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aws/amazon-q-developer-cli

Default branch main · commit 15cc8f3c · scanned 5/14/2026, 6:07:27 PM

GitHub: 1,958 stars · 429 forks

AI VISIBILITY SCORE
33 /100
Critical
Category recall
0 / 2
Not recommended in any query
Rule findings
2 pass · 0 warn · 0 fail
Objective metadata checks
AI knows your name
2 / 3
Direct prompts that named your repo
HOW TO READ THIS REPORT

Action plan is what to do next — copy-pasteable changes prioritized by impact. Category visibility is the real GEO test: when a user asks an AI a brand-free question that should surface aws/amazon-q-developer-cli, does the AI actually recommend you — or your competitors? Objective checks verify the metadata signals AI engines weight first. Self-mention check detects whether AI even knows you exist by name.

Action plan — copy-paste fixes

3 prioritized changes generated by gemini-2.5-flash. Mark items done after you ship the fix.

OVERALL DIRECTION
  • highreadme#1
    Reposition the README's deprecation notice to appear after a brief introduction

    Why:

    CURRENT
    # Amazon Q CLI

> [!IMPORTANT]
> This open source project is no longer being actively maintained and will only receive critical security fixes. Amazon Q Developer CLI is now available as Kiro CLI, a closed-source product. For the latest features and updates, please use Kiro CLI. For issues with Kiro CLI, please report it here instead.
    COPY-PASTE FIX
    # Amazon Q CLI

Amazon Q CLI was an open-source command-line interface that provided an agentic chat experience in your terminal, enabling developers to build applications using natural language with Amazon Q Developer.

> [!IMPORTANT]
> This open source project is no longer being actively maintained and will only receive critical security fixes. Amazon Q Developer CLI is now available as Kiro CLI, a closed-source product. For the latest features and updates, please use Kiro CLI. For issues with Kiro CLI, please report it here instead.
  • mediumabout#2
    Update the repository's 'about' description to clearly state its open-source nature and connection to Amazon Q Developer

    Why:

    CURRENT
    ✨ Agentic chat experience in your terminal. Build applications using natural language.
    COPY-PASTE FIX
    An open-source command-line interface for Amazon Q Developer, providing an agentic chat experience in your terminal to build applications using natural language. (Note: This project is no longer actively maintained; see README for details on Kiro CLI).
  • lowcomparison#3
    Add a 'Project Status and Alternatives' section to the README

    Why:

    COPY-PASTE FIX
    ## Project Status and Alternatives

The Amazon Q CLI was designed as an open-source command-line interface for Amazon Q Developer, offering a unique agentic chat experience directly in your terminal. While this project is no longer actively maintained, its successor, Kiro CLI (a closed-source product), continues to provide the latest features.

Compared to other terminal-based AI agents like Aider or GitHub Copilot CLI, Amazon Q CLI's core differentiator was its direct and deep integration with the Amazon Q Developer ecosystem, leveraging AWS services for application development assistance.

Category GEO backends resolved for this scan: google/gemini-2.5-flash, deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash

Category visibility — the real GEO test

Brand-free queries asked to google/gemini-2.5-flash. Did AI recommend you, or someone else?

Same questions for every model — switch tabs to compare answers and rankings.

Recall
0 / 2
0% of queries surface aws/amazon-q-developer-cli
Avg rank
—
Lower is better. #1 = top recommendation.
Share of voice
0%
Of all named tools, what % are you?
Top rival
paul-gauthier/aider
Recommended in 2 of 2 queries
COMPETITOR LEADERBOARD
  1. paul-gauthier/aider · recommended 2×
  2. Cursor · recommended 1×
  3. smol-ai/smol-developer · recommended 1×
  4. KillianLucas/open-interpreter · recommended 1×
  5. AntonOsika/gpt-engineer · recommended 1×
  • CATEGORY QUERY
    Looking for a terminal-based AI agent to help with application development using natural language.
    you: not recommended
    AI recommended (in order):
    1. Cursor
    2. smol-developer (smol-ai/smol-developer)
    3. Open Interpreter (KillianLucas/open-interpreter)
    4. GPT-Engineer (AntonOsika/gpt-engineer)
    5. aider (paul-gauthier/aider)
    6. Shell Genie (ashishb/shell-genie)

    AI recommended 6 alternatives but never named aws/amazon-q-developer-cli. This is the gap to close.

    Show full AI answer
  • CATEGORY QUERY
    What are the best command-line AI tools for improving developer productivity and coding assistance?
    you: not recommended
    AI recommended (in order):
    1. GitHub Copilot CLI (github/copilot-cli)
    2. Fig AI
    3. Aider (paul-gauthier/aider)
    4. OpenAI CLI (openai/openai-python)
    5. ShellGPT (theres-no-ai/sgpt)
    6. CodeGPT (carlosgdev/CodeGPT)

    AI recommended 6 alternatives but never named aws/amazon-q-developer-cli. This is the gap to close.

    Show full AI answer

Objective checks

Rule-based audits of metadata signals AI engines weight most.

  • Metadata completeness
    pass

  • README presence
    pass

Self-mention check

Does AI even know your repo exists when asked about it directly?

  • Compared to common alternatives in this category, what is the core differentiator of aws/amazon-q-developer-cli?
    pass
    AI did not name aws/amazon-q-developer-cli — likely talking about a different project

    AI answers can be confidently wrong. Read for accuracy: does it match your actual tech stack, audience, and differentiator?

  • If a team adopts aws/amazon-q-developer-cli in production, what risks or prerequisites should they evaluate first?
    pass
    AI named aws/amazon-q-developer-cli explicitly

    AI answers can be confidently wrong. Read for accuracy: does it match your actual tech stack, audience, and differentiator?

  • In one sentence, what problem does the repo aws/amazon-q-developer-cli solve, and who is the primary audience?
    pass
    AI named aws/amazon-q-developer-cli explicitly

    AI answers can be confidently wrong. Read for accuracy: does it match your actual tech stack, audience, and differentiator?

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