Implementation of a Model Context Protocol server for AWS operations that supports S3 and DynamoDB services with automatic operation logging and audit trail.

Installation

Smithery

npx -y @smithery/cli install mcp-server-aws --client claude

Manual Installation

Clone repository and add to claude_desktop_config.json with uv command

Configuration

Claude Desktop

"mcpServers": {
  "mcp-server-aws": {
    "command": "uv",
    "args": [
      "--directory",
      "/path/to/repo/mcp-server-aws",
      "run",
      "mcp-server-aws"
    ]
  }
}

Available Tools

Tool	Description
s3_bucket_create	Create a new S3 bucket
s3_bucket_list	List all S3 buckets
s3_bucket_delete	Delete an S3 bucket
s3_object_upload	Upload an object to S3
s3_object_delete	Delete an object from S3
s3_object_list	List objects in an S3 bucket
s3_object_read	Read the contents of an object from S3
dynamodb_table_create	Create a new DynamoDB table
dynamodb_table_describe	Get details about a DynamoDB table
dynamodb_table_delete	Delete a DynamoDB table
dynamodb_table_update	Update a DynamoDB table
dynamodb_item_put	Add an item to a DynamoDB table
dynamodb_item_get	Get an item from a DynamoDB table
dynamodb_item_update	Update an item in a DynamoDB table
dynamodb_item_delete	Delete an item from a DynamoDB table

Features

• Operations with S3 buckets and objects
• DynamoDB table management and item operations
• Batch operations for DynamoDB
• TTL management for DynamoDB tables
• Automatic operation logging
• Audit trail available via the audit://aws-operations resource

Environment Variables

Required

• AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID - AWS access key for authentication
• AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY - AWS secret access key for authentication

Optional

• AWS_REGION - AWS region (default: us-east-1)

Usage Examples

create an S3 bucket and give it a random name

Notes

Requires an IAM user with read/write permissions for S3 and DynamoDB. You can also use the standard AWS credential chain configured through the AWS CLI. Listed as a Community Server in the MCP servers repository.