# AWS MCP Server (Agent Toolkit for AWS)
> AWS-managed remote MCP server that searches and retrieves AWS documentation and skills, runs Python in a sandbox, and can make AWS API calls using the connected AWS identity and IAM permissions.
Canonical: https://www.mcpfolio.com/servers/aws-managed
Last updated: 2026-10-28
## Catalog record

- Publisher: Amazon Web Services
- Categories: productivity, search, cloud-service

## Website

https://aws.amazon.com/

## Repository

https://github.com/aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws

## Transports

Streamable HTTP remotely; stdio through mcp-proxy-for-aws-cli for SigV4 setup

## Authentication

OAuth through AWS Sign-In (browser consent; requires signin:AuthorizeOAuth2Access and signin:CreateOAuth2Token permissions, commonly granted by AWSMCPSignInOAuthAccessPolicy) or SigV4 using AWS CLI credentials through mcp-proxy-for-aws-cli. OAuth access follows existing IAM authorization and does not grant additional permissions.

## Tools

- **aws___retrieve_skill**: Retrieve AWS-domain skill instructions and references.
- **aws___search_documentation**: Search AWS docs, API references, best practices, and skills.
- **aws___read_documentation**: Retrieve AWS documentation pages as Markdown.
- **aws___recommend**: Recommend related AWS documentation pages.
- **aws___list_regions**: List AWS regions.
- **aws___get_regional_availability**: Check regional availability for services and features.
- **aws___call_aws**: Execute authenticated AWS API operations through the managed server.
- **aws___run_script**: Run Python scripts in the sandbox with authenticated AWS API access.
- **aws___get_presigned_url**: Generate presigned S3 upload or download URLs.
- **aws___get_tasks**: Poll long-running AWS API or script tasks.

## Sources

- [official_current_tool_reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/agent-toolkit/latest/userguide/understanding-mcp-server-tools.html)
- [official_product_overview](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/agent-toolkit/latest/userguide/)
- [official_setup_guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/agent-toolkit/latest/userguide/getting-started-aws-mcp-server.html)

## Setup

Use the interactive setup panel on [the detail page](https://www.mcpfolio.com/servers/aws-managed) to view instructions for each supported client.