aws / aws/aws-toolkit-vscode

Toolkit should autoinstall AWS CLI

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feature-request
Dominant language
TypeScript
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Description

## Problem

Installing AWS CLI is an extra step(s).

## Expected behavior

If Toolkit doesn't find AWS CLI on the system, offer to auto-install it. Also need to auto-update it. The installed copy will be "private" to AWS Toolkit, it won't pollute the customer's system $PATH.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by locating the Toolkit entry point that detects or invokes AWS CLI, then trace how external tools are installed and updated. Define completion as offering installation when AWS CLI is absent, keeping the copy private to the Toolkit rather than on the customer's PATH, and supporting automatic updates.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
aws, typescript
Domain
cli, cloud, devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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