claude-aws-mcp 0.1.2

MCP server to control AWS resources directly from Claude Desktop or Claude Code

claude-aws-mcp

An MCP server that lets you control AWS resources directly from Claude Desktop or Claude Code using natural language.

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Installation

pip install claude-aws-mcp

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Setup

Step 1. Create a .env file in your working directory:

AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=your_access_key
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=your_secret_key
AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=ap-northeast-2

Step 2. Run the MCP server:

aws-mcp

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Claude Desktop Integration

Config file location:

OS	Path
Windows	%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Mac	~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Add this to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aws": {
      "command": "aws-mcp",
      "env": {
        "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "your_access_key",
        "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY": "your_secret_key",
        "AWS_DEFAULT_REGION": "ap-northeast-2"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop — the AWS tools will appear automatically.

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Claude Code Integration

claude mcp add aws aws-mcp

Or add directly to .claude/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aws": {
      "command": "aws-mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Available Tools

Security Groups

Tool	Description
list_security_groups	List all security groups with inbound/outbound rules
get_my_public_ip	Get the current public IP address
add_my_ip_to_security_group	Add current IP to a specified security group
remove_ip_from_security_group	Remove a specific CIDR rule (supports port ranges e.g. 0-65535)
create_security_group	Create a new security group

EC2 Instances

Tool	Description
list_ec2_instances	List instances with state, IP, and type
get_instance_details	Get detailed info for a specific instance
start_ec2_instance	Start an instance
stop_ec2_instance	Stop an instance
reboot_ec2_instance	Reboot an instance
create_ec2_instance	Create a new instance
terminate_ec2_instance	Permanently delete an instance
get_instance_console_output	Get boot log (console output)

Elastic IP

Tool	Description
list_elastic_ips	List allocated EIPs with associated instance info
allocate_elastic_ip	Allocate a new EIP
associate_elastic_ip	Associate an EIP with an instance
disassociate_elastic_ip	Disassociate an EIP
release_elastic_ip	Release an EIP

Utilities

Tool	Description
get_ssh_command	Generate SSH command (auto-detects username from AMI)
add_instance_tag	Add or update instance tags
change_instance_type	Change instance type (auto stops if running)

S3

Tool	Description
list_s3_buckets	List all buckets with region
list_s3_objects	List objects in a bucket (supports prefix filter)
create_s3_bucket	Create a new bucket
delete_s3_object	Delete a file from a bucket
get_s3_presigned_url	Generate a temporary download URL

Bedrock AI

Tool	Description
list_bedrock_models	List available foundation models (supports provider filter)
invoke_bedrock_claude	Invoke Claude model (default: Claude 3.5 Sonnet v2)
invoke_bedrock_model_raw	Invoke any Bedrock model with raw JSON
list_bedrock_knowledge_bases	List Knowledge Bases
query_bedrock_knowledge_base	RAG query against a Knowledge Base

Infrastructure Info

Tool	Description
list_key_pairs	List available key pairs
list_vpcs	List VPCs and subnets
list_available_amis	List latest official AMIs (Amazon Linux / Ubuntu / Windows)

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Example Prompts

Once connected to Claude, just type naturally:

Show me all security groups
Add my current IP to sg-0abc1234 on port 22
Remove 0.0.0.0/0 from sg-0abc1234 on port range 0-65535
List all running EC2 instances
Stop instance i-0abc1234
List all S3 buckets
Generate a presigned URL for my-bucket/report.pdf

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IAM Permissions Required

Service	Recommended Policy
EC2 / Security Groups	AmazonEC2FullAccess
S3	AmazonS3FullAccess
Bedrock	AmazonBedrockFullAccess

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Troubleshooting

aws-mcp command not found

pip install --upgrade claude-aws-mcp

AWS authentication errors

• Check that your .env values are correct
• Confirm the IAM user has the required permissions

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Links

• PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/claude-aws-mcp/
• GitHub: https://github.com/chyang222/MCP_Project_AWS