How to add AWS Knowledge MCP to Cursor

Fully managed remote server for AWS docs, blogs, What's-New and Well-Architected guidance — no key. Paste the config into ~/.cursor/mcp.json and restart Cursor.

Last updated June 15, 2026 · 7.0k★ · http · no auth · official

Cursor config for AWS Knowledge MCP

Add URL https://knowledge-mcp.global.api.aws as an HTTP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aws-knowledge-mcp": {
      "url": "https://knowledge-mcp.global.api.aws",
      "type": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}

Remote server — no local install needed. Restart the client after saving the config.

Setup steps

1Open Cursor → Settings → MCP → Add new MCP server (or edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json directly).
2Paste the AWS Knowledge MCP config below into the "mcpServers" object.
3Fill in placeholder secrets, then save.
4Cursor reloads MCP servers automatically — check Settings → MCP for a green status dot.
5Ask Cursor to use one of AWS Knowledge MCP's tools to confirm it's connected.

Before you start

An MCP client that supports remote Streamable HTTP servers (e.g. Claude Code, Cursor, Kiro), or a proxy such as mcp-proxy / fastmcp for stdio-only clients
Outbound network access to https://knowledge-mcp.global.api.aws
No AWS account, API key, or credentials required

What AWS Knowledge MCP can do in Cursor

search_documentation

Search across AWS documentation, blogs, What's New and Well-Architected content

read_documentation

Fetch and read the full content of a specific AWS documentation page

recommend

Get recommended/related AWS content for a given documentation page or topic

list_regions

List AWS regions

get_regional_availability

Check whether a service or API is available in a given AWS region

retrieve_skill

Retrieve a domain-specific AWS agent skill for a task

Security

Queries you send are processed by an AWS-hosted endpoint subject to rate limits; avoid including account-specific or sensitive details in queries. It is read-only and returns documentation content, so it cannot modify your AWS resources.

AWS Knowledge MCP + Cursor FAQ

Where is the Cursor config file?

Cursor reads MCP servers from ~/.cursor/mcp.json. Paste the AWS Knowledge MCP config there under the "mcpServers" key and restart the client.

Is AWS Knowledge MCP safe to use with Cursor?

Do I need an AWS account or API key?

No. The Knowledge MCP server requires no authentication or AWS account; it is a public managed endpoint subject to rate limits.

Is this run by AWS or a third party?

It is official — it is built and hosted by AWS (awslabs) and is part of the official awslabs/mcp repository, licensed Apache-2.0.

My client only supports stdio, not remote HTTP. Can I still use it?

Yes. Use a proxy such as mcp-proxy or fastmcp to bridge the remote HTTP endpoint to a local stdio server your client can launch.

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