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Launch a service on AWS

Quest: Write Terraform for a new AWS service, deploy it and watch it in Datadog

Proposed, not tested

Equipment

Castellan Claude Code
Quest
Write Terraform for a new AWS service, deploy it and watch it in Datadog
Hero
Claude CodeThe agent that runs the quest
Class
Castellan · Cloud and DevOps
Weapon
Claude Opus 5.5Greatsword: Anthropic's flagship for hard coding workMana rate 21 per 1k tokens Mana per run without spells: 2,919 mana (77 runs, 21 quests).
Charge
HighReasoning effort
Author
The curator

Terraform MCP reads current provider docs, aws-core guides the AWS build and deploy, and Datadog checks the service once it is live. Needs Docker, AWS credentials and a Datadog account.

Can't be appraised: Proving Grounds can't equip orbs (MCP servers).

Skill tree

  1. ScoutGather context

  2. CraftMake the thing

  3. TestCheck the work

    Nothing equipped here

  4. ShipDeliver it

Quest replay

Quest: "Write Terraform for a new AWS service, deploy it and watch it in Datadog". Four waves, then the Backlog Dragon.

Foes

  • Fog Wraith

Party · Context

  • Claude CodeCastellan100/100

  1. Wave 1 of 4 · Scout

    The Fog Wraith steps up.

    What really happensGather context

    Claude Code: Context 100/100.

  2. Explore

    Claude Code sends Explore, a fox scout, into the fog.

    What really happensClaude Code can hand a codebase search to its built-in Explore subagent, which works in its own context window.

    Explore: Context 40/40.

  3. Explore

    Explore sniffs out the right files.

    What really happensThe subagent reads and searches. None of that output lands in the main context.

    Fog Wraith takes 24.

  4. Haze

    The Fog Wraith breathes haze. Swings start to miss.

    What really happensWithout current docs, the agent guesses at APIs that may have changed.

    Explore takes 3. Explore: Context 37/40. Explore: Haze.

  5. HashiCorp Terraform MCP Server

    A seeing stone that reads the Terraform Registry before you write a line.

    What really happensRegistry tools search provider docs, modules and policies, so generated HCL uses current arguments.

    Fog Wraith takes 36 (critical hit). Fog Wraith falls.

  6. Haze cleared

    Fresh pages burn the haze away.

    What really happensCurrent docs replace guesses with facts.

  7. Explore

    Explore returns with a short report.

    What really happensOnly the subagent's final summary comes back to the main agent.

    Claude Code takes 2. Claude Code: Context 98/100. Claude Code: Insight. Explore returns.

  8. Wave 2 of 4 · Craft

    The Storm Elemental steps up.

    What really happensMake the thing

  9. Lightning

    Lightning splits the sky and the servers go dark.

    What really happensAn outage or a broken pipeline stops everything until someone finds the cause.

    Claude Code takes 4. Claude Code takes 4. Claude Code: Context 90/100.

  10. Agent Toolkit for AWS (aws-core)

    A war banner that brings AWS skills and the AWS MCP Server into camp.

    What really happensThe AWS MCP Server searches current AWS docs without sign-in and calls AWS APIs with your local credentials.

    Storm Elemental takes 81 (critical hit).

  11. Lightning

    The Storm Elemental uses Lightning.

    Claude Code takes 4. Claude Code takes 4. Claude Code: Context 82/100.

  12. Greatsword

    Claude Code swings the Greatsword.

    Storm Elemental takes 19 (critical hit). Storm Elemental falls.

  13. Wave 3 of 4 · Test

    The Bug Slime and the Flaky Wisp step up.

    What really happensCheck the work

    Flaky Wisp: Flicker.

  14. Flicker

    The Flaky Wisp uses Flicker.

    Claude Code takes 3. Claude Code: Context 79/100.

  15. Greatsword

    The wisp flickers out of reach.

    What really happensA flaky test passes on one run and fails on the next.

    Flaky Wisp avoids the hit.

  16. Regress

    The Bug Slime uses Regress.

    Claude Code takes 3. Claude Code: Context 76/100.

  17. Flicker

    The Flaky Wisp uses Flicker.

    Claude Code takes 3. Claude Code: Context 73/100.

  18. Greatsword

    Claude Code swings the Greatsword.

    Flaky Wisp takes 40. Flaky Wisp falls.

  19. Regress

    The Bug Slime uses Regress.

    Claude Code takes 3. Claude Code: Context 70/100.

  20. Greatsword

    Claude Code swings the Greatsword.

    Bug Slime takes 45. Bug Slime falls.

  21. Wave 4 of 4 · Ship

    The Gate Warden steps up.

    What really happensDeliver it

    Gate Warden: Barrier.

  22. Boss · Backlog Dragon

    The Backlog Dragon guards the quest: "Write Terraform for a new AWS service, deploy it and watch it in Datadog".

    What really happensIt stands for the whole quest, every task on the list.

  23. Scope creep

    The dragon breathes scope creep across the party.

    What really happensNew asks pile onto a task while it is underway.

    Claude Code takes 5. Claude Code: Context 65/100.

  24. Datadog Plugin and MCP Server

    A watchtower that reads Datadog logs, traces and monitors on request.

    What really happensTools search logs, metrics, traces, dashboards and monitors. Your Datadog roles decide what the agent can see.

    Gate Warden is behind a barrier.

  25. Gate open

    The checks turn green and the gate opens.

    What really happensTests, build and review pass, so the release can go.

  26. Bar the gate

    The warden raises the gate. Nothing passes until the checks are green.

    What really happensA release waits until tests, builds and reviews pass.

