AWS appstream2: Overview: agents can launch and switch applications
Summary
Updates the product overview to state that MCP agents can also launch and switch between cataloged applications, in addition to typing, clicking, and taking screenshots.
Security assessment
Purely descriptive overview text about new agent capabilities; the existing IAM/CloudTrail statements are unchanged and no security control is added or fixed.
Evidence
+WorkSpaces Applications provides Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools that enable AI agents to interact with your desktop applications. Agents can type, click, take screenshots, and launch and switch between cataloged applications. You provide agents access to WorkSpaces in your stack and configure which capabilities agents can use. Agents authenticate using AWS IAM credentials. AWS CloudTrail logs agent activity, and you can monitor tool performance metrics in Amazon CloudWatch. For more information, see [Get started providing agents with access to WorkSpaces Applications](./getting-started-agent-access.html).
Diff
diff --git a/appstream2/latest/developerguide/what-is-appstream.md b/appstream2/latest/developerguide/what-is-appstream.md index fa53e44..ea8c0a9 100644 --- a//appstream2/latest/developerguide/what-is-appstream.md +++ b//appstream2/latest/developerguide/what-is-appstream.md @@ -13 +13 @@ With WorkSpaces Applications, you can easily add your existing desktop applicati -WorkSpaces Applications provides Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools that enable AI agents to interact with your desktop applications by typing, clicking, and taking screenshots. You provide agents access to WorkSpaces in your stack and configure which capabilities agents can use. Agents authenticate using AWS IAM credentials. AWS CloudTrail logs agent activity, and you can monitor tool performance metrics in Amazon CloudWatch. For more information, see [Get started providing agents with access to WorkSpaces Applications](./getting-started-agent-access.html). +WorkSpaces Applications provides Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools that enable AI agents to interact with your desktop applications. Agents can type, click, take screenshots, and launch and switch between cataloged applications. You provide agents access to WorkSpaces in your stack and configure which capabilities agents can use. Agents authenticate using AWS IAM credentials. AWS CloudTrail logs agent activity, and you can monitor tool performance metrics in Amazon CloudWatch. For more information, see [Get started providing agents with access to WorkSpaces Applications](./getting-started-agent-access.html).