Developer tools

You can access AWS Transform agents from agentic IDEs, agent plugins, and the MCP server. Choose the surface that fits your workflow.

Note

The Kiro Power and agent plugins automatically install the MCP server. You only need to install the MCP server manually if you want to use it without a Kiro Power or agent plugin.

Kiro Power

The AWS Transform Kiro Power provides full access to AWS Transform agents from the Kiro IDE.

To install the AWS Transform Kiro Power

1. Open Kiro IDE and navigate to the Powers panel.

2. Find AWS Transform in the list and install it.

3. Open Kiro Chat, click on the Power, and select Try power.

Alternatively, in the Powers panel choose Add Custom Power > Import power from GitHub and paste: https://github.com/kirodotdev/powers/tree/main/aws-transform

Agent plugin

The AWS Transform agent plugin is available at https://github.com/awslabs/agent-plugins in the plugins/aws-transform directory. The plugin supports Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor.

The plugin includes .claude-plugin, .codex-plugin, and .mcp.json configurations. It provides access to all AWS Transform agents, such as .NET, mainframe, VMware, SQL Server, and custom transformations.

To install in Claude Code

Run the following commands:

/plugin marketplace add awslabs/agent-plugins
/plugin install aws-transform@agent-plugins-for-aws

To install in Codex or Cursor

Follow the instructions in the agent-plugins repository README.

IDE plugin

The AWS Transform IDE plugin is available on VS Code and Open VSX compatible editors. It exposes AWS Transform custom features, including creating and running transformation definitions.

• VS Code: Install from the VS Code Marketplace.

• Open VSX: Install from the Open VSX registry.

MCP server

Use the MCP server to integrate AWS Transform programmatically with any MCP-compatible client. You can install the MCP server from PyPI as awslabs.aws-transform-mcp-server. It provides 19 tools for workspace management, job management, human-in-the-loop (HITL) tasks, artifact handling, connector management, chat, and resource browsing.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10 or later

Installation

Claude Code

claude mcp add awslabs.aws-transform-mcp-server -- uvx awslabs.aws-transform-mcp-server@latest

Kiro

Add to ~/.kiro/settings/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "awslabs.aws-transform-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["awslabs.aws-transform-mcp-server@latest"]
    }
  }
}

For configuration details for your specific MCP client, see https://github.com/awslabs/mcp/tree/main/src/aws-transform-mcp-server.

Authentication

AWS Transform supports SSO (AWS Identity and Access Management Identity Center) and IAM role-based authentication.

SSO (IAM Identity Center)

Ask your AI assistant to "Configure AWS Transform with SSO." The assistant provides a start URL and opens your browser for login.

IAM role

Your environment provides AWS credentials automatically. Set AWS_PROFILE in your MCP client configuration env block to select a specific profile.

For information about setting up authentication for AWS Transform, see Getting started with AWS Transform.

Build custom agents for AWS Transform

The agent builder toolkit enables AWS Partners and customers to build agents tailored to their specific modernization needs that work within AWS Transform.

To install the agent builder toolkit

1. Open Kiro IDE and navigate to the Powers panel.

2. Find AWS Transform Agent Toolkit in the list and install it.

Alternatively, in the Powers panel choose Add Custom Power > Import power from GitHub and paste: https://github.com/kirodotdev/powers/tree/main/aws-transform-agent-toolkit

The agent builder toolkit enables Migration and Modernization Competency Partners, ISVs, or customers to create transformation solutions for specific use cases. You can integrate specialized agents, tools, knowledge bases, and workflows with AWS Transform agentic AI capabilities.

Agent lifecycle

Build

Use the Kiro Power to combine the base agent and SDK to write your own customized agent.

Share

Distribute agents with teams or across partner networks.

Register

Register agents with AWS Transform for discovery by other users.