Amazon CloudWatch Logs MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides tools for interacting with Amazon CloudWatch Logs services. This server enables AI assistants to manage CloudWatch logs through a standardized…

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What is the Amazon CloudWatch Logs MCP Server?

Amazon CloudWatch Logs MCP Server is an MCP project maintained in the hyorimitsu/mcp-amazon-cloud-watch-logs repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides tools for interacting with Amazon CloudWatch Logs services. This server enables AI assistants to manage CloudWatch logs…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using amazon-cloudwatch-logs-mcp-server. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares AWS_REGION, AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
create_log_groupWRITE
describe_log_groupsREAD
delete_log_groupWRITE
create_log_streamWRITE
describe_log_streamsREAD
delete_log_streamWRITE
put_log_eventsWRITE
get_log_eventsREAD
filter_log_eventsREAD
start_queryREAD
stop_queryREAD
get_query_resultsREAD
describe_queriesREAD

How to install the Amazon CloudWatch Logs MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "amazon-cloudwatch-logs": {
      "command": "amazon-cloudwatch-logs-mcp-server",
      "env": {
        "AWS_REGION": "us-east-1",
        "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "YOUR_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID",
        "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY": "YOUR_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
AWS_REGIONDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Optional
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_IDDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Yes
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEYDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Yes