Cloud Infrastructure

Amazon Simple Systems Manager (SSM) Claude Desktop Config

Add the Amazon Simple Systems Manager (SSM) 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-ssm": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mcp/amazonaws-com-ssm"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AMAZON_SIMPLE_SYSTEMS_MANAGER__SSM__API_KEY": "your_amazon_simple_systems_manager__ssm__api_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment Variables

AMAZON_SIMPLE_SYSTEMS_MANAGER__SSM__API_KEY

Replace your_amazon_simple_systems_manager__ssm__api_key with your actual amazon simple systems manager ssm api key

Endpoints

POST/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonSSM.AddTagsToResource

AddTagsToResource

POST/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonSSM.AssociateOpsItemRelatedItem

AssociateOpsItemRelatedItem

POST/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonSSM.CancelCommand

CancelCommand

POST/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonSSM.CancelMaintenanceWindowExecution

CancelMaintenanceWindowExecution

POST/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonSSM.CreateActivation

CreateActivation

POST/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonSSM.CreateAssociation

CreateAssociation

POST/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonSSM.CreateAssociationBatch

CreateAssociationBatch

POST/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonSSM.CreateDocument

CreateDocument

POST/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonSSM.CreateMaintenanceWindow

CreateMaintenanceWindow

POST/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonSSM.CreateOpsItem

CreateOpsItem