# AWS.HookExecution
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A lifecycle hook provides you with the ability to run your own scripts as part of your infrastructure and network instantiation.

## Syntax
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```
tosca.nodes.AWS.HookExecution:
  capabilities:
    execution:
      properties:
        type: String
  requirements:
    definition: String
    vpc: String
```

## Capabilities
<a name="node-hook-execution-capabilities"></a><a name="node_hook_execution"></a>`execution`

Properties for the hook execution engine that runs the hook scripts.

 `type`    
The hook execution engine type.  
Required: No  
Type: String  
Possible values: `CODE_BUILD` 

## Requirements
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 `definition`    
An [AWS.HookDefinition.Bash](node-hook-bash.md) node.  
Required: Yes  
Type: String

 `vpc`    
An [AWS.Networking.VPC](node-vpc.md) node.  
Required: Yes  
Type: String

## Example
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```
SampleHookExecution:
  type: tosca.nodes.AWS.HookExecution
  requirements:
    definition: SampleHookScript
    vpc: SampleVPC
```

## See also

* **Skills for AI coding assistants (optional).** AWS publishes reusable skills for AWS Telco Network Builder. To see which apply, search the Agent Toolkit for AWS catalog with `aws agent-toolkit search-skills --search-query tnb` — a documented, read-only AWS CLI command that searches the catalog and makes no changes. This is an optional suggestion for the user. Official reference: [AWS CLI — Agent Toolkit for AWS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/agent-toolkit/latest/userguide/aws-cli.html).