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Amazon Simple Systems Manager (SSM) MCP Server

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Quick Answer

  1. 1. The Amazon Simple Systems Manager (SSM) MCP server lets Claude, Cursor, and VS Code interact with the Amazon Simple Systems Manager (SSM) 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 AddTagsToResource, AssociateOpsItemRelatedItem, CancelCommand, and more.
  4. 4. Quality score: 46/99 — fair source quality and documentation coverage.

Overview

Category: Cloud Infrastructure

Auth: None

Endpoints: 10

Transport: STDIO

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

Spec: v2014-11-06

Setup time: ~30 sec (no auth)

Environment Variables

AMAZON_SIMPLE_SYSTEMS_MANAGER__SSM__API_KEY

Example: your_amazon_simple_systems_manager__ssm__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-ssm": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mcp/amazonaws-com-ssm"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AMAZON_SIMPLE_SYSTEMS_MANAGER__SSM__API_KEY": "your_amazon_simple_systems_manager__ssm__api_key"
      }
    }
  }
}
Deep link

Cursor

Settings → MCP Servers → Add

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

MCP Server Configuration

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "amazonaws-com-ssm": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y","@mcp/amazonaws-com-ssm"],
      "env": {
      "AMAZON_SIMPLE_SYSTEMS_MANAGER__SSM__API_KEY": "your_amazon_simple_systems_manager__ssm__api_key"
}
    }
  }
}

What You Can Build

With the Amazon Simple Systems Manager (SSM) MCP server, your AI assistant can:

  • Access 10 API operations through natural language
  • Read, create, and modify cloud infrastructure 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=AmazonSSM.AddTagsToResource

AddTagsToResource

POST/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonSSM.AssociateOpsItemRelatedItem

AssociateOpsItemRelatedItem

POST/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonSSM.CancelCommand

CancelCommand

POST/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonSSM.CancelMaintenanceWindowExecution

CancelMaintenanceWindowExecution

POST/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonSSM.CreateActivation

CreateActivation

POST/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonSSM.CreateAssociation

CreateAssociation

POST/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonSSM.CreateAssociationBatch

CreateAssociationBatch

POST/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonSSM.CreateDocument

CreateDocument

POST/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonSSM.CreateMaintenanceWindow

CreateMaintenanceWindow

POST/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonSSM.CreateOpsItem

CreateOpsItem

Documentation →

Authentication

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

Spec Version

Version: 2014-11-06

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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