About the Vega SDK

Open Beta Documentation Amazon offers this technical documentation as part of a pre-release, open beta. The features described might change as Amazon receives feedback and iterates on the features. For the most current feature information, see the Release Notes.

The Vega Software Developer Kit (SDK) is a suite of tools to help you design, develop, build, and test apps for Amazon devices. On this page, you’ll find resources that will help you get started, set up your dev environment, and stay up to date on the latest SDK release information.

Developer tools

Vega Studio

A Visual Studio (VS) Code extension that serves as the primary integrated development environment (IDE) for building Vega apps. Create, build, run, test your apps using the command palette or Vega CLI within VS Code.

Vega CLI

Lets you build apps and run on the Vega Virtual Device within a terminal using command-line functions.

Package and Lifecycle Manager

Lets you manage app packages and the lifecycle of running programs using command-line functions.

Testing and debugging tools

The SDK includes utilities for local testing, device debugging, automated testing, and network inspection.

Vega Virtual Device - Lets you run and test apps locally during development.
VDA Utility - A command line tool to install and run apps on Vega-supported devices for testing.
Appium - Lets you automate integration and end-to-end testing.
Charles - View network traffic and proxy requests from apps.
Chrome Dev Tools - A set of third-party JavaScript development tools to use with either the Vega Virtual Device or Fire TV Stick.

APIs

See Vega APIs.

Libraries

The table lists the libraries that are included in the SDK.

Library	Description
Vega UI Component Library	A set of React Native components designed for React Native for Vega.
Supported third-party libraries	A set of third-party services and libraries supported by the SDK.

Sample apps

The Vega sample apps help you accelerate your app development by starting with a prebuilt app that you can modify. In addition to the sample apps, you can get started building a basic Hello World App from a Vega template in VS Code. And for a detailed walk-through on how to create and build a video app, and learn about React Native for Vega, see the Video App Tutorial.

Get started

Install the Vega SDK, which includes the developer tools, testing and debugging tools, APIs, and libraries.
Read the provided documentation for developer tools, testing and debugging tools, and APIs, and libraries.
Use Vega Studio, or the provided sample apps as a starting point.
Use the provided tools for building, testing, and debugging.

Last updated: Sep 30, 2025