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Simplify IAM policy creation with IAM Policy Autopilot, a new open source MCP server for builders

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This article announces IAM Policy Autopilot, an open source Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that simplifies AWS IAM policy creation by analyzing application code and generating identity-based policies with AI coding assistants.

  • Analyzes application code to generate valid AWS IAM identity-based policies automatically
  • Integrates with AI coding assistants like Claude Code, Cursor, Kiro, and Cline
  • Provides starting point for policies that developers can review and refine for least privilege
  • Supports Python, TypeScript, and Go applications
  • Available as MCP server or standalone CLI tool at no additional cost
  • Analyzes AWS SDK calls to map code to IAM actions and permissions
  • Helps fix Access Denied errors by proposing targeted IAM policy fixes
  • Complements existing tools like AWS IAM Access Analyzer
  • Open source on GitHub; runs locally on developer machines

IAM Policy Autopilot accelerates IAM policy creation for developers by leveraging AI assistants and AWS service knowledge, reducing manual policy authoring and debugging time.

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