AWS MCP server reaches general availability

AWS announced the general availability of its official MCP server on 6 May 2026. AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf) now get secure, auditable access to AWS services through MCP without third-party wrappers. Auth, audit logging, and rate limiting are handled by AWS rather than left to developers, putting it on a similar footing to Cloudflare and Azure's existing MCP offerings. For teams building on AWS who already use agent-driven workflows, the official server removes the friction of stitching together IAM permissions for community MCPs.