Install, configure, and troubleshoot the EKS MCP Server connection in your AI assistant (Claude Code, Cursor, Kiro). Use ONLY for MCP server setup problems — config file location (.mcp.json), IAM permissions for eks-mcp actions, uvx installation, choosing AWS-hosted vs self-hosted mode, or debugging why MCP tools fail to appear after config. Also activate if user mentions "eks mcp", "mcp server", "mcp.json", or "mcp tools not showing". Do NOT use for actual cluster operations once MCP is working — those go to eks-recon (discovery), eks-operation-review (audits), or eks-upgrade-check (upgrades).
How to install eks-mcp-server?
aws-samples/sample-apex-skills/eks-mcp-server
$npx -y skills add aws-samples/sample-apex-skills --skill eks-mcp-serverInstalls into the current project.
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Run `npx skills use "https://github.com/aws-samples/sample-apex-skills" --skill "aws-samples/sample-apex-skills/eks-mcp-server"` and follow the generated skill instructions now. Read its complete output, redirecting it to a temporary file first if necessary. Resolve relative paths from the supporting-files directory it provides.
Use the skills in "https://github.com/aws-samples/sample-apex-skills" that are relevant to the current task. Run `npx skills add "https://github.com/aws-samples/sample-apex-skills"` and select the relevant skills, then follow their instructions.
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