# AddSmithyTargetOptions

Options for adding a Smithy target to a gateway.

- Source: [`aws-bedrockagentcore/lib/gateway/gateway.ts`](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/blob/v2.275.0/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-bedrockagentcore/lib/gateway/gateway.ts#L115)
- Type last changed: v2.255.0 · 19 May 2026

## Example

```ts

const gateway = new agentcore.Gateway(this, "MyGateway", {
  gatewayName: "my-gateway",
});

const smithySchema = agentcore.ApiSchema.fromLocalAsset(
  path.join(__dirname, "models", "smithy-model.json")
);
smithySchema.bind(this);

const smithyTarget = gateway.addSmithyTarget("MySmithyTarget", {
  gatewayTargetName: "my-smithy-target",
  description: "Smithy model target",
  smithyModel: smithySchema,

});
```

## Properties

- `credentialProviderConfigurations`: [ICredentialProviderConfig](/cdk/api/v2/docs/aws-cdk-lib.aws_bedrockagentcore.ICredentialProviderConfig.html)[] — Credential providers for authentication.

  **Default:** [GatewayCredentialProvider.iamRole()]

- `description`: string — Optional description for the gateway target.

  **Default:** No description

- `gatewayTargetName`: string — The name of the gateway target Valid characters are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, _ (underscore) and - (hyphen).

  **Default:** auto generate

- `smithyModel`: [ApiSchema](/cdk/api/v2/docs/aws-cdk-lib.aws_bedrockagentcore.ApiSchema.html) (required) — The Smithy model defining the API.