Get content recommendations for an AWS documentation page. ## Usage This tool provides recommendations for related AWS documentation pages based on a given URL. Use it to discover additional relevant content that might not appear in search results. URL must be from the docs.aws.amazon.com domain....
Risk signalsAccepts URL/endpoint input (url)
Part of the AWS Docs and Regions server.
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AI agents call aws___recommend to retrieve information from AWS Docs and Regions without modifying any data. This is common in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows where the agent needs context before taking action. Because read operations don't change state, they are generally safe to allow without restrictions -- but you may still want rate limits to control API costs.
Even though aws___recommend only reads data, uncontrolled read access can leak sensitive information or rack up API costs. An agent caught in a retry loop could make thousands of calls per minute. A rate limit gives you a safety net without blocking legitimate use.
Read-only tools are safe to allow by default. No rate limit needed unless you want to control costs.
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}See the full AWS Docs and Regions policy for all 5 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access aws___recommend gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other read tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: allow, with a rate cap to control cost.
Get content recommendations for an AWS documentation page. ## Usage This tool provides recommendations for related AWS documentation pages based on a given URL. Use it to discover additional relevant content that might not appear in search results. URL must be from the docs.aws.amazon.com domain. ## Recommendation Types The recommendations include four categories: 1. Highly Rated: Popular pages within the same AWS service 2. New: Recently added pages within the same AWS service - useful for finding newly released features 3. Similar: Pages covering similar topics to the current page 4. Journey: Pages commonly viewed next by other users ## When to Use - After reading a documentation page to find related content - When exploring a new AWS service to discover important pages - To find alternative explanations of complex concepts - To discover the most popular pages for a service - To find newly released information by using a service's welcome page URL and checking the New recommendations ## Finding New Features To find newly released information about a service: 1. Find any page belong to that service, typically you can try the welcome page 2. Call this tool with that URL 3. Look specifically at the New recommendation type in the results ## Result Interpretation Each recommendation includes: - url: The documentation page URL - title: The page title - context: A brief description (if available). It is categorised as a Read tool in the AWS Docs and Regions MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the AWS Docs and Regions MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for aws___recommend: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches AWS Docs and Regions. Nothing to install.
aws___recommend is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the aws___recommend rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for aws___recommend. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
aws___recommend is provided by the AWS Docs and Regions MCP server (FaresYoussef94/aws-knowledge-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 5 AWS Docs and Regions tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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