No OAuth Required: An MCP Client For AWS IAM
Dennis Traub for AWS Posted on Nov 18 • Edited on Nov 20 No OAuth Required: An MCP Client For AWS IAM # ai # agents # mcp # aws When Anthropic published the Model Context Protocol (MCP) , I immediately started experimenting with deployment options on AWS: First, I tried running MCP servers as AWS Lambda functions. A great solution in terms of simplicity and cost, but it also meant I had to manually manage session state across invocations.
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Host A Welcome back to Exploring Next! Today we're looking at No OAuth Required: An MCP Client For AWS IAM.
Host B Yeah, this one caught our eye because Dennis Traub for AWS Posted on Nov 18 • Edited on Nov 20 No OAuth Required: An MCP Client For AWS IAM # ai # agents # mcp # aws When Anthropic published the Model Context Protocol (MCP) , I immediately started experimenting with deployment options on AWS: First, I tried running MCP servers as AWS Lambda functions.
Host A So the big idea is A great solution in terms of simplicity and cost, but it also meant I had to manually manage session state across invocations.
Host B What stood out to me is Next, I deployed them as containers on Amazon ECS, which immediately solved session state management for me, but I had to pay for a running server, even when it sat idle.
Host A If you're curious, give the original a read: https://dev.to/aws/no-oauth-required-an-mcp-client-for-aws-iam-k1o.
Host B And let us know what you try next!