read_documentation
Fetch an AWS documentation page and convert it to markdown format. Supports chunking for long documents.
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
- https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/bucketnamingrules.html
- https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/lambda-invocation.html
## 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:
1. **Continue Reading**: Make another call with start_index set to the end of the previous response
2. **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 documentationInput Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | Yes | URL of the AWS documentation page to read | |
| 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. |