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Amazon Q Developer

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Config files Amazon Q Developer has changed

Config you own — hooks, permission rules, MCP servers, settings — that releases below state a change to. Counted from the release notes we track, newest change first. How a harness is layered.

MCP server config3 changes · 12 releases touched it · latest Sep 19, 2025 · v1.16.2 ↗

permission rules1 change · 10 releases touched it · latest Apr 10, 2025 · v1.7.3 ↗

context and compaction settings1 change · 5 releases touched it · latest Apr 29, 2025 · v1.9.0 ↗

slash commands1 change · 4 releases touched it · latest Jul 31, 2025 · v1.13.0 ↗

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Amazon Q Developerv1.19.7Nov 17, 2025

add update announcement

update copy
chore: version bump
fix: announcement correction
chore: update kiro update showcount from 2 to 5

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What's Changed

add update announcement by @zixlin7 in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3433
update copy by @zixlin7 in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3452
chore: version bump by @dingfeli in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3453
fix: announcement correction by @dingfeli in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3454
chore: update kiro update showcount from 2 to 5 by @brandonskiser in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3457

Full Changelog: https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/compare/v1.19.6...v1.19.7

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Amazon Q Developerv1.19.6Nov 13, 2025

Revert "added hint for multiline triple backtick code block detector"

chore: version bump
fix: Adds missing comma

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What's Changed

Revert "added hint for multiline triple backtick code block detector" by @dingfeli in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3439
chore: version bump by @dingfeli in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3440
fix: Adds missing comma by @kensave in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3441

Full Changelog: https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/compare/v1.19.5...v1.19.6

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Amazon Q Developerv1.19.5Nov 12, 2025

added hint for multiline triple backtick code block detector

fix: update branding
chore: bump version to 1.19.5

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What's Changed

added hint for multiline triple backtick code block detector by @ekang7 in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3327
fix: update branding by @brandonskiser in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3427
chore: bump version to 1.19.5 by @brandonskiser in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3428

Full Changelog: https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/compare/v1.19.4...v1.19.5

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Amazon Q Developerv1.19.4Nov 10, 2025

refactor: migrate from directories to hierarchical paths module

Add auth login failure telemetry for cli
fix: expand ~ in prompt file:// URIs
Refactor /Usage into smaller modules
bskiser/add agent crate
refactor: centralize environment variable access
feat: warn when duplicate agents are found during load
Upgrade delegate with better UX for notifications and change the file…
chore: move RTS code from agent crate to chat-cli
fix: block dangerous patterns for tool calls
chore: remove duplicate and unused API code from the agent crate
chore: bump version to 1.19.4
+1 more change

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What's Changed

refactor: migrate from directories to hierarchical paths module by @dk19y in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3309
Add auth login failure telemetry for cli by @abhraina-aws in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3317
fix: expand ~ in prompt file:// URIs by @rationull in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3301
Refactor /Usage into smaller modules by @akhileshb in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3324
bskiser/add agent crate by @brandonskiser in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3150
refactor: centralize environment variable access by @dk19y in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3315
feat: warn when duplicate agents are found during load by @brandonskiser in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3335
Upgrade delegate with better UX for notifications and change the file… by @abhraina-aws in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3337
chore: move RTS code from agent crate to chat-cli by @brandonskiser in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3340

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Amazon Q Developerv1.19.3Oct 30, 2025

fixe: racing condition on conduit when printing

chore: version bump to 1.19.3

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What's Changed

fixe: racing condition on conduit when printing by @dingfeli in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3308
chore: version bump to 1.19.3 by @dingfeli in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3310

Full Changelog: https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/compare/v1.19.2...v1.19.3

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Amazon Q Developerv1.19.2Oct 28, 2025

Revert "feat: Updates models to match latest, including endpoint resolver (#3262)"

chore: bump version to 1.19.2

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What's Changed

Revert "feat: Updates models to match latest, including endpoint resolver (#3262)" by @brandonskiser in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3288
chore: bump version to 1.19.2 by @brandonskiser in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3290

