Aws Service Authorization Reference
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# AWS Service Reference Information MCP Server A Model Context Protocol server providing access to AWS Service Reference Information. This server enables LLMs to retrieve IAM actions, resources and conditions keys. # Blog posts! Here is a series of blog posts introducing this tool: * (Part 1) [Introducing AWS Service…
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- Provides programmatic access to AWS IAM reference data.
- Covers Actions, Resources, and Condition Keys.
- Updates as AWS publishes new service information.
- Supports detailed lookups for individual actions, resources, or condition keys.
- Available via uv or Docker for easy deployment
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Aws Service Authorization ReferenceCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
Add to your Claude settings:
<details>
<summary>Using uv</summary>
"mcpServers": {
"aws-service-authorization-reference": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"/root/to/folder/aws-service-authorization-reference",
"run",
"main.py"
]
}
}
<details>
<summary>Using docker</summary>
"mcpServers": {
"aws-service-authorization-reference": {
"command": "docker",
"args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "psantus86/aws-service-authorization-reference-mcp-server:latest"]
}
}
service_codes
Lists all service codes for which we have documentation available
service_stats
Tells how many Actions, Resources and Condition Keys are documented.
service
(string, required): the code of the service
service_actions
A comma-separeted list of all actions for a service
service_resources
A comma-separeted list of all resources for a service
service_condition_keys
A comma-separeted list of all conditions keys for a service
service_action_information
Retrieve the authorization reference data (resources and condition keys) for a single AWS service action
action
(string, required): the code of the action
service_resource_information
Retrieve the authorization reference data (resources and condition keys) for a single AWS service action
resource
(string, required): the code of the action
service_condition_key_information
Retrieve the authorization reference data (resources and condition keys) for a single AWS service action
condition_key
(string, required): the code of the action
- service_codes - Lists all service codes for which we have documentation available
- service_stats - Tells how many Actions, Resources and Condition Keys are documented.
- service (string, required): the code of the service
- service_actions - A comma-separeted list of all actions for a service
- service (string, required): the code of the service
- service_resources - A comma-separeted list of all resources for a service
- service (string, required): the code of the service
- service_condition_keys - A comma-separeted list of all conditions keys for a service
- service (string, required): the code of the service
- service_action_information - Retrieve the authorization reference data (resources and condition keys) for a single AWS service action
- service (string, required): the code of the service
- action (string, required): the code of the action
- service_resource_information - Retrieve the authorization reference data (resources and condition keys) for a single AWS service action
- service (string, required): the code of the service
- resource (string, required): the code of the action
- service_condition_key_information - Retrieve the authorization reference data (resources and condition keys) for a single AWS service action
- service (string, required): the code of the service
- condition_key (string, required): the code of the action
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"aws service authorization reference": {
"aws-service-authorization-reference": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"psantus86/aws-service-authorization-reference-mcp-server:latest"
]
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"aws-service-authorization-reference": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"psantus86/aws-service-authorization-reference-mcp-server:latest"
]
}
}In 2024, AWS added programmatic support to access this data.
Since March 13, 2025, Service Reference Information includes Resources and Condition Keys.
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