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# Strands Agents MCP Server
This MCP server provides documentation about Strands Agents,
so you can use your favorite AI coding assistant to vibe-code AI agents
with the Strands Agents SDK.
## Installation
You can use the Strands Agents MCP server with
[40+ applications that support MCP servers](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/clients),
including Amazon Q Developer CLI, Anthropic Claude Code, Cline, and Cursor.
### Q Developer CLI example
See the [Q Developer CLI documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/command-line-mcp-configuration.html)
for instructions on managing MCP configuration.
In `~/.aws/amazonq/mcp.json`:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"strands": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["strands-agents-mcp-server"]
}
}
}
```
### Claude Code example
See the [Claude Code documentation](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/tutorials#configure-mcp-servers)
for instructions on managing MCP servers.
```bash
claude mcp add strands uvx strands-agents-mcp-server
```
### Cline example
See the [Cline documentation](https://docs.cline.bot/mcp-servers/configuring-mcp-servers#editing-mcp-settings-files)
for instructions on managing MCP configuration.
Provide Cline with the following information:
```
I want to add the MCP server for Strands Agents.
Here's the GitHub link: @https://github.com/strands-agents/mcp-server
Can you add it?"
```
### Cursor example
See the [Cursor documentation](https://docs.cursor.com/context/model-context-protocol#configuring-mcp-servers)
for instructions on managing MCP configuration.
In `~/.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"strands": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["strands-agents-mcp-server"]
}
}
}
```
## Server development
```bash
git clone https://github.com/strands-agents/mcp-server.git
cd mcp-server
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip3 install -e .
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector python -m strands_mcp_server
```
## Security
See [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md#security-issue-notifications) for more information.
## License
This project is licensed under the Apache-2.0 License.