reinvent2026-mcp

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for the AWS re:Invent 2026 session catalog. Attach it to any MCP client — Claude Desktop, Kiro, Cursor, or Codex — (or a Strands agent) to search the full ~1,500-session catalog by keyword and by meaning, look up venues and campus travel, and get the official AWS links.

Author: DD · License: MIT · Repo: https://github.com/dineshrajdhanapathyDD/reinvent2026-mcp

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Highlights

• Bundled real catalog — ships the full 1,507-session re:Invent 2026 catalog (scraped from the official public API), loaded on startup. Works offline, no keys.

• Semantic search — find sessions by a natural-language goal ("build production AI agents hands-on"), not just keywords.

• Venues & travel — the six venues + walk/shuttle estimates.

• Official links — the source-of-truth AWS URLs.

• Live refresh — re-scrape the official catalog API with Playwright.

Related MCP server: Sessionize MCP Server

Install

pip install reinvent2026-mcp

# optional: enable live scraping of the official catalog
pip install "reinvent2026-mcp[scrape]"
playwright install chromium

Run it directly:

reinvent2026-mcp            # stdio MCP server
# or
python -m reinvent2026_mcp.server

Tools

Use it in your MCP client

The server speaks MCP over stdio. Add the snippet for your client, then restart it and ask something like "Find hands-on sessions to help me build production AI agents at re:Invent."

Claude Desktop

Edit claude_desktop_config.json:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reinvent-2026": {
      "command": "reinvent2026-mcp"
    }
  }
}

If reinvent2026-mcp isn't on PATH, use the module form:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reinvent-2026": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "reinvent2026_mcp.server"]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop; the tools appear under the 🔌 (MCP) menu.

Kiro

Add to .kiro/settings/mcp.json (workspace) or ~/.kiro/settings/mcp.json (global):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reinvent-2026": {
      "command": "reinvent2026-mcp",
      "disabled": false,
      "autoApprove": [
        "catalog_status", "search_sessions", "semantic_search",
        "get_session", "list_venues", "estimate_travel", "official_links"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Reconnect from Kiro's MCP Server panel (no restart needed).

Cursor

Edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reinvent-2026": {
      "command": "reinvent2026-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Enable it in Settings → MCP, then use it from Cursor chat/agent.

Codex (OpenAI Codex CLI)

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml:

[mcp_servers.reinvent-2026]
command = "reinvent2026-mcp"
args = []

(Equivalent module form: command = "python", args = ["-m", "reinvent2026_mcp.server"].)

Any Strands agent (Python)

from mcp import StdioServerParameters
from strands import Agent
from strands.tools.mcp import MCPClient

client = MCPClient(lambda: StdioServerParameters(command="reinvent2026-mcp"))
client.start()
agent = Agent(tools=client.list_tools_sync())
agent("Find hands-on sessions to help me build production AI agents.")

Example prompts

• "Search re:Invent for Amazon Bedrock chalk talks."

• "Semantic search: I want to secure my generative AI applications."

• "How long from The Venetian to MGM Grand — walk or shuttle?"

• "Give me the official re:Invent keynotes and security-focus links."

How the scraper works

The catalog page loads its data from a public JSON API (POST https://catalog.awsevents.com/api/sessions) that needs two profile headers the page generates — no login required. refresh_catalog opens the page once with Playwright, captures those headers, then pages through all sessions and normalizes them.

The public catalog omits per-session times/rooms until nearer the event, so day/time/venue are assigned deterministically (clearly estimated) to keep scheduling usable; real published times can replace them without code changes.

Refresh the bundled data:

reinvent2026-refresh

Automated access is governed by the event's terms of use. Keep it to your own personal planning.

Data model

Each session: id, title, topic, format, venue, room, day, start, end, level, learning_mode, hands_on, abstract, official_url, catalog_url, match_score. Formats normalize to the canonical set (Breakout, Chalk Talk, Workshop, Builders' Session, Code Talk, Lab, Lightning Talk, Gamified Learning, Exam Prep, Bootcamp, Keynote), each mapped to a learning mode (Watch and Learn / Work Alongside Experts / Build It Yourself / Certification).

Development

git clone https://github.com/dineshrajdhanapathyDD/reinvent2026-mcp.git
cd reinvent2026-mcp
pip install -e ".[dev,scrape]"
pytest -q

Releasing (maintainers)

CI runs the test suite on every push/PR (.github/workflows/ci.yml). To publish a new version to PyPI, bump version in pyproject.toml, then tag:

git tag v0.1.0
git push origin v0.1.0

The publish.yml workflow builds and uploads to PyPI. It uses PyPI Trusted Publishing (OIDC — no stored token); configure the publisher once on PyPI under the project's Publishing settings (owner dineshrajdhanapathyDD, repo reinvent2026-mcp, workflow publish.yml). Or set a PYPI_API_TOKEN repo secret and uncomment the password: line in the workflow.

What NOT to commit (kept out via .gitignore)

To keep the repo clean and safe, these are intentionally hidden / ignored and should never be committed:

• Build artifacts: build/, dist/, *.egg-info/

• Python caches: __pycache__/, *.pyc, .pytest_cache/

• Virtual environments: .venv/, venv/

• Editor/OS files: .DS_Store, .idea/, .vscode/

• Secrets & local config: any .env, API tokens, PyPI/.pypirc, credentials

• Large raw scrape dumps and temporary/probe scripts (_*.py, *_raw.json)

If you fork or publish, double-check you are not committing credentials or a .pypirc. Publish to PyPI with an API token, not a password.

License

MIT © 2026 DD