docs: add Strands Agents 1.0 blog post

[Unshure]

Summary

Backports the AWS Open Source Blog post "Introducing Strands Agents 1.0: Production-Ready Multi-Agent Orchestration Made Simple" to the Strands documentation site.

Changes

Creates src/content/blog/strands-agents-1-0.mdx following the pattern established in PR #730 (Model-Driven Approach blog).

Blog Content Covers

• Multi-agent patterns: Agents-as-Tools, Handoffs, Swarms, Graphs
• A2A protocol support: Agent-to-Agent communication standard
• Production features: Durable Session Management, Native Async Support, Expanded Model Providers

Frontmatter

Field	Value
Authors	ryan-coleman, belle-guttman
Date	2025-07-15
canonicalUrl	Points to original AWS blog
Tags	Release, Multi-Agent, A2A, Production

Verification

• Format check passes (npx prettier --check)
• Authors exist in src/content/authors.yaml
• Code examples preserved with proper syntax highlighting
• canonicalUrl set correctly
• Follows established blog pattern from PR feat(blog): add Model-Driven Approach blog post #730

Resolves #734

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Updated at: 2026-04-09T14:18:50.193Z

[github-actions]

Assessment: Comment

This is a clean backport of the AWS Open Source Blog post to the Strands docs site. Frontmatter, author references, internal links, and canonical URL all check out correctly against existing blog patterns and the docs site structure.

Review Details

• Content Fidelity: Faithful reproduction of the original AWS blog post with internal links correctly adapted to use /docs/ paths (all 6 internal links verified as pointing to existing docs)
• Code Examples: One minor bug in the A2A example where tools=[a2a_tool_provider.tools] nests a list inside a list — see inline comment for the fix
• Pattern Compliance: Frontmatter, file naming, and link format all match the established blog pattern (PR feat(blog): add Model-Driven Approach blog post #730)

Overall this looks good — just the one inline comment to address.

[github-actions]

Assessment: Approve

The previous review comment (A2A nested list on line 266) has been fixed. Re-reviewed the full file and found no remaining issues.

Review Details

• Schema Compliance: Frontmatter validated against blogSchema in src/content.config.ts — all required fields present, canonicalUrl is valid URL format
• Authors: ryan-coleman and belle-guttman verified in src/content/authors.yaml
• Internal Links: All 6 /docs/ links resolve to existing content files (agents-as-tools, swarm, graph, agent-to-agent, session-management, async-iterators)
• Pattern Consistency: Frontmatter structure, link format, and file naming match established blog pattern
• Content Fidelity: Faithful backport of the AWS Open Source Blog post with the A2A code fix applied
• Previous Issue: Resolved — tools=a2a_tool_provider.tools (line 266) now correctly passes the list without extra wrapping

Looks good to merge. 👍

[awsarron]

/strands change the A2A sample link to https://github.com/strands-agents/samples/tree/main/python/03-integrate/protocols/a2a-native. The current link there 404s

[github-actions]

Fixed — updated the A2A samples link from the 404ing 03-integrations/Native-A2A-Support path to python/03-integrate/protocols/a2a-native in commit 0d31dba.

[github-actions]

Assessment: Approve

Both previously identified issues have been addressed and verified:

1. ✅ A2A nested list (line 266): Fixed — tools=a2a_tool_provider.tools
2. ✅ A2A samples 404 link (per @awsarron): Fixed — updated to python/03-integrate/protocols/a2a-native (confirmed HTTP 200)

Full Verification Checklist

Check	Result
Authors in authors.yaml	✅ ryan-coleman, belle-guttman
Frontmatter vs blogSchema	✅ All fields valid
Internal links (6)	✅ All resolve
A2A samples link	✅ HTTP 200
canonicalUrl	✅ HTTP 200
Pattern consistency	✅ Matches existing blogs
No duplicate content	✅ Only 1.0 blog

No remaining issues. Looks good to merge.