{"resourceId":"aws-agent-registry-govcloud-us-west-20261106","versions":[{"version":"external-5f43e0e8b744da4f930c92e3ec25c1db2cf49ae7ed5484d9582d795154046aed","resource":{"id":"aws-agent-registry-govcloud-us-west-20261106","title":"AWS Agent Registry generally available in AWS GovCloud (US-West) via Bedrock AgentCore for governed MCP, tool and agent catalogs","organization":"Amazon Web Services","sector":"Cloud platform / generative AI tooling / government cloud","geography":"United States (AWS GovCloud US-West Region as stated)","publishedAt":"2026-11-06","publicationDate":"2026-11-06","eventDate":"2026-11-06","sourceName":"AWS What's New","sourceLabel":"Agent Registry is now generally available in AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region","sourceUrl":"https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/11/aws-agent-registry-govcloud-us-west/","evidenceClass":"vendor-claim","outcomeClass":"emerging","topics":["developers-agents","governance-procurement","data-security"],"finding":"AWS says AWS Agent Registry, available through Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, is now generally available in the AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region. It is described as a fully managed discovery service and central catalog for organizing, curating and discovering MCP servers, tools, agents, agent skills and custom resources, with an approval workflow controlling what becomes discoverable. People and AI agents can find resources through hybrid search, catalog browsing and a native MCP endpoint. AWS pitches public sector organizations and partners for a single governed inventory, citing approval workflows and CloudTrail audit logs for compliance and oversight. The announcement does not state GovCloud (US-East) availability, pricing, measured adoption or independent compliance outcomes.","sledRelevance":"Directly relevant to SLED and partner teams already building agentic workloads in GovCloud (US-West) who need a governed inventory of agents and MCP tools rather than ad-hoc discovery.","evidence":"Primary AWS product announcement; vendor claims only. Supporting AgentCore registry documentation opened for workflow detail.","architectureImplications":"Central registry per account with IAM or JWT auth; publishers submit records; curators approve; consumers use search, catalog or MCP endpoint. Distinct from AgentCore Runtime hosting.","governanceImplications":"Approval workflows and CloudTrail are positioned for oversight; agencies still define curation criteria, who may publish and what is production-discoverable.","securityPrivacyImplications":"Vendor claims approval gating and CloudTrail support; cataloging a tool does not by itself deploy or authorize runtime use. Independent verification absent.","caveats":"GovCloud (US-West) only in this post; no US-East claim; no pricing; no SLED customer case; catalog does not equal runtime permission.","streamIds":["aws"],"roles":{"sales":"Position Agent Registry as a GovCloud (US-West) catalog for agencies that already run Bedrock AgentCore and need governed discovery of MCP tools and agents. Discovery should confirm US-West GovCloud eligibility, who will curate approvals and whether CloudTrail logging meets oversight needs. Do not claim automatic compliance or US-East availability. A bounded engagement is standing up a non-production registry with an approval workflow and a small curated tool set.","engineering":"Fits GovCloud (US-West) AgentCore programs that lack a central inventory of MCP servers, agents and skills. Integrate by creating a registry, configuring IAM or JWT auth, defining approval settings and publishing schema-validated records. Prerequisites: eligible GovCloud account, AgentCore access, curator roles. Constraints: announced Region is US-West only; catalog entry is not runtime authorization. Security relies on approval gates plus CloudTrail; least-privilege for publishers remains essential. Proof of value: approved records searchable; rejected records not discoverable; audit events present.","delivery":"Pilot a single non-prod registry with curator SLAs. Dependencies: AgentCore, IAM/JWT IdP, CloudTrail, change-control for approvals. Ownership: platform/cloud architecture with security review. Skills: MCP metadata authoring and curator process. Governance checkpoints: approval policy, production promotion rules, logging retention. Acceptance proposals: 100% of production-discoverable tools have approved records; CloudTrail shows approve/reject events. Risks: shadow tools outside the registry and mistaking catalog presence for runtime authorization."},"roleDetails":{"sales":{"customerProblem":"Public-sector AgentCore teams need a governed way to discover approved agents and MCP tools instead of tribal knowledge.","stakeholders":["Cloud platform owner","CISO / security reviewer","Agent application owner","Partner integrator"],"discoveryQuestions":["Is the workload already in GovCloud (US-West)?","Who approves registry records for production discoverability?","Does CloudTrail retention meet oversight requirements?"],"valueHypothesis":"A managed registry may reduce duplicate agent/tool builds and strengthen oversight; compliance and cost are unproven here.","potentialEngagement":"Time-boxed non-production registry with curator workflow and a small approved catalog.","unsupportedClaims":["Automatic compliance from using the registry","GovCloud (US-East) availability","Pricing or TCO claims"]},"engineering":{"fit":"Strong fit for eligible GovCloud (US-West) AgentCore programs; not shown for commercial-only or US-East GovCloud accounts.","architectureIntegration":"Create registry with IAM/JWT auth and approval settings; publish MCP/agent records; expose MCP endpoint to approved clients.","prerequisites":["Eligible GovCloud (US-West) account","Bedrock AgentCore access","Curator and publisher IAM roles","CloudTrail enabled"],"constraints":["Announced only in GovCloud (US-West)","Catalog is not runtime permission","No price in announcement"],"security":"Vendor-claimed approval workflows and CloudTrail; independent audit evidence absent; treat catalog as discovery control only.","proofOfValue":["Rejected records are not discoverable in test","CloudTrail contains approve/reject events","Hybrid search returns only approved records"]},"delivery":{"work":"Stand up non-prod registry, curator runbook and sample MCP/agent records.","dependencies":["AgentCore","IAM or corporate JWT IdP","CloudTrail","Change-control board"],"ownership":"Platform team owns the registry; application teams publish; security owns approval criteria.","skillsAdoption":"MCP record authoring, curator review discipline, IAM least privilege.","governanceCheckpoints":["Approval-policy sign-off","Production discoverability gate","Logging and retention review"],"acceptanceCriteria":["Proposed: no unapproved record is discoverable","Proposed: audit events for every approve/reject","Proposed: curator SLA met for pilot set"],"risks":["Shadow tools outside registry","False sense of compliance","Region mismatch for US-East workloads"]}},"retrievedAt":"2026-11-07T04:10:50Z","enrichedAt":"2026-11-07T04:14:49Z","enrichmentBasis":"retrieved source","accessibilityWorkforceImplications":"None reported.","procurementImplications":"No price stated in the announcement; confirm SKU and eligibility for GovCloud accounts.","operatingModelImplications":"Requires administrator, publisher and curator operating model before production discovery is enabled.","sourceVerification":{"openedUrl":"https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/11/aws-agent-registry-govcloud-us-west/","referenceExcerpt":"Approval workflows and AWS CloudTrail audit logs support their compliance and oversight requirements.","promptVersion":"sled-research-v4.0","model":null,"basis":"agent-reported inspection"}}}]}