Create Architecture Diagrams using Amazon Q CLI + MCP
Tired of spending hours creating AWS architecture diagrams? I’ve built an AI agent using Amazon Q CLI + MCP that automates this process—just give it a prompt, and voilà! Your diagram is ready in seconds.
Published May 25, 2025
🔹 Amazon Q CLI: The generative AI assistant that understands your prompts and generates accurate AWS architecture layouts.
🔹 MCP Server: Ensures seamless execution, scalability, and integration with AWS services.
🔹 MCP Server: Ensures seamless execution, scalability, and integration with AWS services.
No more dragging icons, aligning lines, or wasting time—just describe your architecture, and let the AI do the heavy lifting!
- Launch EC2 Instance and follow below steps
sudo apt-get updatesudo apt install libfuse2- Install the deb file for Amazon Q
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://desktop-release.q.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/latest/amazon-q.deb -o amazon-q.debsudo apt install -y ./amazon-q.deb3. Login into Amazon Q developer by creating a BuilderID here followed by command
q loginSelect login method · Use for Free with Builder ID
once you have logged in, just fire command
q
Exit from Amazon Q CLI -
Now let's power up your Amazon Q CLI with MCP Servers.
You need uv to install and Run MCP Servers
sudo snap install astral-uv --classicNow create a file called
mcp.json in ~/.aws/amazonq and add this
You are all set now!
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