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I let an open model delete 1,242 of my saved articles. On purpose. I feel lighter.Featured
AWS

I let an open model delete 1,242 of my saved articles. On purpose. I feel lighter.

Oct 23, 2026
MCP Token Cost: I Cut My MCP Server From 15 Tools to 4Featured
AI Agents

MCP Token Cost: I Cut My MCP Server From 15 Tools to 4

Oct 26, 2026
⚙️ From Code to Production: Managing End-to-End Lifecycle of Source Code in DevOps 🛠️Featured
DevOps

⚙️ From Code to Production: Managing End-to-End Lifecycle of Source Code in DevOps 🛠️

Jan 03, 2025
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I let an open model delete 1,242 of my saved articles. On purpose. I feel lighter.
AWS

I let an open model delete 1,242 of my saved articles. On purpose. I feel lighter.

Oct 23, 2026Read on dev.to →
MCP Token Cost: I Cut My MCP Server From 15 Tools to 4
AI Agents

MCP Token Cost: I Cut My MCP Server From 15 Tools to 4

Oct 26, 2026Read on dev.to →
⚙️ From Code to Production: Managing End-to-End Lifecycle of Source Code in DevOps 🛠️
DevOps

⚙️ From Code to Production: Managing End-to-End Lifecycle of Source Code in DevOps 🛠️

Jan 03, 2025Read on dev.to →
Master GitHub Like a Pro
AWS

Master GitHub Like a Pro

Jan 13, 2025Read on dev.to →
💻 IDE Integration: Supercharging Productivity ✔
AWS

💻 IDE Integration: Supercharging Productivity ✔

Jan 30, 2025Read on dev.to →
🛡️ Security Measures: Safeguarding Your Codebase 🔒
Security

🛡️ Security Measures: Safeguarding Your Codebase 🔒

Feb 07, 2025Read on dev.to →
From Manual to AI-Driven: AWS Well-Architected Security MCP Server
AI Agents

From Manual to AI-Driven: AWS Well-Architected Security MCP Server

Jan 20, 2026Read on dev.to →
Build Your First AI Agent in 30 Minutes - CrewAI + AWS Bedrock
AI Agents

Build Your First AI Agent in 30 Minutes - CrewAI + AWS Bedrock

Jul 03, 2026Read on dev.to →
BrowserAct Hit #1 on Product Hunt - Why 629 Builders Voted for a BrowserAct That Gets Stuck
AI Agents

BrowserAct Hit #1 on Product Hunt - Why 629 Builders Voted for a BrowserAct That Gets Stuck

Jul 06, 2026Read on dev.to →
Introducing AWS Sandbox Environment: Learn AWS for Free Without a Credit Card
AWS

Introducing AWS Sandbox Environment: Learn AWS for Free Without a Credit Card

Jul 09, 2026Read on dev.to →
PassionCast: I Built an AI Hype Man for World Cup Fans Using Gemini + ElevenLabs
AWS

PassionCast: I Built an AI Hype Man for World Cup Fans Using Gemini + ElevenLabs

Jul 12, 2026Read on dev.to →
Kiro CLI Gets Worse After an Hour. Here's How I Fixed It.
AI Agents

Kiro CLI Gets Worse After an Hour. Here's How I Fixed It.

Jul 16, 2026Read on dev.to →
Introducing AWS SimuLearn Badges: Free Proof That You Can Actually Build in the Cloud
AWS

Introducing AWS SimuLearn Badges: Free Proof That You Can Actually Build in the Cloud

Jul 17, 2026Read on dev.to →
4 Silent Failures, 2 Undocumented APIs, and a Container That Crashed Because of a Missing User Directive
Kubernetes

4 Silent Failures, 2 Undocumented APIs, and a Container That Crashed Because of a Missing User Directive

Jul 20, 2026Read on dev.to →
Sentry's Span Hierarchy Exposed a Silent Retry in My 5-Agent Pipeline. One Agent Took 22.6s, the Others Took 5.
AI Agents

Sentry's Span Hierarchy Exposed a Silent Retry in My 5-Agent Pipeline. One Agent Took 22.6s, the Others Took 5.

