Shieldly — AI-Powered Security Analyzer for AWS (VS Code)

Analyze AWS IAM policies and CloudFormation templates as you write them, without leaving your editor. Inline risk squiggles, a security score in the status bar, and a full results panel. Powered by Shieldly.

Install

Search "Shieldly" in the VS Code Marketplace, or:

ext install shieldly.shieldly

Usage

Open any .json, .yaml, or .yml file containing an IAM policy or CloudFormation template.
Run Shieldly: Run AI-Powered Analysis from the editor toolbar, the right-click menu, or the Command Palette.
See inline squiggles on risky lines plus a full results panel.

Commands

Command	Description
`Shieldly: Run AI-Powered Analysis`	Analyze the current file
`Shieldly: Set API Key`	Store your `sk_live_...` key
`Shieldly: Clear API Key (reset to demo)`	Remove the stored key
`Shieldly: Show Last Result`	Reopen the last results panel

Without an API key, the extension runs in limited demo mode. Get a key at shieldly.io/app/api.

Settings

Setting	Default	Description
`shieldly.apiUrl`	`https://api.shieldly.io`	API base URL (override for dev).
`shieldly.autoAnalyze`	`false`	Automatically analyze JSON files on open.

Privacy

Shieldly does not log your policy input. Cache keys are one-way SHA-256 hashes.

License

MIT © Shieldly

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a trademark of Amazon.com, Inc. Shieldly is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Amazon Web Services.

Shieldly — AI-Powered Security Analyzer for AWS

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