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<h1>Nx Plugin for AWS</h1>
<h3>Build full-stack AWS apps in minutes</h3>
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**@aws/nx-plugin** is a collection of code generators that scaffold full-stack, production-ready AWS applications inside an [Nx](https://nx.dev) monorepo. Every generator produces best-practice application code **and** the infrastructure to deploy it — type-safe, locally runnable, and ready to deploy.
## Quick Start
### Build with AI
Add the MCP server to your AI assistant and let it build for you.
```bash
claude mcp add nx-plugin-for-aws -- npx -y @aws/nx-plugin-mcp
```
<details>
<summary><strong>Kiro</strong></summary>
Install the [Kiro Power](https://kiro.dev/docs/powers/) for the best experience — no manual MCP configuration needed:
1. Open the Kiro Powers panel from the sidebar
2. Click `+` to add a custom power
3. Paste: `https://github.com/awslabs/nx-plugin-for-aws/tree/main/powers/nx-plugin-for-aws`
4. Click install
Or add the MCP server manually in `.kiro/mcp.json`:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"nx-plugin-for-aws": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@aws/nx-plugin-mcp"]
}
}
}
```
</details>
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<summary><strong>Claude Code</strong></summary>
```bash
claude mcp add nx-plugin-for-aws -- npx -y @aws/nx-plugin-mcp
```
</details>
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<summary><strong>Cursor</strong></summary>
Add to `~/.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"nx-plugin-for-aws": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@aws/nx-plugin-mcp"]
}
}
}
```
</details>
<details>
<summary><strong>Codex</strong></summary>
Add to `~/.codex/config.toml`:
```toml
[mcp_servers.nx-plugin-for-aws]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@aws/nx-plugin-mcp"]
```
</details>
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<summary><strong>Other assistants</strong></summary>
Most MCP-compatible assistants use a JSON configuration file. Add the following entry:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"nx-plugin-for-aws": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@aws/nx-plugin-mcp"]
}
}
}
```
</details>
Then just ask:
> _"Use the Nx Plugin for AWS to build a full-stack app with a React website, a tRPC API, Cognito auth, and CDK infrastructure."_
Your AI assistant will use the MCP tools to scaffold, connect, and configure everything. See the [Building with AI guide](https://awslabs.github.io/nx-plugin-for-aws/en/get_started/building-with-ai/) for more details.
### Build with the CLI
Create a workspace and start adding components — zero configuration required:
```bash
# Create a new workspace
pnpm create @aws/nx-workspace my-project
cd my-project
# Add a tRPC API
pnpm nx g @aws/nx-plugin:ts#trpc-api
# Add a Strands AI agent (Python)
pnpm nx g @aws/nx-plugin:py#strands-agent
# Add a React website
pnpm nx g @aws/nx-plugin:ts#react-website
# Add authentication to your website
pnpm nx g @aws/nx-plugin:ts#react-website#auth
# Connect your website to your API and agent
pnpm nx g @aws/nx-plugin:connection
# Add CDK infrastructure to deploy it all (or choose Terraform)
pnpm nx g @aws/nx-plugin:ts#infra
```
> See the full [Quick Start guide](https://awslabs.github.io/nx-plugin-for-aws/en/get_started/quick-start) and [Dungeon Adventure tutorial](https://awslabs.github.io/nx-plugin-for-aws/en/get_started/tutorials/dungeon-game/overview/) for a deeper walkthrough.
## Available Generators
| Generator | Description |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `ts#project` | TypeScript library |
| `ts#trpc-api` | tRPC API with API Gateway + Lambda + [Powertools](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript) |
| `ts#rdb` | Relational databases with Aurora RDS |
| `ts#react-website` | React app (Vite) |
| `ts#react-website#auth` | Add Cognito auth to a React website |
| `ts#infra` | AWS CDK infrastructure project |
| `ts#lambda-function` | TypeScript Lambda with type-safe event sources |
| `ts#mcp-server` | MCP server (TypeScript) |
| `ts#strands-agent` | [Strands Agent](https://strandsagents.com/) (TypeScript) |
| `ts#nx-generator` | Nx generator scaffold |
| `py#project` | Python project (uv) |
| `py#fast-api` | FastAPI with API Gateway + Lambda + [Powertools](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python) |
| `py#lambda-function` | Python Lambda with type-safe event sources |
| `py#mcp-server` | MCP server (Python) |
| `py#strands-agent` | [Strands Agent](https://strandsagents.com/) (Python) |
| `connection` | Connect projects together (e.g. frontend to API) |
| `terraform#project` | Terraform project |
| `license` | Manage LICENSE files and source headers |
## Community
Join us on Slack in the [#nx-plugin-for-aws](https://cdk-dev.slack.com/archives/C0AG11EUHM4) channel to ask questions, share feedback, and connect with other users and contributors.
## Contributing
Read our [Contributing Guide](/CONTRIBUTING.md) to learn about our development process, how to propose bugfixes and improvements, and how to build and test your changes.
## Code of Conduct
This project has adopted a Code of Conduct that we expect project participants to adhere to. Please read the [Code of Conduct](/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) so that you can understand what actions will and will not be tolerated.
## License
@aws/nx-plugin is [Apache 2.0 licensed](/LICENSE).
