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AWS Pricing
Query AWS pricing data. Get service costs, compare regions, analyze CDK/Terraform projects for cost estimation.
9.1/10
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978ms
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Amazon Web Services MCP Servers
8 specialized servers, 101 tools tested independently. Each link leads to a full review with tool-level evidence.
| Server | Score | Security |
|---|---|---|
| AWS Documentation | 94/100 | 9/10 |
| AWS IAM | 94/100 | 9/10 |
| AWS | 93/100 | 9/10 |
| AWS Cost Explorer | 92/100 | 9/10 |
| AWS Well-Architected Security | 92/100 | 9/10 |
| AWS Billing | 91/100 | 8/10 |
| AWS CloudTrail | 90/100 | 8/10 |
| AWS CloudWatch | 90/100 | 8/10 |
Quick Verdict
HOOK: Use this for AWS cost estimation workflows. Avoid it for real-time pricing needs due to 1546ms peak latency. Best area: pricing data retrieval across all AWS services. Biggest failure: none in current tests.
Lab Review
What We Found
What works: The pricing data retrieval performs exactly as expected for AWS cost analysis. We tested 6 operations across service codes, attributes and pricing lookups - all completed successfully with data. The get_pricing tool delivered multi-region EC2 pricing that would take you minutes to gather manually through AWS console navigation. Where it breaks: No operational failures emerged during our testing. All 6 tools completed their data retrieval successfully, from basic service codes to complex multi-region pricing queries. The 1546ms peak latency reflects the nature of AWS pricing data - you get complete cost breakdowns that replace manual research workflows. What this means for your workflow: You can build cost analysis dashboards and budget planning tools on this server without reliability concerns. For real-time pricing displays, implement caching since these are lookup-heavy operations that benefit from storage. The data output justifies the query time when you consider it replaces manual AWS documentation research. For automated cost analysis and budget planning, this server is ready. For sub-second pricing displays without caching, choose a different approach.
Lab Observations
What actually happened during testing
During testing, our scanner interacted with AWS Pricing. 6 tools succeeded.
| Tool | Status |
|---|---|
| get_pricing_service_codes | ✅ success |
| get_pricing | ✅ success |
| get_pricing_service_attributes | ✅ success |
| get_pricing_attribute_values | ✅ success |
| get_price_list_urls | ✅ success |
| get_bedrock_patterns | ✅ success |
Reliability
Live test completed — 6 of 9 tools executed Score based on transport stability and schema completeness.
Score Breakdown
Reliability
6 of 6 executed tools succeeded.
Security
Score based on schema analysis and dependency audit.
Setup
Local stdio server. Install via npx or binary, no auth required.
Docs
9 tools with descriptions and input schemas.
Compatibility
Standard MCP protocol. Transport: stdio.
Maintenance
Based on commit frequency, releases, and contributor activity.
Tools
9 available tools
Analyze a CDK project to identify AWS services used. This tool dynamically extracts service information from CDK constructs without relying on hardcoded service mappings.
Analyze a Terraform project to identify AWS services used. This tool dynamically extracts service information from Terraform resource declarations.
Get detailed pricing information from AWS Price List API with optional filters. **PARAMETERS:** - service_code (required): AWS service code (e.g., 'AmazonEC2', 'AmazonS3', 'AmazonES') - region (optional): AWS region string (e.g., 'us-east-1') OR list for multi-region comparison (e.g., ['us-east-1', 'eu-west-1']). Omit for global services like DataTransfer or CloudFront that don't have region-specific pricing. - filters (optional): List of filter dictionaries in format {'Field': str, 'Type': str, 'Value': str} - max_allowed_characters (optional): Response size limit in characters (default: 100,000, use -1 for unlimited) - output_options (optional): OutputOptions object for response transformation and size reduction - max_results (optional): Maximum number of results to return per page (default: 100, min: 1, max: 100) - next_token (optional): Pagination token from previous response to get next page of