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AWS Billing MCP Server

by ankit8volt

AWS Billing MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides AWS billing and cost analysis tools for Claude Desktop.

Features

  • πŸ” Cost Analysis - Analyze AWS costs with flexible filtering

  • πŸ“Š Usage Comparison - Compare usage between different time periods

  • πŸ“ˆ Trend Analysis - Identify cost trends over time

  • 🚨 Anomaly Detection - Detect unusual cost patterns

  • πŸ† Cost Ranking - Identify top cost drivers by service, region, etc.

Quick Setup

  1. Install dependencies and build:

    npm install npm run build
  2. Configure Claude Desktop:

    cp claude-desktop-config-template.json claude-desktop-config.json # Edit claude-desktop-config.json with your project path and AWS credentials
  3. Copy the generated configuration to Claude Desktop:

    • Open claude-desktop-config.json

    • Copy its contents to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS)

    • Restart Claude Desktop

  4. Test it: Ask Claude: "Can you analyze my AWS costs for the last month?"

Configuration

Simplified Claude Desktop Setup

The server is designed for Claude Desktop personal use with direct environment variable access:

Mock Data (Default): Works out of the box - no AWS credentials needed for testing.

Real AWS Data: Add your credentials directly to the Claude Desktop configuration:

{ "mcpServers": { "aws-billing-mcp-server": { "command": "node", "args": ["/path/to/your/project/start-mcp-server.js"], "env": { "AUTH_ENABLED": "false", "LOG_LEVEL": "info", "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "your-access-key-id", "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY": "your-secret-access-key", "AWS_REGION": "us-east-1" } } } }

Key Benefits:

  • βœ… No database credential storage - uses environment variables directly

  • βœ… No encryption/decryption complexity

  • βœ… Simple and secure for personal Claude Desktop use

  • βœ… Automatic fallback to mock data if credentials not provided

Required AWS Permissions:

  • ce:GetCostAndUsage

  • ce:GetUsageReport

  • ce:ListCostCategoryDefinitions

Available Tools

Tool

Description

Example Usage

analyze_costs

Analyze costs with filtering

"Show me EC2 costs for last month"

compare_usage

Compare periods

"Compare this month to last month"

analyze_trends

Trend analysis

"What are the cost trends for S3?"

detect_anomalies

Find anomalies

"Detect any cost anomalies"

rank_costs

Top cost drivers

"What are my biggest cost drivers?"

Testing

  • Run unit tests: npm test

  • Check Claude Desktop logs: Look for startup messages in Claude's MCP server logs

  • Test with Claude: Ask "Can you analyze my AWS costs for the last month?"

Files

  • src/ - TypeScript source code

  • dist/ - Compiled JavaScript output

  • data/ - SQLite database storage

  • logs/ - Application logs

  • start-mcp-server.js - Server startup script

  • claude-desktop-config-template.json - Configuration template

  • DEPLOYMENT.md - Detailed deployment guide

Architecture

  • MCP Server - Handles Claude Desktop communication via stdio

  • Billing Client - AWS Cost Explorer API integration (simplified for environment variables)

  • Billing Analyzer - Cost analysis algorithms

  • Auth Manager - Google SSO authentication (disabled by default for Claude Desktop)

  • Database - SQLite for caching billing data only (no credential storage)

Development

npm run dev # Development mode with hot reload npm test # Run test suite npm run lint # Code linting npm run format # Code formatting

Security

  • Authentication disabled by default for local development

  • AWS credentials stored in Claude Desktop configuration

  • Supports Google SSO for production deployments

  • All data cached locally in SQLite database

Support

For issues or questions:

  1. Check the health endpoint: http://localhost:37291/health

  2. Review logs in the console output

  3. Test MCP protocol with node test-mcp-tools.js

  4. See DEPLOYMENT.md for detailed troubleshooting

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