Jul 24, 2026Read on dev.to →
BrowserAct in 2026: The Best No-Code Web Scraping Tool That Replaced My Python Scrapers
AI Agents

BrowserAct in 2026: The Best No-Code Web Scraping Tool That Replaced My Python Scrapers

Jul 28, 2026Read on dev.to →
Introducing DevPub - Open Source Dev.to CLI Tool
AWS

Introducing DevPub - Open Source Dev.to CLI Tool

Aug 01, 2026Read on dev.to →
Introducing Kiro Crew: AWS's Open-Source AI Agent Orchestrator
AI Agents

Introducing Kiro Crew: AWS's Open-Source AI Agent Orchestrator

Aug 05, 2026Read on dev.to →
I Spent a Day With Kiro Crew. Here's What It Actually Does.
AI Agents

I Spent a Day With Kiro Crew. Here's What It Actually Does.

Aug 06, 2026Read on dev.to →
How Kiro Crew's Cron Jobs Replaced 4 Hours of Weekly Toil
AI Agents

How Kiro Crew's Cron Jobs Replaced 4 Hours of Weekly Toil

Aug 07, 2026Read on dev.to →
I Built a ₹15 Landing Page About Mumbai's Soul Food
AWS

I Built a ₹15 Landing Page About Mumbai's Soul Food

Aug 10, 2026Read on dev.to →
I Showed My CISO Kiro Crew: Here's the Security Model That Got It Approved
AI Agents

I Showed My CISO Kiro Crew: Here's the Security Model That Got It Approved

Aug 11, 2026Read on dev.to →
59% of Dogs Are Obese and Their Owners Don't Know. So I Built an AI That Tells Them.
AWS

59% of Dogs Are Obese and Their Owners Don't Know. So I Built an AI That Tells Them.

Aug 14, 2026Read on dev.to →
How I Built a Kiro Crew App in 5 Minutes - Full Tutorial With Code
AI Agents

How I Built a Kiro Crew App in 5 Minutes - Full Tutorial With Code

Aug 18, 2026Read on dev.to →
I Added Terminal Charts to My Dev.to CLI. Here's What My Data Looks Like.
AWS

I Added Terminal Charts to My Dev.to CLI. Here's What My Data Looks Like.

Aug 21, 2026Read on dev.to →
I Built an AWS DevOps AI Agent Using Kiro Crew + MCP
AI Agents

I Built an AWS DevOps AI Agent Using Kiro Crew + MCP

Aug 24, 2026Read on dev.to →
NexPath Review: The Prompt Quality Layer for Cursor, Windsurf and Claude Code
GenAI

NexPath Review: The Prompt Quality Layer for Cursor, Windsurf and Claude Code

Aug 27, 2026Read on dev.to →
Free AWS Certification for Students: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide
Career

Free AWS Certification for Students: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide

Aug 31, 2026Read on dev.to →
My Dev.to CLI Got Its First Community PR. Image Uploads From Terminal.
AWS

My Dev.to CLI Got Its First Community PR. Image Uploads From Terminal.

Sep 03, 2026Read on dev.to →
ReachAloud: I built a multilingual voice tool that reads emergency alerts aloud for people who can't read the screen
DevOps

ReachAloud: I built a multilingual voice tool that reads emergency alerts aloud for people who can't read the screen

Sep 07, 2026Read on dev.to →
How I Built an AI Agent That Cut My AWS Bill by 40% (CrewAI + Bedrock)
AI Agents

How I Built an AI Agent That Cut My AWS Bill by 40% (CrewAI + Bedrock)

Sep 09, 2026Read on dev.to →
AI Agent vs Agentic AI: The Distinction That Changes Your Architecture
AI Agents

AI Agent vs Agentic AI: The Distinction That Changes Your Architecture

Sep 11, 2026Read on dev.to →
I Built an AI Agent That Audits AWS (And It Can't Touch Anything)
AI Agents

I Built an AI Agent That Audits AWS (And It Can't Touch Anything)

Sep 18, 2026Read on dev.to →
Per-Agent Cost Tracking for Multi-Agent AI on AWS
AI Agents

