Strands Agents MCP Server

A model-driven approach to building AI agents in just a few lines of code.

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This MCP server provides documentation about Strands Agents to your GenAI tools, so you can use your favorite AI coding assistant to vibe-code Strands Agents.

Prerequisites

The usage methods below require uv to be installed on your system. You can install it by following the official installation instructions.

Installation

You can use the Strands Agents MCP server with 40+ applications that support MCP servers, including Amazon Q Developer CLI, Anthropic Claude Code, Cline, and Cursor.

Q Developer CLI example

See the Q Developer CLI documentation for instructions on managing MCP configuration.

In ~/.aws/amazonq/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "strands": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["strands-agents-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code example

See the Claude Code documentation for instructions on managing MCP servers.

claude mcp add strands uvx strands-agents-mcp-server

Cline example

See the Cline documentation for instructions on managing MCP configuration.

Provide Cline with the following information:

I want to add the MCP server for Strands Agents.
Here's the GitHub link: @https://github.com/strands-agents/mcp-server
Can you add it?"

Cursor example

See the Cursor documentation for instructions on managing MCP configuration.

In ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "strands": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["strands-agents-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Quick Testing

You can quickly test the MCP server using the MCP Inspector:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uvx strands-agents-mcp-server

Note: This requires npx to be installed on your system. It comes bundled with Node.js.

The Inspector is also useful for troubleshooting MCP server issues as it provides detailed connection and protocol information. For an in-depth guide, have a look at the MCP Inspector documentation.

Server development

git clone https://github.com/strands-agents/mcp-server.git
cd mcp-server
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip3 install -e .

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector python -m strands_mcp_server

Contributing ❤️

We welcome contributions! See our Contributing Guide for details on:

• Reporting bugs & features
• Development setup
• Contributing via Pull Requests
• Code of Conduct
• Reporting of security issues

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.

Security

See CONTRIBUTING for more information.

⚠️ Preview Status

Strands Agents is currently in public preview. During this period:

• APIs may change as we refine the SDK
• We welcome feedback and contributions