Full Changelog: https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/compare/v1.19.1...v1.19.2

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Amazon Q Developerv1.19.1Oct 28, 2025

feat: Path based loading for agent

Revert "feat: Path based loading for agent"
feat: Updates models to match latest, including endpoint resolver
Fix: non-interactive output incorrectly sent to stderr instead of stdout
fix: removes color from spinner
Fix fs-write diff colors
Fix fs-write diff colors for background
fix: spinner not being cleaned up properly
chore: bump version to 1.19.1
fix: install cross using --locked

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What's Changed

feat: Path based loading for agent by @mekza in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/2859
Revert "feat: Path based loading for agent" by @dingfeli in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3257
feat: Updates models to match latest, including endpoint resolver by @kensave in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3262
Fix: non-interactive output incorrectly sent to stderr instead of stdout by @evanliu048 in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3277
fix: removes color from spinner by @dingfeli in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3278
Fix fs-write diff colors by @kkashilk in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3280
Fix fs-write diff colors for background by @kkashilk in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3281
fix: spinner not being cleaned up properly by @dingfeli in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3282
chore: bump version to 1.19.1 by @evanliu048 in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3283
fix: install cross using --locked by @brandonskiser in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3286

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Amazon Q Developerv1.19.0Oct 24, 2025

fix: make q settings delete functionality user friendly

chore: use centralized colors
fix: removes outdated semantic_search folder migration
fix:bug(checkpoint): fix crashes when truncating checkpoint message
fix:bug(chat): ensure `sanitize_user_prompt` handles UTF-8 boundaries correctly
fix(schemas): Correct JSON schema reference for transport type
Only load previous converstaion from db when --resume is passed
feat: add configurable OAuth redirect uri
feat(chat): support for --mcp option in /logdump
feat: Adds pdf support for knowledge
+19 more changes

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What's Changed

fix: make q settings delete functionality user friendly by @nirajchowdhary in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3042
chore: use centralized colors by @zixlin7 in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3113
fix: removes outdated semantic_search folder migration by @kensave in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3142
fix:bug(checkpoint): fix crashes when truncating checkpoint message by @h16rkim in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3137
fix:bug(chat): ensure sanitize_user_prompt handles UTF-8 boundaries correctly by @h16rkim in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3087
fix(schemas): Correct JSON schema reference for transport type by @csantanapr in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3128
Only load previous converstaion from db when --resume is passed by @kkashilk in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3133
feat: add configurable OAuth redirect uri by @joshrutkowski in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3124
feat(chat): support for --mcp option in /logdump by @Konippi in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3143

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Amazon Q Developer1.18.1Oct 14, 2025

Minor version reporting an old version

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Amazon Q Developer1.18.0Oct 13, 2025

[Experimental] Agent delegate tool

Stop hook functionality
Unified show and status commands for knowledge
`/logdump` command
Experiment manager functionality
MCP prompts with no arguments

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Amazon Q Developerv1.17.1Oct 1, 2025

chore: sync prod with main

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What's Changed

chore: sync prod with main by @dingfeli in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/3059

Full Changelog: https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/compare/v1.17.0...v1.17.1

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Amazon Q Developerv1.17.0Sep 29, 2025

Improve error messages for dispatch failures

fix(mcp): hardcodes client id for oauth
fix: consolidate tool permission logic for consistent display and exe…
feat(chat): expand support for /prompts command
[fomat] Runs Clippy and cargo +nightly fmt
feat: add context usage percentage indicator to prompt
[fix] Fixes issues with Tool Input parsing.
feat: Adds checkpointing functionality using Git CLI commands
Release092625
[fix]Updates feed
feat(prompts): Enhanced MCP prompt management with improved UX
fix(mcp): oauth issues (#2925)
+2 more changes

