AWS CLI MCP Server

<!-- mcp-name: io.github.musaddiq-dev/aws-cli-mcp-server -->

AWS MCP Server

A Python Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets MCP-compatible clients inspect and operate AWS through the AWS CLI. It supports command execution with validation, command suggestions, AWS region lookup, and caller identity checks.

Features

• Execute AWS CLI commands without shell expansion, preserving quoted arguments with shell-style parsing
• Suggest common AWS CLI commands from natural language requests
• Return available AWS regions
• Return the current caller identity
• Support stdio transport for local MCP clients
• Validate configuration and write logs to stderr plus a local log file

Safety Model

This server can execute AWS CLI commands using the credentials available to the process. It blocks shell operators by using subprocess.run(..., shell=False) and flags destructive-looking commands, but it cannot replace IAM least privilege or human review. Use scoped AWS profiles or roles, prefer non-production accounts for testing, and keep destructive commands on manual approval in your MCP client.

Requirements

• Python 3.12+
• AWS CLI v2 installed and available on PATH
• AWS CLI authentication configured and configuration through an AWS profile, IAM Identity Center/SSO, environment variables, an IAM role, or another AWS-supported credential provider
• MCP-compatible client such as Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP host

Installation

When published to PyPI, install or run the server like a standard Python MCP package:

uvx mdev-aws-mcp-server

For local development from source:

git clone https://github.com/musaddiq-dev/aws-cli-mcp-server.git
cd aws-cli-mcp-server
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -e .

Configuration

Before running this server, install the AWS CLI using the official AWS CLI install guide, then configure credentials using the official AWS CLI sign-in guide and AWS CLI configuration guide. AWS recommends short-term credentials where possible; avoid long-term IAM user keys unless your use case requires them.

Copy the example environment file and adjust values as needed.

cp .env.example .env

Running

mdev-aws-mcp-server

From a local checkout before PyPI publication, run:

python -m aws_mcp_server.server

MCP Client Configuration

For published installs, prefer uvx. MCP servers using stdio must write protocol messages only to stdout; this server writes logs to stderr and a local file under ~/.aws-mcp-server/logs.

Claude Desktop / Cursor / Windsurf / Cline

Most MCP clients accept this mcpServers JSON shape:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aws": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mdev-aws-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "AWS_PROFILE": "default",
        "AWS_REGION": "us-east-1"
      }
    }
  }
}

For local development from this repository, use the installed console script path instead:

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.