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AWS amazonq documentation change

Service: amazonq · 2025-05-16 · Documentation low

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

Summary

Restructured chat documentation with new sections for starting/managing conversations, added details about conversation retention policies (90-day deletion), and enhanced chat settings guidance

Security assessment

Changes focus on user workflow improvements and conversation management features rather than security vulnerabilities. The 90-day conversation retention policy and deletion process are operational controls rather than security fixes. No evidence of addressing vulnerabilities or security incidents in the diff.

Diff

diff --git a/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/chat-with-q.md b/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/chat-with-q.md
index 2f576acf6..5fc95dd12 100644
--- a//amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/chat-with-q.md
+++ b//amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/chat-with-q.md
@@ -5 +5 @@
-Add permissionsWorking with Amazon Q on AWS websitesExample questions
+Add permissionsStart a conversationManage conversations in the consoleSet chat settingsExample questions
@@ -9 +9 @@ Add permissionsWorking with Amazon Q on AWS websitesExample questions
-Chat with Amazon Q in the AWS Management Console, AWS Console Mobile Application, AWS website, AWS Documentation website, and chat applications to learn about AWS services. You can ask Amazon Q about best practices, recommendations, step-by-step instructions for AWS tasks, and architecting your AWS resources and workflows. 
+Chat with Amazon Q in the AWS Management Console, AWS Console Mobile Application, AWS website, AWS Documentation website, and chat applications to learn about AWS services. 
@@ -11 +11,3 @@ Chat with Amazon Q in the AWS Management Console, AWS Console Mobile Application
-You can also ask Amazon Q about your AWS resources and account costs. Amazon Q additionally generates short scripts or code snippets to help you get started using the AWS SDKs and AWS CLI.
+You can ask Amazon Q about best practices, recommendations, step-by-step instructions for AWS tasks, and architecting your AWS resources and workflows. You can also ask about your AWS resources and account costs. Amazon Q additionally generates short scripts or code snippets to help you get started using the AWS SDKs and AWS CLI.
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+The following topics describe how to use Amazon Q chat and topics you can chat about. 
@@ -17 +19,5 @@ You can also ask Amazon Q about your AWS resources and account costs. Amazon Q a
-  * Working with Amazon Q on AWS websites
+  * Start a conversation
+
+  * Manage conversations in the console
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+  * Set chat settings
@@ -36 +42 @@ For an IAM policy that grants permissions needed for chatting with Amazon Q, see
-## Working with Amazon Q on AWS websites
+## Start a conversation
@@ -38 +44 @@ For an IAM policy that grants permissions needed for chatting with Amazon Q, see
-To chat with Amazon Q Developer in the AWS Management Console, choose the Amazon Q icon in the right sidebar. To chat on the AWS website or any AWS service’s documentation page, choose the Amazon Q icon in the bottom right corner. 
+To open up the Amazon Q chat panel in the AWS Management Console, choose the Amazon Q icon in the right sidebar. To open up the panel on the AWS website or any AWS service’s documentation page, choose the Amazon Q icon in the bottom right corner. 
@@ -44 +50 @@ After you receive a response, you can optionally leave feedback by using the thu
-### Conversation history
+###### To start a new conversation in the console:
@@ -46 +52 @@ After you receive a response, you can optionally leave feedback by using the thu
-Amazon Q maintains your conversation within a given session as context to inform future responses. You can ask follow-up questions or refer to previous questions and responses throughout the duration of your session. 
+  1. From the welcome screen, choose **New conversation** at the bottom of the chat panel. 
@@ -48 +54,16 @@ Amazon Q maintains your conversation within a given session as context to inform
-If you’re using Amazon Q in the console, your current conversation and associated context are maintained when you navigate to another place in the console or to another browser or tab. If you’re using Amazon Q on the AWS website, Documentation website, or Console Mobile Application, a new conversation starts without any context when you navigate to a new page, browser, or tab. 
+  2. From an active conversation, you can start a new conversation by choosing the plus icon in the top right corner of the chat panel. From the welcome screen, choose **New conversation** at the bottom of the chat panel. 
+
+  3. To name or rename a conversation, choose the text at the top of the chat panel and enter your conversation name.
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+## Manage conversations in the console
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+Amazon Q maintains the history of previously asked questions and responses within a given conversation to use as context to inform responses. You can save up to 1,000 separate conversations with Amazon Q chat in the AWS console. 
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+When you start a conversation, it’s automatically saved as a new conversation. You can title the conversation, or Amazon Q will generate a title based on the first few questions in the conversation. 
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+You can switch between conversations to continue chatting with Amazon Q about previous topics you’ve asked about. Inactive conversations, in which you don’t ask a new question, will be deleted after 90 days. Messages older than 90 days will be deleted, even if a conversation is still active.
+
+###### To switch conversations:
@@ -50 +71,17 @@ If you’re using Amazon Q in the console, your current conversation and associa
-If you want to restart your conversation and clear the context provided by previous questions and responses, choose **New conversation**. Your previous conversation will no longer be used to inform responses from Amazon Q. 
+  1. Choose the menu icon on the top left of the chat panel. The **Conversations** page opens in the chat panel.
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+  2. Choose the name of the conversation you want to resume. You are redirected to the chat panel where you can continue chatting with Amazon Q. 
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+###### To delete conversations: 
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+  1. Choose the menu icon on the top left of the chat panel. The **Conversations** page opens in the chat panel.
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+  2. Choose the delete icon next to the name of the conversation you want to delete. Confirm you want to delete the conversation by choosing **Delete** on the pop-up that appears.
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+If you’re using Amazon Q in the console, your current conversation and associated context are maintained when you navigate to another place in the console or to another browser or tab. If you’re using Amazon Q on the AWS website, Documentation website, or Console Mobile Application, a new conversation starts without any context when you navigate to a new page, browser, or tab. 
@@ -52 +89 @@ If you want to restart your conversation and clear the context provided by previ
-### Chat settings
+## Set chat settings