Setup guide

Set up agentcore-mcp-proxy in VS Code

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MCP server for any AWS AgenCore Gateway endpoint with Cognito authentication and hardware-bound token encryption

01Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agentcore-mcp-proxy": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "agentcore-mcp-proxy"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add this to .vscode/mcp.json. Generated from the captured install method (uvx); the mcpServers shape is shared across Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and VS Code.

02Steps

Make sure VS Code is installed and up to date.
Open .vscode/mcp.json and add the block above (merge into any existing mcpServers).
Provide any required API keys/credentials as environment variables.
Restart VS Code and confirm agentcore-mcp-proxy’s tools appear.

03Other runtimes

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04Provenance

config_sourcegenerated from captured install method

last_checked2026-06-29 07:53Z

sourcesPyPI [p4]

Next step

Ship agentcore-mcp-proxy to your agents as a governed Loadout — config, scopes, and approval rules in one place.

Build a Loadout

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