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Amazon CloudSearch Claude Desktop Integration

This guide explains how to configure Claude Desktop (Mac and Windows) to use the Amazon CloudSearch API through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). The integration exposes 10 API endpointsas callable tools inside Claude's chat interface, including GET_CreateDomain, POST_CreateDomain, GET_DefineIndexField, and more. No API keys or credentials are needed — setup takes approximately 30 seconds. The server runs locally via npx and communicates over STDIO transport. Paste the JSON configuration below into your claude_desktop_config.json file to get started.

Integration Specs

ClientClaude Desktop
Runtimenpx
AuthenticationNone
Setup Time~30 sec

Setup Instructions

1

Open Claude Settings

Launch Claude Desktop, open Settings (click your profile) → Developer → click 'Edit Config'.

2

Locate configuration file

This opens your local 'claude_desktop_config.json' file in your system editor.

3

Insert Server Config JSON

Paste the JSON configuration schema block (provided below) into the 'mcpServers' object.

4

Add authentication credentials

No credentials needed; leave the 'env' mapping empty.

5

Restart Claude app

Save the config file and restart Claude Desktop to load your new tools.

Configuration JSON

claude_desktop_config.json

Copy and paste this config snippet inside your local configuration file.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "amazonaws-com-cloudsearch": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mcp/amazonaws-com-cloudsearch"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AMAZON_CLOUDSEARCH_API_KEY": "your_amazon_cloudsearch_api_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Required Environment Keys

Provide these variable keys in your local environment section:

AMAZON_CLOUDSEARCH_API_KEY

Replace your_amazon_cloudsearch_api_key with your secret key credentials.

Available Tools (10)

These endpoints are parsed from the OpenAPI schema and converted to Claude-compatible tools:

GET/#Action=CreateDomain
GET_CreateDomain
POST/#Action=CreateDomain
POST_CreateDomain
GET/#Action=DefineIndexField
GET_DefineIndexField
POST/#Action=DefineIndexField
POST_DefineIndexField
GET/#Action=DefineRankExpression
GET_DefineRankExpression
POST/#Action=DefineRankExpression
POST_DefineRankExpression
GET/#Action=DeleteDomain
GET_DeleteDomain
POST/#Action=DeleteDomain
POST_DeleteDomain
GET/#Action=DeleteIndexField
GET_DeleteIndexField
POST/#Action=DeleteIndexField
POST_DeleteIndexField
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