aws/aws-toolkit-vscode
Amazon Q, CodeCatalyst, Local Lambda debug, SAM/CFN syntax, ECS Terminal, AWS resources observed · 2026-10-08
Health v2 · maintenance only
94/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 86
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 2.0
- age_days: 3014
- days_rel: 15
- days_push: 15
- n_releases_24m: 173
Adoption not part of the score
1996 stars · 812 forks observed · 2026-10-08
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
AWS Toolkit is a Visual Studio Code extension that connects the IDE to AWS resources, supporting credential management, Lambda debugging via SAM CLI, CloudFormation authoring, EC2/ECS terminals, and CloudWatch log search. It also integrates Amazon Q, a generative AI coding assistant with inline suggestions, chat, agentic coding, and MCP support.
Use cases
- debug lambda functions locally in vscode
- author and validate cloudformation templates in my editor
- browse aws resources from vscode
- open a terminal on ecs tasks or ec2 instances
- search cloudwatch log groups from the ide
- get ai code suggestions and chat in vscode
- connect vscode to codecatalyst dev environments
- deploy serverless apps with sam from the editor
When to choose
- you develop AWS applications in VS Code and want integrated resource browsing and Lambda debugging
- you write CloudFormation or SAM templates and want syntax validation and deployment from the IDE
- you want an AI coding assistant with AWS context inside VS Code
When to avoid
- you use an IDE other than VS Code
- you need a general-purpose AWS CLI or SDK rather than IDE integration
- you avoid AWS-specific tooling or prefer vendor-neutral extensions
Facets
plugin · maturity active
developer-tools deployment llm-inference chatbot monitoring logging cloud-computing developer-tools artificial-intelligence editor-plugin cross-platform aws vscode-extension lambda-debug cloudformation amazon-q amazon-s3 ecs cloudwatch sam-cli codecatalyst devops serverless
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/aws/aws-toolkit-vscode · fetched 2026-10-08 · 61dd8a35b060
- homepage: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=AmazonWebServices.amazon-q-vscode · fetched 2026-08-29 · 17af2c1d0626
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| aws/aws-toolkit-vscode | main | 94 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="aws/aws-toolkit-vscode")
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