Get started with the Agent Toolkit for AWS in the AWS CLI
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This article introduces the Agent Toolkit for AWS, which equips AI coding agents with specialized AWS expertise through a single AWS CLI command.
- AWS skills provide curated Markdown documentation teaching agents about AWS services and best practices
- AWS MCP Server enables secure API access to thousands of AWS services using existing IAM credentials
- Setup requires AWS CLI v2.35.0+ and runs interactively with `aws configure agent-toolkit`
- Supports Kiro, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and other popular AI coding agents
- Manage skills dynamically with commands to search, add, update, and remove skills as projects evolve
- Non-interactive setup available with `--yes` flag for CI/CD environments
The toolkit helps AI agents write better AWS code, follow security best practices, and select appropriate services for development tasks.
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