Aws agent registry for centralized agent discovery and governance now in preview
AWS Agent Registry is now in preview, offering a centralized catalog and discovery layer for AI resources within organizations. It enhances visibility and prevents duplication of efforts by allowing teams to access existing agents and tools.
The AWS Agent Registry, offered through Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, has been launched in preview mode. This service acts as a private, governed catalog and discovery layer for agents, tools, skills, MCP servers, and custom resources within an organization. It provides teams with comprehensive visibility into their AI infrastructure, allowing them to locate existing agents and tools rather than duplicating efforts by recreating capabilities that already exist.
The registry is accessible via the AgentCore Console UI, APIs (including AWS CLI and AWS SDK), or as an MCP server, which developers can query and invoke directly from their integrated development environments (IDEs). It supports both IAM and OAuth (Custom JWT) based access, offering flexibility in how resources are managed and accessed.
Teams have the option to register resources manually through the console or API, or they can utilize URL-based discovery. This feature automatically retrieves metadata, such as tool schemas and capability descriptions, from a live MCP server or agent endpoint. Once records are added, they undergo an approval process where administrators can approve them before they become available for discovery. This process can be integrated into existing approval workflows to uphold governance policies.
Security and compliance are further ensured through AWS CloudTrail, which provides complete audit trails of all registry access and administrative actions. For discovering resources, the registry offers both semantic and keyword search capabilities, enabling developers to quickly locate agents by describing their use case in natural language.
The AWS Agent Registry (preview) is currently available in five AWS regions where AgentCore is active: US West (Oregon), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Asia Pacific (Sydney), Europe (Ireland), and US East (N. Virginia). More information can be found on the AWS blog, with detailed guidance available in the accompanying documentation.