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Evidence fieldAWS Infrastructure as Code MCP ServerWatchlist candidatebuildkiteMCP100 Selected
Task fit
Best for
  • AWS IaC developers who want official CloudFormation diagnostics and CDK/CloudFormation knowledge inside an MCP client.
  • CI/CD investigation and controlled Buildkite operations through hosted or self-managed MCP transports.
Not ideal for
  • Users who need a broadly proven, low-risk, fully mature Selected-grade integration today.
  • Teams outside the publisher ecosystem or without least-privilege credentials
Avoid when
  • Avoid high-impact or sensitive production use unless the documented authentication, permissions, rollback, and data handling match your environment.
  • The connected identity is broader than the task requires
  • Tool calls cannot be reviewed before consequential mutations
Provenance
Provenance details

First-party MCP

github:awslabs · Publisher source ↗

First-party MCP

ecosystem:buildkite · Publisher source ↗

Maintenance
Maintenance details

Stale

Repo: Not documented

Package: Not documented

Repo: Aug 13, 2026

Package: Not documented

Popularity evidence
GitHub starsNot documented

52

GitHub stars · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z

Client coverage
Client coverage detailsNot documented
Claude Code✓ Streamable HTTP
Claude Desktop✓ Streamable HTTP
Codex✓ Streamable HTTP
VS Code✓ Streamable HTTP
Cursor✓ Streamable HTTP
OpenCode✓ Streamable HTTP
Client coverage noteLocal stdio runs on your computer. Streamable HTTP connects to a remotely hosted MCP server.
Access and data
AuthenticationUses AWS credentials only for AWS API-backed troubleshooting; local validation/documentation functions do not require AWS permissions.Hosted access uses short-lived OAuth, while headless and local deployments use scoped Buildkite API tokens.
CostServer is open source; AWS account/service and model-provider usage may incur costs.The MCP integration has no separately verified MCP100 price conclusion. Publisher subscriptions, API usage, compute, storage, and AI-client charges may apply.
PermissionsPublisher documents read permissions such as `cloudformation:Describe*` and `cloudtrail:LookupEvents` for troubleshooting. The reviewed server evidence does not justify describing CDK deployment mutation as a core capability.OAuth and API-token scopes govern organization, pipeline, build, job, artifact, and Test Engine access; a read-only hosted endpoint is available.
Data handlingAWS API responses used for troubleshooting can be shared with the connected third-party AI provider; AWS explicitly calls this out in its privacy notice.Authorized service data and tool results pass through the MCP server to the connected AI client. Review the publisher and client data policies before using sensitive cloud & devops information.
Limitations
Tradeoffs
  • The canonical identity is the broader AWS IaC MCP Server, not “AWS CDK”; Selected promotion should evaluate this exact server and its MCP-specific adoption as a whole.
  • Write-capable endpoints can rerun, cancel, or otherwise change CI state; use the read-only endpoint for investigation.
Risk contextThe canonical identity is the broader AWS IaC MCP Server, not “AWS CDK”; Selected promotion should evaluate this exact server and its MCP-specific adoption as a whole.Write-capable endpoints can rerun, cancel, or otherwise change CI state; use the read-only endpoint for investigation. Use a test environment where practical, least-privilege credentials, narrowly enabled tools, and explicit confirmation for mutations. MCP100 did not execute third-party server code during this documentation review.
Evidence date
Editorial review2026-09-13T00:00:00Z2026-07-30
Candidate evidence2026-09-13T00:00:00Z2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z

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