Per-Agent Cost Tracking for Multi-Agent AI on AWS

Sep 23, 2026Read on dev.to →
I Followed the n8n AWS Docs and It Broke at the First Command
AWS

I Followed the n8n AWS Docs and It Broke at the First Command

Sep 25, 2026Read on dev.to →
AI Agent Governance on AWS: Block Agents, Prove EU AI Act Compliance
AI Agents

AI Agent Governance on AWS: Block Agents, Prove EU AI Act Compliance

Sep 29, 2026Read on dev.to →
Which AWS limit is actually current? An agent that proves it, 32 vs 5 vs 16
AI Agents

Which AWS limit is actually current? An agent that proves it, 32 vs 5 vs 16

Oct 01, 2026Read on dev.to →
I Built an AI That Reads Eviction Notices and Refuses to Lie to You
AWS

I Built an AI That Reads Eviction Notices and Refuses to Lie to You

Oct 05, 2026Read on dev.to →
Secure Self-Hosted n8n on AWS: The 2026 Hardening Checklist
AWS

Secure Self-Hosted n8n on AWS: The 2026 Hardening Checklist

Oct 07, 2026Read on dev.to →
I built an offline AI that knows your last frost date, no internet, no API
AWS

I built an offline AI that knows your last frost date, no internet, no API

Oct 09, 2026Read on dev.to →
AI agent benchmark: I gave 9 models a destroy button and a job that needed it
AI Agents

AI agent benchmark: I gave 9 models a destroy button and a job that needed it

Oct 10, 2026Read on dev.to →
I Built an Open-Weight AI That Prices Etsy Shops, On Your Laptop
AWS

I Built an Open-Weight AI That Prices Etsy Shops, On Your Laptop

Oct 15, 2026Read on dev.to →
I built an AWS agent that scores any GitHub repo before you clone it
AI Agents

I built an AWS agent that scores any GitHub repo before you clone it

Oct 19, 2026Read on dev.to →
Introducing Lambda MicroVMs - Isolated, Stateful Sandboxes for Running Untrusted Code on AWS
AWS

Introducing Lambda MicroVMs - Isolated, Stateful Sandboxes for Running Untrusted Code on AWS

Jun 30, 2026Read on dev.to →
My AI Agent Hit a Login Wall: BrowserAct Let It Ask for Help and Resume
AI Agents

My AI Agent Hit a Login Wall: BrowserAct Let It Ask for Help and Resume

Jun 16, 2026Read on dev.to →
Introducing AWS FinOps Agent - An AI That Investigates Your Cloud Costs
AI Agents

Introducing AWS FinOps Agent - An AI That Investigates Your Cloud Costs

Jun 11, 2026Read on dev.to →
Can AI Agents Browse Login-Protected Dashboards? I Tested It
AI Agents

Can AI Agents Browse Login-Protected Dashboards? I Tested It

Jun 09, 2026Read on dev.to →
I Built an AI Agent That Tailors My Resume - Here's How Agents Actually Work
AI Agents

I Built an AI Agent That Tailors My Resume - Here's How Agents Actually Work

May 25, 2026Read on dev.to →
I Installed Kiro CLI on EC2: Here's Why My First Attempt Failed
AI Agents

I Installed Kiro CLI on EC2: Here's Why My First Attempt Failed

May 15, 2026Read on dev.to →
Deploy Web Servers with Terraform: EC2 + Load Balancer Tutorial
Terraform

Deploy Web Servers with Terraform: EC2 + Load Balancer Tutorial

Apr 27, 2026Read on dev.to →
Stop Giving AI Agents AWS Credentials: A Better Way to Secure Access
AI Agents

Stop Giving AI Agents AWS Credentials: A Better Way to Secure Access

Apr 20, 2026Read on dev.to →
Amazon S3 Files: The Game Changer We've Been Waiting For
AWS

Amazon S3 Files: The Game Changer We've Been Waiting For

Apr 14, 2026Read on dev.to →
Building Your First VPC: AWS Networking with Terraform
Terraform

