5 ways to use Kiro and Amazon Q to optimize your Infrastructure

This article presents five methods to optimize AWS infrastructure using Kiro CLI and Amazon Q Developer, AWS's generative AI assistant.

• Use Model Context Protocols (MCPs) to query AWS Cost Optimization Hub and Cost Explorer directly from IDE
• Automatically apply optimization recommendations to Infrastructure as Code files with natural language prompts
• Run /optimize command on infrastructure files to identify storage, networking, compute, and database savings
• Generate AWS Service Control Policies from plain English rules to enforce cost governance standards
• Embed organizational best practices as permanent context rules so AI builds optimized resources automatically

By integrating cost optimization into development workflows with AI assistance, teams can prevent budget overruns and reduce infrastructure costs significantly without manual console navigation.