CLOUD OPERATIONS / Amazon Web Services
AWS CloudWatch MCP Server
Queries CloudWatch metrics, alarms and log data for the configured AWS account.
“The CloudWatch MCP Server provides specialized tools to address common operational scenarios including alarm troubleshooting, understand metrics definitions, alarm recommendations and log analysis.”
01 / THE REASONING
Why this made the selection.
- Queries CloudWatch metrics, alarms and log data for the configured AWS account.
- Investigating alarms alongside metric and log evidence.
02 / THE REVIEW RECORD
What we actually inspected.
Source review has boundaries.
A clear record is more useful than a “safe” badge.
Material inspected
- src/cloudwatch-mcp-server/README.md
- LICENSE
Our findings
- The reviewed tool list emphasizes observation and query execution; it does not establish permission to create or edit alarms.
- The README describes local use. Credential scoping, log contents and API query costs were not exercised.
Not established by this review
- The pinned documentation and selected source files were reviewed; the external server was not executed by this review.
- No authenticated service requests, account mutations, tenant access controls, or end-to-end MCP client setup were tested.
- A repository revision does not pin an unversioned or @latest registry package; resolved package provenance and runtime permission enforcement remain unverified.
The review applies to the material and revision named here. A newer upstream release can change its behavior.
03 / PUT IT TO WORK
Connect a server deliberately.
DOCUMENTED COMMAND
uvx awslabs.cloudwatch-mcp-server@latestCopying does not execute this command. It may retrieve a newer version than the reviewed source.
- Register the uvx command.
- Use credentials for the account you mean.
Before you start
- uv
- AWS credentials for the service
04 / FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE
The source trail.
Our notes are separate from the original resource.
Check upstream before adopting a new version.
- Server documentation ↗Checked
https://github.com/awslabs/mcp/blob/49de7cc11ae064b9224f07ae050c612c3f92dd55/src/cloudwatch-mcp-server/README.md
Supports: Install command and stated scope
- Repository licence ↗Checked
https://github.com/awslabs/mcp/blob/49de7cc11ae064b9224f07ae050c612c3f92dd55/LICENSE
Supports: Redistribution terms