What AgentCore Manages For You

This shows what AgentCore actually manages for you — roughly 15 different systems you would otherwise build, operate and maintain yourself. With AgentCore, you focus on the agent, tools and business logic.

How it works

1. 1Without AgentCore: you build and manage containers, API security, auto scaling, session state, auth, streaming, versioning, deployments, runtime isolation, observability, memory, monitoring, prompt management and multi-tenancy.
2. 2With AgentCore: you build the agent (Strands), create tools, and write business logic.
3. 3AgentCore handles everything else — runtime, scaling, security, observability, memory, versioning and multi-tenancy.
4. 4You focus on what makes your application unique.

Key points

• AgentCore is the enterprise platform; you build the agent, AWS handles the complexity.
• It replaces ~15 undifferentiated systems you'd otherwise maintain.
• Build faster, operate less, scale confidently.
• Focus on delivering value, not managing infrastructure.

Why it matters

Most of the work in production agents is undifferentiated infrastructure. AgentCore absorbs it, so teams ship agent value instead of rebuilding platforms.

Frequently asked questions

What does AgentCore replace?

Around 15 systems — containers, auth, scaling, session state, streaming, versioning, isolation, observability, memory and more.

What do I still build?

The agent itself, its tools and your business logic — the parts unique to your application.