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Integrates with AWS services including Bedrock Knowledge Bases, Nova Canvas, Step Functions, Lambda, IAM, and Cost Explorer to enable enterprise workflows, cost analysis, infrastructure management, and generative AI use cases through multiple specialized servers with sample applications and deployment guides.
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AWS
Release date
Mar 19, 2025
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The AWS MCP Servers suite provides specialized servers that enhance AI applications with AWS capabilities through the Model Context Protocol. These servers enable seamless integration between LLMs and AWS services, documentation, and tools.

Installation and Setup

To install and use AWS MCP Servers:

  1. Install uv from Astral
  2. Install Python using uv python install 3.10
  3. Configure AWS credentials with access to required services
  4. Add the server to your MCP client configuration

Running MCP Servers in Containers

You can run MCP servers in Docker containers:

cd src/nova-canvas-mcp-server
docker build -t awslabs/nova-canvas-mcp-server .

When configuring, use Docker options like --env, --env-file, and --volume as needed.

Client Configuration

Amazon Q Developer CLI

Add MCP servers to your configuration file at ~/.aws/amazonq/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "awslabs.core-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["awslabs.core-mcp-server@latest"],
      "env": {
        "FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL": "ERROR"
      }
    }
  }
}

Kiro

Add MCP servers through Kiro's MCP Servers interface or edit kiro_mcp_settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "awslabs.core-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["awslabs.core-mcp-server@latest"],
      "env": {
        "FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL": "ERROR"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline and Amazon Bedrock

Configure Cline to use AWS MCP servers by editing cline_mcp_settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "awslabs.core-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["awslabs.core-mcp-server@latest"],
      "env": {
        "FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL": "ERROR"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Create a configuration file at .cursor/mcp.json (project-specific) or ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "awslabs.core-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["awslabs.core-mcp-server@latest"],
      "env": {
        "FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL": "ERROR"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Configure through Windsurf settings or edit ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "awslabs.core-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["awslabs.core-mcp-server@latest"],
      "env": {
        "FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL": "ERROR"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Create a configuration file at .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "awslabs.core-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["awslabs.core-mcp-server@latest"],
      "env": {
        "FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL": "ERROR"
      }
    }
  }
}

Performance Tips

Using the "@latest" suffix checks for updates every time but increases load time. To optimize:

  • Remove "@latest" from configuration
  • Use uv cache clean <tool> to refresh specific tools
  • Use uvx <tool>@latest to update the cache with the latest version

Local vs Remote MCP Servers

Local MCP Servers

  • Best for development, testing, and debugging
  • Works offline with minimal latency
  • Provides data privacy and direct resource control

Remote MCP Servers

  • Enables team collaboration with consistent configurations
  • Offloads processing to dedicated cloud resources
  • Provides access from anywhere with automatic updates
  • Offers better scalability for varying workloads

Troubleshooting

If you encounter issues with MCP configuration, try running the server manually:

timeout 15s uv tool run <MCP Name> <args> 2>&1 || echo "Command completed or timed out"

For example:

timeout 15s uv tool run awslabs.mysql-mcp-server --resource_arn <Your Resource ARN> --secret_arn <Your Secret ARN> ... 2>&1 || echo "Command completed or timed out"

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "awslabs-core-mcp-server" '{"command":"uvx","args":["awslabs.core-mcp-server@latest"],"env":{"FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL":"ERROR"}}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "awslabs.core-mcp-server": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "awslabs.core-mcp-server@latest"
            ],
            "env": {
                "FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL": "ERROR"
            }
        },
        "awslabs.nova-canvas-mcp-server": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "awslabs.nova-canvas-mcp-server@latest"
            ],
            "env": {
                "AWS_PROFILE": "your-aws-profile",
                "AWS_REGION": "us-east-1",
                "FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL": "ERROR"
            }
        },
        "awslabs.bedrock-kb-retrieval-mcp-server": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "awslabs.bedrock-kb-retrieval-mcp-server@latest"
            ],
            "env": {
                "AWS_PROFILE": "your-aws-profile",
                "AWS_REGION": "us-east-1",
                "FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL": "ERROR"
            }
        },
        "awslabs.cost-analysis-mcp-server": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "awslabs.cost-analysis-mcp-server@latest"
            ],
            "env": {
                "AWS_PROFILE": "your-aws-profile",
                "FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL": "ERROR"
            }
        },
        "awslabs.cdk-mcp-server": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "awslabs.cdk-mcp-server@latest"
            ],
            "env": {
                "FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL": "ERROR"
            }
        },
        "awslabs.aws-documentation-mcp-server": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "awslabs.aws-documentation-mcp-server@latest"
            ],
            "env": {
                "FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL": "ERROR"
            },
            "disabled": false,
            "autoApprove": []
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

  • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
  • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
  • Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "awslabs.core-mcp-server": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "awslabs.core-mcp-server@latest"
            ],
            "env": {
                "FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL": "ERROR"
            }
        },
        "awslabs.nova-canvas-mcp-server": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "awslabs.nova-canvas-mcp-server@latest"
            ],
            "env": {
                "AWS_PROFILE": "your-aws-profile",
                "AWS_REGION": "us-east-1",
                "FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL": "ERROR"
            }
        },
        "awslabs.bedrock-kb-retrieval-mcp-server": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "awslabs.bedrock-kb-retrieval-mcp-server@latest"
            ],
            "env": {
                "AWS_PROFILE": "your-aws-profile",
                "AWS_REGION": "us-east-1",
                "FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL": "ERROR"
            }
        },
        "awslabs.cost-analysis-mcp-server": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "awslabs.cost-analysis-mcp-server@latest"
            ],
            "env": {
                "AWS_PROFILE": "your-aws-profile",
                "FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL": "ERROR"
            }
        },
        "awslabs.cdk-mcp-server": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "awslabs.cdk-mcp-server@latest"
            ],
            "env": {
                "FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL": "ERROR"
            }
        },
        "awslabs.aws-documentation-mcp-server": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "awslabs.aws-documentation-mcp-server@latest"
            ],
            "env": {
                "FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL": "ERROR"
            },
            "disabled": false,
            "autoApprove": []
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect

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