Accelerating AI Agent Deployment with AgentCore Runtime & Gateway Training Course

AgentCore Basics

• Core components and architectural design of AgentCore
• Defining the distinct roles and responsibilities of Runtime versus Gateway
• Setting up the development workflow and environment

Packaging and Deployment via Runtime

• Understanding agent packaging formats and managing dependencies
• Managing environment variables and secrets
• Practical exercise: Deploy a foundational agent to Runtime

Securing Access Through Gateway

• Implementing authentication, authorization, and token strategies
• Applying rate limiting, quotas, and measures against abuse
• Practical exercise: Create a secure Gateway endpoint

Connecting Tools and APIs

• Crafting stable contracts for external tool interactions
• Utilizing webhook patterns and asynchronous callbacks
• Practical exercise: Connect a third-party data API

Observability and Operational Management

• Implementing structured logging, tracing, and metrics
• Creating dashboards for monitoring reliability and costs
• Practical exercise: Set up request tracing and alerts

Release Engineering and CI/CD

• Managing agent versioning and ensuring backward compatibility
• Automating tests for prompts, tools, and workflows
• Practical exercise: Construct a CI/CD pipeline for agents

Scaling and Resilience Strategies

• Managing horizontal scaling and concurrency controls
• Employing blue/green and canary rollouts for safe deployments
• Defining incident response and rollback procedures

Conclusion and Future Directions