diff --git a/.changes/next-release/enhancement-configure-67593.json b/.changes/next-release/enhancement-configure-67593.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..82ee67d61513
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/next-release/enhancement-configure-67593.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "type": "enhancement",
+  "category": "configure",
+  "description": "Suggest installing the Agent Toolkit for AWS when a supported AI coding agent is detected. A one-line tip pointing at ``aws configure agent-toolkit`` is printed after ``aws configure``, ``aws configure sso``, and a first-time ``aws login`` that creates a new profile; it appears only on a terminal when no AWS skills are installed yet, and can be suppressed by setting the ``AWS_CLI_AGENT_TOOLKIT_HINT_DISABLED`` environment variable to ``true``. The same tip is also printed by the install scripts and after ``aws update``."
+}
diff --git a/awscli/customizations/agenttoolkit/agents.py b/awscli/customizations/agenttoolkit/agents.py
index 7b2d13fc71f4..2a19f9070911 100644
--- a/awscli/customizations/agenttoolkit/agents.py
+++ b/awscli/customizations/agenttoolkit/agents.py
@@ -419,3 +419,11 @@ def get_detected_agents(agent_configs=None):
         if agent is not None:
             detected.append(agent)
     return detected
+
+
+def get_detected_real_agents(agent_configs=None):
+    return [
+        agent
+        for agent in get_detected_agents(agent_configs)
+        if agent.config.id != UNIVERSAL_ROW_ID
+    ]
diff --git a/awscli/customizations/agenttoolkit/hint.py b/awscli/customizations/agenttoolkit/hint.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6b08968dc976
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awscli/customizations/agenttoolkit/hint.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"). You
+# may not use this file except in compliance with the License. A copy of
+# the License is located at
+#
+#     http://aws.amazon.com/apache2.0/
+#
+# or in the "license" file accompanying this file. This file is
+# distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF
+# ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific
+# language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+"""End-of-command hint pointing at the Agent Toolkit wizard.
+
+After a successful ``aws configure``, ``aws configure sso``, or first-time
+``aws login``, print a one-line tip suggesting ``aws configure agent-toolkit``
+when a supported AI coding agent is present and no AWS skills are installed
+yet. The tip only shows on a TTY and can be suppressed with an environment
+variable.
+"""
+
+import logging
+import os
+
+from botocore.utils import ensure_boolean
+
+from awscli.customizations.agenttoolkit.agents import (
+    get_detected_real_agents,
+)
+from awscli.customizations.utils import uni_print
+from awscli.utils import is_a_tty
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+HINT_DISABLED_ENV_VAR = 'AWS_CLI_AGENT_TOOLKIT_HINT_DISABLED'
+
+# The Agent Toolkit skill APIs are only available in us-east-1 today, so the
+# tip pins the region explicitly rather than routing the caller's configured
+# region through a hidden cross-region call.
+HINT_TEXT = (
+    "\nTip: run 'aws configure agent-toolkit --region us-east-1' to set up "
+    'AWS skills and the AWS MCP server for your AI coding agent(s).\n'
+)
+
+
+def hint_disabled():
+    return ensure_boolean(os.environ.get(HINT_DISABLED_ENV_VAR, ''))
+
+
+def _has_installed_skills(detected_agents):
+    return any(agent.get_installed_skills() for agent in detected_agents)
+
+
+def _is_eligible():
+    if not is_a_tty():
+        return False
+    if hint_disabled():
+        return False
+    detected_agents = get_detected_real_agents()
+    if not detected_agents:
+        return False
+    if _has_installed_skills(detected_agents):
+        return False
+    return True
+
+
+def maybe_print_agent_toolkit_hint():
+    try:
+        if _is_eligible():
+            uni_print(HINT_TEXT)
+    except Exception as e:
+        LOG.debug('Agent toolkit hint failed: %s', e, exc_info=True)
diff --git a/awscli/customizations/configure/configure.py b/awscli/customizations/configure/configure.py
index d378730eb85d..3f9d8e3d1e1b 100644
--- a/awscli/customizations/configure/configure.py
+++ b/awscli/customizations/configure/configure.py
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 from awscli.customizations.agenttoolkit.configure import (
     ConfigureAgentToolkitCommand,
 )
+from awscli.customizations.agenttoolkit.hint import (
+    maybe_print_agent_toolkit_hint,
+)
 from awscli.customizations.commands import BasicCommand
 from awscli.customizations.configure.addmodel import AddModelCommand
 from awscli.customizations.configure.exportcreds import (
@@ -193,6 +196,7 @@ def _run_main(self, parsed_args, parsed_globals):
                 section = profile_to_section(profile)
                 new_values['__section__'] = section
             self._config_writer.update_config(new_values, config_filename)
+            maybe_print_agent_toolkit_hint()
         return 0
 
