AAWS Knowledge MCP (official, remote)

Vendor-hosted
Tested AWS's hosted Knowledge MCP at https://knowledge-mcp.global.api.aws (server AWSKnowledgeMCP 1.0.0). Initialize and tools/list worked with no AWS account (5 read-only tools). Real calls: search_documentation for S3 bucket naming rules, read_documentation of that page, and list_regions all returned content. AWS docs say it needs no authentication but is rate limited (no figure published). The awslabs/mcp repo holds only a README for this server, so it is scored as vendor-hosted: 65 cap, not source-audited; no dated vendor changelog was found.
Tool-call test (2026-11-11, direct MCP stdio client, no LLM): pass. 3 of 3 read calls passed anonymously. Evidence: live endpoint probe, Nov 11, 2026.
AWS-hosted endpoint. Initialize and tools/list worked without sign-in (5 tools); search_documentation, read_documentation and list_regions returned content. No dated vendor changelog found and server source isn't public: vendor-hosted 65 cap (Our review, Nov 11, 2026).
Sources: https://awslabs.github.io/mcp/servers/aws-knowledge-mcp-server

Transport (tested 2026-11-11): Streamable HTTP

Score 65/100 · Tools 5 · Token cost approx. 1,784 tokens · Compare · Last tested 2026-11-11 · Server version 1.0.0 · Remote endpoint https://knowledge-mcp.global.api.aws (streamable-http)

Summary: AWS Knowledge MCP (official, remote) completed an MCP handshake without credentials and exposed 5 tools.

Evidence summary

Handshake

pass

Tools listed

5

Context cost

approx. 1784 tokens, cl100k estimate (5 tools, measured 2026-11-11; an estimate) ranking · add up your servers' context cost

Login

No key needed for the tools we called

Tested

2026-11-11

Test results

Local-model readiness

Token cost (estimate): approx. 1784 tokens, cl100k estimate for 5 tools · about 22% of an 8k context. This is an estimate from our testing (counted with cl100k_base).

Small-model friendly (schema heuristic, not a model result): unknown.

What we tested and what we didn't

Methodology: how we test (vendor-hosted rule). A high score means it responds and its vendor documents and dates it, not that giving it access to your data carries no risk.

{
  "name": "aws-knowledge-remote",
  "version": null,
  "registry": "remote",
  "status": "working",
  "tested": "2026-11-11",
  "tools_count": 5,
  "deprecated": false,
  "archived": null,
  "tests": {
    "install": [
      "pass",
      20,
      "Endpoint https://knowledge-mcp.global.api.aws reachable over streamable-http (HTTP 200) in 0.5s; no install step for remote servers."
    ],
    "handshake": [
      "pass",
      30,
      "MCP `initialize` (protocol 2025-03-26, server AWSKnowledgeMCP 1.0.0) + `tools/list` over streamable-http succeeded with no credentials; 5 tools listed in 0.5s. Tool calls may still need a key."
    ],
    "maintenance": [
      "fail",
      0,
      "Vendor-hosted rule: no dated vendor changelog or release notes found."
    ],
    "docs": [
      "pass",
      15,
      "official MCP docs page; states the endpoint URL; client setup instructions. Vendor-hosted rule: scored from the vendor's official MCP docs (https://awslabs.github.io/mcp/servers/aws-knowledge-mcp-server)."
    ],
    "license": [
      "fail",
      0,
      "A public Apache-2.0 repo exists (https://github.com/awslabs/mcp), but it holds metadata only and its license does not cover the hosted service, so 0 (rule: no points without a cited license for the service)."
    ]
  }
}

Install

https://knowledge-mcp.global.api.awsCopy

Tools listed

aws___get_regional_availability, aws___list_regions, aws___read_documentation, aws___retrieve_skill, aws___search_documentation

Tool history: captured Nov 11, 2026. All tool history.

Quick config

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

Add to config Opens the config generator with this server selected.

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

Related: Troubleshooting: Protocol version mismatch (HTTP 400)

FAQ

Is AWS Knowledge MCP deprecated?

No. aws-knowledge-remote was not deprecated or archived when we last tested it on 2026-11-11.

What replaces AWS Knowledge MCP?

Nothing; AWS Knowledge MCP (official, remote) is not deprecated as of 2026-11-11.

Does AWS Knowledge MCP need an API key?

No. It completed an MCP handshake with no credentials and listed 5 tools.

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