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AWS amazonq documentation change

Service: amazonq · 2025-11-13 · Documentation low

File: amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/github-quickstart.md

Summary

Multiple updates including new code transformation capabilities, updated label requirements, and usage limit documentation

Security assessment

Changes focus on feature expansion (code transformation) and operational details (usage limits). While the label requirement changes could impact system functionality if misconfigured, there is no evidence of addressing security vulnerabilities or describing security features. The IP address list remains unchanged.

Diff

diff --git a/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/github-quickstart.md b/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/github-quickstart.md
index db3200eae..5ac066831 100644
--- a//amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/github-quickstart.md
+++ b//amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/github-quickstart.md
@@ -17 +17 @@ This tutorial provides a walkthrough of the following tasks:
-  2. Get started with Amazon Q Developer in an issue by adding a label for feature development, or by creating a new pull request for code review. Alternatively, you can use slash commands in issues to initiate feature development. You can also initiate additional code reviews within pull requests with a slash command.
+  2. Get started with Amazon Q Developer in an issue by adding a label for either feature development or code transformation, or by creating a new pull request for code review. Alternatively, you can use slash commands in issues to initiate feature development or code transformation. You can also initiate additional code reviews within pull requests with a slash command.
@@ -66 +66 @@ The following IP addresses are used to access your GitHub resources:
-After installing the Amazon Q Developer app in GitHub and authorizing access to your repositories, you can begin using the Amazon Q Developer agents for support across the software development lifecycle from coding, testing, and deploying to troubleshooting applications. For more information, see one of the following:
+After installing the Amazon Q Developer app in GitHub and authorizing access to your repositories, you can begin using the Amazon Q Developer agents for support across the software development lifecycle from coding, testing, and deploying to troubleshooting and modernizing applications. For more information, see one of the following:
@@ -70 +70 @@ After installing the Amazon Q Developer app in GitHub and authorizing access to
-The Amazon Q Developer app attempts to automatically create the **Amazon Q development agent** label in GitHub repositories you authorize access to. If the label is not automatically created, or if it's unintentionally deleted, you can manually create it in GitHub. The label must be named as **Amazon Q development agent** in order for it to be recognized and processed as a Amazon Q Developer label. For more information, see [Creating a label](https://docs.github.com/en/issues/using-labels-and-milestones-to-track-work/managing-labels#creating-a-label) in the _GitHub documentation_.
+The Amazon Q Developer app attempts to automatically create the **Amazon Q development agent** and the **Amazon Q transform agent** labels in GitHub repositories you authorize access to. If the labels are not automatically created, or if they're unintentionally deleted, you can manually create them in GitHub. The labels must be named as **Amazon Q development agent** and **Amazon Q transform agent** in order for them to be recognized and processed as Amazon Q Developer labels. For more information, see [Creating a label](https://docs.github.com/en/issues/using-labels-and-milestones-to-track-work/managing-labels#creating-a-label) in the _GitHub documentation_.
@@ -75,0 +76,2 @@ The Amazon Q Developer app attempts to automatically create the **Amazon Q devel
+  * [Transforming code with Amazon Q Developer in GitHub](./github-code-transformation.html)
+
@@ -81 +83 @@ The Amazon Q Developer app attempts to automatically create the **Amazon Q devel
-You can use Amazon Q Developer agents in GitHub for free without the need to set up an AWS account to get started. You're provided with limited invocations per month for feature development and code review. You can increase your free usage at any time by registering your Amazon Q Developer app installation with your AWS account. Registering also provides with the ability to configure details such as disabling code reviews and adding tags for searching and filtering. For more information, see [Increasing usage limits and configuring details in Amazon Q Developer console](./github-register-app-install.html).
+You can use Amazon Q Developer agents in GitHub for free without the need to set up an AWS account to get started. You're provided with limited invocations per month for feature development and code review, as well as limited number of lines of code transformation per month. You can increase your free usage at any time by registering your Amazon Q Developer app installation with your AWS account. Registering also provides with the ability to configure details such as disabling code reviews and adding tags for searching and filtering. For more information, see [Increasing usage limits and configuring details in Amazon Q Developer console](./github-register-app-install.html).