     def _write_out_creds_file_values(self, new_values, profile_name):
diff --git a/awscli/customizations/configure/sso_commands.py b/awscli/customizations/configure/sso_commands.py
index 3c7d0054127c..444cf5d89149 100644
--- a/awscli/customizations/configure/sso_commands.py
+++ b/awscli/customizations/configure/sso_commands.py
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
 from botocore.exceptions import ProfileNotFound
 from botocore.useragent import register_feature_id
 
+from awscli.customizations.agenttoolkit.hint import (
+    maybe_print_agent_toolkit_hint,
+)
 from awscli.customizations.configure import (
     get_section_header,
     profile_to_section,
@@ -352,6 +355,7 @@ def _run_main(self, parsed_args, parsed_globals):
 
         self._write_new_config(profile_name)
         self._print_conclusion(configured_for_aws_credentials, profile_name)
+        maybe_print_agent_toolkit_hint()
         return 0
 
     def _prompt_for_sso_registration_args(self, verify=None):
diff --git a/awscli/customizations/login/login.py b/awscli/customizations/login/login.py
index 7acf9ecec5d1..8a7ddc248268 100644
--- a/awscli/customizations/login/login.py
+++ b/awscli/customizations/login/login.py
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 )
 
 from awscli.compat import compat_input
+from awscli.customizations.agenttoolkit.hint import (
+    maybe_print_agent_toolkit_hint,
+)
 from awscli.customizations.commands import BasicCommand
 from awscli.customizations.configure.writer import ConfigFileWriter
 from awscli.customizations.exceptions import ConfigurationError
@@ -92,7 +95,8 @@ def _run_main(self, parsed_args, parsed_globals):
         # If the profile specified via --profile doesn't already exist
         # add it to the session so the client creation still succeeds.
         # If the login is successful we'll save the profile at the end.
-        if profile_name not in self._session.available_profiles:
+        is_new_profile = profile_name not in self._session.available_profiles
+        if is_new_profile:
             self._session._profile_map[profile_name] = {}
 
         # Abort if the profile is already configured with a different style
@@ -153,6 +157,11 @@ def _run_main(self, parsed_args, parsed_globals):
                 f'such as "aws sts get-caller-identity --profile {profile_name}"\n'
             )
 
+        # Only nudge on first-time setup (a newly created profile), not on
+        # routine re-auth of an existing profile.
+        if is_new_profile:
+            maybe_print_agent_toolkit_hint()
+
     def accept_change_to_existing_profile_if_needed(
         self, profile_name, new_session_id
     ):
diff --git a/awscli/customizations/update.py b/awscli/customizations/update.py
index 14949c32245c..a36d1600f5f6 100644
--- a/awscli/customizations/update.py
+++ b/awscli/customizations/update.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     get_distribution_source,
 )
 from awscli.compat import is_windows
+from awscli.customizations.agenttoolkit.hint import HINT_TEXT, hint_disabled
 from awscli.customizations.commands import BasicCommand
 from awscli.customizations.utils import uni_print
 
