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Strands Agents

Open-source, model-driven agent SDK from AWS for Python and TypeScript, where the model plans with the tools you give it; works with Bedrock, Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini and others.

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Where it fits

AI SDK & Agent Framework · Thin SDKA model-driven agent loop from AWS in Python or TypeScript, where you give the model tools and let it plan, on Bedrock or other providers.Trade-off: Fits AWS best; fewer prebuilt integrations and a smaller community than the broad frameworks.

Who uses it

No maker's live product on record yet, and 12 open-source projects that declare it in their code.

Declared in code 12How evidence is collected →

We haven't found a maker's live product that uses Strands Agents yet — only the open-source projects below, which declare it in their code.

Open source: a project that declares Strands Agents as a dependency in its public code — verifiable, but not necessarily a live product.

Reliability and open issues

Most wanted on GitHubOpen on 2026-10-04 in strands-agents/harness-sdk, with activity in the last year — issues and feature requests by 👍.

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Questions makers ask about Strands Agents

Is Strands Agents free?

Yes — it is free, open-source software.

Is Strands Agents open source or self-hostable?

Open source, and you can self-host it. source ↗

Can AI coding agents work with Strands Agents?

It serves an llms.txt docs index; it has an official CLI (@strands-agents/cli).

Who uses Strands Agents?

No maker's live product we track yet; 12 open-source projects declare it in their code. source ↗