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signing-in-to-aws

Gets AWS credentials for CLI/SDK access via `aws login`. Activates when a developer needs to authenticate to AWS for local development, when an AWS operation fails due to missing or expired credentials, or when someone asks about setting up AWS access. Triggers: "set up AWS", "configure AWS", "aws login", "get credentials", "authenticate", "session expired", "token expired", "no credentials", "AccessDeniedException" with no configured credentials.

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# Sign In — Get CLI/SDK Credentials

Help developers get AWS credentials for local development using `aws login`. This provides short-term, auto-rotating credentials that refresh every 15 minutes and remain valid for up to 12 hours.

**Important:**

- You MUST run `aws login` and `aws --version` in the user's local shell — NOT via MCP/API tools.
- You MUST ask the user for confirmation before running `aws login`. Do not tell the user to run the command themselves — ask if YOU should run it (e.g., "Ready for me to run `aws login`?" or "Shall I proceed with `aws login`?"). Wait for their response before proceeding.

## Prerequisites

The `aws login` command requires **AWS CLI version 2.32.0 or later**.

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