Amazon employees pushed for Claude Code. Now they're getting it — and Codex, too.

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Amazon formally adopts Claude Code and Codex company-wide, expanding access to AI tools beyond Kiro.

Amazon is a close partner with Anthropic and OpenAI, having invested billions in both AI labs.

The rollout addresses internal complaints over AI tools and enhances Amazon's coding capabilities.

Amazon is formally rolling out Anthropic's Claude Code and OpenAI's Codex to all corporate employees, pushing beyond its in-house Kiro tool.

In a note to staff, obtained by Business Insider, VP of Amazon Software Builder Experience Jim Haughwout said Claude Code would be available company-wide immediately, with OpenAI's Codex set to follow on May 12.…