diff --git a/agent/auxiliary_client.py b/agent/auxiliary_client.py
index 4f1746166256..a9d1d9159904 100644
--- a/agent/auxiliary_client.py
+++ b/agent/auxiliary_client.py
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ def _normalize_aux_provider(provider: Optional[str]) -> str:
     "minimax": "MiniMax-M2.7",
     "minimax-cn": "MiniMax-M2.7",
     "anthropic": "claude-haiku-4-5-20251001",
+    "bedrock": "us.anthropic.claude-haiku-4-5-20251001-v1:0",
     "ai-gateway": "google/gemini-3-flash",
     "opencode-zen": "gemini-3-flash",
     "opencode-go": "glm-5",
@@ -484,10 +485,17 @@ def __init__(self, sync_wrapper: "CodexAuxiliaryClient"):
 class _AnthropicCompletionsAdapter:
     """OpenAI-client-compatible adapter for Anthropic Messages API."""
 
-    def __init__(self, real_client: Any, model: str, is_oauth: bool = False):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        real_client: Any,
+        model: str,
+        is_oauth: bool = False,
+        preserve_dots: bool = False,
+    ):
         self._client = real_client
         self._model = model
         self._is_oauth = is_oauth
+        self._preserve_dots = preserve_dots
 
     def create(self, **kwargs) -> Any:
         from agent.anthropic_adapter import build_anthropic_kwargs, normalize_anthropic_response
@@ -517,6 +525,7 @@ def create(self, **kwargs) -> Any:
             reasoning_config=None,
             tool_choice=normalized_tool_choice,
             is_oauth=self._is_oauth,
+            preserve_dots=self._preserve_dots,
         )
         # Opus 4.7+ rejects any non-default temperature/top_p/top_k; only set
         # temperature for models that still accept it. build_anthropic_kwargs
@@ -558,11 +567,25 @@ def __init__(self, adapter: _AnthropicCompletionsAdapter):
 
 
 class AnthropicAuxiliaryClient:
-    """OpenAI-client-compatible wrapper over a native Anthropic client."""
+    """OpenAI-client-compatible wrapper over a native Anthropic-style client.
 
-    def __init__(self, real_client: Any, model: str, api_key: str, base_url: str, is_oauth: bool = False):
+    Accepts either ``anthropic.Anthropic`` or ``anthropic.AnthropicBedrock``;
+    both expose the same ``messages.create()`` surface.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        real_client: Any,
+        model: str,
+        api_key: str,
+        base_url: str,
+        is_oauth: bool = False,
+        preserve_dots: bool = False,
+    ):
         self._real_client = real_client
-        adapter = _AnthropicCompletionsAdapter(real_client, model, is_oauth=is_oauth)
+        adapter = _AnthropicCompletionsAdapter(
+            real_client, model, is_oauth=is_oauth, preserve_dots=preserve_dots,
+        )
         self.chat = _AnthropicChatShim(adapter)
         self.api_key = api_key
         self.base_url = base_url
@@ -1056,6 +1079,52 @@ def _try_anthropic() -> Tuple[Optional[Any], Optional[str]]:
     return AnthropicAuxiliaryClient(real_client, model, token, base_url, is_oauth=is_oauth), model
 
 
+def _try_bedrock() -> Tuple[Optional[Any], Optional[str]]:
+    """Build an auxiliary client backed by AnthropicBedrock + boto3."""
+    try:
+        from agent.anthropic_adapter import build_anthropic_bedrock_client
+        from agent.bedrock_adapter import has_aws_credentials, resolve_bedrock_region
+    except ImportError:
+        return None, None
+
+    if not has_aws_credentials():
+        logger.debug("Auxiliary client: Bedrock requested but no AWS credentials found")
+        return None, None
+
+    # config.yaml bedrock.region wins over env, mirroring the inference path
+    # in hermes_cli/runtime_provider.py → resolve_bedrock_runtime.
+    region = ""
+    try:
+        from hermes_cli.config import load_config
+        region = str((load_config().get("bedrock") or {}).get("region") or "").strip()
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    region = region or resolve_bedrock_region()
+
+    model = _API_KEY_PROVIDER_AUX_MODELS["bedrock"]
+    logger.debug("Auxiliary client: Bedrock (%s) region=%s", model, region)
+
+    try:
+        real_client = build_anthropic_bedrock_client(region)
+    except ImportError:
+        # anthropic SDK missing AnthropicBedrock (older version).
+        return None, None
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.debug("Auxiliary client: Bedrock init failed: %s", exc)
+        return None, None
+
+    return (
+        AnthropicAuxiliaryClient(
+            real_client,
+            model,
+            api_key="aws-sdk",
+            base_url=f"https://bedrock-runtime.{region}.amazonaws.com",
+            preserve_dots=True,
+        ),
+        model,
+    )
+
+
 _AUTO_PROVIDER_LABELS = {
     "_try_openrouter": "openrouter",
     "_try_nous": "nous",
@@ -1558,6 +1627,17 @@ def _wrap_if_needed(client_obj, final_model_str: str, base_url_str: str = ""):
         logger.warning("resolve_provider_client: unknown provider %r", provider)
         return None, None
 
