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IDT Resource Guide

Curated resources for Interactive Development Training

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📚 URLs

DescriptionLink
Series overview – Agentic Applications with Amazon Bedrockhttps://builder.aws.com/content/38ooxopwKSyth7Wa9dVTdrmnGL7/series-overview-agentic-applications-with-amazon-bedrock
Bedrock AgentCore – Runtime get-started (CLI)https://docs.aws.amazon.com/bedrock-agentcore/latest/devguide/runtime-get-started-cli.html

💻 Commands

1. Set up a virtual environment

Bash
python -m venv .venv

Activate the virtual environment (adjust the path if your env name differs)

gitbash

Bash
source .venv/Scripts/activate

powershell

PowerShell
.venv\Scripts\activate

2. Install the core Strands packages

Bash
pip install strands-agents strands-agents-tools

3. Commands for AgentCore

Install the universal package manager used by AgentCore

Bash
pip install uv

Install the AgentCore CLI globally via npm

Bash
npm install -g @aws/agentcore

📌 Quick usage tip

After you have activated the virtual environment and installed the packages, you can verify everything is in place with:

Verify Python packages

Bash
pip list | grep -E "strands|uv"

Verify AgentCore CLI installation

Bash
agentcore --version

AWS Bedrock & AgentCore

Learn to build AI agents with AWS Bedrock

Cloud Development

AWS and cloud development resources

AI/ML Resources

Machine learning and AI development guides

Development Tools

Tools and frameworks for modern development

Getting Started Tip

New to AI agents? Start with the "Build Your First AgentCore AI Agent" guide above. It provides a hands-on walkthrough that you can complete in under an hour, giving you practical experience with AWS Bedrock AgentCore.