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Building Custom Agents with Amazon Q Developer CLI | AWS Developer Tools | Amazon Web Services

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Sep 9, 2025
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Attention developers! Are you looking to streamline your workflow and boost your productivity? Join us as we dive into the world of Amazon Q Developer CLI Custom Agents. In this practical tutorial, we'll start by introducing you to the fundamentals of Amazon Q Developer CLI and its custom agent capabilities. You'll discover how to define, create, and manage both project (local) and global agents, with a focus on some best practices and examples. By the end of this tutorial, you'll be equipped with the knowledge and skills to leverage Amazon Q Developer CLI Custom Agents to enhance your development process. Unlock the power of Amazon Q Developer and take your coding workflows to new heights! What you'll learn in this video: - How to set up Custom Agents in the Amazon Q Developer CLI - Including agent configuration (prompts, tools (w/ MCP), and tool settings) - Basics of sharing context between agents - How agents can enable you to accomplish focussed tasks in an isolated context Pre-requisites: Getting started with Amazon Q Developer CLI - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U53R3twqWRo Amazon Q Developer CLI - Adding Knowledge MCP Servers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDvb3I3xzrg Resources: http://go.aws/4nn0K03 http://go.aws/41FFPNG 0:00 - Intro 0:33 - Using Q CLI to create a Q CLI Custom Agent 1:40 - Amazon Q Developer Custom Agents Overview 3:22 - Generating the Agent Definition for our Research Agent 3:42 - Adding MCP Servers to our Research Agent 5:01 - Using the Research Agent to Help Provide Context for our Documentation Agent 6:20 - Generating the Agent Definition for our Documentation Agent 7:08 - Using the Documentation Agent on an AWS sample project 8:08 - Thank you Subscribe to AWS: https://go.aws/subscribe Sign up for AWS: https://go.aws/signup AWS free tier: https://go.aws/free Explore more: https://go.aws/more Contact AWS: https://go.aws/contact Next steps: Explore on AWS in Analyst Research: https://go.aws/reports Discover, deploy, and manage software that runs on AWS: https://go.aws/marketplace Join the AWS Partner Network: https://go.aws/partners Learn more on how Amazon builds and operates software: https://go.aws/library Do you have technical AWS questions? Ask the community of experts on AWS re:Post: https://go.aws/3lPaoPb Why AWS? Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud. Millions of customers—including the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises, and leading government agencies—use AWS to be more agile, lower costs, and innovate faster. #AWS #AmazonWebServices #AmazonQ #AIWorkflow #QCLIAgents #MultiAgentAI #DeveloperTools #CodingAssistant #DevProductivity #CloudComputing

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