Amazon Web Services has introduced runtime instances in Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime, aimed at production AI agents that need persistent managed compute. Runtime instances are designed for workloads in which agents must run continuously for several days, coordinate with other agents on the same host, or use GPUs for heavier processing. Runtime instances use the same AgentCore APIs, identity controls and observability features as AgentCore runtime microVMs. For data that must outlive a session, runtime instances can be paired with Amazon Elastic Block Store and AgentCore Memory for longer-term retention across sessions and environments. AWS said the two agents "collaborated through the shared file system that runtime instances provide within a session."