Add middleware to AI agents on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime

Title: Add middleware to AI agents on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime

URL Source: https://thecraftman.medium.com/add-middleware-to-ai-agents-on-amazon-bedrock-agentcore-runtime-49628c2a4766?source=rss------python-5

Published Time: 2026-04-17T02:18:39Z

Markdown Content:
# Add middleware to AI agents on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime | by Tola Ore-Aruwaji | Apr, 2026 | Medium

[Sitemap](https://thecraftman.medium.com/sitemap/sitemap.xml)

[Open in app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.medium.reader&referrer=utm_source%3DmobileNavBar&source=post_page---top_nav_layout_nav-----------------------------------------)

Sign up

[Sign in](https://medium.com/m/signin?operation=login&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fthecraftman.medium.com%2Fadd-middleware-to-ai-agents-on-amazon-bedrock-agentcore-runtime-49628c2a4766&source=post_page---top_nav_layout_nav-----------------------global_nav------------------)

[](https://medium.com/?source=post_page---top_nav_layout_nav-----------------------------------------)

Get app

[Write](https://medium.com/m/signin?operation=register&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fnew-story&source=---top_nav_layout_nav-----------------------new_post_topnav------------------)

[Search](https://medium.com/search?source=post_page---top_nav_layout_nav-----------------------------------------)

Sign up

[Sign in](https://medium.com/m/signin?operation=login&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fthecraftman.medium.com%2Fadd-middleware-to-ai-agents-on-amazon-bedrock-agentcore-runtime-49628c2a4766&source=post_page---top_nav_layout_nav-----------------------global_nav------------------)


Member-only story

# Add middleware to AI agents on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime

[](https://thecraftman.medium.com/?source=post_page---byline--49628c2a4766---------------------------------------)

[Tola Ore-Aruwaji](https://thecraftman.medium.com/?source=post_page---byline--49628c2a4766---------------------------------------)

Follow

4 min read

·

Just now

[](https://medium.com/m/signin?actionUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F_%2Fvote%2Fp%2F49628c2a4766&operation=register&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fthecraftman.medium.com%2Fadd-middleware-to-ai-agents-on-amazon-bedrock-agentcore-runtime-49628c2a4766&user=Tola+Ore-Aruwaji&userId=1faf090e59fe&source=---header_actions--49628c2a4766---------------------clap_footer------------------)

[](https://medium.com/m/signin?actionUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F_%2Fbookmark%2Fp%2F49628c2a4766&operation=register&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fthecraftman.medium.com%2Fadd-middleware-to-ai-agents-on-amazon-bedrock-agentcore-runtime-49628c2a4766&source=---header_actions--49628c2a4766---------------------bookmark_footer------------------)

[Listen](https://medium.com/m/signin?actionUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fplans%3Fdimension%3Dpost_audio_button%26postId%3D49628c2a4766&operation=register&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fthecraftman.medium.com%2Fadd-middleware-to-ai-agents-on-amazon-bedrock-agentcore-runtime-49628c2a4766&source=---header_actions--49628c2a4766---------------------post_audio_button------------------)

Share

Press enter or click to view image in full size


Production AI agents require more than inference. Every request needs logging. Errors need structured handling with correlation IDs. Sensitive inputs need filtering before they reach the model. These are cross-cutting concerns — they apply to every request regardless of the agent’s core logic.

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime uses Starlette’s ASGI middleware system, allowing you to wrap agents with reusable processing layers. Add logging, timing, error handling, and even Amazon Bedrock Guardrails without modifying agent code.

In this tutorial, build two production middleware components (o