Amazon Bedrock AgentCore is in preview release and is subject to change.
Use an AgentCore gateway
After setting up your gateway with targets, you can configure your application or agent to use the gateway through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). The MCP provides a standardized way for agents to discover and invoke tools.
Note
AgentCore Gateway supports the following MCP versions:
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2025-03-26
You can use the following MCP operations with an AgentCore gateway:
Operation | Description |
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tools/call | Invokes a specific tool with the provided arguments |
tools/list | Lists all available tools provided by the gateway |
The following topics explain how to obtain an authentication token to make requests to your gateway and describe the capabilities that AgentCore gateways offer.