AI World 3 · Agents and Tools · Stage 1

Give It Tools

An agent without tools answers from the model. Give it the right target, with the credential its target takes.

AgentCore Gateway targets
MCP
Strands tools

Domain: AI and machine learning
World: AI World 3: Agents and Tools (Associate)
Game type: Solution board: Drop services into each row's slots, then run records through them.
Time: About 15 minutes on a first attempt (estimated)
Exam guides: AIF-C01Task 2.1: Explain the basic concepts of generative AI (GenAI); Task 2.3: Describe AWS infrastructure and technologies for building GenAI applications; Task 3.1: Describe design considerations for applications that use foundation models (FMs)
MLA-C02Skill 3.1.6: Deploy and configure agents for specific tasks, integration with other services and tools, and agent communication protocols
AIP-C01Skill 1.5.6: Create consistent access mechanisms to enable seamless integration with FMs (for example, by using function calling interfaces for vector search, Model Context Protocol [MCP] clients for vector queries, standardized API patterns for retrieval augmentation); Skill 2.1.6: Implement intelligent tool integrations to extend FM capabilities and to ensure reliable tool operations (for example, by using the Strands API to implement custom behaviors, standardized function definitions, Lambda functions to implement error handling and parameter validation); Skill 2.1.7: Develop model extension frameworks to enhance FM capabilities (for example, by using Lambda functions to implement stateless MCP servers that provide lightweight tool access, Amazon ECS to implement MCP servers that provide complex tools, MCP client libraries to ensure consistent access patterns)