@@ -95,6 +96,8 @@ def _run_main(self, parsed_args, parsed_globals):
         uni_print(f"Updating AWS CLI (source: {source})\n")
         self._no_color = parsed_globals.color == 'off'
         self._do_update()
+        if not hint_disabled():
+            uni_print(HINT_TEXT)
         return 0
 
     def _do_update(self):
diff --git a/exe/assets/install b/exe/assets/install
index d1f185889b63..317379d41ca7 100755
--- a/exe/assets/install
+++ b/exe/assets/install
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ main() {
   create_bin_symlinks
   write_install_json
   echo "You can now run: $BIN_AWS_EXE --version"
+  echo "Tip: run 'aws configure agent-toolkit --region us-east-1' to set up AWS skills and the AWS MCP server for your AI coding agent(s)."
   exit 0
 }
 
diff --git a/macpkg/scripts/postinstall b/macpkg/scripts/postinstall
index ed6d1ef8c3c5..439ee674f59f 100755
--- a/macpkg/scripts/postinstall
+++ b/macpkg/scripts/postinstall
@@ -48,3 +48,5 @@ EOF
 EOF
     fi
 fi
+
+echo "Tip: run 'aws configure agent-toolkit --region us-east-1' to set up AWS skills and the AWS MCP server for your AI coding agent(s)."
diff --git a/tests/functional/login/test_login.py b/tests/functional/login/test_login.py
index a89fa0a31670..357f72aaf333 100644
--- a/tests/functional/login/test_login.py
+++ b/tests/functional/login/test_login.py
@@ -296,3 +296,61 @@ def test_abort_if_profile_has_existing_credentials(
     else:
         mock_login_command._run_main(DEFAULT_ARGS, DEFAULT_GLOBAL_ARGS)
         mock_token_fetcher.assert_called_once()
+
+
+@mock.patch('awscli.customizations.login.utils.get_base_sign_in_uri')
+@mock.patch(
+    'awscli.customizations.login.utils.SameDeviceLoginTokenFetcher.fetch_token'
+)
+@mock.patch('awscli.customizations.login.login.maybe_print_agent_toolkit_hint')
+def test_hints_agent_toolkit_for_new_profile(
+    mock_hint,
+    mock_token_fetcher,
+    mock_base_sign_in_uri,
+    mock_login_command,
+    mock_session,
+):
+    mock_base_sign_in_uri.return_value = 'https://foo'
+    mock_token_fetcher.return_value = (
+        {
+            'accessToken': 'access_token',
+            'idToken': SAMPLE_ID_TOKEN,
+            'expiresIn': 3600,
+        },
+        'arn:aws:iam::0123456789012:user/Admin',
+    )
+    # Profile does not exist yet — this is a new-profile setup.
+    mock_session.available_profiles = []
+    mock_session.full_config = {'profiles': {}}
+
+    mock_login_command._run_main(DEFAULT_ARGS, DEFAULT_GLOBAL_ARGS)
+    mock_hint.assert_called_once()
+
+
+@mock.patch('awscli.customizations.login.utils.get_base_sign_in_uri')
+@mock.patch(
+    'awscli.customizations.login.utils.SameDeviceLoginTokenFetcher.fetch_token'
+)
+@mock.patch('awscli.customizations.login.login.maybe_print_agent_toolkit_hint')
+def test_no_agent_toolkit_hint_for_existing_profile(
+    mock_hint,
+    mock_token_fetcher,
+    mock_base_sign_in_uri,
+    mock_login_command,
+    mock_session,
+):
+    mock_base_sign_in_uri.return_value = 'https://foo'
+    mock_token_fetcher.return_value = (
+        {
+            'accessToken': 'access_token',
+            'idToken': SAMPLE_ID_TOKEN,
+            'expiresIn': 3600,
+        },
+        'arn:aws:iam::0123456789012:user/Admin',
+    )
+    # Profile already exists — this is re-auth, not setup.
+    mock_session.available_profiles = ['profile-name']
+    mock_session.full_config = {'profiles': {'profile-name': {}}}
+
+    mock_login_command._run_main(DEFAULT_ARGS, DEFAULT_GLOBAL_ARGS)
+    mock_hint.assert_not_called()
diff --git a/tests/unit/customizations/agenttoolkit/test_agents.py b/tests/unit/customizations/agenttoolkit/test_agents.py
index 9d651db36331..ef0676619641 100644
--- a/tests/unit/customizations/agenttoolkit/test_agents.py
+++ b/tests/unit/customizations/agenttoolkit/test_agents.py
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@
 
