Welcome to GenLabZ Docs

GenLabZ is a platform for building and delivering hands-on AWS computing projects. This documentation covers everything authors need to create, validate, test, and publish projects using the GenLabZ authoring tools.

Getting Started

New to GenLabZ? Start here.

• What is GenLabZ? — The authoring model, platform architecture, and key capabilities
• IDE setup for Kiro — Install and configure the GenLabZ Author power
• Quickstart with Kiro — A full walkthrough of all six authoring phases

Project Authoring Guide

How to structure and write a project.

• Project structure — Directory layout and file naming conventions
• Objectives and steps — How to break a project into testable units
• Writing instructions — Student-facing guidance that works across all interfaces
• Handle wiring — How resources flow between steps and through the test runner

Code Contracts

The exact contracts for solution, evaluation, and cleanup code.

• Solution code — Function signature, return format, and worked examples
• Evaluation code — Validation logic, deep checks, and return format
• Cleanup code — Deletion order, check-before-delete pattern, and worked examples

Reference

Complete technical reference.

• Spec schema — Every field, type, and constraint in spec.yaml
• MCP tools — All ten tools with parameters and approval requirements
• Testing — Granularity levels, resource flow, session state, and failure handling