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title: cdkd
description: Deploy AWS CDK apps directly via AWS APIs — up to 15x faster, no CloudFormation.
hero:
  name: cdkd
  text: The fastest way to deploy AWS CDK.
  tagline: Drop-in CDK CLI for existing CDK apps — up to 15x faster dev/test deploys via direct AWS SDK calls instead of CloudFormation.
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  actions:
    - theme: brand
      text: Get Started
      link: /getting-started/
    - theme: alt
      text: Why cdkd?
      link: /introduction/
    - theme: alt
      text: GitHub
      link: https://github.com/go-to-k/cdkd
features:
  - icon: ⚡
    title: Up to 15x faster deploys
    details: Direct AWS API calls, parallel deploys, and --no-wait — faster than Terraform and CloudFormation Express mode too.
  - icon: 🔌
    title: No code changes
    details: Your CDK app runs as-is — just replace cdk deploy with cdkd deploy.
  - icon: 🤝
    title: Works alongside CDK CLI
    details: cdkd for dev/test, CloudFormation for staging and production — one CDK app serves both.
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