connect the strands agent to lambda

How about this for deploy strands agent to AWS Lambda:

1. Prepare Your Agent Code Create a Python file (e.g. agent_handler.py) with the following structure:

from strands import Agent
from typing import Dict, Any

SYSTEM_PROMPT = """You are a helpful assistant..."""  # Customize this

def handler(event: Dict[str, Any], context):
    input_text = event.get("text", "")
    agent = Agent(system_prompt=SYSTEM_PROMPT)
    response = agent.process(input_text)
    return {
        "statusCode": 200,
        "body": response.text
    }

2. Package Your Lambda Function

• Your agent_handler.py • All dependencies (including strands SDK) Use a virtual environment to bundle dependencies:

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install strands
mkdir package
cd package
cp -r ../venv/lib/python*/site-packages/* .
cp ../agent_handler.py .
zip -r strands_agent_lambda.zip .

3. Upload to AWS Lambda • Go to AWS Console > Lambda • Create a new function • Choose Python 3.x as runtime • Upload your strands_agent_lambda.zip under Code > Upload from .zip • Set the handler to: agent_handler.handler

4. Configure Permissions • Attach an IAM role with basic Lambda execution permissions • If your agent uses other AWS services (e.g. Bedrock, S3), add those permissions as well

Finally test:

{
  "text": "What is the weather today?"
}

Expected result: To get a structured response from your agent.