CloudFormation
Manage and inspect AWS CloudFormation stacks, resources, and drift
CloudFormation is a DevOpsintegration for Sim, the AI workspace where teams build and deploy AI agents. Sim's CloudFormation integration provides 15 CloudFormation tools that AI agents can use inside Sim's visual workflow builder. CloudFormation requires no authentication. Free to start at sim.ai.
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Overview
Integrate AWS CloudFormation into workflows. Create, update, and delete stacks, preview changes with change sets, describe stacks, list resources, detect drift, view stack events, and retrieve or validate templates. Requires AWS access key and secret access key.
How to automate CloudFormation with Sim
Create a free account
Sign up at sim.ai in seconds. No credit card required. Your workspace is ready immediately.
Add a CloudFormation block
Open your workspace, drag a CloudFormation block onto the workflow builder. No authentication is needed.
Configure, connect, and run
Pick the tool you need, wire in an AI agent for reasoning or data transformation, and run. Your CloudFormation automation is live.
Agent templates
Ready-to-use templates featuring CloudFormation. Click any to build it instantly.
Supported tools
15 CloudFormation tools available in Sim
Describe Stacks
List and describe CloudFormation stacks
Create Stack
Create a new CloudFormation stack from a template
Update Stack
Update an existing CloudFormation stack with a new or previous template
Delete Stack
Delete a CloudFormation stack and its resources
Cancel Update Stack
Cancel an in-progress stack update and roll back to the last known stable state
Create Change Set
Preview the changes a stack create or update would make before applying them
Describe Change Set
View the resource changes a change set would make and its execution status
Execute Change Set
Apply a previously created and reviewed change set to its stack
List Stack Resources
List all resources in a CloudFormation stack
Describe Stack Events
Get the event history for a CloudFormation stack
Detect Stack Drift
Initiate drift detection on a CloudFormation stack
Drift Detection Status
Check the status of a stack drift detection operation
Get Template
Retrieve the template body for a CloudFormation stack
Get Template Summary
Get a summary of a template or deployed stack: resource types, required capabilities, and parameters, without full validation
Validate Template
Validate a CloudFormation template for syntax and structural correctness
Frequently asked questions
Sim's CloudFormation integration adds 15 CloudFormation tools to the AI agents you build in Sim's visual workflow builder — you build it all visually. Manage and inspect AWS CloudFormation stacks, resources, and drift. Teams often pair CloudFormation with Rippling and Linear in the same agent.
Start automating CloudFormation today
Build your first AI agent with CloudFormation in minutes. Connect to every tool your team uses. Free to start, no credit card required.