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What's Changed

Improve error messages for dispatch failures by @kkashilk in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/2969
fix(mcp): hardcodes client id for oauth by @dingfeli in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/2976
fix: consolidate tool permission logic for consistent display and exe… by @nirajchowdhary in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/2975
feat(chat): expand support for /prompts command by @Konippi in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/2799
[fomat] Runs Clippy and cargo +nightly fmt by @kensave in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/2991
feat: add context usage percentage indicator to prompt by @abhraina-aws in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/2994
[fix] Fixes issues with Tool Input parsing. by @kensave in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/2986
feat: Adds checkpointing functionality using Git CLI commands by @evanliu048 in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/2896
Release092625 by @kensave in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/2996

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Amazon Q Developerv1.16.2Sep 19, 2025

fix: CI format check by enforcing nightly cargo fmt

fix(mcp): command not being expanded for stdio
Change autocomplete shortcut from ctrl-f to ctrl-g
Support preToolUse and postToolUse hook
fix(mcp): oauth issues
fix(chat): reset pending tool state when clearing conversation
Trim region to avoid login failures
chore: copy change for warning message for oauth redirect page
fix: removes deny unknown fields in mcp config
Normalize and expand relative-paths to absolute paths
Bump version to 1.16.2 and update feed.json
+1 more change

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What's Changed

fix: CI format check by enforcing nightly cargo fmt by @evanliu048 in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/2895
fix(mcp): command not being expanded for stdio by @dingfeli in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/2915
Change autocomplete shortcut from ctrl-f to ctrl-g by @erbenmo in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/2825
Support preToolUse and postToolUse hook by @erbenmo in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/2875
fix(mcp): oauth issues by @dingfeli in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/2925
fix(chat): reset pending tool state when clearing conversation by @nirajchowdhary in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/2855
Trim region to avoid login failures by @kkashilk in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/2930
chore: copy change for warning message for oauth redirect page by @dingfeli in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/2931
fix: removes deny unknown fields in mcp config by @dingfeli in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/2935

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Amazon Q Developerv1.16.1Sep 17, 2025

Bump up version for hotfix in Prod

chore: add 1.16.1 feed.json entry (#2919)

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What's Changed

Bump up version for hotfix in Prod by @kkashilk in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/2917
chore: add 1.16.1 feed.json entry (#2919) by @brandonskiser in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/2920

Full Changelog: https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/compare/v1.16.0...v1.16.1

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Amazon Q Developerv1.16.0Sep 17, 2025

Update knowledge base directory path to reflect actual location

docs: Update todo list docs for introspect
feat: added tangent & introspect docs & provided to introspect
feat: implement persistent CLI history with file storage
chore: Skip sending profileArn when using custom endpoints
chore(mcp): migrate to rmcp
fix: Dont preserve summary when conversation is cleared
feat: add AGENTS.md to default agent resources
feat: add model field support to custom agent format
feat: updating doc to surface /agent generate and note block for /knowledge
+30 more changes

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What's Changed

Update knowledge base directory path to reflect actual location by @kensave in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/2763
docs: Update todo list docs for introspect by @kiran-garre in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/2776
feat: added tangent & introspect docs & provided to introspect by @abhraina-aws in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/2775
feat: implement persistent CLI history with file storage by @kkashilk in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/2769
chore: Skip sending profileArn when using custom endpoints by @evanliu048 in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/2777
chore(mcp): migrate to rmcp by @dingfeli in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/2700
fix: Dont preserve summary when conversation is cleared by @jmmoser in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/2793
feat: add AGENTS.md to default agent resources by @mr-lee in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/2812
feat: add model field support to custom agent format by @mr-lee in https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/pull/2815

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[aws-whats-new] AWS What’s New

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[q-docs] Amazon Q Developer docs

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[github-releases] Amazon Q CLI (aws/amazon-q-developer-cli) Releases

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[aws-whatsnew-q] AWS What's New (Amazon Q)

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