The ami-deprecation-tool snap is a tool to deprecate and delete images from EC2. For that, access to the EC2 API is required. And the configuration/credentials to have access is stored under $HOME/.aws . That’s why ami-deprecation-tool requires read access to that directory. The plugs looks like:
Given that the description contains a clear note saying this is a canonical snap and the resaoning discussed in the linked topics, +1 for auto-connecting these personal-files interfaces from me
+2 votes for, 0 votes against, granting auto-connect of interfaces dot-aws-config, dot-aws-credentials, dot-aws-models to snap ami-deprecation-tool. I have vetted the publisher. This is now live.