Amazon Q Developer CLI announces custom agents

Amazon Q Developer CLI announces custom agents which enable you to customize the CLI agent to perform specialized tasks such as code reviews and troubleshooting more effectively. You can define a custom agent by creating a configuration file that specifies which tools an agent is allowed to use, prompts to guide its behavior, and the context needed to perform the task. Once configured, you can start a conversation in the CLI using the custom agent, reducing context switching and streamlining the experience.

During the set-up process, you can specify which specific MCP and native tools are available to the agent, including tool permissions, such as which paths the file system write tool can modify, providing you with more granular control of the agent’s behavior. You also have the ability to specify which files to statically include as context, and which files to include dynamically through context hooks, enabling more focused and tailored responses for your development tasks. Custom agents can be project specific and easily shared amongst your team members, or global for a developer to perform use-case based tasks across any project.

Custom agents are available within Amazon Q Developer CLI. To learn more, visit the Amazon Q Developer documentation or read the blog.