What is the AWS CLI MCP Server MCP server?
Python MCP server for AWS CLI inspection and operations
How to install AWS CLI MCP Server
Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.
transport: stdio
Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.Environment / auth
AWS_REGIONDefault AWS region
AWS_PROFILEAWS credentials profile
AWS_MCP_WORKING_DIRWorking directory for file operations
AWS_MCP_REQUIRE_CONFIRMATIONEmit warnings for destructive-looking operations
AWS_MCP_LOG_LEVELApplication log level
Claude Desktop
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"aws-cli-mcp-server": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mdev-aws-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"AWS_REGION": "<YOUR_AWS_REGION>",
"AWS_PROFILE": "<YOUR_AWS_PROFILE>",
"AWS_MCP_WORKING_DIR": "<YOUR_AWS_MCP_WORKING_DIR>",
"AWS_MCP_REQUIRE_CONFIRMATION": "<YOUR_AWS_MCP_REQUIRE_CONFIRMATION>",
"AWS_MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_AWS_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
}
}
}
}Cursor
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"aws-cli-mcp-server": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mdev-aws-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"AWS_REGION": "<YOUR_AWS_REGION>",
"AWS_PROFILE": "<YOUR_AWS_PROFILE>",
"AWS_MCP_WORKING_DIR": "<YOUR_AWS_MCP_WORKING_DIR>",
"AWS_MCP_REQUIRE_CONFIRMATION": "<YOUR_AWS_MCP_REQUIRE_CONFIRMATION>",
"AWS_MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_AWS_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
}
}
}
}Windsurf
~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"aws-cli-mcp-server": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mdev-aws-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"AWS_REGION": "<YOUR_AWS_REGION>",
"AWS_PROFILE": "<YOUR_AWS_PROFILE>",
"AWS_MCP_WORKING_DIR": "<YOUR_AWS_MCP_WORKING_DIR>",
"AWS_MCP_REQUIRE_CONFIRMATION": "<YOUR_AWS_MCP_REQUIRE_CONFIRMATION>",
"AWS_MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_AWS_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
}
}
}
}VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"aws-cli-mcp-server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mdev-aws-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"AWS_REGION": "<YOUR_AWS_REGION>",
"AWS_PROFILE": "<YOUR_AWS_PROFILE>",
"AWS_MCP_WORKING_DIR": "<YOUR_AWS_MCP_WORKING_DIR>",
"AWS_MCP_REQUIRE_CONFIRMATION": "<YOUR_AWS_MCP_REQUIRE_CONFIRMATION>",
"AWS_MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_AWS_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
}
}
}
}Claude Code
claude mcp add aws-cli-mcp-server --env AWS_REGION=<YOUR_AWS_REGION> --env AWS_PROFILE=<YOUR_AWS_PROFILE> --env AWS_MCP_WORKING_DIR=<YOUR_AWS_MCP_WORKING_DIR> --env AWS_MCP_REQUIRE_CONFIRMATION=<YOUR_AWS_MCP_REQUIRE_CONFIRMATION> --env AWS_MCP_LOG_LEVEL=<YOUR_AWS_MCP_LOG_LEVEL> -- uvx mdev-aws-mcp-serverRelated MCP servers
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