Open-source Model Context Protocol (MCP) resources for Cloud FinOps: cloud cost optimization, AI cost management, FinOps automation, tagging governance, cost anomaly detection, and budget monitoring — across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
A practical resource hub for FinOps practitioners, cloud engineers, and platform teams who want to use AI agents to automate cloud cost optimization. This repo provides tutorials, MCP server documentation, client guides, and security frameworks for implementing the Model Context Protocol across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
18 MCP servers documented | 7 step-by-step tutorials | 9 MCP clients compared | 3 cloud providers covered
- Choose an MCP client — Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, Cursor, Kiro, VS Code
- Run your first MCP tutorial — query real-time AWS pricing in 15 minutes
- Explore all FinOps MCP servers — AWS, Azure, GCP, Tagging, JIRA, Slack
- AWS MCP Server GA (May 6, 2026) — Now part of the broader Agent Toolkit for AWS. The previous
aws-mcp:InvokeMcppermission is replaced by standard IAM policies using theaws:ViaAWSMCPServiceandaws:CalledViaAWSMCPcontext keys. Newrun_scripttool runs short Python scripts in a server-side sandbox for multi-step workflows. Frankfurt (eu-central-1) endpoint added alongsideus-east-1. Updated: tutorial, server doc. - Google managed MCP servers GA (April 29, 2026): more than 50 official Google MCP servers across infrastructure, databases, analytics, storage, and Workspace APIs (BigQuery, Cloud Run, Apigee, AlloyDB, Spanner, Firestore, GKE). Updated: server doc.
- New: Workflow & Collaboration Servers — FinOps Tagging Compliance, JIRA, and Slack MCP servers for automated cost governance
- Registry Backfill —
registry.yamlnow lists all 18 documented MCP servers - MCP Authentication Vulnerabilities (refreshed May 2026): critical security risks plus 2 new 2026 CVEs (CVE-2026-0621 in the TypeScript SDK, CVE-2026-40933 in Flowise) (read more)
- MCP Dev Summit North America 2026 (NYC): AAIF reported 1,200 attendees, 110+ million monthly SDK downloads, and 170 member organizations. Headline disclosures: a DNS rebinding attack class against MCP servers (Jonathan Leitschuh / Braise) and Amazon's "lethal trifecta" pattern for scanning agent configurations. Source: AAIF blog
| Section | What you'll find |
|---|---|
| /foundations | What is MCP, how it works, architecture deep-dive |
| /servers | 18 MCP servers — AWS, Azure, GCP, Tagging, JIRA, Slack |
| /clients | 9 MCP clients compared — Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, Cursor, Kiro |
| /tutorials | 7 step-by-step guides for AWS, Azure, GCP cost analysis |
| /governance | Security best practices, IAM policies, vulnerability guides |
MCP connects AI clients to cloud cost management tools through a standardized protocol
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that lets AI agents securely connect to external tools — like AWS Cost Explorer, GCP BigQuery billing exports, Azure Cost Management, or third-party FinOps platforms like Vantage. It's the bridge between "ask a question about cloud spend" and "get a real answer from live data."
Industry Adoption (May 2026): MCP was donated to the Linux Foundation (December 2025) with backing from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and AWS. At MCP Dev Summit North America 2026 in New York City, the Agentic AI Foundation reported 1,200 attendees (doubled from the previous summit), 110+ million monthly SDK downloads, and 170 member organizations in under 4 months. All major AI platforms now support MCP.
- Cost anomaly detection — AI agents query Cost Explorer and alert on spend spikes
- Tagging compliance — automated audits of tag coverage and drift detection
- Resource optimization — rightsizing recommendations, idle resource identification
- Budget monitoring — real-time threshold alerts via Slack, JIRA ticket creation
- Multi-cloud cost analysis — unified queries across AWS, Azure, and GCP
- Cost simulation — what-if scenarios for commitment purchases and architecture changes
But MCP also raises governance and security challenges — this repo addresses both.
We welcome contributions — new MCP servers, tutorials, use cases, and security guidance.
- Fork the repo and create a branch
- Add your content
- Open a PR with a clear description
See CONTRIBUTING.md for details. New to MCP or FinOps? Start with issues labeled good first issue.