AWS DevOps & Developer Productivity Blog

We are excited to announce a new AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) feature that makes it easier and safer to refactor your infrastructure as code. CDK Refactor aims to preserve your AWS resources as you rename constructs, move resources between stacks, and reorganize your CDK applications – operations that previously risked resource replacement. When writing […]

Code reviews are one of the most valuable rituals in software development. They help ensure quality, maintain consistency, and foster growth as engineers. But they’re also one of the most time consuming steps in the software development lifecycle. A common pattern I’ve seen is a developer opening a pull request (PR), receiving automated or peer […]

Modern software development teams face increasing pressure to deliver high-quality code faster, while managing growing system complexity. Developers often spend significant time on necessary, but undifferentiated work, or “toil”. Toil is often manual, repetitive, and of limited enduring value, making it a strong candidate for automation or delegation to generative AI tools. The re:Invent 2024 […]

When I first started working with Amazon Q Developer, I was impressed by its capabilities, but I quickly found myself in a familiar pattern. Development teams using AI assistants face a common challenge: repeatedly explaining coding standards, workflow preferences, and established patterns in every conversation. This repetitive setup reduces productivity and creates inconsistent AI guidance […]

We are announcing the end-of-support for the AWS SDK for .NET v3.x starting on March 1, 2026, in accordance with the SDK and Tools maintenance policy.  On April 28, 2025, the next major version of the AWS SDK for .NET, version 4.x, became generally available (blog post). Version 4.x of the SDK includes bug fixes, […]

We are announcing the end-of-support for the AWS Tools for PowerShell v4.x starting on March 1, 2026, in accordance with the SDK and Tools maintenance policy. On June 23, 2025, the next major version of the AWS Tools for PowerShell, version 5.x, became generally available (blog post). Version 5.x of the AWS Tools for PowerShell […]

Today, we’re officially announcing the AWS Cloud Control API (CCAPI) MCP Server. This MCP server transforms AWS infrastructure management by allowing developers to create, read, update, delete, and list resources using natural language. As part of the awslabs/mcp project, this new and innovative tool serves as a bridge between natural language commands and AWS infrastructure […]

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is a protocol designed to standardize interactions with Generative AI models, making it easier to build and manage AI applications. It provides a consistent way to communicate context with different types of models, regardless of where they’re hosted or how they’re implemented. The protocol helps bridge the gap between model deployment […]

As a developer who has embraced the power of the Model Context Protocol (MCP)to enhance my workflows, I’m thrilled to see the addition of custom agents in the Amazon Q Developer CLI. This new feature takes the capabilities I’ve come to rely on to a whole new level, allowing me to seamlessly manage different development […]

Business and technology leaders are constantly striving to improve productivity, increase velocity, foster experimentation, reduce time-to-market (TTM), and enhance the developer experience. These North Star goals drive innovation in software development practices. This innovation is increasingly being powered by artificial intelligence. Particularly, generative AI powered tools such as Amazon Q Developer and Kiro have already […]