AWS MCP Server

Manage AWS infrastructure and services directly from your AI assistant.

What it Does

• Resource Management: List, create, and manage AWS resources
• Cost Analysis: Query billing and cost data
• Security Audit: Review IAM policies and security configurations
• Monitoring: Access CloudWatch logs and metrics
• Multi-Region: Work across multiple AWS regions

Installation

# Using npx
npx -y @anthropic-ai/mcp-server-aws

# Using Docker
docker run -i --rm -v ~/.aws:/root/.aws mcp/aws

Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aws": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@anthropic-ai/mcp-server-aws"],
      "env": {
        "AWS_REGION": "us-east-1",
        "AWS_PROFILE": "production"
      }
    }
  }
}

Example Prompts

• "List all EC2 instances in us-east-1"
• "Show me S3 buckets with public access"
• "What Lambda functions did I deploy this week?"
• "Check IAM policies for security issues"
• "Show CloudWatch logs for the api-service"

Security Notes

• Use least-privilege IAM credentials
• Prefer read-only operations when possible
• Enable CloudTrail for audit logging
• Use AWS SSO for credential management