https://github.com/discretetom/amazon-q-developer-cli-for-windows
Build Amazon Q Developer CLI for Windows.
https://github.com/discretetom/amazon-q-developer-cli-for-windows
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Build Amazon Q Developer CLI for Windows.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/discretetom/amazon-q-developer-cli-for-windows
- Owner: DiscreteTom
- License: apache-2.0
- Created: 2025-08-04T10:06:34.000Z (10 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-10-25T00:36:25.000Z (7 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-10-25T02:37:36.795Z (7 months ago)
- Language: Batchfile
- Size: 17.6 KB
- Stars: 4
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# amazon-q-developer-cli-for-windows
> [!NOTE]
> Deprecated. [Amazon Q Developer CLI is now Kiro CLI](https://kiro.dev/docs/cli/migrating-from-q/), please use it instead.
> **Disclaimer**: This is an unofficial repository and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Amazon Web Services (AWS). This project simply provides Windows builds of the official [Amazon Q Developer CLI](https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli).
> **Note**: There is no official Windows build of the Amazon Q Developer CLI. This unofficial build may be unstable or have bugs.
> **Security Note**: The built binary is not code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen may display a warning when you first run it. This is normal for unsigned executables.
Build Amazon Q Developer CLI for Windows.
## Download
Download the latest zip file from the [Releases](https://github.com/DiscreteTom/amazon-q-developer-cli-for-windows/releases) page. Extract the `q.exe` binary and `update_q.bat` script from the downloaded zip file.
## Updating
To update to the latest version, run the included `update_q.bat` script. This will automatically:
- Download the latest release from GitHub
- Extract and replace your current `q.exe` binary
- Clean up temporary files
The script downloads files to your `~/Downloads` folder during the update process.
## Overview
This repository provides a GitHub workflow to automatically build the [Amazon Q Developer CLI](https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli) for Windows and create releases with the compiled binary.
The workflow:
- Clones the specified version from the [aws/amazon-q-developer-cli](https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli) repository
- Builds the binary using `cargo build --bin chat_cli --release`
- Renames the output from `chat_cli.exe` to `q.exe`
- Creates a zip archive with the version in the filename
- Creates a new release with the specified tag name
- Uploads the zip file to the release