AWS Transform adds agentic AI assistant to the AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio

This article announces the addition of an agentic AI assistant to AWS Transform within the AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio, enabling .NET developers to modernize applications conversationally in their IDE.

• Interactive AI assistant guides application modernization step-by-step within Visual Studio IDE
• Agent analyzes source code and generates detailed assessment reports and transformation plans
• Developers can review, edit, and approve each modernization step before execution
• Pause at any step, inspect diffs, and direct agent using natural language commands
• Automatic build error fixing with detailed worklogs and HTML summary reports
• Seamless context preservation between AWS Transform web console and Visual Studio
• Integration with Kiro and other AI coding assistants via AWS Transform MCP agents
• Available in eight AWS regions across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific

AWS Transform's new Visual Studio integration streamlines application modernization by keeping developers in their preferred IDE while providing intelligent, interactive guidance throughout the transformation process.