🧩 alexei-led/aws-mcp-server

What is it?

A lightweight but powerful server that enables AI assistants to execute AWS CLI commands, use Unix pipes, and apply prompt templates for common AWS tasks in a — is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server enabling AI applications like Claude and Cursor to securely access cloud platforms capabilities through the open protocol.

Why alexei-led/aws-mcp-server?

The AWS MCP Server enables Claude to interact with over 200 AWS services by wrapping the AWS CLI directly. Rather than using separate API wrappers, it uses two tools (`aws_cli_help` and `aws_cli_pipeline`) so Claude can look up command usage and run CLI pipelines under your local IAM permissions.

Common Use Cases

• Executing AWS CLI commands directly through Claude with output filtering using tools like jq or grep
• Fetching on-demand documentation for any AWS service command using aws_cli_help
• Managing AWS cloud infrastructure resources using Claude while enforcing existing IAM security policies

Quick Install (Claude Desktop)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aws-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "alexei-led/aws-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Add to your Claude Desktop config file after installing requirements per the repo instructions.

Frequently Asked Questions