 from awscli.customizations.agenttoolkit.agents import (
     AGENT_CONFIGS,
+    UNIVERSAL_ROW_ID,
     AgentConfig,
     DetectedAgent,
     McpConfigureAction,
     get_detected_agents,
+    get_detected_real_agents,
 )
 from awscli.testutils import skip_if_windows
 from tests.unit.customizations.agenttoolkit.utils import (
@@ -136,6 +138,27 @@ def test_get_detected_agents(tmp_path):
     assert detected[0].display_name == 'Kiro'
 
 
+def test_get_detected_real_agents_excludes_universal_row(tmp_path):
+    # Only the universal row detects (``~/.agents`` exists) but no real
+    # per-agent directory does. The wizard would find nothing here, so the
+    # hint must not treat this as an eligible detection.
+    (tmp_path / '.agents').mkdir()
+    test_configs = [
+        AgentConfig(
+            id='cursor',
+            display_name='Cursor',
+            detection_path=str(tmp_path / '.cursor'),
+        ),
+        AgentConfig(
+            id=UNIVERSAL_ROW_ID,
+            display_name='Universal',
+            detection_path=str(tmp_path / '.agents'),
+        ),
+    ]
+    assert get_detected_agents(agent_configs=test_configs)
+    assert get_detected_real_agents(agent_configs=test_configs) == []
+
+
 def test_mcp_config_path_honors_detection_env_override(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     (tmp_path / '.test-agent').mkdir()
     override_dir = tmp_path / '.custom-location'
diff --git a/tests/unit/customizations/agenttoolkit/test_hint.py b/tests/unit/customizations/agenttoolkit/test_hint.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aaabe5ee7626
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/customizations/agenttoolkit/test_hint.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"). You
+# may not use this file except in compliance with the License. A copy of
+# the License is located at
+#
+#     http://aws.amazon.com/apache2.0/
+#
+# or in the "license" file accompanying this file. This file is
+# distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF
+# ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific
+# language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+from awscli.customizations.agenttoolkit import hint
+
+
+def _agent(installed_skills=None):
+    agent = MagicMock()
+    agent.get_installed_skills.return_value = installed_skills or []
+    return agent
+
+
+def _run(agents=None, tty=True):
+    if agents is None:
+        agents = [_agent()]
+    with (
+        patch.object(hint, 'is_a_tty', return_value=tty),
+        patch.object(hint, 'get_detected_real_agents', return_value=agents),
+    ):
+        hint.maybe_print_agent_toolkit_hint()
+
+
+def test_prints_tip_when_eligible(capsys):
+    _run()
+    assert '--region us-east-1' in capsys.readouterr().out
+
+
+def test_no_tip_when_not_a_tty(capsys):
+    _run(tty=False)
+    assert capsys.readouterr().out == ''
+
+
+def test_no_tip_when_env_var_true(capsys, monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv(hint.HINT_DISABLED_ENV_VAR, 'true')
+    _run()
+    assert capsys.readouterr().out == ''
+
+
+def test_tip_shown_when_env_var_false(capsys, monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv(hint.HINT_DISABLED_ENV_VAR, 'false')
+    _run()
+    assert '--region us-east-1' in capsys.readouterr().out
+
+
+def test_no_tip_when_no_agents(capsys):
+    _run(agents=[])
+    assert capsys.readouterr().out == ''
+
+
+def test_no_tip_when_skills_already_installed(capsys):
+    _run(agents=[_agent(installed_skills=['s'])])
+    assert capsys.readouterr().out == ''
+
+
+def test_detection_failure_does_not_raise(capsys):
+    with (
+        patch.object(hint, 'is_a_tty', return_value=True),
+        patch.object(
+            hint, 'get_detected_real_agents', side_effect=OSError('boom')
+        ),
+    ):
+        hint.maybe_print_agent_toolkit_hint()
+    assert capsys.readouterr().out == ''
diff --git a/tests/unit/customizations/configure/test_sso.py b/tests/unit/customizations/configure/test_sso.py
index e7d5c7065da1..29945437788c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/customizations/configure/test_sso.py
+++ b/tests/unit/customizations/configure/test_sso.py
@@ -1035,6 +1035,30 @@ def test_single_account_single_role_flow(
             ],
         )
 
