Awsclaw SQS

Manage SQS queues and send/receive messages.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user:

• Asks about SQS queues or messaging
• Wants to send, receive, or delete messages
• Needs to inspect queue attributes or dead letter queues
• Wants to purge a queue
• Asks about FIFO queues, message groups, or deduplication
• Needs to manage message visibility
• Wants to create or delete queues
• Needs to configure queue attributes or permissions

Tool: SQSTool

Execute AWS SQS commands. ALWAYS provide params object.

Commands

ListQueues

List SQS queues.

{ "command": "ListQueues", "params": { "QueueNamePrefix": "prod-" } }

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
QueueNamePrefix	string	No	Queue name prefix filter
MaxResults	number	No	Maximum results
NextToken	string	No	Pagination token

GetQueueUrl

Get the URL for a queue by name.

{ "command": "GetQueueUrl", "params": { "QueueName": "my-queue" } }

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
QueueName	string	Yes	Queue name
QueueOwnerAWSAccountId	string	No	Queue owner account ID (for cross-account)

GetQueueAttributes

Get queue attributes (message count, delay, visibility timeout, policy, etc.).

{ "command": "GetQueueAttributes", "params": { "QueueUrl": "https://sqs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/123456789012/my-queue", "AttributeNames": ["All"] } }

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
QueueUrl	string	Yes	Queue URL
AttributeNames	array of strings	No	Attribute names to retrieve. Use ["All"] for all attributes

SendMessage

Send a message to a queue.

{ "command": "SendMessage", "params": { "QueueUrl": "https://sqs...", "MessageBody": "Hello World" } }

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
QueueUrl	string	Yes	Queue URL
MessageBody	string	Yes	Message body text
DelaySeconds	number	No	Delay before message becomes available
MessageAttributes	object	No	Custom message attributes
MessageDeduplicationId	string	No	Deduplication ID (FIFO queues)
MessageGroupId	string	No	Message group ID (FIFO queues)

SendMessageBatch

Send multiple messages in a batch.

{ "command": "SendMessageBatch", "params": { "QueueUrl": "https://sqs...", "Entries": [{"Id":"1","MessageBody":"msg1"},{"Id":"2","MessageBody":"msg2"}] } }

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
QueueUrl	string	Yes	Queue URL
Entries	array of objects	Yes	Batch entries (up to 10)

ReceiveMessage

Receive messages from a queue.

{ "command": "ReceiveMessage", "params": { "QueueUrl": "https://sqs...", "MaxNumberOfMessages": 10, "WaitTimeSeconds": 5 } }

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
QueueUrl	string	Yes	Queue URL
MaxNumberOfMessages	number	No	Maximum messages to receive (1-10)
VisibilityTimeout	number	No	Visibility timeout in seconds
WaitTimeSeconds	number	No	Long polling wait time in seconds
AttributeNames	array of strings	No	System attribute names to retrieve
MessageAttributeNames	array of strings	No	Custom message attribute names

DeleteMessage

Delete a message from a queue.

{ "command": "DeleteMessage", "params": { "QueueUrl": "https://sqs...", "ReceiptHandle": "AQEBw..." } }

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
QueueUrl	string	Yes	Queue URL
ReceiptHandle	string	Yes	Receipt handle from ReceiveMessage

DeleteMessageBatch

Delete multiple messages in a batch.

{ "command": "DeleteMessageBatch", "params": { "QueueUrl": "https://sqs...", "Entries": [{"Id":"1","ReceiptHandle":"AQEBw..."}] } }

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
QueueUrl	string	Yes	Queue URL
Entries	array of objects	Yes	Batch entries with Id and ReceiptHandle

ChangeMessageVisibility

Change visibility timeout of a received message.

{ "command": "ChangeMessageVisibility", "params": { "QueueUrl": "https://sqs...", "ReceiptHandle": "AQEBw...", "VisibilityTimeout": 60 } }

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
QueueUrl	string	Yes	Queue URL
ReceiptHandle	string	Yes	Receipt handle
VisibilityTimeout	number	Yes	New visibility timeout in seconds

ChangeMessageVisibilityBatch

Change visibility for multiple messages.

{ "command": "ChangeMessageVisibilityBatch", "params": { "QueueUrl": "https://sqs...", "Entries": [{"Id":"1","ReceiptHandle":"AQEBw...","VisibilityTimeout":60}] } }

PurgeQueue

Delete all messages in a queue.

{ "command": "PurgeQueue", "params": { "QueueUrl": "https://sqs..." } }

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
QueueUrl	string	Yes	Queue URL

ListDeadLetterSourceQueues

List queues that have this queue as their dead letter queue.

{ "command": "ListDeadLetterSourceQueues", "params": { "QueueUrl": "https://sqs..." } }

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
QueueUrl	string	Yes	Dead letter queue URL
MaxResults	number	No	Maximum results
NextToken	string	No	Pagination token

ListQueueTags

List tags for a queue.

{ "command": "ListQueueTags", "params": { "QueueUrl": "https://sqs..." } }

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
QueueUrl	string	Yes	Queue URL

Queue Lifecycle Commands

CreateQueue

Create a new queue.

{ "command": "CreateQueue", "params": { "QueueName": "my-queue", "Attributes": { "VisibilityTimeout": "30" } } }

SetQueueAttributes

Update queue attributes.

{ "command": "SetQueueAttributes", "params": { "QueueUrl": "https://sqs...", "Attributes": { "MessageRetentionPeriod": "1209600" } } }

AddPermission

Add a permission to a queue.

{ "command": "AddPermission", "params": { "QueueUrl": "https://sqs...", "Label": "allow-sns", "AWSAccountIds": ["123456789012"], "Actions": ["SendMessage"] } }

RemovePermission

Remove a permission from a queue.

{ "command": "RemovePermission", "params": { "QueueUrl": "https://sqs...", "Label": "allow-sns" } }

TagQueue

Tag a queue.

{ "command": "TagQueue", "params": { "QueueUrl": "https://sqs...", "Tags": { "env": "prod" } } }

UntagQueue

Remove tags from a queue.

{ "command": "UntagQueue", "params": { "QueueUrl": "https://sqs...", "TagKeys": ["env"] } }

DeleteQueue

Delete a queue.

{ "command": "DeleteQueue", "params": { "QueueUrl": "https://sqs..." } }

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Related Services

• SQS → Lambda: SQS queues commonly trigger Lambda functions. Use LambdaTool ListEventSourceMappings to find Lambda consumers
• SQS → SNS: SNS topics can fan out to SQS queues. Use SNSTool ListSubscriptionsByTopic to find SQS subscriptions
• SQS → Dead Letter Queues: Failed messages go to DLQ. Use GetQueueAttributes to find the RedrivePolicy which contains the DLQ ARN, then ListDeadLetterSourceQueues to find source queues
• SQS → CloudWatch: SQS metrics (messages sent, received, deleted, approximate count) are in CloudWatch Metrics
• SQS → S3: S3 event notifications can deliver to SQS. Use S3Tool GetBucketNotificationConfiguration
• SQS → Step Functions: Step Functions can send messages to SQS as task states