AWS API vs AWS Cloud Control API
AWS API is an MCP server published by awslabs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). AWS Cloud Control API is an MCP server published by awslabs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-13. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  AWS API | AWS Cloud Control API |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:d7a48c778ce2 Forks (GitHub): 1 805 Pulls (Docker Hub): 32 823 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 9 773 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: sha256:b53d235b43c4 Forks (GitHub): 1 805 Pulls (Docker Hub): 14 541 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 9 773 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | AWS API | AWS Cloud Control API |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) | 9 773 | 9 773 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 32 823 (better) | 14 541 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 1 805 | 1 805 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/aws-api-mcp-server) | On your machine (mcp/ccapi-mcp-server) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 2 | 14 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 5, secrets among them: 2 | 4, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository | github.com/awslabs/mcp | github.com/awslabs/mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
AWS API
Comprehensive AWS API support with command validation and access to all services.
AWS Cloud Control API
Direct resource management with security scanning.
How to run each
AWS API As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=<YOUR_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY>" --env "AWS_SESSION_TOKEN=<YOUR_AWS_SESSION_TOKEN>" --transport stdio aws-api -- docker run -i --rm -e AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY -e AWS_SESSION_TOKEN mcp/aws-api-mcp-serverRequires: AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY (secret), AWS_SESSION_TOKEN (secret)
AWS Cloud Control API As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=<YOUR_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY>" --transport stdio awslabs-ccapi -- docker run -i --rm -e AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY mcp/ccapi-mcp-serverRequires: AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Only AWS API declares
call_awssuggest_aws_commands
Only AWS Cloud Control API declares
check_environment_variablescreate_resourcecreate_templatedelete_resourceexplaingenerate_infrastructure_codeget_aws_account_infoget_aws_session_infoget_resourceget_resource_request_statusget_resource_schema_informationlist_resources
Show the remaining 2
run_checkovupdate_resource
Both declare
None
Tool names as each marketplace publishes them. More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.
Settings each asks for
Only AWS API asks for
AWS_API_MCP_PROFILE_NAMEAWS_SESSION_TOKEN (secret)
Only AWS Cloud Control API asks for
AWS_PROFILE
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: AWS API · What it can do: AWS Cloud Control API · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.