AWS Labs IAM MCP Server

1.0.18 verified Mon Apr 27 auth: no python

An AWS Labs Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for managing AWS IAM resources including users, roles, policies, and permissions. Current version 1.0.18, released periodically on PyPI.

pip install awslabs-iam-mcp-server

Common errors

error ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'awslabs_iam_mcp_server' ↓

cause Missing installation or wrong Python environment.

fix

Run: pip install awslabs-iam-mcp-server

error botocore.exceptions.NoCredentialsError: Unable to locate credentials ↓

cause AWS credentials are not configured.

fix

Set up AWS credentials via environment variables (AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY) or AWS profile.

Warnings

gotcha The server uses your local AWS credentials via profile or environment variables. Ensure proper IAM permissions (iam:*) are configured to avoid access denied errors. ↓

fix Set AWS_PROFILE environment variable or configure default profile.

breaking Breaking change between versions <1.0.0 and >=1.0.0: import path changed from 'awslabs_iam_mcp' to 'awslabs_iam_mcp_server'. ↓

fix Update import statement to 'from awslabs_iam_mcp_server import IAMServer'.

deprecated The parameter 'aws_access_key_id' and 'aws_secret_access_key' are deprecated in favor of using session or profile. They may be removed in future versions. ↓

fix Use boto3 session or profile_name parameter instead.

Imports

IAMServer

from awslabs_iam_mcp_server import IAMServer

No common wrong import known.

Quickstart

Initialize and run the IAM MCP server with AWS credentials.

import os
from awslabs_iam_mcp_server import IAMServer

server = IAMServer(
    profile_name=os.environ.get('AWS_PROFILE', 'default'),
    region=os.environ.get('AWS_REGION', 'us-east-1')
)
server.run()