AWS aws-mcp documentation change
Summary
Updated documentation to reflect product is in preview status, adding '(Preview)' to service name throughout and adding preview disclaimer note
Security assessment
The changes consist of rebranding the service as being in preview status and adding standard preview disclaimers. No new security features are documented, and there's no indication of addressing vulnerabilities. Existing security mentions (IAM controls, CloudTrail logging) remain unchanged from previous version.
Diff
diff --git a/aws-mcp/latest/userguide/what-is-mcp-server.md b/aws-mcp/latest/userguide/what-is-mcp-server.md index f14265d12..5af64aee9 100644 --- a//aws-mcp/latest/userguide/what-is-mcp-server.md +++ b//aws-mcp/latest/userguide/what-is-mcp-server.md @@ -5 +5 @@ -What can I do with the AWS MCP Server?How the AWS MCP Server worksPricing +What can I do with the AWS MCP Server (Preview)?How the AWS MCP Server (Preview) worksPricing @@ -7 +7 @@ What can I do with the AWS MCP Server?How the AWS MCP Server worksPricing -# What is the AWS MCP Server? +# What is the AWS MCP Server (Preview)? @@ -9 +9 @@ What can I do with the AWS MCP Server?How the AWS MCP Server worksPricing -The AWS MCP Server is a managed remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides AI assistants and agents with secure, authenticated access to AWS services through natural language interactions. You can use the AWS MCP Server to perform complex, multi-step AWS tasks by combining real-time access to AWS documentation, syntactically correct API calls, and pre-built workflows called Agent SOPs that follow AWS best practices. +###### Important @@ -11 +11 @@ The AWS MCP Server is a managed remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that -With the AWS MCP Server, you can ask AI assistants to provision infrastructure, troubleshoot issues, configure services, and manage AWS resources without needing to know specific API syntax or remember complex procedures. The server handles authentication through standard AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) controls and provides comprehensive audit logging through AWS CloudTrail. +The AWS MCP Server (Preview) is currently in preview release and is subject to change. @@ -13 +13,5 @@ With the AWS MCP Server, you can ask AI assistants to provision infrastructure, -The AWS MCP Server consolidates capabilities from existing MCP servers (AWS Knowledge MCP and AWS API MCP) into a single, unified interface that reduces configuration complexity while improving AI agent effectiveness across multi-service AWS workflows. +The AWS MCP Server (Preview) is a managed remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides AI assistants and agents with secure, authenticated access to AWS services through natural language interactions. You can use the AWS MCP Server (Preview) to perform complex, multi-step AWS tasks by combining real-time access to AWS documentation, syntactically correct API calls, and pre-built workflows called Agent SOPs that follow AWS best practices. + +With the AWS MCP Server (Preview), you can ask AI assistants to provision infrastructure, troubleshoot issues, configure services, and manage AWS resources without needing to know specific API syntax or remember complex procedures. The server handles authentication through standard AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) controls and provides comprehensive audit logging through AWS CloudTrail. + +The AWS MCP Server (Preview) consolidates capabilities from existing MCP servers (AWS Knowledge MCP and AWS API MCP) into a single, unified interface that reduces configuration complexity while improving AI agent effectiveness across multi-service AWS workflows. @@ -17 +21 @@ The AWS MCP Server consolidates capabilities from existing MCP servers (AWS Know - * What can I do with the AWS MCP Server? + * What can I do with the AWS MCP Server (Preview)? @@ -19 +23 @@ The AWS MCP Server consolidates capabilities from existing MCP servers (AWS Know - * How the AWS MCP Server works + * How the AWS MCP Server (Preview) works @@ -26 +30 @@ The AWS MCP Server consolidates capabilities from existing MCP servers (AWS Know -## What can I do with the AWS MCP Server? +## What can I do with the AWS MCP Server (Preview)? @@ -28 +32 @@ The AWS MCP Server consolidates capabilities from existing MCP servers (AWS Know -You can use the AWS MCP Server to do the following: +You can use the AWS MCP Server (Preview) to do the following: @@ -45 +49 @@ You can use the AWS MCP Server to do the following: -## How the AWS MCP Server works +## How the AWS MCP Server (Preview) works @@ -47 +51 @@ You can use the AWS MCP Server to do the following: -The AWS MCP Server operates as a remote service that your MCP-compatible client connects to over HTTPS. When you ask your AI assistant to perform an AWS task, the server uses three integrated capabilities to complete your request: +The AWS MCP Server (Preview) operates as a remote service that your MCP-compatible client connects to over HTTPS. When you ask your AI assistant to perform an AWS task, the server uses three integrated capabilities to complete your request: @@ -68 +72 @@ We recommend scoping down IAM roles to the minimum permissions that the agent ne -With the AWS MCP Server, you pay only for the AWS resources you use and any applicable data transfer costs. The MCP server itself has no additional charges. For more information about AWS pricing, see [AWS Pricing](https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/). If you are new to AWS, you can get started with many services for free. For more information, see [AWS Free Tier](https://aws.amazon.com/free/). +With the AWS MCP Server (Preview), you pay only for the AWS resources you use and any applicable data transfer costs. The MCP server itself has no additional charges. For more information about AWS pricing, see [AWS Pricing](https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/). If you are new to AWS, you can get started with many services for free. For more information, see [AWS Free Tier](https://aws.amazon.com/free/).