# awslabs.mcp-bedrock-kb-retrieval-expert

> An AWS Labs Model Context Protocol (MCP) server bedrock-kb-retrieval expert

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/awslabs-mcp-bedrock-kb-retrieval-expert/claim

## Declared
- version: 0.0.311803
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:awslabs.mcp-bedrock-kb-retrieval-expert

### Description (declared)

# mcp-bedrock-kb-retrieval-expert

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for accessing Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases.

## Features

- Discover knowledge bases and their data sources
- Query knowledge bases with natural language
- Filter results by data source
- Rerank results

## Prerequisites

### Installation Requirements

1. Install `uv` from [Astral](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/) or the [GitHub README](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv#installation)
2. Install Python using `uv python install 3.13`

### AWS Requirements

1. **AWS CLI Configuration**: You must have the AWS CLI configured with credentials and an AWS_PROFILE that has access to Amazon Bedrock and Knowledge Bases
2. **Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Base**: You must have at least one Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Base with the tag key `mcp-multirag-kb` with a value of `true`
3. **IAM Permissions**: Your IAM role/user must have appropriate permissions to:
   - List and describe knowledge bases
   - Access data sources
   - Query knowledge bases

### Reranking Requirements

If you intend to use reranking functionality, your Bedrock Knowledge Base needs additional permissions:

1. Your IAM role must have permissions for both `bedrock:Rerank` and `bedrock:InvokeModel` actions
2. The Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases service role must also have these permissions
3. Reranking is only available in specific regions: us-west-2, us-east-1, ap-northeast-1, and ca-central-1

For detailed instructions on setting up knowledge bases, see:

- [Create a knowledge base](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/bedrock/latest/userguide/knowledge-base-create.html)
- [Managing permissions for Amazon Bedrock knowledge bases](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/bedrock/latest/userguide/knowledge-base-prereq-permissions-general.html)
- [Permissions for reranking in Amazon Bedrock](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/bedrock/latest/userguide/rerank-prereq.html)

## Installation

Add the server to your MCP client config (e.g. for Amazon Q CLI …

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- security.identity (0.802, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/awslabs.mcp-bedrock-kb-retrieval-expert/ (first seen 2026-09-09T10:26:07.278Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/awslabs-mcp-bedrock-kb-retrieval-expert/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/awslabs-mcp-bedrock-kb-retrieval-expert · ARD identifier urn:air::server:awslabs-mcp-bedrock-kb-retrieval-expert