Amazon Bedrock AgentCore adds memory, policy, and harness in AWS GovCloud (US-West)

Published
August 7, 2026
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/08/agentcore-memory-policy-harness-govcloud/

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Updates in AWS GovCloud (US-West)

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore introduces new capabilities in AWS GovCloud (US-West) to help teams in regulated environments build and optimize agents more efficiently.

New Features

  • AgentCore Memory: Provides agents with short-term and long-term memory for more intelligent, personalized experiences.
  • Policy in AgentCore: Offers centralized, fine-grained controls for agent-tool interactions using natural language policies converted to Cedar.
  • Managed Harness: Allows developers to declare an agent's model, tools, and instructions through configuration, running it with minimal API calls.

What to do

Source: AWS release notes




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