version: "1.0.0" name: atmos-aws-eks description: "AWS EKS commands in Atmos: atmos aws eks update-kubeconfig, atmos aws eks token, kubeconfig generation, kubectl exec credentials, EKS auth integrations" metadata: copyright: Copyright Cloud Posse, LLC 2026 version: "1.0.0" category: aws

Atmos AWS EKS

Use this skill for Atmos commands that connect AWS EKS clusters to local Kubernetes tooling. It owns atmos aws eks update-kubeconfig and atmos aws eks token.

Command Model

atmos aws eks update-kubeconfig writes or prints kubeconfig entries for an EKS cluster. It can run from explicit CLI arguments, a component and stack, an auth.integrations entry, or an Atmos identity with explicit cluster details.

atmos aws eks update-kubeconfig <component> -s <stack>
atmos aws eks update-kubeconfig --profile dev --name dev-cluster
atmos aws eks update-kubeconfig --integration dev/eks/primary
atmos aws eks update-kubeconfig --name dev-cluster --region us-east-2 --identity dev-admin

atmos aws eks token generates a Kubernetes ExecCredential token for kubectl. It is normally called by kubectl from generated kubeconfig rather than run by humans.

atmos aws eks token --cluster-name dev-cluster --region us-east-2 --identity dev-admin

Configuration

For integration mode, configure an aws/eks integration in auth.integrations. Route provider, identity, AWS SSO, SAML, OIDC, assume role, and assume root details to atmos-auth.

auth:
  providers:
    company-sso:
      kind: aws/iam-identity-center
      region: us-east-1
      start_url: https://company.awsapps.com/start/
 
  identities:
    dev-admin:
      kind: aws/permission-set
      via:
        provider: company-sso
      principal:
        name: AdministratorAccess
        account: dev
 
  integrations:
    dev/eks/primary:
      kind: aws/eks
      via:
        identity: dev-admin
      spec:
        cluster:
          name: dev-cluster
          region: us-east-2
          alias: dev-eks

Agent Guidance

• Prefer --integration when a named EKS integration exists; it centralizes cluster name, region,

alias, and identity selection.

• Use --identity with --name and --region for ad hoc kubeconfig generation through Atmos Auth.
• Use --profile or --role-arn only when the workflow intentionally relies on AWS CLI-style

credentials rather than Atmos Auth. In this command, --profile means the AWS CLI/kubeconfig credential profile, not an Atmos profile, --identity, or --integration.

• Use --dry-run when reviewing kubeconfig output or avoiding writes to the user's kubeconfig.
• Do not hard-code kubeconfig paths unless the repo already has a convention. Check

components.helmfile.kubeconfig_path and Helmfile settings first when using component/stack mode.

• If the AWS CLI or kubectl must be installed for a scripted job, route tool installation to

atmos-toolchain.

Routing