Cloud Infrastructure

AmplifyBackend Claude Desktop Config

Add the AmplifyBackend MCP server to Claude Desktop with this ready-to-use configuration.

Setup Instructions

Open Claude Desktop
Go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config → claude_desktop_config.json
Paste the JSON below into the file
Set your credentials in the env section
Restart Claude Desktop

Configuration JSON

Copy the entire block into your claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "amazonaws-com-amplifybackend": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mcp/amazonaws-com-amplifybackend"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AMPLIFYBACKEND_API_KEY": "your_amplifybackend_api_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment Variables

AMPLIFYBACKEND_API_KEY

Replace your_amplifybackend_api_key with your actual amplifybackend api key

Endpoints

POST/backend/{appId}/environments/{backendEnvironmentName}/clone

CloneBackend

POST/backend

CreateBackend

POST/backend/{appId}/api

CreateBackendAPI

POST/backend/{appId}/auth

CreateBackendAuth

POST/backend/{appId}/config

CreateBackendConfig

POST/backend/{appId}/storage

CreateBackendStorage

POST/backend/{appId}/challenge

CreateToken

POST/backend/{appId}/environments/{backendEnvironmentName}/remove

DeleteBackend

POST/backend/{appId}/api/{backendEnvironmentName}/remove

DeleteBackendAPI

POST/backend/{appId}/auth/{backendEnvironmentName}/remove

DeleteBackendAuth