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Strands Agents MCP Server
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This MCP server provides curated documentation access to your GenAI tools via llms.txt files, enabling AI coding assistants to search and retrieve relevant documentation with intelligent ranking.
## Features
- **Smart Document Search**: TF-IDF based search with Markdown-aware scoring that prioritizes titles, headers, and code blocks
- **Curated Content**: Indexes documentation from llms.txt files with clean, human-readable titles
- **On-Demand Fetching**: Lazy-loads full document content only when needed for optimal performance
- **Snippet Generation**: Provides contextual snippets with relevance scoring for quick overview
- **Real URL Support**: Works with actual HTTPS URLs while maintaining backward compatibility
## Prerequisites
The usage methods below require [uv](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv) to be installed on your system. You can install it by following the [official installation instructions](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv#installation).
## 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.
Get started quickly with one-click installation buttons for popular MCP clients. Click the buttons below to install servers directly in your IDE:
[](https://kiro.dev/launch/mcp/add?name=strands-agents&config=%7B%22command%22%3A%22uvx%22%2C%22args%22%3A%5B%22strands-agents-mcp-server%22%5D%2C%22disabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22autoApprove%22%3A%5B%22search_docs%22%2C%22fetch_doc%22%5D%7D)
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### Kiro example
See the [Kiro documentation](https://kiro.dev/docs/mcp/configuration/)
for instructions on managing MCP configuration.
In `~/.kiro/settings/mcp.json`:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"strands-agents": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["strands-agents-mcp-server"],
"env": {
"FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL": "INFO"
},
"disabled": false,
"autoApprove": ["search_docs", "fetch_doc"]
}
}
}
```
### 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-agents": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["strands-agents-mcp-server"],
"env": {
"FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL": "INFO"
},
"disabled": false,
"autoApprove": ["search_docs", "fetch_doc"]
}
}
}
```
### 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-agents": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["strands-agents-mcp-server"],
"env": {
"FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL": "INFO"
},
"disabled": false,
"autoApprove": ["search_docs", "fetch_doc"]
}
}
}
```
### VS Code example
See the [VS Code documentation](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/customization/mcp-servers)
for instructions on managing MCP configuration.
In your `mcp.json` file:
```json
{
"servers": {
"strands-agents": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["strands-agents-mcp-server"]
}
}
}
```
## Quick Testing
You can quickly test the MCP server using the MCP Inspector:
```bash
# For published package
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uvx strands-agents-mcp-server
# For local development
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector python -m strands_mcp_server
```
Note: This requires [npx](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v11/commands/npx) to be installed on your system. It comes bundled with [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/).
The Inspector is also useful for troubleshooting MCP server issues as it provides detailed connection and protocol information. For an in-depth guide, have a look at the [MCP Inspector documentation](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/docs/tools/inspector).
## Getting Started
1. **Install prerequisites**:
- Install [uv](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv) following the [official installation instructions](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv#installation)
- Make sure you have [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) installed for npx commands
2. **Configure your MCP client**:
- Choose your preferred MCP client from the installation examples above
- Add the Strands Agents MCP server configuration to your client
3. **Test the connection**:
```bash
# For published package
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uvx strands-agents-mcp-server
# For local development
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector python -m strands_mcp_server
```
4. **Start using the documentation tools**:
- Use `search_docs` to find relevant documentation with intelligent ranking
- Use `fetch_doc` to retrieve full content from specific URLs
- The server automatically indexes curated content from llms.txt files
## 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
```
## Contributing ❤️
We welcome contributions! See our [Contributing Guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details on:
- Reporting bugs & features
- Development setup
- Contributing via Pull Requests
- Code of Conduct
- Reporting of security issues
## License
This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
## Security
See [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md#security-issue-notifications) for more information.
