MCP'S
AWS MCP Server
by Amazon Web Services
Overview
Managed remote MCP server for authenticated AWS API access, AWS documentation lookup, troubleshooting, provisioning, and agent SOP workflows.
Details
AWS MCP Server is a managed remote Model Context Protocol server from Amazon Web Services. AWS documentation describes it as giving agents access to AWS through MCP, including AWS documentation search, IAM-authenticated API calls, sandboxed script execution, CloudWatch metrics, and CloudTrail audit visibility. The Agent Toolkit for AWS product page says it includes the AWS MCP Server and exposes AWS APIs through MCP with IAM-based controls.
When to Use
Use when an AI agent needs MCP-based access to AWS APIs with IAM authentication and controls. Use when workflows need AWS documentation access troubleshooting support provisioning actions or agent SOP execution through a managed remote MCP server. Use when CloudWatch monitoring and CloudTrail audit visibility are important for agent interactions with AWS.
Getting Started
- Read the AWS MCP Server documentation: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-mcp/latest/userguide/what-is-mcp-server.html
- Review the Agent Toolkit for AWS product page to understand how AWS MCP Server fits into the AWS developer tooling offering.
- Validate IAM permissions
- CloudWatch monitoring
- and CloudTrail audit requirements before connecting agents to AWS resources.
- Start with a limited test workflow before using the server for provisioning or operational tasks.
Key Features
- •Managed remote MCP server for AWS access
- •AWS documentation search for agents
- •IAM-authenticated AWS API calls
- •Sandboxed script execution
- •CloudWatch metrics support
- •CloudTrail audit visibility
Capabilities
- •mcp-server
- •aws-api-access
- •documentation-search
- •iam-authentication
- •sandboxed-script-execution
- •monitoring
- •audit-visibility
Last updated Jun 6, 2026