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Amazon Q CLI

Amazon Q CLI is an open-source terminal chat application for interacting with Amazon Q Developer and building applications using natural-language assistance. The Rust command-line project supports macOS and Linux installation routes.

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Understand the project

Practical overview

When it fits

Consider the CLI when a terminal-based interaction with Amazon Q Developer fits your application-development workflow and the project’s maintenance status is acceptable for your needs.

Who it is for

  • Developers who want to interact with Amazon Q Developer from a command line.
  • Rust contributors who want to build, test, lint or format the CLI locally.

Documented uses

  • Use a terminal chat interface to interact with Amazon Q Developer.
  • Get natural-language assistance while building applications.
  • Clone and develop the CLI using its documented Rust and Cargo workflow.
Before you choose

Requirements & limits

The README lists installation options for macOS and Linux. It names a login subcommand in the contributor instructions, but does not describe the complete end-user account or login requirements.

  • The project is no longer actively maintained and receives only critical security fixes.
  • The README directs users seeking the latest features and updates to Kiro CLI, described there as closed-source.
  • The repository offers a Rust/Cargo development workflow, with Xcode 13 or later and Homebrew listed as macOS contributor prerequisites.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

Source-based practical guide

Set up a local development environment

Prepare the repository to compile and run the chat CLI on macOS.

Before you start

  • macOS
  • Xcode 13 or later
  • Homebrew
  • Rustup

Steps

  1. Clone the repository with the command below.

    Documented command
    git clone https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli.git

  2. Install Rust using Rustup, set the default toolchain to stable, and install nightly.

  3. Install typos-cli with Cargo.

  4. Run the command below to compile and run the CLI.

    Documented command
    cargo run --bin chat_cli

Expected outcome

A local build of the chat CLI is compiled and run using the documented Cargo command.

Guide limitations

  • The documented contributor prerequisites specify macOS, Xcode 13 or later and Homebrew.
  • The project is no longer actively maintained and receives only critical security fixes.
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9 October 2026
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Related options

Kiro CLI — The Amazon Q CLI README identifies Kiro CLI as the closed-source product to use for the latest features and updates.