mcp-terraform-aws-provider-docs

MCP Server: Terraform AWS Provider Docs

A server built with Deno and TypeScript, designed to provide contextual information related to Terraform AWS Provider.

Table of Contents

• MCP Server: Terraform AWS Provider Docs
  • Table of Contents
  • Overview
    • What is the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and how does it work?
    • Why?
  • Tools
  • Getting Started
    • Install and Use with Claude Desktop
      • Using Deno
      • Using Docker
    • Installing in IDE/Editor(s)o
      • Install on Cursor
      • Install on Windsurf
      • Install on VSCode
  • Developing & Contributing
    • Run it directly from JSR
    • Debugging & Troubleshooting
    • Using Docker
  • Roadmap
  • Contributing
  • Security
  • License

Overview

This server acts as an MCP server, exposing tools and resources that allow AI agents or other MCP clients to query information about Terraform AWS Provider information, such as:

• ✅ Resources documentation.
• ✅ Provider's configuration, including ephemeral resources, guides, and functions.
• ✅ GitHub Issues (opened, closed, and all)
• ✅ AWS Resources examples

What is the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and how does it work?

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open protocol that enables seamless integration between LLM applications and external data sources and tools. Whether you're building an AI-powered IDE, enhancing a chat interface, or creating custom AI workflows, MCP provides a standardized way to connect LLMs with the context they need.

— Model Context Protocol README

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Why?

When writing IaC, or designing terraform modules, it's often required a very good knowledge, understanding and context in the actual AWS resources, features, and capabilities in order to design a production-grade module, with stable interfaces, composable, and reusable.

This MCP server is designed to provide just that, with the latest documentation, issues, and examples from the Terraform AWS Provider registry site. Always up-to-date, and always from the source.

Tools

[!IMPORTANT] All tools require a valid GitHub token set as an environment variable: GITHUB_TOKEN, GH_TOKEN, or GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN.

Currently, the following tools are available (more to come, or feel free to submit an issue or PR):

Getting Started

Install and Use with Claude Desktop

To use this Deno-based MCP server with Claude Desktop, add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json:

Using Deno

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tf_aws_provider_docs": {
      "command": "deno",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-A",
        "main.ts"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or, the recommended way, with deno directly from JSR

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tf_aws_provider_docs": {
      "command": "deno",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-A",
        "jsr:@excoriate/mcp-terraform-aws-provider-docs@0.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Using Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tf_aws_provider_docs": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-e",
        "GITHUB_TOKEN=<YOUR_TOKEN>",
        "mcp-terraform-aws-provider-docs"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Installing in IDE/Editor(s)o

Install on Cursor

Go to: Settings -> Cursor Settings -> MCP -> Add new global MCP server

Pasting the following configuration into your Cursor ~/.cursor/mcp.json file is the recommended approach. See Cursor MCP docs for more info.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tf_aws_provider_docs": {
      "command": "deno",
      "args": ["-A", "jsr:@excoriate/mcp-terraform-aws-provider-docs@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Install on Windsurf

Add this to your Windsurf MCP config file. See Windsurf MCP docs for more info.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tf_aws_provider_docs": {
      "command": "deno",
      "args": ["-A", "jsr:@excoriate/mcp-terraform-aws-provider-docs@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Install on VSCode

Add this to your VSCode MCP config file. See VSCode MCP docs for more info.

{
  "servers": {
    "Context7": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "deno",
      "args": ["-A", "jsr:@excoriate/mcp-terraform-aws-provider-docs@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Developing & Contributing

For more details about debugging, testing, and contributing to this project, see , and .

Run it directly from JSR

You can use the MCP server directly from JSR (Javascript Registry ❤️)

# export your github token
export GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_xxx...

# run it
deno run -A jsr:@excoriate/mcp-terraform-aws-provider-docs@latest

Debugging & Troubleshooting

if you want to debug it, use the built-in debugger (inspector). There's a justfile recipe to help you out.

# start the mcp server, and the inspector
just inspect

Using Docker

Build the Docker image

docker build -t mcp-terraform-aws-provider-docs .

Run the MCP server in Docker

docker run -it --rm \
  -e GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_xxx... \
  mcp-terraform-aws-provider-docs

[!TIP] Replace ghp_xxx... with your GitHub Personal Access Token with appropriate permissions.

You can also use GH_TOKEN or GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN as the environment variable name.

If you want to use a local .env file, you can pass it with --env-file .env.

Roadmap

• Add tool to retrieve provider's configuration.
• Integrated with dedicated backend, to index, and provide advance search/code assistant documentation avoiding GitHub API rate limits.

Contributing

See for detailed contribution guidelines, including setup, code style, PR process, and codebase structure reference.

Security

See for the project's security policy, including how to report vulnerabilities and responsible disclosure guidelines.

License

This project is licensed under the .