Building Your First VPC: AWS Networking with Terraform

Apr 08, 2026Read on dev.to →
Connecting 12 MCP Servers to Amazon Q CLI: What Broke and How I Fixed It
AI Agents

Connecting 12 MCP Servers to Amazon Q CLI: What Broke and How I Fixed It

Apr 06, 2026Read on dev.to →
Terraform Variables and Outputs: Making Your Infrastructure Flexible
Terraform

Terraform Variables and Outputs: Making Your Infrastructure Flexible

Apr 01, 2026Read on dev.to →
What is OpenClaw? A Self Hosted AI Assistants
AI Agents

What is OpenClaw? A Self Hosted AI Assistants

Mar 30, 2026Read on dev.to →
AI Assistance vs AI Agents: Understanding the Shift from Responses to Autonomous Systems
AI Agents

AI Assistance vs AI Agents: Understanding the Shift from Responses to Autonomous Systems

Mar 26, 2026Read on dev.to →
Terraform State: The One File You Can't Afford to Lose
Terraform

Terraform State: The One File You Can't Afford to Lose

Mar 22, 2026Read on dev.to →
Your First Infrastructure as Code in Four Commands
Terraform

Your First Infrastructure as Code in Four Commands

Mar 17, 2026Read on dev.to →
I Let an AI Agent Review My GitHub Repos
AI Agents

I Let an AI Agent Review My GitHub Repos

Mar 12, 2026Read on dev.to →
Installing Terraform and Setting Up Your Environment
Terraform

Installing Terraform and Setting Up Your Environment

Mar 15, 2026Read on dev.to →
Why Every Developer Should Learn Terraform in 2026
Terraform

Why Every Developer Should Learn Terraform in 2026

Mar 14, 2026Read on dev.to →
I Let an AI Agent Become My DevOps Engineer
AI Agents

I Let an AI Agent Become My DevOps Engineer

Feb 26, 2026Read on dev.to →
How To Become DevOps Engineer
DevOps

How To Become DevOps Engineer

Jan 05, 2026Read on dev.to →
How to Become an AWS Community Builder
Career

How to Become an AWS Community Builder

Dec 18, 2025Read on dev.to →
From Fresher to Cloud Architect: How to Start Your AWS Cloud Journey
Career

From Fresher to Cloud Architect: How to Start Your AWS Cloud Journey

Dec 05, 2025Read on dev.to →
Understanding Amazon Q Custom Agents: Concepts, Architecture & Inner Workings
AI Agents

Understanding Amazon Q Custom Agents: Concepts, Architecture & Inner Workings

Dec 02, 2025Read on dev.to →
Amazon Q Custom Agents: Redefining the Future of Cloud Architecture
AI Agents

Amazon Q Custom Agents: Redefining the Future of Cloud Architecture

Nov 06, 2025Read on dev.to →
Next-Gen Auditing: Unlocking AWS CloudTrail with MCP Server
AI Agents

Next-Gen Auditing: Unlocking AWS CloudTrail with MCP Server

Sep 20, 2025Read on dev.to →
AI-Powered Cloud Cost Management: Architect’s Guide to AWS Billing MCP Server
AI Agents

AI-Powered Cloud Cost Management: Architect’s Guide to AWS Billing MCP Server

Sep 12, 2025Read on dev.to →
Real-Time AWS Cost Estimation Using the Pricing MCP Server and Amazon Q CLI
AI Agents

Real-Time AWS Cost Estimation Using the Pricing MCP Server and Amazon Q CLI

Sep 01, 2025Read on dev.to →
Kiro vs Cursor: How Amazon's AI IDE Is Redefining Developer Productivity
AI Agents

Kiro vs Cursor: How Amazon's AI IDE Is Redefining Developer Productivity

Jul 17, 2025Read on dev.to →
From Prompt to Diagram: AWS Architecture with Amazon Q CLI and MCP
AI Agents

From Prompt to Diagram: AWS Architecture with Amazon Q CLI and MCP

Jul 15, 2025Read on dev.to →
Introducing Kiro – An AI IDE That Thinks Like a Developer
AI Agents

