📚 Documentation: cdkd.dev

• Drop-in CDK compatible: your existing CDK app code runs as-is; just replace cdk deploy with cdkd deploy.
• Up to 15x faster deploys: direct SDK calls, aggressive parallelization, and --no-wait to skip slow stabilization waits; faster than Terraform and CloudFormation Express mode too (see Benchmark).

cdkd complements the AWS CDK CLI rather than replacing it. Use cdkd in dev/test for rapid iteration; use the AWS CDK CLI in production for full CloudFormation tooling. Install cdkd alongside an existing cdk deploy workflow: no migration needed. You can also import existing stacks into cdkd or export back to CloudFormation anytime.

A natural fit for AI-driven development. AI coding agents iterate in tight spin-up / tear-down loops — and cdkd keeps each turn short, with fast deploys and an equally fast cdkd destroy that deletes via direct SDK calls instead of polling a CloudFormation stack-delete.

Local execution from your deployed stack. cdkd local runs your functions, APIs, and ECS tasks on your machine.…