
AWS Knowledge MCP Server: Setup for Claude, Cursor and Other Apps
Lets Claude and Cursor search current AWS documentation, check regional availability and load AWS agent skills, with no AWS account.
This is a hosted server run by AWS. You add one web address to your assistant and it answers from AWS docs, API references, blogs, CDK and CloudFormation guidance, Amplify and Strands Agents docs. It needs no AWS account and no sign-in, but AWS applies rate limits.
Use it when you want answers grounded in current AWS content. It cannot touch your AWS resources.
Good for
- Developers who want current AWS docs inside the assistant
- Cloud engineers writing CDK or CloudFormation
- Teams checking which AWS services exist in which region
Works in
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Supports hosted MCP servers.
Supports hosted MCP servers.
Supports hosted MCP servers.
Supports hosted MCP servers.
Supports hosted MCP servers.
Supports hosted MCP servers.
Supports hosted MCP servers.
Supports hosted MCP servers.
Supports hosted MCP servers.
Install AWS Knowledge MCP
Claude Code
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Copy this prompt.
Add the AWS Knowledge MCP server to Claude Code. Run this command: claude mcp add --transport http aws-knowledge https://knowledge-mcp.global.api.aws Then check that it loaded and tell me if I need to sign in or restart.
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Paste it into Claude Code. It shows the change and asks before running it.
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Tools
Searches AWS docs, skills and Strands docs
Searches AWS documentation, What's New posts, blogs, architecture guidance, agent skills and Strands Agents docs. You can limit it to a topic.
Try: “Search AWS docs for Lambda reserved concurrency limits.”
Network ·
search_documentationReads a docs page as Markdown
Fetches an AWS or Strands Agents documentation page and converts it to Markdown.
Try: “Read that Lambda quotas page in full.”
Network ·
read_documentationLists all AWS regions
Returns every AWS Region with its ID and name.
Try: “List all AWS regions.”
Network ·
list_regionsChecks where a service or API is available
Returns regional availability for AWS services, features, SDK APIs and CloudFormation resources.
Try: “Is Amazon Bedrock available in eu-central-1?”
Network ·
get_regional_availabilityLoads an AWS agent skill
Loads a named AWS agent skill, a package of workflows and best practices for one AWS area. It can also fetch the skill's reference files.
Try: “Load the AWS skill for securing an S3 bucket.”
Network ·
retrieve_skill
From the official docs
Permissions
low risk · 1 thing to watch
Low risk
It only searches and reads public AWS content, so it cannot change anything in your AWS account. Your search text goes to AWS, so keep secrets out of questions.
What it can do
- Read your data
- Create and change things
- Delete things
- Read-only modeHow to turn it on
Watch out for
Searches are sent to an AWS-hosted service
The server runs at AWS, not on your computer. Do not put credentials or private data in your questions. raw.githubusercontent.com
Security advisories
No published security advisories as of Nov 2, 2026.
Technical details
| Turning on read-only | All five tools read documentation and have no write tools, so it is read-only by design. |
|---|---|
| Talks to | knowledge-mcp.global.api.aws |
| Sign-in and keys | No sign-in and no AWS account. Access is rate limited. |
Questions
What is the AWS Knowledge MCP server URL?
The address is https://knowledge-mcp.global.api.aws. See the install box for how to add it to your assistant.
Do I need an AWS account?
No. The README says it works with no account and no sign-in, subject to rate limits.
Is it official?
Yes. It is a fully managed server from AWS, listed as generally available.
Does it work in clients that only run local servers?
Not directly. The README says a client must support remote servers over HTTP, or you can proxy it with the fastmcp tool.
How is it different from the local AWS documentation server?
The Knowledge server also indexes What's New posts, blogs, Well-Architected guidance and agent skills, and it needs no local setup. AWS suggests trying it if your client supports remote servers.
Is it free?
The README lists no price. It needs no AWS account, and use is subject to AWS rate limits and the AWS Site Terms.
Information
updated Nov 2, 2026
- Publisher
- Official
- Endpoint
https://knowledge-mcp.global.api.aws- Transport
- Streamable HTTP
- Auth
- None
- Last commit
- Oct 30, 2026
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Sources
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