AWS Bedrock Integration - Autohand Docs

Quick answer

What is the Autohand AWS Bedrock integration?

The Autohand AWS Bedrock integration runs coding-agent requests through Bedrock using the native Converse API or an OpenAI-compatible Bedrock endpoint. It supports AWS credential-chain deployments as well as the documented Bedrock API-key modes.

Status: Available
Requires: AWS credentials with Bedrock access, or a Bedrock API key for a compatible inference endpoint.
Configure with: Set the AWS profile and region for Converse, or configure the Bedrock API key and base URL for a compatible mode, then select the bedrock provider.
Best for: Teams that already govern model access through AWS.

Know before you start: The selected model must be enabled in the configured region; authentication and base URL requirements differ by Bedrock API mode.

Overview

AWS Bedrock is available as the bedrock provider. It supports three API modes:

Converse: Bedrock-native mode and the default choice for AWS credential-chain deployments.
OpenAI Chat Completions: Bedrock OpenAI-compatible chat endpoint for teams migrating OpenAI-style integrations.
OpenAI Responses: Bedrock OpenAI-compatible Responses endpoint for newer OpenAI-style workflows.

Security note: Bedrock API keys are not OpenAI API keys. Do not point Bedrock configuration at OpenAI base URLs.

Setup

AWS credentials for Converse

For Bedrock-native Converse mode, Autohand uses the normal AWS credential chain. This works with SSO, named profiles, IAM roles, container credentials, and instance metadata.

# Configure SSO or a named profile
aws configure sso

# Start Autohand with a profile
AWS_PROFILE=enterprise-prod autohand --provider bedrock --model us.anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022-v2:0

Bedrock API keys for OpenAI-compatible modes

Use Bedrock API-key auth only for Bedrock OpenAI-compatible Chat Completions or Responses mode.

autohand config set provider bedrock
autohand config set bedrock.apiMode openai-chat
autohand config set bedrock.authMode bedrock-api-key
autohand config set bedrock.apiKey "your-bedrock-api-key"
autohand config set bedrock.region us-east-1

Model access

Enable access to the selected Bedrock model in the AWS console before using it. If your organization uses inference profiles, you can set the model to an inference profile ID or full ARN.

CLI configuration

Converse with AWS profile

{
  "provider": "bedrock",
  "bedrock": {
    "apiMode": "converse",
    "authMode": "aws-credentials",
    "region": "us-west-2",
    "profile": "enterprise-prod",
    "model": "us.anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022-v2:0"
  }
}

OpenAI Chat Completions with Bedrock API key

provider: bedrock
bedrock:
  apiMode: openai-chat
  authMode: bedrock-api-key
  apiKey: bedrock-api-key
  region: us-east-1
  model: openai.gpt-oss-120b-1:0

OpenAI Responses with private endpoint

provider = "bedrock"

[bedrock]
apiMode = "openai-responses"
authMode = "bedrock-api-key"
apiKey = "bedrock-api-key"
region = "us-west-2"
endpoint = "https://vpce-abc123.bedrock-runtime.us-west-2.vpce.amazonaws.com/openai/v1"
model = "arn:aws:bedrock:us-west-2:123456789012:inference-profile/us.anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022-v2:0"

Options

Option	Description	Default
`apiMode`	`converse`, `openai-chat`, or `openai-responses`	`converse`
`authMode`	`aws-credentials` or `bedrock-api-key`	Mode dependent
`region`	AWS region	`AWS_REGION`, `AWS_DEFAULT_REGION`, then `us-east-1`
`profile`	Optional AWS profile name	-
`endpoint`	Optional custom or private endpoint	Derived from mode and region
`apiKey`	Bedrock API key for OpenAI-compatible modes	-
`model`	Bedrock model ID, inference profile, or ARN	-

Models

Use Bedrock model IDs, cross-region inference profiles, or model ARNs. Common examples include:

Model	Best for
`us.anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022-v2:0`	Default enterprise coding model
`anthropic.claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219-v1:0`	Advanced reasoning and code review
`anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-20250514-v1:0`	Latest Sonnet-family workflows where enabled
`amazon.nova-pro-v1:0`	Amazon Nova general-purpose tasks
`openai.gpt-oss-120b-1:0`	OpenAI-compatible Bedrock deployments

Troubleshooting

Issue	Fix
Missing AWS credentials	Run `aws configure sso`, set `AWS_PROFILE`, or use IAM role/container credentials.
Missing region	Set `bedrock.region`, `AWS_REGION`, or `AWS_DEFAULT_REGION`.
Invalid Bedrock API key	Use a Bedrock API key only with `openai-chat` or `openai-responses`.
Model access not enabled	Enable the model in the AWS Bedrock console for the selected region/account.
Model not available in region	Switch regions or use an enabled inference profile/ARN.
Unsupported API mode	Use Converse for Bedrock-native models or an OpenAI-compatible mode for Bedrock OpenAI endpoints.
Private endpoint failure	Check VPC DNS, endpoint policy, and that the endpoint path matches the selected API mode.

# Enable verbose provider logs
AUTOHAND_DEBUG=true AWS_PROFILE=enterprise-prod autohand --provider bedrock

Common questions

AWS Bedrock integration FAQ

How do I configure the Autohand AWS Bedrock integration?

Set the AWS profile and region for Converse, or configure the Bedrock API key and base URL for a compatible mode, then select the bedrock provider.

What does the Autohand AWS Bedrock integration require?

AWS credentials with Bedrock access, or a Bedrock API key for a compatible inference endpoint.

What limitations should I know about?

The selected model must be enabled in the configured region; authentication and base URL requirements differ by Bedrock API mode.