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AWS Documentation MCP Server

MCP server that fetches, searches and recommends current AWS documentation pages as markdown for AI assistants.

Author: AWS Labs (Amazon Web Services)
Works with: Any MCP client, Cursor
License: Apache-2.0
Last release: Sep 30, 2026
Documented: Oct 2, 2026

What AWS Documentation MCP Server is

Model Context Protocol server for AWS documentation. It provides tools to access AWS documentation, search content and get recommendations. It is part of the awslabs/mcp repository.

What it does

Where AWS Documentation MCP Server runs and what it adds, from its documentation

Reads AWS documentation pages and converts them to markdown
Searches documentation via the official search API (global only)
Reads specific sections of a page
Searches rows in large tables such as quotas and pricing
Recommends related documentation pages

When to use it

Good fit

Writing code or IaC that must match current AWS docs
Looking up quotas and API references

Not for

Operating AWS resources (it only reads documentation)
China-region search: search is global only, there is a service list tool for China

How to install AWS Documentation MCP Server

You need: uv; Python 3.10 or newer

Install uv from Astral
Install Python 3.10+ with uv python install 3.10
Add the uvx config to your MCP client
Restart the client

Configuration example (from the official docs)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "awslabs.aws-documentation-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["awslabs.aws-documentation-mcp-server@latest"],
      "env": {
        "FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL": "ERROR",
        "AWS_DOCUMENTATION_PARTITION": "aws"
      },
      "disabled": false,
      "autoApprove": []
    }
  }
}