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Use Model Context Protocol with Amazon Q Developer for context-aware IDE workflows

Use Model Context Protocol with Amazon Q Developer for context-aware IDE workflows

Earlier today, Amazon Q Developer announced Model Context Protocol (MCP) support in their Integrated Development Environment (IDE) plugins for Visual Studio Code and JetBrains. This allows developers to connect external tools or MCP servers to Q Developer, enabling more context-aware responses and complex workflows. MCP support has already been available in Amazon Q Developer for […]

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Amazon Q Developer Java Upgrades: A Deep Dive into the New Selective Transformation Feature

In the ever-evolving landscape of Java development, keeping applications up-to-date while minimizing risk has become increasingly challenging. Amazon Q Developer transformation capabilities now support customization of Java upgrades in Java upgrade transformation CLI (command line interface) with a new selective transformation feature. Selective transformation empowers development teams with greater control over their modernization journey. Instead […]

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Access Claude Sonnet 4 in Amazon Q Developer CLI

Amazon Q Developer now supports Claude Sonnet 4 within the CLI, bringing advanced coding and reasoning capabilities to your development workflows at no additional cost. This latest model excels in coding with a state-of-the-art 72.7% for agentic coding on the SWE-bench (see Claude 4 announcement for more information). With enhanced coding and reasoning capabilities, it […]

New and improved Amazon Q Developer experience in the AWS Management Console chat

New and improved Amazon Q Developer experience in the AWS Management Console and chat applications

Amazon Q Developer just launched a new agentic experience within the AWS Management Console, that enables builders to get deeper insights about their AWS resources and improve their operational troubleshooting efficiency. This expands the agentic capabilities of Amazon Q Developer from both the integrated development environment (IDE) and command line interface (CLI) to the AWS […]

Amazon Q Developer CLI supports image inputs in your terminal

In this post I will explore how the image support feature in Amazon Q Developer Command Line Interface (CLI) transforms development workflows. Q Developer CLI recently added image support, expanding its capabilities to process visual information and enhancing developer productivity. This new feature allows developers to interact with diagrams, architecture blueprints, and other visual assets directly […]

Mastering Amazon Q Developer Part 1: Crafting Effective Prompts

Mastering Amazon Q Developer Part 1: Crafting Effective Prompts

As organizations increasingly adopt AI-powered tools to enhance developer productivity, your ability to effectively communicate with these assistants becomes a valuable skill. This guide explores how you can craft prompts that deliver accurate, useful results when working with Amazon Q Developer. Your success with Amazon Q Developer depends directly on how well you communicate with […]

Continue to take control over your code with Amazon Q Developer’s new context features

In this blog post, I explore Amazon Q Developer’s latest enhancements to the IDE chat experience including increased context control, chat history and other conversation management features. On March 11th, 2025, my colleague published Take control of your code with Amazon Q Developer’s new context features detailing several improvements to the chat experience within VS […]

Intelligent coding at your fingertips: Introducing an agentic coding experience in your IDE

Back in March, I wrote about the new agentic coding experience within the Amazon Q Developer CLI. Recently, Amazon Q Developer announced that it has added a similar experience to the integrated development environement (IDE). Agentic coding in the IDE allows you to work with Amazon Q Developer to read and write files locally, run […]

Extend the Amazon Q Developer CLI with Model Context Protocol (MCP) for Richer Context

Earlier today, Amazon Q Developer announced Model Context Protocol (MCP) support in the command line interface (CLI). Developers can connect external data sources to Amazon Q Developer CLI with MCP support for more context-aware responses. By integrating MCP tools and prompts into Q Developer CLI, you get access to an expansive list of pre-built integrations […]