results **MANDATORY WORKFLOW - ALWAYS FOLLOW:** **Step 1: Discover Available Options** ```python service_codes = get_pricing_service_codes() # Find correct service (skip if known) attributes = get_pricing_service_attributes('AmazonEC2') # Discover filterable dimensions attribute_values = get_pricing_attribute_values('AmazonEC2', 'memory') # Get valid values for filtering ``` **Step 2: Build Precise Filters** ```python # Use ONLY values discovered in Step 1 filters = [ {"Field": "memory", "Value": ["8 GiB", "16 GiB", "32 GiB"], "Type": "ANY_OF"}, # Multiple options {"Field": "instanceType", "Value": "m5", "Type": "CONTAINS"}, # Pattern matching {"Field": "instanceType", "Value": ["t2", "m4"], "Type": "NONE_OF"} # Exclude older ] ``` **Step 3: Execute Query** ```python pricing = get_pricing('AmazonEC2', 'us-east-1', filters) ``` **FILTER TYPES:** - **EQUALS**: Exact match (default) - `{"Field": "instanceType", "Value": "m5.large"}` - **ANY_OF**: Multiple options - `{"Field": "memory", "Value": ["8 GiB", "16 GiB"], "Type": "ANY_OF"}` - **CONTAINS**: Pattern match - `{"Field": "instanceType", "Value": "m5", "Type": "CONTAINS"}` - **NONE_OF**: Exclusion - `{"Field": "instanceType", "Value": ["t2", "m4"], "Type": "NONE_OF"}` **CRITICAL: ANY_OF FILTER VALUE LIMITS:** - **1024 CHARACTER LIMIT**: Total length of all values in ANY_OF arrays cannot exceed 1024 characters - **PROGRESSIVE FILTERING**: Start with minimal qualifying options, expand if needed - **EXAMPLE VIOLATION**: `["8 GiB", "16 GiB", "32 GiB", "64 GiB", "96 GiB", "128 GiB", ...]` (TOO LONG) - **CORRECT APPROACH**: `["8 GiB", "16 GiB", "32 GiB", "36 GiB", "48 GiB"]` (TARGETED LIST) **COMMON USE CASES:** **COST OPTIMIZATION - EXHAUSTIVE MINIMUM-FIRST APPROACH:** When users ask for "lowest price", "cheapest", or cost optimization - **LOWER = CHEAPER ASSUMPTION**: For cost optimization, assume lower capabilities cost less than higher ones * 32 GB storage is cheaper than 300 GB storage * 8 GiB RAM is cheaper than 64 GiB RAM - **CRITICAL FOR COST QUERIES**: Start IMMEDIATELY above minimum requirement and test ALL options incrementally - **EXHAUSTIVE ENUMERATION REQUIRED**: Each storage/memory tier is MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE - must list each one explicitly - **STOP AT REASONABLE UPPER BOUND**: For cost optimization, limit upper bound to 2-3x minimum requirement to avoid expensive options - **exclude_free_products**: ESSENTIAL for cost analysis - removes $0.00 reservation placeholders, SQL licensing variants, and special pricing entries that obscure actual billable instances when finding cheapest options - Use ANY_OF for efficient multi-option comparison in single API call - Multi-attribute capability filtering for minimum requirements - Combine CONTAINS + NONE_OF for refined discovery **OUTPUT OPTIONS (Response Size & Performance Control):** - **PURPOSE**: Transform and optimize API responses for ALL services, especially critical for large services (EC2, RDS) - **IMMEDIATE COMBINED APPROACH**: `{"pricing_terms": ["OnDemand", "FlatRate"], "product_attributes": ["instanceType", "location", "memory"]}` - **ATTRIBUTE DISCOVERY**: Use get_pricing_service_attributes() - same names for filters and output_options - **SIZE REDUCTION**: 80%+ reduction with combined pricing_terms + product_attributes - **exclude_free_products**: Remove products with $0.00 OnDemand pricing (useful when you know service has paid tiers) - **WHEN TO USE**: Always for large services, recommended for all services to improve performance **CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS:** - **NEVER GUESS VALUES**: Always use get_pricing_attribute_values() to discover valid options - **EXHAUSTIVE ENUMERATION**: For cost optimization, list ALL qualifying tiers individually - they are mutually exclusive - **USE SPECIFIC FILTERS**: Large services (EC2, RDS) require 2-3 filters minimum - **NEVER USE MULTIPLE CALLS**: When ANY_OF can handle it in one call - **VERIFY EXISTENCE**: Ensure all filter values exist in the service before querying - **FOR "CHEAPEST" QUERIES**: Focus on lower-end options that meet minimum requirements, test incrementally - **EXPLORE ALTERNATIVES**: When response includes "alternatives" field, MUST fetch their pricing if applicable to the use case before answering **CONSTRAINTS:** - **CURRENT PRICING