AWS MCP Guide

Name: AWS MCP
Author: Amazon Web Services

Manage AWS resources, query CloudWatch metrics, interact with EC2 instances, and manage IAM policies.

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Quick Start

Install

npx @mcp/aws

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aws-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@mcp/aws"
      ]
    }
  }
}

manage_ec2

Manage EC2 instances

query_cloudwatch

Query CloudWatch metrics and logs

manage_iam

Manage IAM roles and policies

AWS MCP requires the following permissions. Review the risk levels before granting access.

Permission	Description	Risk
`aws.read`	Read AWS resource state	low
`aws.write`	Modify AWS resources	critical