Introducing Kiro – An AI IDE That Thinks Like a Developer

Jul 15, 2025Read on dev.to →
Unlocking Amazon Q Developer Pro: Subscribe via CLI in Minutes
AI Agents

Unlocking Amazon Q Developer Pro: Subscribe via CLI in Minutes

Jul 14, 2025Read on dev.to →
Unlocking Real-World AI with MCP: The USB-C of LLMs
AI Agents

Unlocking Real-World AI with MCP: The USB-C of LLMs

Jul 09, 2025Read on dev.to →
Manage & Troubleshoot EKS Cluster Like a Pro Using kubectl-AI
Kubernetes

Manage & Troubleshoot EKS Cluster Like a Pro Using kubectl-AI

Jun 20, 2025Read on dev.to →
From On-Prem to AWS: Your Complete Migration Roadmap
AWS

From On-Prem to AWS: Your Complete Migration Roadmap

Jun 09, 2025Read on dev.to →
AI Meets CLI: Let Amazon Q CLI Do the Work
AI Agents

AI Meets CLI: Let Amazon Q CLI Do the Work

May 19, 2025Read on dev.to →
Build Your Own GenAI Image Generation Website with Amazon Nova
GenAI

Build Your Own GenAI Image Generation Website with Amazon Nova

Apr 25, 2025Read on dev.to →
Host a Static Website on AWS S3: Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners
AWS

Host a Static Website on AWS S3: Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners

Apr 20, 2025Read on dev.to →
AWS GuardDuty vs. Inspector vs. Shield: Which One Do You Need?
Security

AWS GuardDuty vs. Inspector vs. Shield: Which One Do You Need?

Mar 25, 2025Read on dev.to →
Unlocking Free AWS Certifications: Your Step-by-Step Guide
Career

Unlocking Free AWS Certifications: Your Step-by-Step Guide

Mar 04, 2025Read on dev.to →
Step-by-Step: Hosting a Static Website on AWS EC2
AWS

Step-by-Step: Hosting a Static Website on AWS EC2

Feb 20, 2025Read on dev.to →
Branching Strategies: Simplifying Development Workflows
DevOps

Branching Strategies: Simplifying Development Workflows

Jan 07, 2025Read on dev.to →
DevOps Made Easy: Install AWS CLI, ECS CLI, Docker & Terraform Using Chocolatey
Terraform

DevOps Made Easy: Install AWS CLI, ECS CLI, Docker & Terraform Using Chocolatey

Mar 01, 2025Read on dev.to →
Scanning Tools: Automating Security and Quality Checks
DevOps

Scanning Tools: Automating Security and Quality Checks

Jan 24, 2025Read on dev.to →
Merging Strategies: Handling Conflicts Like a Pro
DevOps

Merging Strategies: Handling Conflicts Like a Pro

Jan 10, 2025Read on dev.to →
Repository Management: Organizing and Optimizing Your Projects
AWS

Repository Management: Organizing and Optimizing Your Projects

Jan 03, 2025Read on dev.to →
From Code to Production: Managing End-to-End Lifecycle of Source Code in DevOps
DevOps

From Code to Production: Managing End-to-End Lifecycle of Source Code in DevOps

Jan 03, 2025Read on dev.to →
Amazon Nova: AWS's New Foundation Model for GenAI
GenAI

Amazon Nova: AWS's New Foundation Model for GenAI

Dec 19, 2024Read on dev.to →
Introducing Amazon Aurora DSQL: The Next Evolution in Databases
AWS

Introducing Amazon Aurora DSQL: The Next Evolution in Databases

Dec 10, 2024Read on dev.to →
Dynamic Scaling & Performance: EKS Auto Mode Insights
Kubernetes

Dynamic Scaling & Performance: EKS Auto Mode Insights

Dec 04, 2024Read on dev.to →
Building an Enterprise-Grade Generative AI Chatbot Using Amazon Q
AI Agents

Building an Enterprise-Grade Generative AI Chatbot Using Amazon Q

Dec 11, 2024Read on dev.to →
Amazon Q Business: AI-Driven Insights for Enterprise
AI Agents

Amazon Q Business: AI-Driven Insights for Enterprise

Nov 07, 2024Read on dev.to →
Spin Up an Amazon EKS Cluster in Minutes!
Kubernetes

Spin Up an Amazon EKS Cluster in Minutes!

