S3 FAQs

Question 1

Which AI assistants or platforms are compatible with S3?

Accepted Answer

S3 is compatible with a range of AI assistants and platforms, including Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code Copilot, and any other client that supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Question 2

What is S3 (mcp-server-s3) and its primary purpose?

Accepted Answer

S3 is a tool that enables direct management of AWS S3 buckets and objects from your AI assistant. Its primary purpose is to allow AI assistants to interact with cloud storage, performing tasks like browsing files, uploading/downloading content, and generating presigned URLs.

Question 3

What specific S3 operations can I perform using this tool?

Accepted Answer

You can perform various S3 operations, such as listing S3 buckets and objects, uploading and downloading object content, deleting S3 objects, generating temporary presigned URLs, and checking bucket existence and retrieving basic information.

Question 4

How does S3 handle AWS authentication, and what permissions are needed?

Accepted Answer

S3 uses the standard AWS credential chain (environment variables, shared credentials file at ~/.aws/credentials, or IAM roles). You need to ensure your credentials have the necessary S3 permissions, including s3:ListBuckets, s3:ListBucket, s3:GetObject, s3:PutObject, s3:DeleteObject, and s3:HeadBucket.

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