search_documentation

Search AWS documentation to locate relevant pages using specific technical terms, service names, or exact phrases. Returns ranked results with URLs, titles, and context snippets to streamline access to AWS resources.

Instructions

Search AWS documentation using the official AWS Documentation Search API.

Usage

This tool searches across all AWS documentation for pages matching your search phrase. Use it to find relevant documentation when you don't have a specific URL.

Search Tips

Use specific technical terms rather than general phrases
Include service names to narrow results (e.g., "S3 bucket versioning" instead of just "versioning")
Use quotes for exact phrase matching (e.g., "AWS Lambda function URLs")
Include abbreviations and alternative terms to improve results

Result Interpretation

Each result includes:

rank_order: The relevance ranking (lower is more relevant)
url: The documentation page URL
title: The page title
context: A brief excerpt or summary (if available)

Args: ctx: MCP context for logging and error handling search_phrase: Search phrase to use limit: Maximum number of results to return

Returns: List of search results with URLs, titles, and context snippets

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`limit`	No	Maximum number of results to return
`search_phrase`	Yes	Search phrase to use

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "default": 10,
      "description": "Maximum number of results to return",
      "maximum": 50,
      "minimum": 1,
      "title": "Limit",
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "search_phrase": {
      "description": "Search phrase to use",
      "title": "Search Phrase",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "search_phrase"
  ],
  "title": "search_documentationArguments",
  "type": "object"
}

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