+    def test_hints_agent_toolkit_after_configuring_profile(
+        self,
+        sso_cmd,
+        ptk_stubber,
+        aws_config,
+        stub_simple_single_item_sso_responses,
+        args,
+        parsed_globals,
+        configure_sso_legacy_inputs,
+        account_id,
+        role_name,
+    ):
+        inputs = configure_sso_legacy_inputs
+        inputs.skip_account_and_role_selection()
+        ptk_stubber.user_inputs = inputs
+        stub_simple_single_item_sso_responses(account_id, role_name)
+
+        with mock.patch(
+            'awscli.customizations.configure.sso_commands.'
+            'maybe_print_agent_toolkit_hint'
+        ) as hint:
+            sso_cmd(args, parsed_globals)
+        hint.assert_called_once()
+
     def test_no_accounts_flow_raises_error(
         self,
         sso_cmd,
diff --git a/tests/unit/customizations/test_update.py b/tests/unit/customizations/test_update.py
index 7e7246085afb..5cdbb103da7e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/customizations/test_update.py
+++ b/tests/unit/customizations/test_update.py
@@ -69,6 +69,26 @@ def test_supported_distribution_source_runs_installer(self, source):
         assert command([], global_args()) == 0
         runner.assert_called_once()
 
+    def test_prints_agent_toolkit_tip_after_successful_update(self, capsys):
+        command = self._command(USER_INSTALL)
+        command([], global_args())
+        assert 'aws configure agent-toolkit' in capsys.readouterr().out
+
+    def test_no_agent_toolkit_tip_when_hint_disabled(
+        self, capsys, monkeypatch
+    ):
+        monkeypatch.setenv('AWS_CLI_AGENT_TOOLKIT_HINT_DISABLED', 'true')
+        command = self._command(USER_INSTALL)
+        command([], global_args())
+        assert 'aws configure agent-toolkit' not in capsys.readouterr().out
+
+    def test_no_agent_toolkit_tip_when_update_fails(self, capsys):
+        runner = mock.Mock(side_effect=subprocess.CalledProcessError(1, 'x'))
+        command = self._command(USER_INSTALL, runner=runner)
+        with pytest.raises(UpdateError):
+            command([], global_args())
+        assert 'aws configure agent-toolkit' not in capsys.readouterr().out
+
     @pytest.mark.parametrize('source', ['source', 'other', 'pip', ''])
     def test_unsupported_distribution_source_raises(self, source):
         runner = mock.Mock()
@@ -249,6 +269,11 @@ def test_spawns_detached_cmd_wrapper(self):
         assert cmd[2].endswith('.cmd')
         assert len(cmd) == 3
 
+    def test_prints_agent_toolkit_tip(self, capsys):
+        command = self._command(USER_INSTALL)
+        command([], global_args())
+        assert 'aws configure agent-toolkit' in capsys.readouterr().out
+
     def test_downloads_install_script_referenced_by_wrapper(self):
         downloader = mock.Mock()
         _, wrapper = self._run(USER_INSTALL, downloader=downloader)