read_documentation

Retrieve and convert AWS documentation pages into markdown format for structured access. Supports fetching content in chunks for long documents, ensuring comprehensive retrieval. Compatible with docs.aws.amazon.com domain URLs ending in .html.

Instructions

Fetch and convert an AWS documentation page to markdown format.

Usage

This tool retrieves the content of an AWS documentation page and converts it to markdown format. For long documents, you can make multiple calls with different start_index values to retrieve the entire content in chunks.

URL Requirements

Must be from the docs.aws.amazon.com domain
Must end with .html

Example URLs

Output Format

The output is formatted as markdown text with:

Preserved headings and structure
Code blocks for examples
Lists and tables converted to markdown format

Handling Long Documents

If the response indicates the document was truncated, you have several options:

Continue Reading: Make another call with start_index set to the end of the previous response
Stop Early: For very long documents (>30,000 characters), if you've already found the specific information needed, you can stop reading

Args: ctx: MCP context for logging and error handling url: URL of the AWS documentation page to read max_length: Maximum number of characters to return start_index: On return output starting at this character index

Returns: Markdown content of the AWS documentation

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description
`max_length`	No	Maximum number of characters to return.
`start_index`	No	On return output starting at this character index, useful if a previous fetch was truncated and more content is required.
`url`	Yes	URL of the AWS documentation page to read

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "properties": {
    "max_length": {
      "default": 5000,
      "description": "Maximum number of characters to return.",
      "exclusiveMaximum": 1000000,
      "exclusiveMinimum": 0,
      "title": "Max Length",
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "start_index": {
      "default": 0,
      "description": "On return output starting at this character index, useful if a previous fetch was truncated and more content is required.",
      "minimum": 0,
      "title": "Start Index",
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "url": {
      "description": "URL of the AWS documentation page to read",
      "title": "Url",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "url"
  ],
  "title": "read_documentationArguments",
  "type": "object"
}

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