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AWS devopsagent documentation change

Service: devopsagent · 2026-07-10 · Documentation low

File: devopsagent/latest/userguide/whats-new.md

Summary

Added new features: skills repository move, multi-account GitHub connections, newChat parameter, default memory monitoring, multi-instance integrations, and scoped access tokens.

Security assessment

The scoped access tokens addition documents a new security feature (least-privilege tokens for remote access). Other changes are non-security feature updates. No vulnerability fixes are mentioned.

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diff --git a/devopsagent/latest/userguide/whats-new.md b/devopsagent/latest/userguide/whats-new.md
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@@ -13 +13,3 @@ Date | Change | Description
-June 30, 2026 | [Register GitHub.com when the app is already installed](connecting-to-cicd-pipelines-connecting-github.html#for-githubcom) | You can now register GitHub.com even when the AWS DevOps Agent GitHub App is already installed on your account or organization. Registration reuses the existing installation, so you don't need to reinstall the app. You can register a repository that another account member already set up. Registration confirms that the app is installed on the exact account or organization you specified.  
+July 7, 2026 | [DevOps Skills repository moved](about-aws-devops-agent-devops-agent-skills.html#sample-skills) | The community-contributed DevOps Agent skills sample repository and skills gallery moved to new locations. For the updated repository, see [sample-devops-agent-tools](https://github.com/aws-samples/sample-devops-agent-tools) on the GitHub website. For the updated gallery, see the [community skills gallery](https://aws-samples.github.io/sample-devops-agent-tools/) on the GitHub website. Update any bookmarks or links to the previous locations.  
+June 30, 2026 | [Connect the same GitHub organization across multiple AWS accounts and Regions](connecting-to-cicd-pipelines-connecting-github.html#for-githubcom) | You can now connect AWS DevOps Agent in multiple AWS accounts and Regions to the same GitHub organization or account. If the AWS DevOps Agent GitHub App is already installed, additional accounts and Regions reuse the existing installation, so you don't need to reinstall it.  
+June 30, 2026 | [Open a new chat with the ?newChat query parameter](working-with-devops-agent-on-demand-devops-tasks.html#accessing-chat) | Add `?newChat` to any DevOps Agent web app URL to open a fresh chat session. Use this parameter to link to a new conversation from external tools, runbooks, and bookmarks.  
@@ -17,0 +20 @@ June 22, 2026 | [Import skills from a repository using the SDK](about-aws-devops
+June 19, 2026 | [Monitor memories enabled by default](about-aws-devops-agent-devops-agent-memories.html) | AWS DevOps Agent now enables the per-monitor memory store by default for all Agent Spaces. This store recalls recurring root causes for a specific alarm or metric.  
@@ -22,0 +26,2 @@ June 14, 2026 | [Integrate AWS Transform with release readiness code reviews](re
+June 13, 2026 | Register multiple Datadog and ServiceNow instances per Agent Space | You can now register more than one [Datadog](connecting-telemetry-sources-connecting-datadog.html) environment or [ServiceNow](connecting-to-ticketing-and-chat-connecting-servicenow.html) instance to a single Agent Space. If you manage multiple Datadog environments or ServiceNow instances, you no longer need separate Agent Spaces per integration.  
+June 13, 2026 | [Scoped access tokens for MCP and A2A remote server authentication](accessing-devops-agent-connect-to-devops-agent-remote-servers.html#create-an-access-token) | Issue least-privilege access tokens scoped to specific permissions for external tools connecting to your Agent Space over MCP or A2A, instead of sharing broader credentials.