Accelerate container troubleshooting with the fully managed Amazon ECS MCP server (preview)

Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) today launched a fully managed, remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) server in preview. The Amazon ECS MCP server provides AI agents with deep contextual knowledge of ECS workflows, APIs, and best practices, enabling more accurate and actionable guidance throughout your application lifecycle.

Containerized applications package software and dependencies into isolated units, delivering numerous benefits from portability to scalability. Amazon ECS, a fully managed container orchestration service, offers the perfect balance of simplicity and power—enabling teams to build, manage, and run even the most demanding containerized workloads without the complexity of infrastructure management. Now, with the ECS MCP server, you can use AI agents, such as Kiro CLI, Cline, and Cursor, to inspect and troubleshoot containerized workloads seamlessly from your local machines using natural language.

AI agents are transforming how developers and operators work, …