+    if pconfig.auth_type == "aws_sdk":
+        client, default_model = _try_bedrock()
+        if client is None:
+            logger.warning(
+                "resolve_provider_client: bedrock requested but AWS credentials "
+                "or boto3/anthropic SDK are unavailable"
+            )
+            return None, None
+        final_model = _normalize_resolved_model(model or default_model, provider)
+        return (_to_async_client(client, final_model) if async_mode else (client, final_model))
+
     if pconfig.auth_type == "api_key":
         if provider == "anthropic":
             client, default_model = _try_anthropic()
diff --git a/tests/agent/test_auxiliary_client.py b/tests/agent/test_auxiliary_client.py
index 5d79f96deaf7..93b8b8cb3223 100644
--- a/tests/agent/test_auxiliary_client.py
+++ b/tests/agent/test_auxiliary_client.py
@@ -447,6 +447,63 @@ def test_explicit_anthropic_api_key(self, monkeypatch):
             adapter = client.chat.completions
             assert adapter._is_oauth is False
 
+
+class TestBedrockAuxiliary:
+    """Bedrock auxiliary client — uses AnthropicBedrock + boto3, exposes the
+    same .chat.completions.create() shape as direct Anthropic via the
+    AnthropicAuxiliaryClient wrapper."""
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "cfg,expected_region",
+        [
+            ({}, "us-east-1"),
+            ({"bedrock": {"region": "eu-central-1"}}, "eu-central-1"),
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_try_bedrock_builds_wrapped_client(self, cfg, expected_region):
+        """Happy path: AWS creds present → build AnthropicBedrock, wrap with
+        AnthropicAuxiliaryClient, preserve_dots=True so the Haiku 4.5
+        inference profile ID survives normalization. config.yaml
+        bedrock.region wins over resolve_bedrock_region() fallback."""
+        with (
+            patch("agent.bedrock_adapter.has_aws_credentials", return_value=True),
+            patch("agent.bedrock_adapter.resolve_bedrock_region", return_value="us-east-1"),
+            patch("agent.anthropic_adapter.build_anthropic_bedrock_client") as mock_build,
+            patch("hermes_cli.config.load_config", return_value=cfg),
+        ):
+            mock_build.return_value = MagicMock()
+            from agent.auxiliary_client import _try_bedrock, AnthropicAuxiliaryClient
+            client, model = _try_bedrock()
+        assert isinstance(client, AnthropicAuxiliaryClient)
+        assert model == "us.anthropic.claude-haiku-4-5-20251001-v1:0"
+        assert client.api_key == "aws-sdk"
+        assert f"bedrock-runtime.{expected_region}.amazonaws.com" in client.base_url
+        assert client.chat.completions._preserve_dots is True
+        mock_build.assert_called_once_with(expected_region)
+
+    def test_resolve_provider_client_bedrock_happy_path(self):
+        """provider='bedrock' routes through the aws_sdk branch and returns
+        an AnthropicAuxiliaryClient — no silent fall-through to auto-detect."""
+        with (
+            patch("agent.bedrock_adapter.has_aws_credentials", return_value=True),
+            patch("agent.bedrock_adapter.resolve_bedrock_region", return_value="eu-central-1"),
+            patch("agent.anthropic_adapter.build_anthropic_bedrock_client") as mock_build,
+            patch("hermes_cli.config.load_config", return_value={}),
+        ):
+            mock_build.return_value = MagicMock()
+            from agent.auxiliary_client import AnthropicAuxiliaryClient
+            client, model = resolve_provider_client("bedrock")
+        assert isinstance(client, AnthropicAuxiliaryClient)
+        assert "haiku" in model.lower()
+
+    def test_resolve_provider_client_bedrock_missing_credentials(self):
+        """No AWS creds → (None, None), caller can fall back explicitly."""
+        with patch("agent.bedrock_adapter.has_aws_credentials", return_value=False):
+            client, model = resolve_provider_client("bedrock")
+        assert client is None
+        assert model is None
+
+
 class TestGetTextAuxiliaryClient:
     """Test the full resolution chain for get_text_auxiliary_client."""