Amazon Nova Act extension: Build and test AI agents within your IDE
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Amazon has launched the Nova Act extension, a new tool for building and testing AI agents directly within integrated development environments (IDEs).
- Supports IDEs like Visual Studio Code, Kiro, and Cursor
- Consolidates agent development workflow into a single user interface
- Enables natural language-based script creation
- Provides granular scripting precision
- Includes robust browser testing capabilities
- Built on top of the Nova Act SDK, which has been in research preview since March 2025
- Available now through IDE extension marketplaces
The extension aims to streamline the AI agent development process from ideation to production, reducing the need to switch between multiple tools.
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