Amazon Q for Developers Setup

If you have not already installed VS Code and Amazon Q, or if you have not signed up for a Builder ID, you may wish to refer to the following steps.

1. Install VS Code

Go to https://code.visualstudio.com/download. Download and install VS Code onto your computer.

2. Install Amazon Q

Go to Amazon Q on VS Code Marketplace

Click the green Install button.

In VS Code, you should now see the Amazon Q plugin:

Click Install.

3. Get an AWS Builder ID

Go to https://community.aws/BuilderID.

Click Sign up with Builder ID

Enter your email address and click Next.

Go to your email address to get your verification code.

You may also wish to claim your Builder ID alias.

4. Log in to Amazon Q

You should now be able to log in to Amazon Q using your Builder ID.

Click Use for free

Click Open

Enter your Builder ID

Click Allow access

If the sign in is successful, you should see the following: