generated: '2026-06-20'
method: searched
status: published
source: https://awslabs.github.io/mcp/servers/aws-appsync-mcp-server
repository: https://github.com/awslabs/mcp/tree/main/src/aws-appsync-mcp-server
server:
  name: awslabs.aws-appsync-mcp-server
  vendor: AWS Labs
  transport: stdio
  install: uvx awslabs.aws-appsync-mcp-server@latest
  read_only_default: true
  write_flag: "--allow-write"
  auth: AWS credentials via environment (AWS_PROFILE / AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID) plus IAM permissions
  description: >-
    Official AWS Labs Model Context Protocol server for Amazon AppSync. Lets AI
    assistants create and manage AppSync GraphQL and Event APIs, data sources,
    resolvers, functions, API keys, caches, channel namespaces, and custom
    domains. Read-only by default; mutating tools require the --allow-write flag
    and corresponding IAM permissions.
tools:
  - name: create_api
    description: Create an Api object (AppSync Event API).
  - name: create_graphql_api
    description: Create a GraphQL API.
  - name: create_api_key
    description: Create an API key for a GraphQL API.
  - name: create_api_cache
    description: Create a cache for the GraphQL API.
  - name: create_datasource
    description: Create a data source connected to a backend such as DynamoDB, Lambda, or RDS.
  - name: create_function
    description: Create a reusable pipeline resolver function.
  - name: create_channel_namespace
    description: Create a ChannelNamespace for an Event API.
  - name: create_domain_name
    description: Create a custom domain name.
  - name: create_resolver
    description: Create a resolver that attaches to a GraphQL type field.
  - name: create_schema
    description: Create or update the GraphQL schema for an API.