Amazon Bedrock AgentCore is the AWS platform for putting agents into production. It does not require a specific framework: agents built with Strands, LangGraph, CrewAI, ADK or vendor SDKs run on the same managed services.
What it is for
- Running agents in an isolated environment with scaling and long-lived sessions
- Giving agents persistent memory and context across runs
- Turning APIs and internal systems into tools the agent can call
- Managing identity, permissions and access to sensitive data
- Observing traces, costs and execution quality
How it works
- The Runtime hosts the agent in containers with per-session isolation
- The Gateway converts existing APIs into tools, with authentication
- Memory keeps history and preferences; Identity controls what the agent may reach
- Extra services cover a managed browser, a code interpreter and an agent registry
- AWS recommends migrating agents from classic Amazon Bedrock Agents, which is in maintenance
Availability
- Paid AWS service, generally available since October 2025
- Consumption metered by runtime, memory and gateway calls
Points to note
- The bill follows usage: idle agents or long loops cost money
- Projects outside AWS face extra latency and integration work
- New features arrive region by region; confirm availability before designing