Amazon Bedrock now supports server-side custom tools using the Responses API
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This article announces server-side custom tools support in Amazon Bedrock's Responses API using OpenAI API-compatible endpoints.
- Bedrock now enables server-side tool use without client involvement
- AI applications can perform real-time multi-step actions like web search and database updates
- Supports custom Lambda functions or AWS-provided tools like notes and tasks
- Available with OpenAI's GPT OSS 20B/120B models
- Launched in nine AWS regions with more coming soon
This enhancement allows organizations to execute AI-driven actions securely within AWS account boundaries while maintaining governance and compliance standards.
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