AWS Cost Operations

MCP Server

• Command: uvx awslabs.cost-explorer-mcp-server@latest (stdio transport)
• Requires: AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_REGION (or AWS_PROFILE)
• Note: Cost Explorer API charges $0.01 per request — be mindful of query volume

Key Capabilities

• Cost breakdown: Spending by service, account, region, or tag
• Time series: Daily, monthly, or custom date range cost trends
• Forecasts: Predicted spend based on historical patterns
• Anomaly detection: Unusual spending spikes
• Filtering: Narrow by service (EC2, VPC, TGW, NAT GW, VPN, etc.)

Workflow: Network Cost Analysis

When a user asks "how much is our AWS network costing?":