Integration

AWS ECS integration

Amazon Elastic Container Service API for managing containerized applications. Create and manage clusters, services, task definitions, and tasks for running Docker containers on AWS infrastructure.

Connect AWS ECS How integrations work

Ask it in chat

Say what should happen.
The workflow builds itself.

When this happens, do that in AWS ECS.Built from the 28 AWS ECS tools below, on the connection you add once.

Common AWS ECS use cases

automate task management
automate cluster management
automate service management
automate task definition management
automate resource management
automate container instance management
run task programmatically
list task programmatically
stop task programmatically
start task programmatically

What you can do with AWS ECS

Each of these is one operation on one endpoint, available both as a workflow step and as a tool an AI agent can call on its own. Nothing bundles several operations into one action, so what a run did stays readable afterwards.

Most endpoints run on the free plan. A few, mainly the ones that publish on your behalf, need a paid plan.

Cluster, 7 operations

create_clusterCreate clusterPOSTCreates a new Amazon ECS cluster. By default, your account receives a default cluster when you launch your first container instance.
delete_clusterDelete clusterPOSTDeletes the specified cluster. The cluster transitions to the INACTIVE state. Clusters with running tasks, services, or container instances cannot be deleted.
describe_clustersDescribe clustersPOSTDescribes one or more of your clusters. Returns a list of cluster descriptions.
list_clustersList clustersPOSTReturns a list of existing clusters.
put_cluster_capacity_providersPut cluster capacity providersPOSTModifies the available capacity providers and the default capacity provider strategy for a cluster.
update_clusterUpdate clusterPOSTUpdates the cluster with the specified settings.
update_cluster_settingsUpdate cluster settingsPOSTUpdates the settings for a cluster. Use this action to enable or disable CloudWatch Container Insights for a cluster.

Service, 5 operations

create_serviceCreate servicePOSTRuns and maintains a desired number of tasks from a specified task definition. If the number of running tasks falls below the desired count, ECS runs another copy of the task.
delete_serviceDelete servicePOSTDeletes a specified service within a cluster. You can delete a service if you have no running tasks in it and the desired task count is zero.
describe_servicesDescribe servicesPOSTDescribes the specified services running in your cluster.
list_servicesList servicesPOSTLists the services that are running in a specified cluster.
update_serviceUpdate servicePOSTModifies the parameters of a service. For services using a rolling update deployment, the desired count, deployment configuration, network configuration, task placement, or task definition can be updated.

Task, 5 operations

describe_tasksDescribe tasksPOSTDescribes a specified task or tasks.
list_tasksList tasksPOSTReturns a list of tasks. You can filter the results by cluster, task definition family, container instance, launch type, what IAM principal started the task, or by the desired status of the task.
run_taskRun taskPOSTStarts a new task using the specified task definition. You can allow Amazon ECS to place tasks for you, or you can customize how Amazon ECS places tasks using placement constraints and placement strategies.
start_taskStart taskPOSTStarts a new task from the specified task definition on the specified container instance or instances. Use RunTask instead of StartTask if you want Amazon ECS to use its built-in task placement logic to pick the best container instance for you.
stop_taskStop taskPOSTStops a running task. Any tags associated with the task will be deleted. When StopTask is called on a task, the equivalent of docker stop is issued to the containers running in the task.

Task definition, 5 operations

delete_task_definitionsDelete task definitionsPOSTDeletes one or more task definitions. You must deregister task definitions before deleting them. Up to 10 task definitions can be deleted per call.
deregister_task_definitionDeregister task definitionPOSTDeregisters the specified task definition by family and revision. Upon deregistration, the task definition is marked as INACTIVE. Existing tasks and services that reference an INACTIVE task definition continue to run without disruption.
describe_task_definitionDescribe task definitionPOSTDescribes a task definition. You can specify a family and revision to find information about a specific task definition, or you can simply specify the family to find the latest ACTIVE revision in that family.
list_task_definitionsList task definitionsPOSTReturns a list of task definitions that are registered to your account. You can filter the results by family name with the familyPrefix parameter or by status with the status parameter.
register_task_definitionRegister task definitionPOSTRegisters a new task definition from the supplied family and containerDefinitions. Optionally, you can add data volumes to your containers with the volumes parameter.

Resource, 3 operations

list_tags_for_resourceList tags for resourcePOSTLists the tags for the specified Amazon ECS resource. Supports clusters, services, task definitions, container instances, and tasks.
tag_resourceTag resourcePOSTAssociates the specified tags to a resource with the specified resourceArn. If existing tags on a resource are not specified in the request parameters, they are not changed.
untag_resourceUntag resourcePOSTDeletes specified tags from a resource.

Container instance, 2 operations

describe_container_instancesDescribe container instancesPOSTDescribes Amazon Elastic Container Service container instances. Returns metadata about registered and remaining resources on each container instance requested.
list_container_instancesList container instancesPOSTReturns a list of container instances in a specified cluster. You can filter the results of a ListContainerInstances operation with cluster query language statements inside the filter parameter.

Task definition family, 1 operation

list_task_definition_familiesList task definition familiesPOSTReturns a list of task definition families that are registered to your account. This list includes task definition families that no longer have any ACTIVE task definition revisions.

Use AWS ECS from Claude Code, Cursor or Codex

Connect AWS ECS in LiveContext, create an API key in Settings, then add the LiveContext MCP server to your client. Its AWS ECS operations become tools the client can call, next to every other integration you connected.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http livecontext https://livecontext.ai/mcp --header "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Codex (~/.codex/config.toml)

[mcp_servers.livecontext]
url = "https://livecontext.ai/mcp"

[mcp_servers.livecontext.http_headers]
"X-API-Key" = "YOUR_API_KEY"

Cursor, Claude Desktop and other JSON configs

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "livecontext": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://livecontext.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Set up the MCP server step by step

How to connect AWS ECS

Create your workspace
Sign up free. Nothing to install.
Connect AWS ECS once
Add your AWS ECS connection in Settings. Every tool from this integration reuses it, and secrets are encrypted at rest and visible only to you.
Describe the job in chat
The workflow builds itself in front of you and picks the endpoints it needs. Drag the steps yourself on the canvas whenever you would rather be explicit.

AWS ECS integration FAQ

What can you do with the AWS ECS integration?

LiveContext exposes 28 operations on AWS ECS, covering cluster, service, task and task definition. Common uses include automate task management, automate cluster management and automate service management.