aws-mcp-server

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Rather than wrapping each Amazon service separately, this offers just two abilities: look up the documentation for any AWS command, and run one, optionally filtered through common text tools. That means it can do anything your own permissions allow, including creating, changing, and deleting real resources that cost real money. A local sandbox limits what a command can touch on your own disk, on Linux and macOS only, but places no limit at all on the AWS side. Your permissions are the real boundary.

Deprecated · project moved to the cloud-mcp-server repository

Coding

Data

Use This MCP server To

Ask which servers are running and roughly what they cost Find out why a storage bucket is not reachable Look up the right command for something I do rarely List everything tagged for one project across regions Check who has access to a particular resource Summarise last month's spending by service

README

AWS MCP Server

Give Claude access to all 200+ AWS services through the AWS CLI.

Demo

demo.mp4

What It Does

This MCP server lets Claude run AWS CLI commands on your behalf. Instead of wrapping each AWS API individually, it wraps the CLI itself—giving Claude complete AWS access through just two tools:

Tool	Purpose
`aws_cli_help`	Get documentation for any AWS command
`aws_cli_pipeline`	Execute AWS CLI commands with optional pipes (`jq`, `grep`, etc.)

aws-mcp-server FAQ

Do I need a key?

Yes, your existing AWS credentials. It reads them from the same place your own AWS command line already looks, so there is nothing new to paste.

Can it cost me money?

Yes. It runs real commands, so it can start servers and create resources that land on your bill. There is no spending guard.

Can it delete things?

Yes, if your own permissions allow it. There is no list of forbidden commands, so whatever you could do, it can do.

The summary mentions a safe container, does that protect my account?

No. The sandbox limits what a command reads and writes on your own computer, and only on Linux and macOS. It restricts nothing on the Amazon side.

Can I use this to review my setup without risk?

Yes, if you point it at read-only credentials. That is the sensible way to start.

Which apps does it work in?

Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, and others, either as a local program or as a small web service.

How hard is setup?

You need the AWS command line already installed and signed in, then a short settings block. A ready-made container image is also published.

Is it maintained, and is the address still right?

The last code change was February 2026, and the project has since moved to a repository named cloud-mcp-server.