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AWS amazonq documentation change

Service: amazonq · 2025-05-03 · Documentation medium

File: amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/q-in-IDE-chat.md

Summary

Added documentation for agentic coding feature with automatic command execution capabilities

Security assessment

Documents a feature that automatically executes shell commands, which has security implications. However, this is a feature description rather than addressing a specific vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/q-in-IDE-chat.md b/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/q-in-IDE-chat.md
index e6933ee52..54e22badb 100644
--- a//amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/q-in-IDE-chat.md
+++ b//amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/q-in-IDE-chat.md
@@ -5 +5 @@
-Using other natural languagesWorking with Amazon Q in your IDEExample topics and questionsReporting issues with responses
+Agentic codingUsing other natural languagesWorking with Amazon Q in your IDEExample topics and questionsReporting issues with responses
@@ -12,0 +13,2 @@ Chat with Amazon Q Developer in your integrated development environment (IDE) to
+  * The agentic coding experience with Amazon Q Developer in VS Code
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@@ -31,0 +34,14 @@ Chat with Amazon Q Developer in your integrated development environment (IDE) to
+## The agentic coding experience with Amazon Q Developer in VS Code
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+Agentic coding is on by default for Amazon Q Developer in the IDE.
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+With agentic coding, Amazon Q acts as your coding partner, chatting agentically with you as you develop.
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+As you discuss your project with Amazon Q, it will offer suggestions for shell commands. Sometimes, when it deems those commands to be low-risk, it will run them on its own.
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+When Amazon Q offers suggestions for how to improve your code, it will do so in the form of a diff within the IDE tab. You can then choose whether to accept or reject the change.
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+While Amazon Q is thinking between prompts, you have the option to continue to add instructions in the input window.
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+You can toggle agentic coding on or off with the `</>` icon at the bottom of the chat panel.
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