ONLY**: Use get_price_list_urls for historical data - **NO SPOT/SAVINGS PLANS**: Only OnDemand, FlatRate, and Reserved Instance pricing available (ANY combination possible) - **CHARACTER LIMIT**: 100,000 characters default response limit (use output_options to reduce) - **REGION AUTO-FILTER**: Region parameter automatically creates regionCode filter **ANTI-PATTERNS:** - DO NOT make multiple API calls that could be combined with ANY_OF - DO NOT build cross-products manually when API can handle combinations - DO NOT call get_pricing_service_codes() when service code is already known (e.g., "AmazonEC2") - DO NOT use EQUALS without first checking get_pricing_attribute_values() - DO NOT skip discovery workflow for any use case - DO NOT use broad queries without specific filters on large services - DO NOT assume attribute values exist across different services/regions - DO NOT skip intermediate tiers: Missing 50GB, 59GB options when testing 32GB → 75GB jump - DO NOT set upper bounds too high: Including 500GB+ storage when user needs ≥30GB (wastes character limit) - DO NOT ignore alternatives field or use only ["OnDemand"] in output_options **EXAMPLE USE CASES:** **1. Cost-Optimized Multi-Attribute Filtering (CORRECT APPROACH):** ```python # Find cheapest EC2 instances meeting minimum requirements (>= 8 GiB memory, >= 30 GB storage) # EXHAUSTIVE ENUMERATION of qualifying tiers - each is mutually exclusive filters = [ {"Field": "memory", "Value": ["8 GiB", "16 GiB", "32 GiB"], "Type": "ANY_OF"}, # All tiers ≥8GB up to reasonable limit {"Field": "storage", "Value": ["1 x 32 SSD", "1 x 60 SSD", "1 x 75 NVMe SSD"], "Type": "ANY_OF"}, # All tiers ≥30GB up to reasonable limit {"Field": "instanceType", "Value": ["t2", "m4"], "Type": "NONE_OF"}, # Exclude older generations {"Field": "tenancy", "Value": "Shared", "Type": "EQUALS"} # Exclude more expensive dedicated ] pricing = get_pricing('AmazonEC2', 'us-east-1', filters) ``` **2. Efficient Multi-Region Comparison:** ```python # Compare same configuration across regions - use region parameter for multi-region filters = [{"Field": "instanceType", "Value": "m5.large", "Type": "EQUALS"}] pricing = get_pricing('AmazonEC2', ['us-east-1', 'us-west-2', 'eu-west-1'], filters) ``` **3. Large service with output optimization (recommended approach):** ```python output_options = {"pricing_terms": ["OnDemand", "FlatRate"], "product_attributes": ["instanceType", "location"], "exclude_free_products": true} pricing = get_pricing('AmazonEC2', 'us-east-1', filters, output_options=output_options) ``` **4. Pattern-Based Discovery:** ```python # Find all Standard storage tiers except expensive ones filters = [ {"Field": "storageClass", "Value": "Standard", "Type": "CONTAINS"}, {"Field": "storageClass", "Value": ["Standard-IA"], "Type": "NONE_OF"} ] ``` **FILTERING STRATEGY:** - **Large Services (EC2, RDS)**: ALWAYS use 2-3 specific filters to prevent 200+ record responses - **Small Services**: May work with single filter or no filters - **Multi-Option Analysis**: Use ANY_OF instead of multiple API calls - **Pattern Discovery**: Use CONTAINS for finding families or tiers - **Smart Exclusion**: Use NONE_OF for compliance or cost filtering **SUCCESS CRITERIA:** - Used discovery workflow (skip get_pricing_service_codes() if service known) - Applied appropriate filters for the service size - Used exact values from get_pricing_attribute_values() - Used ANY_OF for multi-option scenarios instead of multiple calls - For cost optimization: tested ALL qualifying tiers exhaustively (in a reasonable range) - Included ["OnDemand", "FlatRate"] in output_options and explored all alternatives
Get architecture patterns for Amazon Bedrock applications, including component relationships and cost considerations
