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# Amazon Bedrock AgentCore — Kiro Power
A comprehensive [Kiro Power](https://kiro.dev/docs/powers/) for building, deploying, and operating AI agents with [Amazon Bedrock AgentCore](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/bedrock-agentcore/). Covers all 12 AgentCore services with step-by-step steering guides, MCP tool access, and best practices sourced from the official AWS documentation.
## What's Included
| File | Covers |
|---|---|
| `POWER.md` | Entry point — frontmatter, keyword triggers, MCP tools overview, steering routing |
| `mcp.json` | Connects to the official `awslabs.amazon-bedrock-agentcore-mcp-server` (122 tools) |
| `steering/getting-started.md` | CLI install, project creation, local dev, deployment, invoke |
| `steering/harness.md` | Managed agent loop — zero orchestration code, per-invocation overrides, skills, versioning |
| `steering/gateway-integration.md` | Lambda, OpenAPI, MCP server, and Smithy targets — auth, sync, CDK |
| `steering/memory-integration.md` | Short-term and long-term memory, strategies, namespaces, Strands integration |
| `steering/identity-integration.md` | OAuth2, On-Behalf-Of token exchange, credential providers, token vault |
| `steering/policy-integration.md` | Cedar authorization policies, policy engines, natural language policy generation |
| `steering/observability-evals.md` | CloudWatch tracing, metrics, built-in evaluators, ground truth, dataset runner |
| `steering/browser-code-interpreter.md` | Browser automation with Playwright, sandboxed code execution, file ops, S3 |
| `steering/payments.md` | x402 microtransactions, Payment Manager, Coinbase/Stripe integration |
| `steering/registry.md` | Agent and tool catalog, approval workflows, semantic search |
## Services Covered
1. **Runtime** — serverless microVM deployment
2. **Harness** — config-based managed agent loop
3. **Gateway** — unified tool access via MCP
4. **Memory** — short-term and long-term persistence
5. **Identity** — authentication and credential management
6. **Policy** — Cedar-based authorization
7. **Observability** — tracing, metrics, logs
8. **Evaluations** — automated quality assessment
9. **Browser** — managed browser automation
10. **Code Interpreter** — sandboxed code execution
11. **Payments** — x402 protocol microtransactions
12. **Registry** — centralized agent and tool discovery
## Prerequisites
- [Kiro IDE](https://kiro.dev) installed
- AWS account with credentials configured
- Node.js 20+ (for the AgentCore CLI)
- Python 3.10+ (for agent code)
- `uv` or `uvx` installed (for the MCP server)
## Installation
### From Kiro
1. Open Kiro
2. Go to **Powers → Add Power → Import from GitHub**
3. Paste this repo URL
### From a local folder
1. Clone this repo
2. In Kiro, go to **Powers → Add Power → Import from folder**
3. Select the cloned directory
## How It Works
When you type keywords like "agentcore", "agent runtime", "agent memory", "mcp gateway", etc. in Kiro, this power activates automatically. It:
1. Loads the relevant steering file based on your task
2. Connects to the AgentCore MCP server for direct tool access
3. Guides you through the workflow with code examples and best practices
The MCP server auto-approves read-only tools (`search_agentcore_docs`, `fetch_agentcore_doc`, and all `get_*_guide` tools) so you don't get prompted for confirmation on safe operations. Any tool that creates, updates, or deletes resources requires manual confirmation.
## Sources
All steering content is sourced from the [official AWS AgentCore documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/bedrock-agentcore/) and the [AgentCore MCP server docs](https://awslabs.github.io/mcp/servers/amazon-bedrock-agentcore-mcp-server).
## License
MIT
