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AWS Weekly Roundup: AWS Heroes Summit, Web Search on Amazon Bedrock, Dogwood, Kiro Crew, and more (August 10, 2026) | Amazon Web Services (opens in new tab)

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The August 10, 2026 AWS Weekly Roundup highlights the AWS Heroes Summit and several launches focused on AI agents, modernization, data retrieval, and developer productivity. Major updates include web search for Amazon Bedrock, vector search in DynamoDB, dedicated AgentCore runtime instances, and faster Lambda networking. AWS also introduced Dogwood for temporal agent governance, portable Agent Plugins, and Kiro Crew for persistent multi-agent development.

AWS Heroes Summit

  • AWS Heroes from around the world gathered for technical collaboration, deep dives, and feedback sessions with AWS teams.
  • The invite-only event featured:
    • A fireside chat with AWS CEO Matt Garman.
    • An AMA with James Hamilton.
    • Breakout sessions led by AWS product teams.
  • The summit emphasized knowledge sharing, community support, and collaboration between AWS experts and internal teams.

New Amazon Bedrock and AI Capabilities

  • Web Search on Amazon Bedrock
    • OpenAI models, including GPT-5.4, GPT-5.5, and GPT-5.6 variants, can browse and retrieve current information from the internet.
    • Applications can use real-time web content while keeping data within a secured AWS environment with zero data egress.
  • Runtime Instances for Bedrock AgentCore
    • AI agents can run on dedicated runtime instances.
    • This provides more predictable performance, execution control, and costs.
  • Vector Search for DynamoDB
    • Applications can store and query vector embeddings alongside existing DynamoDB data.
    • This supports semantic retrieval and grounding for AI agents without deploying a separate vector database.

Modernization and Lambda Networking

  • AWS Transform continuous modernization
    • Now generally available for analyzing and remediating technical debt across repositories.
    • Supports ongoing modernization of mainframe and legacy workloads rather than one-time migration projects.
    • Integrates with the AWS Transform Kiro Power and agent plugins.
  • Higher Lambda bandwidth
    • Lambda functions configured with at least 2 GB of memory and running outside a VPC can receive proportional network bandwidth increases.
    • Bandwidth ranges from 625 Mbps at 2 GB to 3,000 Mbps at 10 GB.
    • The change benefits data-intensive workloads and communication with other AWS services.

Agent Governance and Portability

  • Dogwood
    • AWS open-sourced Dogwood, a governance language designed for AI agents.
    • It extends Cedar policies with temporal conditions.
    • AgentCore temporal policies can make decisions based on an agent’s prior actions within a session, not only the current request.
  • Agent Plugins
    • AWS supports an open, vendor-neutral specification for packaging agent extensions.
    • Developers can package an extension once and use it across compatible tools such as Kiro, VS Code, and Cursor.

Kiro Crew

  • Kiro Crew provides a persistent workspace for collaborative, multi-agent development.
  • It is designed for work spanning multiple repositories, tools, and days rather than a single chat session.
  • Developers can run several efforts in parallel or delegate tasks to subagents that report results later.

AWS’s latest updates point toward more capable, governed, and portable AI-agent workflows, while also improving modernization tools and infrastructure performance. Developers can explore the related documentation, AWS events, and the AWS Builder Center for further resources.