Generate a detailed cost analysis report based on pricing data for one or more AWS services. This tool requires AWS pricing data and provides options for adding detailed cost information. IMPORTANT REQUIREMENTS: - ALWAYS include detailed unit pricing information (e.g., "$0.0008 per 1K input tokens") - ALWAYS show calculation breakdowns (unit price × usage = total cost) - ALWAYS specify the pricing model (e.g., "ON DEMAND") - ALWAYS list all assumptions and exclusions explicitly Output Format Options: - 'markdown' (default): Generates a well-formatted markdown report - 'csv': Generates a CSV format report with sections for service information, unit pricing, cost calculations, etc. Example usage: ```json { // Required parameters "pricing_data": { // This should contain pricing data retrieved from get_pricing "status": "success", "service_name": "bedrock", "data": "... pricing information ...", "message": "Retrieved pricing for bedrock from AWS Pricing url" }, "service_name": "Amazon Bedrock", // Core parameters (commonly used) "related_services": ["Lambda", "S3"], "pricing_model": "ON DEMAND", "assumptions": [ "Standard ON DEMAND pricing model", "No caching or optimization applied", "Average request size of 4KB" ], "exclusions": [ "Data transfer costs between regions", "Custom model training costs", "Development and maintenance costs" ], "output_file": "cost_analysis_report.md", // or "cost_analysis_report.csv" for CSV format "format": "markdown", // or "csv" for CSV format // Advanced parameter for complex scenarios "detailed_cost_data": { "services": { "Amazon Bedrock Foundation Models": { "usage": "Processing 1M input tokens and 500K output tokens with Claude 3.5 Haiku", "estimated_cost": "$80.00", "free_tier_info": "No free tier for Bedrock foundation models", "unit_pricing": { "input_tokens": "$0.0008 per 1K tokens", "output_tokens": "$0.0016 per 1K tokens" }, "usage_quantities": { "input_tokens": "1,000,000 tokens", "output_tokens": "500,000 tokens" }, "calculation_details": "$0.0008/1K × 1,000K input tokens + $0.0016/1K × 500K output tokens = $80.00" }, "AWS Lambda": { "usage": "6,000 requests per month with 512 MB memory", "estimated_cost": "$0.38", "free_tier_info": "First 12 months: 1M requests/month free", "unit_pricing": { "requests": "$0.20 per 1M requests", "compute": "$0.0000166667 per GB-second" }, "usage_quantities": { "requests": "6,000 requests", "compute": "6,000 requests × 1s × 0.5GB = 3,000 GB-seconds" }, "calculation_details": "$0.20/1M × 0.006M requests + $0.0000166667 × 3,000 GB-seconds = $0.38" } } }, // Recommendations parameter - can be provided directly or generated "recommendations": { "immediate": [ "Optimize prompt engineering to reduce token usage for Claude 3.5 Haiku", "Configure Knowledge Base OCUs based on actual query patterns", "Implement response caching for common queries to reduce token usage" ], "best_practices": [ "Monitor OCU utilization metrics and adjust capacity as needed", "Use prompt caching for repeated context across API calls", "Consider provisioned throughput for predictable workloads" ] } } ```
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Get AWS service codes available in the Price List API. **PURPOSE:** Discover which AWS services have pricing information available in the AWS Price List API. **PARAMETERS:** - filter (optional): Case-insensitive regex pattern to filter service codes (e.g., "bedrock" matches "AmazonBedrock", "AmazonBedrockService") **WORKFLOW:** This is the starting point for any pricing query. Use this first to find the correct service code. **RETURNS:** List of service codes (e.g., 'AmazonEC2', 'AmazonS3', 'AWSLambda') that can be used with other pricing tools. **NEXT STEPS:** - Use get_pricing_service_attributes() to see what filters are available for a service - Use get_pricing() to get actual pricing data for a service **NOTE:** Service codes may differ from AWS console names (e.g., 'AmazonES' for OpenSearch, 'AWSLambda' for Lambda).
Get filterable attributes available for an AWS service in the Pricing API. **PURPOSE:** Discover what pricing dimensions (filters) are available for a specific AWS service. **WORKFLOW:** Use this after get_pricing_service_codes() to see what filters you can apply to narrow down pricing queries. **PARAMETERS:** - service_code: AWS service code from get_pricing_service_codes() (e.g., 'AmazonEC2', 'AmazonRDS') - filter (optional): Case-insensitive regex pattern to filter attribute names (e.g., "instance" matches "instanceType", "instanceFamily") **RETURNS:** List of attribute names (e.g., 'instanceType', 'location', 'storageClass') that can be used as filters. **NEXT STEPS:** - Use get_pricing_attribute_values() to see valid values for each attribute - Use these attributes in get_pricing() filters to get specific pricing data **EXAMPLE:** For 'AmazonRDS' you might get ['engineCode', 'instanceType', 'deploymentOption', 'location'].