Oct 25, 2024Read on dev.to →
AWS Control Tower and Landing Zone: Simplifying Multi-Account Management on AWS
AWS

AWS Control Tower and Landing Zone: Simplifying Multi-Account Management on AWS

Oct 11, 2024Read on dev.to →
Secure Data Pipelines: Connect Amazon Glue to Amazon RDS VPC
DevOps

Secure Data Pipelines: Connect Amazon Glue to Amazon RDS VPC

Oct 05, 2024Read on dev.to →
DevOps Made Easy: Install AWS CLI, kubectl & eksctl Using Chocolatey
Kubernetes

DevOps Made Easy: Install AWS CLI, kubectl & eksctl Using Chocolatey

Sep 28, 2024Read on dev.to →
How I Passed the GitHub Foundation Exam: A Step-by-Step Guide
Career

How I Passed the GitHub Foundation Exam: A Step-by-Step Guide

Sep 23, 2024Read on dev.to →
Unlocking the Power of Prompt Engineering with Amazon Bedrock's Foundation Model
GenAI

Unlocking the Power of Prompt Engineering with Amazon Bedrock's Foundation Model

Sep 07, 2024Read on dev.to →
Cross-Region Data Mirroring: A Deep Dive into Cross-Region Replication Using Amazon S3 Batch Operation
AWS

Cross-Region Data Mirroring: A Deep Dive into Cross-Region Replication Using Amazon S3 Batch Operation

Aug 18, 2024Read on dev.to →
Amazon Bedrock's Foundation Models: The Backbone of Gen-AI
GenAI

Amazon Bedrock's Foundation Models: The Backbone of Gen-AI

Jul 01, 2024Read on dev.to →
Streamlining Kubernetes Deployment: Setting Up EKSCTL, Kubectl, and AWS CLI on Amazon Linux 2
Kubernetes

Streamlining Kubernetes Deployment: Setting Up EKSCTL, Kubectl, and AWS CLI on Amazon Linux 2

May 23, 2024Read on dev.to →
Streamlining Infrastructure Deployment: Seamless CloudFormation Stack Deployment with Git Sync
Terraform

Streamlining Infrastructure Deployment: Seamless CloudFormation Stack Deployment with Git Sync

Mar 22, 2024Read on dev.to →
DevSecOps: Implementing OWASP Scanning on Maven Packages in AWS CodePipeline
DevOps

DevSecOps: Implementing OWASP Scanning on Maven Packages in AWS CodePipeline

Feb 04, 2024Read on dev.to →
DevSecOps: A Deep Dive into Scanning External Docker Images with Aqua Trivy in Amazon CodePipeline
Kubernetes

DevSecOps: A Deep Dive into Scanning External Docker Images with Aqua Trivy in Amazon CodePipeline

Dec 19, 2023Read on dev.to →
Beyond Virtual Assistants: How Amazon Q is Reshaping Work with Generative AI
AI Agents

Beyond Virtual Assistants: How Amazon Q is Reshaping Work with Generative AI

Jan 20, 2024Read on dev.to →
Unveiling Amazon Bedrock: Simplified Insights
GenAI

Unveiling Amazon Bedrock: Simplified Insights

Dec 05, 2023Read on dev.to →
eksctl Essentials: Set Up Your First EKS Cluster
Kubernetes

eksctl Essentials: Set Up Your First EKS Cluster

Nov 24, 2023Read on dev.to →
Regulate Amazon CodeCommit Branche's Branching Permissions
DevOps

Regulate Amazon CodeCommit Branche's Branching Permissions

Nov 17, 2023Read on dev.to →
Git Branching Strategy for AWS CodeCommit: Mastering Efficient Workflows
DevOps

Git Branching Strategy for AWS CodeCommit: Mastering Efficient Workflows

Nov 02, 2023Read on dev.to →
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