Install
pip install boto3 strands-agentsAmazon Bedrock Agents
AWS-native agents on Bedrock. Two coexisting stacks: AgentCore (the managed runtime with secure sandboxes) and Strands SDK (the open-source Python/TypeScript framework). Plus multi-agent collaboration, A2A protocol, and native IAM.
Version
Strands 1.36.0 · April 2026 · Python 3.10+
Best for
AWS-native workloads, secure sandboxed agents, enterprise IAM.
Zero → Hero
Section titled “Zero → Hero” 1 · Introduction to AgentCore What it is, why AWS built it · 10 min
2 · Core features Identity, memory, tools, observability · 20 min
3 · AgentCore architecture Runtime, control plane, data plane · 15 min
4 · Getting started First agent via AgentCore · 20 min
5 · Secure sandbox runtime Isolation model, code execution · 15 min
6 · Strands SDK Local/OSS Python + TypeScript SDK · 30 min
7 · Multi-agent collaboration Supervisor, specialists, routing · 25 min
8 · Tools & integrations Lambda, API Gateway, S3, DynamoDB · 20 min
9 · A2A protocol Cross-framework agent interop · 20 min
10 · Security & IAM IAM roles, policies, VPC · 20 min
11 · Production Deployment, scaling, cost · 30 min
Jump to a topic
Section titled “Jump to a topic”Reference
Section titled “Reference” Bedrock Agents comprehensive Classic Bedrock Agents API.
AgentCore comprehensive 2025 managed runtime.
What’s new (April 2026 / March 2025 GA)
Section titled “What’s new (April 2026 / March 2025 GA)”- Strands SDK 1.36 with expanded tool library, refined tracing, TypeScript parity.
- AgentCore GA — secure sandbox runtimes, managed memory, identity via AWS IAM.
- Multi-agent collaboration — supervisor-style routing between Bedrock agents.
- A2A protocol — interop with OpenAI SDK, Claude SDK, LangGraph, Google ADK.
Install, minimal example
Section titled “Install, minimal example”import boto3
client = boto3.client("bedrock-agent-runtime")
response = client.invoke_agent( agentId="AGENT_ID", agentAliasId="ALIAS_ID", sessionId="session-1", inputText="Help me analyse Q3 sales data.",)
for event in response["completion"]: print(event)Ready? Start Zero → Hero Step 1 →
Revision history
Section titled “Revision history”| Date | Version | Changes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | Strands 1.36 | Index redesigned with Zero → Hero + Jump-to-topic grid. |
| April 17, 2026 | Strands 1.36.0 | Expanded tool library, refined tracing, TS parity. |
| March 2025 | AgentCore GA | Secure sandbox runtimes; managed memory; multi-agent collaboration. |
| November 2025 | Strands ~1.0 | Initial SDK documentation. |