Amazon EKS and Amazon ECS announce fully managed MCP servers in preview

Amazon EKS and ECS Fully Managed MCP Servers Preview

Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) and Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) have introduced fully managed Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers in preview. MCP provides a standardized interface that enriches AI applications with real-time, contextual knowledge of EKS and ECS clusters, enabling more accurate and tailored guidance throughout the application lifecycle.

The fully managed MCP servers offer:

• Automatic updates and patching
• Centralized security through AWS IAM integration
• Comprehensive audit logging via AWS CloudTrail
• Proven scalability, reliability, and support of AWS

Developers can configure AI coding assistants for guided development workflows, optimized code generation, and context-aware debugging. Operators gain access to a knowledge base of best practices and troubleshooting guidance.

What to do

• Visit the EKS MCP server documentation and EKS launch blog post.
• Visit the ECS MCP server documentation and ECS launch blog post.

Source: AWS release notes

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