Summary: Amazon Q Developer adds agentic coding features

Why It Matters: The product is moving beyond simple code suggestions. It can now perform complex tasks like testing, documenting, and upgrading code on its own.

What Changed:

• Added agentic capabilities that can autonomously write files, run shell commands, and perform code reviews.
• Introduced automated application transformation for Java upgrades and .NET porting.
• Expanded availability to GitLab, GitHub, Microsoft Teams, and Slack.
• Updated the Free Tier to include 50 agentic chat interactions and 1,000 lines of code transformation per month.
• Highlighted top rankings on the SWE-bench leaderboard for AI coding performance.