aws-news-mcp-server

# aws-news-mcp-server MCP server for AWS news that provides a tool to fetch the latest AWS announcements, blog posts, and news for specific AWS services. ## Example ``` !> what has aws recently released related to mcp I'll check for recent AWS news related to the Model Context Protocol (MCP). 🛠️ Using tool: get_aws_news (trusted) from mcp server aws_news ⋮ ● Running get_aws_news with the param: ⋮ { ⋮ "arguments": { ⋮ "topic": "mcp" ⋮ }, ⋮ "name": "get_aws_news" ⋮ } ⋮ ● Completed in 0.311s AWS has recently released several updates related to the Model Context Protocol (MCP): 1. Amazon Q Developer CLI now supports Model Context Protocol (MCP) (April 29, 2025) • This update adds MCP support to the Amazon Q Developer CLI, allowing you to extend Q's capabilities with custom context providers. 2. Extend the Amazon Q Developer CLI with Model Context Protocol (MCP) for Richer Context (April 29, 2025) • A blog post explaining how to leverage MCP to provide richer context to Amazon Q through the CLI. 3. Introducing AWS MCP Servers for code assistants (Part 1) (April 1, 2025) • A blog post introducing AWS's implementation of MCP servers specifically designed for code assistance. 4. Harness the power of MCP servers with Amazon Bedrock Agents (April 1, 2025) • This blog explains how to integrate MCP servers with Amazon Bedrock Agents to enhance their capabilities. These releases show AWS is actively adopting the Model Context Protocol to improve their AI assistant offerings by allowing developers to provide additional context and tools to their LLM-powered services. ``` ## Features - Fetch AWS news articles for specific AWS services/topics - Filter by news type (news, blogs, or both) - Include or exclude regional expansion news - Limit the number of results - Filter by date ## Usage ```json { "mcpServers": { "aws-news": { "command": "docker", "args": [ "run", "-i", "--rm", "ghcr.io/jritsema/aws-news-mcp-server" ] } } } ``` Or using [mcp-cli](https://github.com/jritsema/mcp-cli): ```yaml services: aws-news: image: ghcr.io/jritsema/aws-news-mcp-server ``` The MCP server exposes a tool named `get_aws_news` with the following parameters: - `topic` (string) (required): AWS topic or service to search for (e.g., 's3', 'lambda', 'ec2') - `news_type` (string) (optional, default: "all"): Type of news to return (all, news, or blogs) - `include_regional_expansions` (boolean) (optional, default: false): Whether to include regional expansion news - `number_of_results` (integer) (optional, default: 40): Maximum number of results to return - `since_date` (string) (optional): ISO 8601 date to filter results (e.g., '2025-01-01T00:00:00Z') ## Examples - To get all news about Amazon S3: use topic="s3" - To get only blog posts about Amazon EC2: use topic="ec2", news_type="blogs" - To get news about Lambda since January 2025: use topic="lambda", since_date="2025-01-01T00:00:00Z" - To get regional expansion news for DynamoDB: use topic="dynamodb", include_regional_expansions=true ## Development ``` Choose a make command to run init initialize a new python project install: add a new package (make install <package>), or install all project dependencies from piplock.txt (make install) start run local project ``` Generated by https://github.com/jritsema/cookiecutter-python