Claude-skill-registry LocalStack Service Tiers Reference

Reference for LocalStack AWS service availability by tier (Free/Base/Ultimate). Essential for KECS development to understand which AWS-compatible services can be used locally without cost.

install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry
Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/data/localstack-services" ~/.claude/skills/majiayu000-claude-skill-registry-localstack-service-tiers-reference && rm -rf "$T"
manifest: skills/data/localstack-services/SKILL.md
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LocalStack Service Tiers Reference

This skill provides knowledge about LocalStack service availability across pricing tiers. KECS uses LocalStack for AWS-compatible services, relying on free tier services for ECS integrations.

Quick Reference

Key Insight for KECS Development

ECS is NOT available in LocalStack Free tier - it requires Base tier ($39/mo). This is one of the primary reasons KECS exists: to provide a free, local ECS-compatible environment.

Pricing Tiers

TierPriceServices
Free (Community)$030+ services
Base$39/mo55+ services
Ultimate$89/mo110+ services

Free Tier Services (Commonly Used with ECS)

These services are available for free and can be used with KECS:

  • S3 - Object storage
  • DynamoDB - NoSQL database
  • SQS - Simple Queue Service
  • SNS - Simple Notification Service
  • IAM - Identity and Access Management
  • SecretsManager - Secrets management
  • KMS - Key Management Service
  • SSM - Systems Manager (Parameter Store)
  • STS - Security Token Service
  • ACM - Certificate Manager
  • CloudWatch - Monitoring (basic features)
  • CloudWatch Logs - Logging (basic features)
  • Lambda - Serverless functions (basic features)

Paid Tier Only Services (NOT Free)

These require LocalStack Base or Ultimate:

  • ECS - Elastic Container Service (Base+)
  • ECR - Elastic Container Registry (Base+)
  • ELB/ALB - Load Balancing (Base+)
  • EC2 - Docker VM mode (Base+, Mock mode is free)

Detailed Documentation

See

service-tiers.md
for complete service tier information.