Use Case
Stop doing repetitive developer & devops tasks manually. Strands lets your AI agent handle them automatically through natural conversation. Build and run Python-based AI agents using the AWS Strands SDK. Use when you need to create autonomous agents, multi-agent workflows, custom tools, or integrate with MCP servers. Supports Ollama (local), Anthropic, OpenAI, Bedrock, and other model providers. Use for agent scaffolding, tool creation, and running agent tasks programmatically. This guide shows practical examples of using Strands to automate common developer & devops workflows and save hours every week.
Install Strands: npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install aws-strands
Identify the repetitive developer & devops tasks you want to automate
Describe the task to your AI in plain English
Strands will execute the task and return results directly in the chat
Chain multiple tasks: ask your AI to run a sequence of operations
Copy these prompts and use them with your AI agent after installing Strands
Automate my developer & devops tasks using Strands
What repetitive tasks can Strands handle for me?
Set up a workflow that runs Strands every morning
Select your agent
Option 1: Install via CLI (recommended)
Recommended (no pre-install needed)
npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install aws-strandsOr via clawhub CLI (if already installed)
clawhub --dir ~/.claude/skills install aws-strandsβ οΈ Requires Node.js 18+. No Node? Use Option 2 below to download the ZIP instead. Install Node.js β
Option 2: Manual install (no Node required)
Download the ZIP, extract it, and place the folder at the path below. Restart your agent to activate.
Install path
~/.claude/skills/aws-strands/π‘Extract and place the folder at the path above, then restart your agent.