OpenSearch Serverless NextGen Provisioning & Deprovisioning

Overview

Guided wizard for provisioning and deprovisioning Amazon OpenSearch Serverless (AOSS) NextGen collections. Handles the full orchestration: security policies, collection groups, and collections — in the correct dependency order.

When to Use

• Customer wants to create an OpenSearch Serverless collection
• Customer wants to set up AOSS NextGen
• Customer wants to delete/deprovision AOSS resources
• Customer mentions “collection group”, “opensearch serverless”, “AOSS”

Key Constraints

• "standbyReplicas": "ENABLED" is MANDATORY for all NextGen collection groups (never allow DISABLED)
• "generation": "NEXTGEN" is REQUIRED for NextGen collection groups.
• AWS credentials must be pre-configured; check first and stop if missing
• Execute commands directly — do not generate scripts for the user to run
• Collections must be in ACTIVE status before they can be deleted. NextGen collections typically take ~30 seconds; standalone collections can take 3-5 minutes.
• OCU capacity limits must be: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, or any multiple of 16

Quick Reference

Naming Convention (Auto-Generated)

Companion Files

This skill is split across multiple files to stay under 500 lines. Read companion files on demand:

• If user selects Flow 2 (Advanced) or Flow 4 (Add to Existing Group): Read ADVANCED.md in this directory.
• If user selects Flow 5 (Deprovision): Read DEPROVISION.md in this directory.
• On any command failure: Read ERRORS.md in this directory for error handling guidance.

Entry Point

Step 1: Credential Check

Run:

aws sts get-caller-identity

If this fails, tell the user: “AWS credentials are missing or expired. Please configure credentials (e.g., aws configure or set environment variables) and try again.” Then STOP.

Step 2: Mode Selection

Ask the user:

What would you like to do?

1. Provision (Simple) — New NextGen collection group + collection with defaults
2. Provision (Advanced) — Preset-based setup with full parameter control
3. Provision standalone collection — Collection without a collection group (classic)
4. Add collection to existing group — Create a collection in an existing collection group
5. Deprovision — Tear down collection(s) and/or collection group

Proceed to the corresponding flow section below (or read companion file as noted above).

Flow 1: Simple Provisioning

Inputs

Collect from the user (one at a time):

1. Collection name — 3-32 chars, lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens. Must start with a letter. Pattern: [a-z][a-z0-9-]+
2. Collection type — SEARCH or VECTORSEARCH
3. Region — AWS region (e.g., us-east-1, us-east-2, us-west-2)

Execution

Run these commands in order. Stop and report if any command fails.

1. Create encryption policy:

aws opensearchserverless create-security-policy --cli-input-json '{
  "type": "encryption",
  "name": "<name>-enc-policy",
  "policy": "{\"Rules\":[{\"ResourceType\":\"collection\",\"Resource\":[\"collection/<name>\"]}],\"AWSOwnedKey\":true}"
}' --region <region>

2. Create network policy (public access):

aws opensearchserverless create-security-policy --cli-input-json '{
  "type": "network",
  "name": "<name>-net-policy",
  "policy": "[{\"Description\":\"Public access for <name>\",\"Rules\":[{\"ResourceType\":\"dashboard\",\"Resource\":[\"collection/<name>\"]},{\"ResourceType\":\"collection\",\"Resource\":[\"collection/<name>\"]}],\"AllowFromPublic\":true}]"
}' --region <region>

3. Create collection group (NextGen):

aws opensearchserverless create-collection-group \
  --name <name>-group \
  --standby-replicas ENABLED \
  --generation NEXTGEN \
  --region <region>

4. Create collection:

aws opensearchserverless create-collection --cli-input-json '{
  "name": "<name>",
  "type": "<TYPE>",
  "collectionGroupName": "<name>-group"
}' --region <region>

5. Optional — Data access policy:

Ask: “Would you like to set up a data access policy now? This grants an IAM principal access to the collection. You can also do this later.”

If yes, collect the IAM principal ARN (role or user ARN), then run:

aws opensearchserverless create-access-policy --cli-input-json '{
  "type": "data",
  "name": "<name>-access-policy",
  "policy": "[{\"Rules\":[{\"Resource\":[\"collection/<name>\"],\"Permission\":[\"aoss:*\"],\"ResourceType\":\"collection\"},{\"Resource\":[\"index/<name>/*\"],\"Permission\":[\"aoss:*\"],\"ResourceType\":\"index\"}],\"Principal\":[\"<principal-arn>\"]}]"
}' --region <region>

Success Output

After all commands succeed, report:

• Collection group name and ID
• Collection name, ID, and ARN (from create-collection response)
• Region
• Remind user: “Your collection will be ACTIVE in 1-2 minutes. You can check status with: aws opensearchserverless batch-get-collection --ids <id> --region <region>”

Flow 3: Standalone Collection (Classic)

For customers who want a collection without a collection group (v1-style, no NextGen features).

Inputs

Collect from the user:

1. Collection name — 3-32 chars, lowercase, alphanumeric + hyphens, starts with letter
2. Collection type — SEARCH or VECTORSEARCH
3. Region — AWS region

Execution

1. Create encryption policy:

aws opensearchserverless create-security-policy --cli-input-json '{
  "type": "encryption",
  "name": "<name>-enc-policy",
  "policy": "{\"Rules\":[{\"ResourceType\":\"collection\",\"Resource\":[\"collection/<name>\"]}],\"AWSOwnedKey\":true}"
}' --region <region>

2. Create network policy (public access):

aws opensearchserverless create-security-policy --cli-input-json '{
  "type": "network",
  "name": "<name>-net-policy",
  "policy": "[{\"Description\":\"Public access for <name>\",\"Rules\":[{\"ResourceType\":\"dashboard\",\"Resource\":[\"collection/<name>\"]},{\"ResourceType\":\"collection\",\"Resource\":[\"collection/<name>\"]}],\"AllowFromPublic\":true}]"
}' --region <region>

3. Create collection (no collection group):

aws opensearchserverless create-collection --cli-input-json '{
  "name": "<name>",
  "type": "<TYPE>"
}' --region <region>

4. Optional — Data access policy:

Same as Flow 1.

Success Output

Report collection name, ID, ARN, region. Remind about status check command.