mcp-server-aws-core

mcp-server-aws-core is an MCP server that exposes core AWS capabilities to an MCP-capable agent, enabling the agent to perform AWS-related actions (e.g., querying resources and invoking AWS operations) using AWS credentials configured for the server.

Evaluated Apr 04, 2026 (27d ago)
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⚙ Agent Friendliness
46
/ 100
Can an agent use this?
🔒 Security
56
/ 100
Is it safe for agents?
⚡ Reliability
34
/ 100
Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality
55
Documentation
45
Error Messages
0
Auth Simplicity
60
Rate Limits
20

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement
80
Auth Strength
65
Scope Granularity
30
Dep. Hygiene
50
Secret Handling
50

Security posture depends heavily on how AWS credentials are supplied to the server and which IAM permissions the agent is granted. TLS is assumed for network calls, but credential/secret handling details and any MCP-level scoping controls are not confirmed from the provided information.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA
0
Version Stability
50
Breaking Changes
40
Error Recovery
45
AF Security Reliability

Use Cases

  • • Agent-driven AWS inventory and inspection (e.g., list/search common resource types)
  • • Automating operational workflows against AWS (read and potentially write actions depending on permissions)
  • • Building agentic tooling that can reason about and act on AWS infrastructure

Not For

  • • Use as a general-purpose AI tool without AWS permission scoping
  • • Highly regulated environments that require strict auditability and least-privilege enforcement guidance from the package documentation
  • • Workflows that require guaranteed idempotent write semantics without additional design

Interface

REST API
No
GraphQL
No
gRPC
No
MCP Server
Yes
SDK
No
Webhooks
No

Authentication

Methods: AWS credentials (implementation-dependent; typically environment variables or shared credentials/config profiles)
OAuth: No Scopes: No

The package likely relies on AWS IAM permissions configured via standard AWS credential mechanisms; fine-grained MCP-level scopes are not indicated by the provided info.

Pricing

Free tier: No
Requires CC: No

Pricing is not determinable from the provided information; AWS API usage may incur AWS costs depending on actions invoked.

Agent Metadata

Pagination
unknown
Idempotent
False
Retry Guidance
Not documented

Known Gotchas

  • ⚠ AWS operations are permission-scoped: the agent may fail if IAM permissions are insufficient
  • ⚠ Some AWS actions can be destructive or have side effects; ensure least-privilege credentials are used
  • ⚠ Rate limiting/throttling may occur; retry/backoff behavior is not confirmed

Alternatives

AWS SDK for direct use (boto3 / AWS SDKs) Other MCP servers focused on specific AWS services (e.g., S3-only, EC2-only) if available Custom MCP server wrapping AWS SDK with hardened permissions and explicit idempotency

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-04-04.

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