You can use Amazon Q Developer to add IDE-style completions to hundreds of popular CLIs
like git
, npm
, docker
, and aws
.
When you start typing in the CLI, and Amazon Q suggests contextually relevant subcommands,
options, and arguments.

Popular
settings
The default settings provided by Amazon Q for command line may not fit your requirements
and your existing workflow. You can customize your settings at any time by running
q
to open the settings dashboard. Here are a few popular settings:
-
Keybindings – Changing the tab keybinding to "Insert common prefix or navigate" can make command line completions appear like traditional shell completions while "Insert common prefix or insert" provides a feel like an IDE.
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Theme – You can choose from a set of visual styling options to customize the appearance of the completion suggestions displayed in your terminal environment.
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Instant execute after space – Enable the ability to execute a command after typing a space character to avoid Amazon Q blocking you.
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First token completion – Enable the ability to get completions for CLIs themselves and not just the subcommands, options, and arguments.
