How to Install AWS MCP Suite in Gemini CLI

Official AWS integration — DynamoDB, S3, Lambda, EC2, and the full AWS cloud via natural language

What AWS MCP Suite does

The official AWS MCP Suite gives AI agents structured, permission-aware access to AWS services. Instead of juggling SDK boilerplate and IAM policies manually, your agent can query and manage infrastructure through natural language. Included servers: - DynamoDB: Query tables, get items, run PartiQL, manage streams - S3: List buckets, upload/download objects, manage policies and lifecycle rules - Lambda: Invoke functions, view logs, manage environment variables, deploy packages - EC2: Describe instances, start/stop/terminate, manage security groups - RDS/Aurora: Query databases, manage snapshots, monitor performance - CloudWatch: Query logs, set alarms, view metrics dashboards - IAM: Manage roles, policies, and access analysis The suite uses your existing AWS credentials (IAM roles, profiles, or environment variables) — no additional auth setup required. Scoped permissions ensure your agent only accesses what it needs.

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Installation steps

1Copy the config below
2Open ~/.gemini/settings.json
3Paste inside "mcpServers": {}
4Restart Gemini CLI

Configuration

File location: ~/.gemini/settings.json

settings.jsonjson

{
  "awsMcpSuite": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": [
      "-y",
      "@aws/mcp"
    ],
    "env": {
      "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "AKIA...",
      "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY": "your_secret",
      "AWS_REGION": "us-east-1"
    }
  }
}

Full server details Open Config Editor

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