cloudcostwise MCP server
Find AWS waste with your own read-only credentials. Runs locally. Nothing is sent to CloudWise.
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cloudcostwise tools (4)
write = sends, deletes, buys or postsRead from the package source without running it. The installed server may list more.
explain_findingExplain one finding: what was detected, the threshold, the pricing used, why
fix_guidanceHow to fix one finding: the recommended action and, where known, the AWS CLI
list_findingsList findings from the last scan, with ids, optionally filtered by waste type
scanScan the user's AWS account for waste with their local credentials (read-only;
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-12 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- Code scan46 source files scanned25/25
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
- Maintenancelast push 0 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10
Install cloudcostwise in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add cloudcostwise -- uvx cloudcostwise
What the publisher says
From the cloudcostwise repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
cloudcostwise
<!-- mcp-name: io.github.cloudwise-app/cloudcostwise -->
Find AWS waste from your terminal or your AI assistant. cloudcostwise runs CloudWise's free waste checks on your own machine, with your own read-only AWS credentials.
your account. No signup, no IAM role for a third party, no telemetry. Used through an AI assistant (MCP), the findings go to that assistant like any tool output.
- Nothing is sent to CloudWise. The only network calls are AWS API calls in
refuses any operation that isn't a Describe, List, Get, Search or Lookup, whatever your credentials allow.
- It cannot change anything. Every AWS call goes through a guard that
Lightsail, EBS, S3, EFS, ECR, RDS, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, Elastic IPs, NAT gateways and load balancers, VPC endpoints, dangling DNS records, CloudWatch logs and dashboards, security posture, RI/Savings Plans opportunities, and Compute Optimizer.
- 20 of CloudWise's 46 service checks: EC2, Lambda, SageMaker, WorkSpaces,
Install and run
pipx install cloudcostwise # or: uvx cloudcostwise scan
cloudcostwise scan # us-east-1 plus your profile's region
cloudcostwise scan --profile prod --regions all
cloudcostwise scan --format json > waste.jsonOptions:
What AWS's free tools don't flag
<!-- aws-gap:start (generated by scripts/awsgap.py) --> This tool has 45 proven checks (L2 or above in VALIDATION.md: each fired on a real AWS resource built to trigger it and stayed silent on a healthy twin). 17 of them flag waste that none of AWS's own tools flag**, and 10 more go further than the closest AWS check, going by AWS's lists of what its tools cover (Trusted Advisor, Cost Optimization Hub, Compute Optimizer; checked 2026-10-11).
Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
cloudcostwise: common questions
- Is cloudcostwise MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (92/100). Read the cloudcostwise safety report
- How do I install cloudcostwise?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does cloudcostwise need an API key?
- No secret keys are declared. It reads 1 setting from the environment.
- Is cloudcostwise maintained?
- The last commit was in the last day (2026-10-12). The latest release is v0.1.7.
- What can I use instead of cloudcostwise?
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