms, DLQ handling, quotas, and troubleshooting. For all other KDS topics and questions, search AWS documentation and blogs instead. Triggers: Kinesis Data Streams, KDS, streaming tables, stream to S3, stream to Iceberg, stream to S3 Tables, KDS delivery, KDS channel, CreateChannel, data channel, data freshness, dead-letter queue, KDS lakehouse, serverless Kinesis delivery, Firehose alternative for KDS, zero-ops Kinesis to S3. DO NOT USE for Kinesis Data Firehose, Kinesis Video Streams, or Managed Service for Apache Flink — use dedicated skills or search documentation instead.
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Install
Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill managing-amazon-kinesis-data-streams- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads managing-amazon-kinesis-data-streams automatically when relevant.
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Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
Overview
Domain expertise for Amazon Kinesis Data Streams. This skill covers streaming tables and Amazon S3 delivery, which provide serverless, fully managed delivery from a KDS stream directly to Apache Iceberg tables on S3 Tables or to general-purpose S3 buckets — no consumers, no Firehose, no Flink required for append-only delivery.
Delivery is configured as a channel on a stream via CreateChannel. Channels consume no shard capacity and no enhanced fan-out slots, so they do not compete with existing consumers.
The AWS MCP server is recommended for executing AWS operations. When the MCP server is not available, use the AWS CLI or shell commands instead.
Which Workflow Do You Need?
| Customer Intent | Reference |
|---|---|
| Deliver stream data to Apache Iceberg tables on S3 Tables — setup, IAM, Glue schema, type mapping, partitioning, channel lifecycle | references/streaming-tables.md |
| Deliver stream data to a general-purpose S3 bucket as objects — setup, IAM, compression, storage class, output key templates, channel lifecycle | references/general-purpose-delivery-to-s3.md |
| Build a lakehouse / data lake from Kinesis; make streaming data queryable in Athena | references/streaming-tables.md |
| Zero-ops, serverless alternative to Firehose or Kinesis consumers for KDS → S3 delivery | references/general-purpose-delivery-to-s3.md |
| CloudWatch metrics and alarms, delivery logging, CloudTrail, encryption, channel states, quotas, naming rules, what can be updated | references/monitoring-security-and-limits.md |
| Channel is ACTIVE but no data arrives; records landing in the DLQ; rising data freshness | Start with references/monitoring-security-and-limits.md, then the destination-specific troubleshooting table |
| Deliver to both S3 and S3 Tables from one stream | Supported — create one channel per destination |
Prerequisites
Both destinations require an ON_DEMAND stream — provisioned-mode streams are not supported. Each channel also needs an IAM service execution role trusted by kinesis.amazonaws.com, and a destination in the same Region as the stream.
Hard Limits to Check First
These rule out the feature entirely, so confirm them before designing a solution:
- Append-only — no CDC, upserts, or deletes
- No schema evolution — a schema change means deleting and recreating the channel
- No backfill — only records produced after the channel is
ACTIVEare delivered - No transformations — records are delivered as-is
- New table per channel — cannot deliver into an existing Iceberg table
- Data freshness is 300–900 seconds — not sub-minute
- Same Region only — cross-account is supported, cross-Region is not
If any of these block the customer, recommend Managed Service for Apache Flink instead.
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FAQ
What does the managing-amazon-kinesis-data-streams skill do?
Operates Amazon Kinesis Data Streams (KDS). Covers streaming tables and Amazon S3 delivery - serverless, fully managed delivery from a KDS stream to Apache Iceberg tables on S3 Tables or to general-purpose S3 buckets. Includes channel setup, IAM, schemas, output key templates, CloudWatch metrics and alarms, DLQ handling, quotas, and troubleshooting. For all other KDS topics and questions, search AWS documentation and blogs instead. Triggers: Kinesis Data Streams, KDS, streaming tables, stream to S3, stream to Iceberg, stream to S3 Tables, KDS delivery, KDS channel, CreateChannel, data channel, data freshness, dead-letter queue, KDS lakehouse, serverless Kinesis delivery, Firehose alternative for KDS, zero-ops Kinesis to S3. DO NOT USE for Kinesis Data Firehose, Kinesis Video Streams, or Managed Service for Apache Flink — use dedicated skills or search documentation instead.
How do I install managing-amazon-kinesis-data-streams?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws --skill managing-amazon-kinesis-data-streams in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/managing-amazon-kinesis-data-streams/ (personal) or .claude/skills/managing-amazon-kinesis-data-streams/ (project).
Which AI agents can use managing-amazon-kinesis-data-streams?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is managing-amazon-kinesis-data-streams safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains managing-amazon-kinesis-data-streams?
It is published by aws in aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws. It has 1,827 recorded installs.
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