aws-cloudwatch

Access AWS CloudWatch logs, metrics, and alarms

Add to Your Project

Copy this JSON into your .mcp.json to enable this server

Add to your .mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aws-cloudwatch": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "cloudwatch-logs-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AWS_REGION": "${AWS_REGION:-us-east-1}",
        "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "${AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID}",
        "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY": "${AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace placeholder values for: AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY

Security Considerations

Review these signals before enabling this server

Requires secrets

This MCP server needs API keys or credentials. Configure them in your environment before use.

Details

Server configuration and connection parameters

Commandnpx

Access Levelwrite

Arguments

Command-line arguments passed to the server process

-ycloudwatch-logs-mcp

Environment Variables

Environment variables set when the server starts

AWS_REGION=${AWS_REGION:-us-east-1}

AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=${AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID}

AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=${AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}

Required Secrets

Sensitive values you must provide — never committed to source control

AWS_ACCESS_KEY_IDAWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY

Capabilities

Declared capabilities of this MCP server

cloud

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MaintenanceFair

Last CommitFeb 5, 2026

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