What is AWS?
AWS is a MCP server by awslabs that suite of servers for integrating with AWS services and resources. It is listed under Cloud & infra and has 9,788 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | awslabs |
| Repository | awslabs/mcp |
| Popularity | 9,788 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cloud & infra |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #62 of 4,418 MCP servers; #2 in Cloud & infra |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-16 |
| Stars this week | +21 |
| Runs | Cloud service |
Is AWS safe to install?
AWS scores 88/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service. It passed 5 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Published by the service itself | Pass |
| Sends your data to a cloud service | Review |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install AWS?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/awslabs/mcp
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add mcp -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http mcp <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs AWS for you:
Add the "AWS" MCP server from https://github.com/awslabs/mcp to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.