runbooks operate¶
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First time? Set up your AWS profiles
Before running any command, configure your AWS SSO profiles. See the Single Account or Multi-Account Landing Zone tabs below for copy-paste setup blocks.
AWS Profile Configuration¶
All runbooks commands support these common options for AWS authentication:
| Option | Scope | When to Use |
|---|---|---|
--profile PROFILE |
Single account | Developer/operator targeting one AWS account |
--all-profile |
All accounts (Landing Zone) | Platform team — discovers across all SSO profiles |
--region REGION |
Override region | Non-default region (default: ap-southeast-2) |
--dry-run |
Safe mode | Analysis only, no mutations (recommended for first run) |
--output-dir DIR |
Output path | Directory for generated reports (default: output/) |
--format FORMAT |
Output format | table, json, csv, markdown (varies by command) |
Copy and configure:
# =============================================================
# AWS Single Account Configuration
# =============================================================
export AWS_REGION="ap-southeast-2"
export AWS_PROFILE="your-account-profile"
# Authenticate via SSO
aws sso login --profile $AWS_PROFILE
# Verify
aws sts get-caller-identity --profile $AWS_PROFILE
# Run any command
runbooks finops dashboard --profile $AWS_PROFILE
Copy and configure all 4 environment variables:
# =============================================================
# AWS Multi-Account Landing Zone Configuration
# =============================================================
export AWS_REGION="ap-southeast-2"
## Single account (default fallback)
export AWS_PROFILE="your-default-profile"
## FinOps/Billing profile (READ-ONLY access to Cost Explorer)
export AWS_BILLING_PROFILE="your-billing-readonly-profile"
## Management account profile (Organizations, Control Tower)
export AWS_MANAGEMENT_PROFILE="your-management-readonly-profile"
## Centralized Operations account profile (for shared resources)
export AWS_OPERATIONS_PROFILE="your-operations-readonly-profile"
# =============================================================
# Authenticate all profiles
# =============================================================
aws sso login --profile $AWS_BILLING_PROFILE
aws sso login --profile $AWS_MANAGEMENT_PROFILE
aws sso login --profile $AWS_OPERATIONS_PROFILE
# =============================================================
# Verify connectivity
# =============================================================
aws sts get-caller-identity --profile $AWS_BILLING_PROFILE
aws sts get-caller-identity --profile $AWS_MANAGEMENT_PROFILE
# =============================================================
# Run org-wide commands
# =============================================================
runbooks inventory collect --all-profile --region $AWS_REGION
runbooks finops dashboard --all-profile --format table
Org-Wide Profile Routing — 4-Step Methodology¶
Each AWS profile has exactly one correct purpose. Mixing them returns empty results, not errors
(CROSS_ACCOUNT_SILENT_ZERO anti-pattern).
Authoritative standard (DISC-001): .claude/skills/aws/org-wide-resource-discovery.md — canonical 4-step methodology with P-ENRICH ranking and Config aggregator vs Resource Explorer priority. See also: aws-profile-semantics.md.
| Step | Name | Profile Env Var | Flag | API / Service | What-If Wrong |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. DISCOVER | Org-wide resource inventory | $AWS_OPERATIONS_PROFILE |
--all-profile |
P1 (authoritative, un-capped): AWS Config aggregator (runbooks inventory resource-explorer default backend) — all accounts, paginated, no 1,000-result ceiling. P3 (cross-check only): Resource Explorer Search API — capped at 1,000 results per query; treat any count of exactly 1,000 as suspect. |
Wrong profile → aggregator index not found → silent-zero count |
| 2. ENUMERATE | Account names & IDs | $AWS_MANAGEMENT_PROFILE |
--all-profile |
AWS Organizations ListAccounts |
Wrong profile → empty account list → can't resolve resource owners |
| 3. ENRICH | Per-account attributes | Per-workload ~/.aws/config profile |
--profile |
Single-account describe-* / get-* (encryption, lifecycle, tags — aggregator can't return these) |
Skip this step → counts + cost present but target columns NULL |
| 4. COST | Cost attribution | $AWS_BILLING_PROFILE |
--all-profile |
Cost Explorer GetCostAndUsage |
Wrong profile → no CE access → cost columns blank or AccessDenied |
When to use --profile vs --all-profile
--all-profile $AWS_<PURPOSE>_PROFILE— Landing Zone-wide (hub accounts: Operations, Management, Billing). Always use the matching env var; never pass an LZ-wide profile with--profile.--profile $AWS_PROFILE— Single workload account only (Steps 3 + per-workload incident investigation).
