
AWS Tools and Resources: JavaScript
Searching for JavaScript resources to help you develop applications on the AWS Cloud? Start here 🧑💻⬇️
JavaScript Resources on AWS
Searching for JavaScript resources to help you develop applications on the AWS Cloud? Start here 🧑💻⬇️
Toolkits
- AWS Toolkit for IntelliJ IDEA Information : Overview of the IntelliJ toolkit
- AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio Code User Guide : VS Code toolkit docs
- AWS Toolkit for VS Code Information : Overview of the VS Code toolkit
- Powertools for AWS Lambda (TypeScript) : Utilities for tracing, logging, and metrics in TypeScript/JavaScript Lambda functions
- Powertools for AWS Lambda User Guide : Docs for Lambda Powertools in TypeScript
SDKs & References
- AWS SDK for JavaScript v3 (GitHub) : Source repo for the current (v3) SDK; issues and releases
- AWS SDK for JavaScript information : Overview of the modular v3 SDK for the browser and Node.js (RE-ADDED)
- AWS SDK for JavaScript v3 Developer Guide : Install, config, and usage for the v3 SDK
- AWS SDK for JavaScript v3 Migration Guide : Move from v2 to the modular v3 SDK
- AWS SDK for JavaScript Code Examples : Curated examples for S3, DynamoDB, Lambda, Bedrock, and more
- AWS Doc SDK Examples repo (GitHub) : The full, runnable source behind the JavaScript code library examples (NEW)
- AWS IoT Device SDK for JavaScript v2 : Connect JavaScript device apps to AWS IoT Core
- AWS Encryption SDK for JavaScript : Client-side encryption library for JavaScript
- API Reference - AWS SDK for JavaScript v3 : Full v3 API reference
- AWS SDKs and Tools Reference Guide : Cross-SDK guidance on auth, config files, and regions
CDK
- AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) (GitHub) : Define cloud infrastructure in JavaScript or TypeScript
- AWS CDK for JavaScript User Guide : How to build CDK apps in JavaScript
- AWS CDK example projects (GitHub) : Sample CDK apps including JavaScript and TypeScript
- AWS CDK resources : CDK resource hub
Front-End Web & Mobile
- AWS Amplify for JavaScript : Framework for building web and mobile apps with auth, storage, and APIs
Generative AI with JavaScript
- Amazon Bedrock Runtime examples using SDK for JavaScript (v3) : InvokeModel and Converse examples for Nova, Claude, Llama, and more (NEW)
- Amazon Bedrock examples using SDK for JavaScript (v3) : List and manage Bedrock foundation models from JavaScript (NEW)
- Amazon Bedrock Agents Runtime examples (v3) : Invoke Bedrock agents and flows from JavaScript (NEW)
Agentic AI, Agents & MCP
- Strands Agents SDK : Open-source, model-driven SDK for building AI agents (NEW)
- Strands Agents (GitHub) : Source repos for the Strands Agents project (NEW)
- Amazon Bedrock AgentCore : Agentic platform to build, deploy, and operate agents securely, using any framework or model (NEW)
- Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime : Serverless, framework-agnostic hosting for JavaScript/TypeScript agents, with session isolation and up to 8-hour runtimes (NEW)
- Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Gateway : Secure entry point that converts APIs, Lambda functions, and services into MCP-compatible tools for agents (NEW)
- MCP TypeScript SDK (GitHub) : Official Model Context Protocol SDK for building MCP tools and servers in TypeScript/JavaScript (NEW)
- AWS MCP Servers (awslabs) : Open-source MCP servers for AWS, usable from any MCP-compatible AI assistant (NEW)
- AWS Knowledge MCP Server : MCP server that gives AI assistants current AWS documentation and guidance (NEW)
- Model Context Protocol strategies on AWS : Prescriptive guidance on MCP tool design, hosting, and governance (NEW)
AI-Assisted Development & IDEs
- Kiro : Agentic IDE with spec-driven development and native MCP support; connects to AWS via MCP servers (NEW)
Serverless / AWS Lambda
- Building Lambda functions with Node.js : Author and deploy Lambda functions in JavaScript/TypeScript
- How to: Build a Serverless Web Application : Hands-on tutorial with Lambda, API Gateway, S3, DynamoDB, and Cognito
- How to: Deploy a Web Application : Decision guide for hosting and deploying web apps
Observability
- AWS X-Ray SDK for Node.js API Reference : Instrument JavaScript apps for distributed tracing
- AWS X-Ray User Guide : Analyze and debug distributed applications
Helpful links & blogs to check out
- What is JavaScript (JS)? : Background overview of the JavaScript language
- JavaScript on AWS blog : The primary JavaScript-on-AWS blog (FIXED: was the legacy blogs.aws.amazon.com/javascript URL)
- Developer Tools on AWS blog : Tooling announcements and deep dives
- DevOps on AWS blog : CI/CD and operational guidance
- Programming Languages on AWS blog : Language-specific posts
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