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Friday, August 7, 2026

Amazon Cognito Joins Agent Toolkit for AWS – Your AI Can Now Handle Auth

Amazon Cognito is now available as a core skill in the Agent Toolkit for AWS, letting AI coding agents set up, configure, and troubleshoot authentication workflows automatically. This means faster implementation of secure sign-in flows for users, AI agents, and microservices—with best-practice patterns baked in, including OAuth 2.0, passkeys, and threat protection.

source: [aws/whats-new]