Using --profile with an LZ-wide profile env var (e.g. --profile $AWS_BILLING_PROFILE) is a routing bug — the LZ hub account has no workload resources, so results are silently empty.
--all-profile flag behaviour differs by command group
--all-profile is value-taking (accepts a profile string) for finops, inventory, cfat, vpc, csdm, and workspaces command groups. For runbooks security, --all-profile is a boolean flag (bare, no value). Always use runbooks security baseline --all-profile (no value); never --all-profile $AWS_OPERATIONS_PROFILE for security commands.
# Step 1 — DISCOVER org-wide (Config aggregator, un-capped, P1 authoritative)
runbooks inventory resource-explorer --all-profile $AWS_OPERATIONS_PROFILE
# Step 2 — ENUMERATE accounts (Organizations API)
runbooks inventory discover --all-profile $AWS_MANAGEMENT_PROFILE
# Step 3 — ENRICH per-account (loop each workload profile from ~/.aws/config)
# Resolve account_id -> profile_name via runbooks.common.resolve_readonly_profile() (RB-3):
# from runbooks.common import resolve_readonly_profile
# profile = resolve_readonly_profile(account_id) # canonical account_id->profile resolver
runbooks security scan --profile $AWS_PROFILE # one call per workload account
# Step 4 — COST (Cost Explorer, org-wide consolidated billing)
runbooks finops dashboard --all-profile $AWS_BILLING_PROFILE
Environment Variables Reference¶
| Variable | Required | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
AWS_REGION |
Yes | Target AWS region (default: ap-southeast-2) |
AWS_PROFILE |
Yes | Default profile when --profile is omitted |
AWS_BILLING_PROFILE |
LZ only | Cost Explorer data enrichment |
AWS_MANAGEMENT_PROFILE |
LZ only | Organizations metadata enrichment |
AWS_OPERATIONS_PROFILE |
LZ only | Centralized Operations shared resources |
RUNBOOKS_TEST_MODE |
No | Set to 1 for offline/mock mode (no AWS calls) |
Commands¶
| Command | Description | Params | API Type |
|---|---|---|---|
cloudformation |
CloudFormation stack operations. | 0 | write |
cloudformation deploy |
Deploy CloudFormation stack with universal profile support. | 7 | write |
ec2 |
EC2 instance and resource operations. | 0 | write |
ec2 start |
Start EC2 instances with universal profile support. | 7 | write |
ec2 stop |
Stop EC2 instances with universal profile support. | 7 | write |
s3 |
S3 bucket and object operations. | 0 | write |
s3 create-bucket |
Create S3 bucket with enterprise configurations and universal profile support. | 10 | write |
scope |
Show the 4-phase org-wide discovery plan without executing any mutations. | 1 | write |
vpc |
VPC and networking operations. | 0 | write |
vpc create-vpc |
Create VPC with enterprise configurations and universal profile support. | 6 | write |
Quick Start by Role¶
Operational runbooks for resource lifecycle management.
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
| Resource status | runbooks operate status --profile $AWS_PROFILE |
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
| Batch operations | runbooks operate batch --profile $AWS_PROFILE --dry-run |
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
| Start resources | runbooks operate start --profile $AWS_PROFILE --dry-run |
| Stop resources | runbooks operate stop --profile $AWS_PROFILE --dry-run |
Command Details¶
runbooks operate cloudformation¶
Write Operation
This command modifies AWS resources. Use --dry-run when available.
CloudFormation stack operations.
runbooks operate cloudformation deploy¶
Write Operation
This command modifies AWS resources. Use --dry-run when available.
