Create an AgentCore gateway using the CLI - Amazon Bedrock AgentCore

Create an AgentCore gateway using the CLI

You can use the AgentCore CLI to create gateways with simplified commands. The CLI handles common configurations automatically, including IAM role creation and authorization setup.

Example
AgentCore CLI

  1. Create a gateway without authorization:

    agentcore add gateway \
  --name MyGateway \
  --authorizer-type NONE \
  --runtimes MyAgent
agentcore deploy

    Create a gateway with JWT authorization:

    agentcore add gateway \
  --name MyGateway \
  --authorizer-type CUSTOM_JWT \
  --discovery-url https://your-idp.example.com/.well-known/openid-configuration \
  --allowed-audience your-audience
agentcore deploy

    Semantic search is enabled by default. To disable it, pass the --no-semantic-search flag:

    agentcore add gateway \
  --name MyGateway \
  --authorizer-type NONE \
  --runtimes MyAgent \
  --no-semantic-search
agentcore deploy
Interactive

  1. You can also use the AgentCore CLI interactive terminal UI. Run agentcore to open the TUI, then select add and choose Gateway :

  2. In the Add Resource menu, select Gateway and press Enter.

    TUI Add Resource menu with Gateway highlighted

  3. Enter a name for your gateway and press Enter.

    TUI gateway wizard Name step with text input

  4. Select the authorizer type for your gateway. Choose None , Custom JWT , or IAM , then press Enter.

    TUI gateway wizard Authorizer step showing None selected

  5. (Optional) Configure advanced settings such as semantic search and debug exception level. Use Space to toggle options, then press Enter to continue.

    TUI gateway wizard Advanced Configuration step with Semantic Search enabled

  6. Review the gateway configuration summary and press Enter to confirm.

    TUI gateway wizard Review Configuration summary

After creating the gateway, you can add targets using the agentcore add gateway-target command. For more information about CLI commands, see the Get started with AgentCore Gateway.