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Amazon CloudWatch Logs MCP Server

<p>You can use Amazon CloudWatch Logs to monitor, store, and access your log files from EC2 instances, CloudTrail, and other sources. You can then retrieve the associated log data from CloudWatch Logs using the CloudWatch console. Alternatively, you can use CloudWatch Logs commands in the Amazon Web

Quick Answer

  1. 1. The Amazon CloudWatch Logs MCP server lets Claude, Cursor, and VS Code interact with the Amazon CloudWatch Logs API through natural language.
  2. 2. Setup: Add the config to claude_desktop_config.json, set your environment variables, and restart.
  3. 3. 10 operations available including AssociateKmsKey, CancelExportTask, CreateExportTask, and more.
  4. 4. Quality score: 46/99 — fair source quality and documentation coverage.

Overview

Category: Communication

Auth: None

Endpoints: 10

Transport: STDIO

Command: npx -y @mcp/amazonaws-com-logs

Spec: v2014-03-28

Setup time: ~30 sec (no auth)

Environment Variables

AMAZON_CLOUDWATCH_LOGS_API_KEY

Example: your_amazon_cloudwatch_logs_api_key

One-Click Install

Copy the snippet for your MCP client and paste it in — zero editing required.

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "amazonaws-com-logs": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mcp/amazonaws-com-logs"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AMAZON_CLOUDWATCH_LOGS_API_KEY": "your_amazon_cloudwatch_logs_api_key"
      }
    }
  }
}
Deep link

Cursor

Settings → MCP Servers → Add

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "amazonaws-com-logs": {
      "url": "https://mcpbridge.org/config/amazonaws-com-logs.json"
    }
  }
}

Saves as .cursor/mcp.json in the download. Move it to your project root.

Deep link install →

VS Code

Use with MCP extension

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "amazonaws-com-logs": {
      "url": "https://mcpbridge.org/config/amazonaws-com-logs.json"
    }
  }
}

MCP Server Configuration

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json or Cursor MCP settings.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "amazonaws-com-logs": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y","@mcp/amazonaws-com-logs"],
      "env": {
      "AMAZON_CLOUDWATCH_LOGS_API_KEY": "your_amazon_cloudwatch_logs_api_key"
}
    }
  }
}

What You Can Build

With the Amazon CloudWatch Logs MCP server, your AI assistant can:

  • Access 10 API operations through natural language
  • Read, create, and modify communication resources without writing HTTP requests
  • Chain multiple operations in a single conversation for complex workflows
  • Combine with other MCP servers for cross-tool automation

Endpoints

POST/#X-Amz-Target=Logs_20140328.AssociateKmsKey

AssociateKmsKey

POST/#X-Amz-Target=Logs_20140328.CancelExportTask

CancelExportTask

POST/#X-Amz-Target=Logs_20140328.CreateExportTask

CreateExportTask

POST/#X-Amz-Target=Logs_20140328.CreateLogGroup

CreateLogGroup

POST/#X-Amz-Target=Logs_20140328.CreateLogStream

CreateLogStream

POST/#X-Amz-Target=Logs_20140328.DeleteDataProtectionPolicy

DeleteDataProtectionPolicy

POST/#X-Amz-Target=Logs_20140328.DeleteDestination

DeleteDestination

POST/#X-Amz-Target=Logs_20140328.DeleteLogGroup

DeleteLogGroup

POST/#X-Amz-Target=Logs_20140328.DeleteLogStream

DeleteLogStream

POST/#X-Amz-Target=Logs_20140328.DeleteMetricFilter

DeleteMetricFilter

Documentation →

Authentication

No authentication required. This MCP server can be used without API keys.

Spec Version

Version: 2014-03-28

Spec version published with the OpenAPI document. Config auto-updates when the spec changes.

Page last updated: June 13, 2026

Quality Score

46/99Fair
  • +Auto-generated (+12)
  • +Has documentation (+12)
  • +OpenAPI spec available (+8)
  • +10 endpoints (+14)

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