Deploy CloudFormation stack with universal profile support.
All Parameters (7)
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
--profile |
STRING | - | AWS profile for single-account operations. |
--region |
STRING | - | AWS region override (default: ap-southeast-2) |
--dry-run |
BOOL | - | Safe analysis mode - no resource modifications (enterprise default) |
--template-file |
PATH | - | CloudFormation template file |
--stack-name |
STRING | - | Stack name |
--parameters |
STRING | - | Stack parameters (JSON format) |
--all |
BOOL | - | Use all available AWS profiles for multi-account operations |
runbooks operate ec2¶
Write Operation
This command modifies AWS resources. Use --dry-run when available.
EC2 instance and resource operations.
runbooks operate ec2 start¶
Write Operation
This command modifies AWS resources. Use --dry-run when available.
Start EC2 instances with universal profile support.
All Parameters (7)
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
--profile |
STRING | - | AWS profile for single-account operations. |
--region |
STRING | - | AWS region override (default: ap-southeast-2) |
--dry-run |
BOOL | - | Safe analysis mode - no resource modifications (enterprise default) |
--instance-ids |
STRING | - | Instance IDs (repeat for multiple). |
--all |
BOOL | - | Use all available AWS profiles for multi-account operations |
--verbose/-v |
BOOL | - | Show detailed logs |
--format |
CHOICE(compact | table | json) |
runbooks operate ec2 stop¶
Write Operation
This command modifies AWS resources. Use --dry-run when available.
Stop EC2 instances with universal profile support.
All Parameters (7)
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
--profile |
STRING | - | AWS profile for single-account operations. |
--region |
STRING | - | AWS region override (default: ap-southeast-2) |
--dry-run |
BOOL | - | Safe analysis mode - no resource modifications (enterprise default) |
--instance-ids |
STRING | - | Instance IDs (repeat for multiple). |
--all |
BOOL | - | Use all available AWS profiles for multi-account operations |
--verbose/-v |
BOOL | - | Show detailed logs |
--format |
CHOICE(compact | table | json) |
runbooks operate s3¶
Write Operation
This command modifies AWS resources. Use --dry-run when available.
S3 bucket and object operations.
runbooks operate s3 create-bucket¶
Write Operation
This command modifies AWS resources. Use --dry-run when available.
Create S3 bucket with enterprise configurations and universal profile support.
All Parameters (10)
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
--profile |
STRING | - | AWS profile for single-account operations. |
--region |
STRING | - | AWS region override (default: ap-southeast-2) |
--dry-run |
BOOL | - | Safe analysis mode - no resource modifications (enterprise default) |
--bucket-name |
STRING | - | S3 bucket name |
--encryption |
BOOL | - | Enable encryption |
--versioning |
BOOL | - | Enable versioning |
--public-access-block |
BOOL | - | Block public access |
--all |
BOOL | - | Use all available AWS profiles for multi-account operations |
--verbose/-v |
BOOL | - | Show detailed logs |
--format |
CHOICE(compact | table | json) |
runbooks operate scope¶
Write Operation
This command modifies AWS resources. Use --dry-run when available.
Show the 4-phase org-wide discovery plan without executing any mutations.
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
--resource-types |
STRING | ec2,s3,vpc,cloudformation |
Comma-separated AWS resource types to scope (e.g. |
runbooks operate vpc¶
Write Operation
This command modifies AWS resources. Use --dry-run when available.
VPC and networking operations.
runbooks operate vpc create-vpc¶
Write Operation
This command modifies AWS resources. Use --dry-run when available.
Create VPC with enterprise configurations and universal profile support.
All Parameters (6)
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
--profile |
STRING | - | AWS profile for single-account operations. |
--region |
STRING | - | AWS region override (default: ap-southeast-2) |
--dry-run |
BOOL | - | Safe analysis mode - no resource modifications (enterprise default) |
--cidr-block |
STRING | - | VPC CIDR block (e.g., 10.0.0.0/16) |
--vpc-name |
STRING | - | VPC name tag |
--all |
BOOL | - | Use all available AWS profiles for multi-account operations |