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On 23 October 2026 we ran one refund-triage job 120 times on Bedrock with Strands 1.62. MCP alone passed 0 of 30 and approved an out-of-window $129 refund 10 times. A Skill alone passed 0 of 30. Both together passed 30 of 30.
For the person who will build your first store agent on AWS, which is not a Shopify plug-in. One lookup workflow this week; refunds wait for a person. Planning silhouette ~$791/mo at 50K sessions.
Palaniappan PYour org chart wants five agents before one lookup works. If you are under ~8 tools and one audience, stop and use one agent. The ~$791/mo platform cost floor at 50,000 sessions is one support-shaped mix, not five specialists.
Palaniappan PDo not staff all five specialists in week one. An open-ended "handle this order" fans out to every agent. Hop cap 2. The ~$791/mo platform cost floor at 50,000 sessions is one support-shaped mix, not a fleet budget.
Palaniappan PPick the surface instead of AgentCore versus Quick. Agent Skills are official on Harness and Strands, not Chat Agents. August 2026 list price: 500-employee Quick Professional ~$10,250/mo vs ~$791 AgentCore at 50K sessions.
Palaniappan PHarness GA Jun 17, 2026 plus Strands 1.0 primitives, and why AWS Context is still Coming soon. Reuse the ~180→95 ms Gateway canary; ship Managed KB today.
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