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AWS Compute Optimizer MCP Server

AWS Compute Optimizer is a sophisticated, machine learning-powered optimization service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that acts as a dedicated advisor for your compute infrastructure.

Quick Start Summary

The AWS Compute Optimizer MCP server is a Model Context Protocol bridge that connects AI assistants — including Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code Copilot — to the AWS Compute Optimizer API through natural language. It exposes 10 API endpoints as callable tools, such as DeleteRecommendationPreferences, DescribeRecommendationExportJobs, ExportAutoScalingGroupRecommendations, and more. No authentication is required — setup takes approximately 30 seconds. The server uses STDIO transport and can be installed by running npx -y @mcp/amazonaws-com-compute-optimizer. This integration is sourced from the auto AWS Compute Optimizer OpenAPI specification (v2019-11-01) and has a quality score of 46/99 (fair documentation coverage).

10Endpointstools mapped
NoneAuthopen access
46/99Qualityfair
~30 secSetupno auth

Server Details

Category
Cloud Infrastructure
Authentication
None
Endpoints
10 operations
Transport
STDIO
Spec Version
v2019-11-01
Install Command
npx -y @mcp/amazonaws-com-compute-optimizer

Environment Variables

AWS_COMPUTE_OPTIMIZER_API_KEY

Example: your_aws_compute_optimizer_api_key

Top Endpoints

POST
/#X-Amz-Target=ComputeOptimizerService.DeleteRecommendationPreferences

DeleteRecommendationPreferences

POST
/#X-Amz-Target=ComputeOptimizerService.DescribeRecommendationExportJobs

DescribeRecommendationExportJobs

POST
/#X-Amz-Target=ComputeOptimizerService.ExportAutoScalingGroupRecommendations

ExportAutoScalingGroupRecommendations

POST
/#X-Amz-Target=ComputeOptimizerService.ExportEBSVolumeRecommendations

ExportEBSVolumeRecommendations

POST
/#X-Amz-Target=ComputeOptimizerService.ExportEC2InstanceRecommendations

ExportEC2InstanceRecommendations

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📖 Detailed MCP Integration Guide

A technical breakdown of capabilities, agent workflows, and security/configuration best practices.

Capabilities & Use Cases
AWS Compute Optimizer is a sophisticated, machine learning-powered optimization service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that acts as a dedicated advisor for your compute infrastructure. Its primary function is to analyze historical utilization metrics and resource configurations to generate actionable recommendations that help organizations right-size their AWS resources for optimal cost and performance. The service supports a broad portfolio of core compute services, including Amazon EC2 instances, Auto Scaling groups, Lambda functions, EBS volumes, and ECS services running on AWS Fargate. For each supported resource type, Compute Optimizer evaluates whether resources are over-provisioned, under-provisioned, or right-sized, providing specific, actionable recommendations such as instance type changes or function memory adjustments. Beyond mere reporting, its value lies in its proactive, data-driven insights, enabling teams to transition from reactive cost management to a proactive optimization strategy, thereby eliminating waste, improving application performance, and forecasting future costs with greater accuracy.
🤖AI Agent Value
When this API is exposed as a set of tools via the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to an AI coding assistant or agent, it unlocks a powerful paradigm for autonomous infrastructure management and optimization. The AI agent gains the ability to programmatically interact with the Compute Optimizer service, transforming natural language directives into precise API calls. This integration moves cost and performance optimization from a manual, dashboard-driven activity to an automated, conversational workflow. The agent can serve as an expert optimizer that not only fetches data but also interprets it within the context of the user's broader goals. For instance, a developer or cloud engineer can ask the agent to analyze their environment and proactively surface savings opportunities, effectively delegating the complex task of continuous resource analysis to an intelligent system that can reason about the recommendations.
💬Example Workflows
In practical workflows, a developer could instruct an AI agent to perform a series of dynamic tasks to automate optimization. For example, by using the GetEC2InstanceRecommendations endpoint, the agent can query the current right-sizing recommendations for all EC2 instances in a specific account and region, then summarize the top five potential savings opportunities in a human-readable format. An agent could further automate the optimization lifecycle by first using DescribeRecommendationExportJobs to check the status of previous analyses, then triggering a new export via ExportEC2InstanceRecommendations or ExportAutoScalingGroupRecommendations to generate a fresh report for a specific set of resource filters, and finally, delivering that report to a designated Slack channel or storage location. For serverless workloads, the agent could analyze Lambda performance via GetLambdaFunctionRecommendations and programmatically suggest or even draft the code modification needed to adjust function memory based on the recommendations, streamlining the implementation of performance optimizations.
🛡️Security & Auth
Critical security and configuration considerations are paramount when deploying an MCP server for this API. While the endpoints listed do not require a direct API key in the header, the underlying operations are secured through AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM). The developer must create an IAM role or user with permissions explicitly scoped to the required Compute Optimizer actions (such as compute-optimizer:GetEC2InstanceRecommendations) and the specific AWS resources being analyzed. Adherence to the principle of least privilege is essential; the credentials should only allow the minimum necessary read access to recommendation data and, if applicable, export functionality to a specific S3 bucket. Configuration guidelines for the MCP server must include secure handling of AWS credentials (e.g., using environment variables or an secrets manager), region-specific endpoint targeting, and proper error handling to manage API throttling or permission errors gracefully, ensuring the AI agent operates within both security and operational boundaries.

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