{
  "slug": "cdk-explore-opens-a-local-cdk-app-explorer-e15caccdfbce",
  "title": "cdk explore opens a local CDK app explorer",
  "tools": [
    "cdk"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-10-30T19:01:43.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-10-30T19:01:43.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "When a CDK app is available to inspect, run `cdk explore` to serve a local UI for its synthesized construct tree, source, template, and diagnostics.",
    "examples": [
      "cdk explore",
      "cdk explore --port <port>"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: v2.1147.0",
      "--port <port>: Select server port; default is 3411.",
      "The explorer serves a synthesized app's construct tree.",
      "The server is local-only."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Inspect the construct tree, source, template, and diagnostics of a synthesized CDK app.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk-cli/releases/tag/aws-cdk%40v2.1147.0",
    "https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk-cli/pull/2058",
    "https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk-cli/blob/aws-cdk%40v2.1147.0/packages/%40aws-cdk/cdk-explorer/CONTRIBUTING.md"
  ],
  "rank": 0.97033,
  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
    "run_id": "daily-20261030-20",
    "verdict_id": "daily-20261030-20:daily-20261030-20-e0c6416113a87ed6-0:gate",
    "evidence_hash": "61bf405f3c9393725d9da17a53c8a8b7f64432f0d0dbe9608f4cbcf4c193af34"
  }
}