# Set up your AI coding agent to build with AWS Step Functions

DevFeed: [Set up your AI coding agent to build with AWS Step Functions](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/set-up-your-ai-coding-agent-to-build-with-aws-step-functions-4673.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/set-up-your-ai-coding-agent-to-build-with-aws-step-functions/>)

Author: D Surya Sai

Published: 2026-08-19T11:41:31Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [AWS Compute Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/aws-compute-blog.md>)

Topics: [AWS Step Functions](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/aws-step-functions.md>), [ai-coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-coding.md>), [Model Context Protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/model-context-protocol.md>), [Amazon Web Services](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/aws.md>), [Serverless](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/serverless.md>)

Tags: [ai-coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-coding.md>), [announcements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcements.md>), [aws](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/aws.md>), [aws-step-functions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/aws-step-functions.md>), [intermediate-200](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/intermediate-200.md>), [mcp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mcp.md>), [serverless](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/serverless.md>)

## AI overview

AWS Step Functions added a console button that provides a prompt for configuring compatible AI coding agents with Step Functions skills and an MCP server. The setup enables natural-language workflow development and AWS state-machine operations.

## Source excerpt

AWS Step Functions has added a Copy agent prompt button to the console that configures your AI coding agent with Step Functions skills and an MCP server in one step. Paste the prompt into Claude Code, Kiro CLI, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible agent and start building workflows with natural language.