get-object
Retrieves an object from a specified S3 bucket. Text files are returned as plain text, while binary files are returned with limited details.
How to use it
get-object is exposed by the Aws S3 MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the get-object tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
Install Aws S3 MCP
npx aws-s3-mcpOther tools in Aws S3 MCP (6)
(required): Name of the S3 bucket to list objects from
(required): Key (path) of the object to retrieve
Lists available S3 buckets that the server has permission to access. This tool respects the S3BUCKETS configuration that limits which buckets are shown.
Lists objects in a specified S3 bucket.
(optional): Maximum number of objects to return
(optional): Prefix to filter objects (like a folder path)