aws-skeetbot

A serverless bot that automatically posts AWS service updates from the "What's New" RSS feed to BlueSky social network.

Features

• 🤖 Automatic monitoring of AWS What's New RSS feed
• 🚀 Real-time posting to BlueSky
• 🧠 Optional AI-powered post summarization using Anthropic
• ⚡ Serverless architecture using AWS Lambda
• 🔄 Scheduled execution via EventBridge

Architecture

The solution uses several AWS services:

• AWS Lambda for serverless execution
• EventBridge for scheduled triggers
• Systems Manager Parameter Store for secure configuration
• CloudWatch for logging and monitoring

Prerequisites

• AWS Account with administrative access
• SAM CLI installed
• BlueSky account and credentials
• (Optional) Anthropic API key for AI summarization

Configuration

Required Parameters

Set up the following parameters in AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store:

/aws-skeetbot/bluesky-identifier # Your BlueSky account identifier 
/aws-skeetbot/bluesky-password # Your BlueSky password/app password
(Optional) /aws-skeetbot/ANTHROPIC_API_KEY # Your Anthropic key if you want it to summarize for you

Setup

1. Set up the required SSM parameters in your AWS account as detailed in the previous section.

2. Install the SAM CLI if you haven't already:

brew install aws-sam-cli   # For macOS
# For other operating systems, see AWS SAM CLI documentation

Deployment

Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/aws-skeetbot.git
cd aws-skeetbot

Build and deploy using SAM:

sam build
sam deploy

How It Works

• The bot runs on a scheduled basis using AWS EventBridge
• Checks the AWS What's New RSS feed for new entries
• Posts new updates to BlueSky using the configured credentials
• Uses AWS Lambda for serverless execution

Troubleshooting

• Check CloudWatch Logs for execution details
• Verify SSM parameters are correctly set
• Ensure Lambda has appropriate IAM permissions

Contributing

Contributions welcome! Please feel free to submit issues and pull requests.

License

MIT License