generated: '2026-06-20'
method: searched
status: published
source: >-
  https://pypi.org/project/awslabs.amazon-rekognition-mcp-server/ and
  https://github.com/awslabs/mcp — the AWS Labs open-source MCP server for Amazon
  Rekognition. NOTE: this server has been ARCHIVED and marked deprecated; AWS
  directs users to the AWS API MCP Server (awslabs.aws-api-mcp-server) for
  Rekognition image analysis. Recorded here as the real first-party MCP surface.
server:
  name: awslabs.amazon-rekognition-mcp-server
  vendor: AWS Labs
  transport: stdio
  install: uvx awslabs.amazon-rekognition-mcp-server@latest
  source: https://github.com/awslabs/mcp
  package: https://pypi.org/project/awslabs.amazon-rekognition-mcp-server/
  deprecated: true
  successor: awslabs.aws-api-mcp-server
  auth: >-
    Uses a local boto3 session (AWS profile / credentials); the profile must have
    IAM permissions for the Amazon Rekognition actions invoked.
tools:
  - name: list_collections
    description: Returns the list of face collection IDs and their face model versions.
    source_operation: openapi/amazon-rekognition-openapi.yml#listCollections
  - name: index_faces
    description: Detects faces in an image and adds them to a specified collection.
    source_operation: openapi/amazon-rekognition-openapi.yml#indexFaces
  - name: search_faces_by_image
    description: Searches a collection for faces matching a supplied face image.
    source_operation: openapi/amazon-rekognition-openapi.yml#searchFacesByImage
  - name: detect_labels
    description: Detects real-world entities (objects, scenes, concepts) within an image.
    source_operation: openapi/amazon-rekognition-openapi.yml#detectLabels
  - name: detect_moderation_labels
    description: Detects unsafe / inappropriate content in an image.
    source_operation: openapi/amazon-rekognition-openapi.yml#detectModerationLabels
  - name: recognize_celebrities
    description: Recognizes celebrities in an image.
    source_operation: openapi/amazon-rekognition-openapi.yml#recognizeCelebrities
  - name: compare_faces
    description: Compares a face in a source image with faces detected in a target image.
    source_operation: openapi/amazon-rekognition-openapi.yml#compareFaces
  - name: detect_text
    description: Detects text in an image.
    source_operation: openapi/amazon-rekognition-openapi.yml#detectText