  27. Claw

    The Backlog Dragon uses Claw.

    Claude Code takes 6. Claude Code: Context 59/100.

  28. Greatsword

    Claude Code swings the Greatsword.

    Gate Warden takes 52.

  29. Bar the gate

    The Gate Warden swings the gate shut.

    Claude Code takes 5. Claude Code: Context 54/100.

  30. Scope creep

    The Backlog Dragon uses Scope creep.

    Claude Code takes 5. Claude Code: Context 49/100.

  31. Greatsword

    Claude Code swings the Greatsword.

    Gate Warden takes 8. Gate Warden falls.

  32. Claw

    The Backlog Dragon uses Claw.

    Claude Code takes 6. Claude Code: Context 43/100.

  33. Greatsword

    Claude Code swings the Greatsword.

    Backlog Dragon takes 47.

  34. Scope creep

    The Backlog Dragon uses Scope creep.

    Claude Code takes 5. Claude Code: Context 38/100.

  35. Greatsword

    Claude Code swings the Greatsword.

    Backlog Dragon takes 52.

  36. Call the backlog

    The dragon roars, and another task crawls out of the backlog.

    What really happensFinishing one task often surfaces the next one on the list.

  37. Greatsword

    Claude Code swings the Greatsword.

    Bug Slime takes 25. Bug Slime falls.

  38. Scope creep

    The Backlog Dragon uses Scope creep.

    Claude Code takes 5. Claude Code: Context 33/100.

  39. Claw

    The Backlog Dragon uses Claw.

    Claude Code takes 6. Claude Code: Context 27/100.

  40. Greatsword

    Claude Code swings the Greatsword.

    Backlog Dragon takes 48.

  41. Scope creep

    The Backlog Dragon uses Scope creep.

    Claude Code takes 5. Claude Code: Context 22/100.

  42. Compact

    The hero rolls the scroll of memory tight and fights on.

    What really happensWhen context runs low, the agent summarizes the session so far and keeps going. Small details can get lost.

    Claude Code recovers 28. Claude Code: Context 50/100.

  43. Greatsword

    Claude Code swings the Greatsword.

    Backlog Dragon takes 48.

  44. Enraged

    Wounded, the dragon rages.

    What really happensThe last stretch of a big job is often the hardest.

    Backlog Dragon: Enraged.

  45. Claw

    The Backlog Dragon uses Claw.

    Claude Code takes 8. Claude Code: Context 42/100.

  46. Greatsword

    Claude Code swings the Greatsword.

    Backlog Dragon takes 25. Backlog Dragon falls.

  47. Quest clear

    The Backlog Dragon falls. Quest complete.

    What really happensEvery equipped spell did its part of "Write Terraform for a new AWS service, deploy it and watch it in Datadog".

After the battle

  • Claude Code took 15 turns to clear four waves.
  • Context ran low once, so the agent compacted it.
  • No Test spell, so that wave ran on basic attacks.
  • Summons took 3 damage in their own context and brought back 1 report.

Copy this loadout

Prompt for Claude Code

Paste this into Claude Code. It installs each spell, leaves API keys and sign-ins to you, and ends with the command that restarts it with this weapon and charge.

Set up these tools for me in Claude Code.
Loadout: https://vibe-rpg-simulator.vercel.app/loadouts/aws-terraform-launch/

1. HashiCorp Terraform MCP Server
   Source: https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server
   Run:
     claude mcp add terraform -s user -t stdio -- docker run -i --rm hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server

2. Agent Toolkit for AWS (aws-core)
   Source: https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws/tree/main/plugins/aws-core
   I type in Claude Code:
     /plugin install aws-core@claude-plugins-official

3. Datadog Plugin and MCP Server
   Source: https://github.com/datadog-labs/claude-code-plugin
   I type in Claude Code:
     /plugin install datadog@claude-plugins-official
     /ddsetup

How to do it:
- Skip anything that is already installed. Run the rest in order and check that each step worked.
- Commands under "I type in Claude Code" are mine to enter. List them for me at the end, in order.
- Never ask me to paste an API key or token into this chat. When a command needs one, such as YOUR_API_KEY, give me the full command to run in my own terminal.
- Ask me for any other value you can't work out, such as a project path.
- If a command asks a question or needs a browser sign-in or an open app, tell me what to do and wait.
- If a command fails, follow the install steps in the tool's source for Claude Code instead. Show me any command that is not on this list before you run it, and install nothing else.

When you're done, tell me what is ready and what still needs me. New tools load in a new session, so finish by telling me to restart Claude Code with Claude Opus 5.5 and reasoning effort high:
claude --model opus --effort high

Terminal commands

Or paste these lines into a terminal. The first part installs every spell for Claude Code; the last line starts it with the same weapon and charge. Lines starting with # are notes or commands you type inside the agent.

# Loadout: Launch a service on AWS
# Quest: Write Terraform for a new AWS service, deploy it and watch it in Datadog
# Hero: Claude Code · Weapon: Claude Opus 5.5 · Charge: High
# From https://vibe-rpg-simulator.vercel.app/loadouts/aws-terraform-launch/

# 1. Learn the spells
# Scout: HashiCorp Terraform MCP Server
claude mcp add terraform -s user -t stdio -- docker run -i --rm hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server
# Craft: Agent Toolkit for AWS (aws-core)
# in Claude Code: /plugin install aws-core@claude-plugins-official
# Ship: Datadog Plugin and MCP Server
# in Claude Code: /plugin install datadog@claude-plugins-official
# in Claude Code: /ddsetup

# 2. Start the hero with this weapon and charge
claude --model opus --effort high

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