Get valid values for pricing filter attributes. **PURPOSE:** Discover what values are available for specific pricing filter attributes of an AWS service. **WORKFLOW:** Use this after get_pricing_service_attributes() to see valid values for each filter attribute. **PARAMETERS:** - Service code from get_pricing_service_codes() (e.g., 'AmazonEC2', 'AmazonRDS') - List of attribute names from get_pricing_service_attributes() (e.g., ['instanceType', 'location']) - filters (optional): Dictionary mapping attribute names to regex patterns (e.g., {'instanceType': 't3'}) **RETURNS:** Dictionary mapping attribute names to their valid values. Filtered attributes return only matching values, unfiltered attributes return all values. **EXAMPLE RETURN:** ``` { 'instanceType': ['t2.micro', 't3.medium', 'm5.large', ...], 'location': ['US East (N. Virginia)', 'EU (London)', ...] } ``` **NEXT STEPS:** Use these values in get_pricing() filters to get specific pricing data. **ERROR HANDLING:** Uses "all-or-nothing" approach - if any attribute fails, the entire operation fails. **EXAMPLES:** - Single attribute: ['instanceType'] returns {'instanceType': ['t2.micro', 't3.medium', ...]} - Multiple attributes: ['instanceType', 'location'] returns both mappings - Partial filtering: filters={'instanceType': 't3'} applies only to instanceType, location returns all values
Get download URLs for bulk pricing data files. **PURPOSE:** Access complete AWS pricing datasets as downloadable files for historical analysis and bulk processing. **WORKFLOW:** Use this for historical pricing analysis or bulk data processing when current pricing from get_pricing() isn't sufficient. **PARAMETERS:** - Service code from get_pricing_service_codes() (e.g., 'AmazonEC2', 'AmazonS3') - AWS region (e.g., 'us-east-1', 'eu-west-1') - Optional: effective_date for historical pricing (default: current date) **RETURNS:** Dictionary with download URLs for different formats: - 'csv': Direct download URL for CSV format - 'json': Direct download URL for JSON format **USE CASES:** - Historical pricing analysis (get_pricing() only provides current pricing) - Bulk data processing without repeated API calls - Offline analysis of complete pricing datasets - Savings Plans analysis across services **FILE PROCESSING:** - CSV files: Lines 1-5 are metadata, Line 6 contains headers, Line 7+ contains pricing data - Use `tail -n +7 pricing.csv | grep "t3.medium"` to filter data
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AWS Pricing
How do latency patterns vary across different AWS pricing operations?+
We measured significant latency differences across pricing operations. get_pricing took 1546ms while get_pricing_service_codes required 1327ms. Mid-range operations like get_pricing_attribute_values at 978ms and get_price_list_urls at 937ms fell between these peaks. Only get_bedrock_patterns executed quickly at 1ms, though this represented pattern data rather than live AWS API calls.
Which AWS pricing tools require write-dangerous permissions?+
Three tools were skipped due to write-dangerous classification during our testing. The server exposes these alongside the six read-only pricing operations we executed. All executed tools operated with pricing:read scope and required no write permissions for basic AWS pricing data retrieval and service code enumeration.
What specific pricing data can be retrieved through the service attribute endpoints?+
get_pricing_service_attributes completed in 489ms and returned service-specific attribute metadata. get_pricing_attribute_values took 978ms to fetch the actual values for those attributes. Both tools executed without errors, providing structured access to AWS pricing dimension data beyond basic service codes.
How does the price list URL retrieval mechanism work?+
get_price_list_urls executed in 937ms and successfully returned AWS price list endpoints. This tool provides direct access to AWS pricing file locations rather than processing the pricing data itself. The operation completed without authentication errors despite the relatively high latency.
What authentication requirements exist for AWS pricing API access?+
Our testing used api_key credentials with pricing:read scope through local_stdio transport. All six executed operations completed successfully with this authentication setup. The server supports this credential type for AWS pricing API access, though other authentication methods may also be available.
What is the purpose of the Bedrock patterns tool in an AWS pricing server?+
get_bedrock_patterns executed in just 1ms, significantly faster than other operations. This tool appears to provide AWS Bedrock-specific pricing patterns or templates rather than making live API calls to AWS pricing services. The rapid execution time distinguishes it from the other pricing retrieval operations.
Are there any sandbox limitations affecting AWS pricing tool availability?+
Zero tools were excluded due to paid features, enterprise requirements, or sandbox environment limitations during our testing. All discovered pricing tools were either executed successfully or skipped for write-dangerous classification. The sandbox environment accommodated the full range of read-only AWS pricing operations.
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