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AWS Documentation MCP Server
by kitan23
Click on "Deploy Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type
@followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@AWS Documentation MCP Serversearch for S3 bucket naming rules"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
AWS Documentation MCP Server
Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for AWS Documentation
This MCP server provides tools to access AWS documentation, search for content, and get recommendations.
Features
Read Documentation: Fetch and convert AWS documentation pages to markdown format
Search Documentation: Search AWS documentation using the official search API (global only)
Recommendations: Get content recommendations for AWS documentation pages (global only)
Get Available Services List: Get a list of available AWS services in China regions (China only)
Related MCP server: AWS Documentation MCP Server
Prerequisites
Installation Requirements
Install
uvfrom Astral or the GitHub READMEInstall Python 3.10 or newer using
uv python install 3.10(or a more recent version)
Installation
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Configure the MCP server in your MCP client configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"awslabs.aws-documentation-mcp-server": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["awslabs.aws-documentation-mcp-server@latest"],
"env": {
"FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL": "ERROR",
"AWS_DOCUMENTATION_PARTITION": "aws"
},
"disabled": false,
"autoApprove": []
}
}
}For Amazon Q Developer CLI, add the MCP client configuration and tool command to the agent file in ~/.aws/amazonq/cli-agents.
Example, ~/.aws/amazonq/cli-agents/default.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"awslabs.aws-documentation-mcp-server": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["awslabs.aws-documentation-mcp-server@latest"],
"env": {
"FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL": "ERROR",
"AWS_DOCUMENTATION_PARTITION": "aws"
},
"disabled": false,
"autoApprove": []
}
},
"tools": [
// .. other existing tools
"@awslabs.aws-documentation-mcp-server"
],
}Windows Installation
For Windows users, the MCP server configuration format is slightly different:
{
"mcpServers": {
"awslabs.aws-documentation-mcp-server": {
"disabled": false,
"timeout": 60,
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"tool",
"run",
"--from",
"awslabs.aws-documentation-mcp-server@latest",
"awslabs.aws-documentation-mcp-server.exe"
],
"env": {
"FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL": "ERROR",
"AWS_DOCUMENTATION_PARTITION": "aws"
}
}
}
}Note: Set
AWS_DOCUMENTATION_PARTITIONtoaws-cnto query AWS China documentation instead of global AWS documentation.
or docker after a successful docker build -t mcp/aws-documentation .:
{
"mcpServers": {
"awslabs.aws-documentation-mcp-server": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"--rm",
"--interactive",
"--env",
"FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL=ERROR",
"--env",
"AWS_DOCUMENTATION_PARTITION=aws",
"mcp/aws-documentation:latest"
],
"env": {},
"disabled": false,
"autoApprove": []
}
}
}Basic Usage
Example:
"look up documentation on S3 bucket naming rule. cite your sources"
"recommend content for page https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/bucketnamingrules.html"
Tools
read_documentation
Fetches an AWS documentation page and converts it to markdown format.
read_documentation(url: str) -> strsearch_documentation (global only)
Searches AWS documentation using the official AWS Documentation Search API.
search_documentation(search_phrase: str, limit: int) -> list[dict]recommend (global only)
Gets content recommendations for an AWS documentation page.
recommend(url: str) -> list[dict]get_available_services (China only)
Gets a list of available AWS services in China regions.
get_available_services() -> strThis server cannot be deployed
Maintenance
ActivityInactive
ResponsivenessNo issues
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