A standalone Model Context Protocol server that provides AWS CLI functionality through a standardized interface, reproducing the use_aws tool from Amazon Q Developer CLI for use in various AI tools.

Installation

Cargo Install

cargo install use_aws_mcp

From Source

cargo build --release

Configuration

MCP Client Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "use_aws_mcp": {
      "name": "use_aws_mcp",
      "command": "use_aws_mcp",
      "timeout": 300,
      "env": {},
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

Tool	Description
use_aws	Execute AWS CLI commands with proper parameter handling and security checks

Features

• Integration with AWS CLI with proper parameter handling
• Security checks with automatic detection of read-only and write operations
• User Agent management for proper AWS CLI user agent configuration
• Parameter formatting with automatic kebab-case conversion
• Comprehensive error handling and output formatting
• Human-readable descriptions using terminal formatting
• Output truncation for large responses (maximum 100KB)

Environment Variables

Optional

• AWS_DEFAULT_PROFILE - AWS profile to use for credentials
• RUST_LOG - Enable debug logging (set to use_aws=debug)

Usage Examples

List my S3 buckets

Describe EC2 instances in us-west-2

List Lambda functions using development profile

Get information about AWS resources across different services

Notes

Requires an installed and configured AWS CLI with proper credentials. MCP clients without shell access, such as Cursor, may require explicit specification of an AWS profile. Read-only operations are automatically detected and do not require user confirmation.