AWS Agentic DevOps with the EKS MCP Server

This podcast episode features a discussion on MCP (Managed Control Plane) servers and AI agents, with a focus on their application in managing infrastructure, particularly within AWS EKS. The hosts, along with a guest from AWS, explore the capabilities of MCP servers, including creating Kubernetes clusters and troubleshooting pod failures using AI. They delve into the Klein plugin for VS Code, demonstrating how it can be used with language models like Claude Sonnet 4 to interact with AWS MCP servers. The conversation covers the security implications of granting AI access to AWS accounts, context window limits, and the relationship between MCP and the newer A2A (Agent-to-Agent) protocol. The speakers also touch on the future of agentic frameworks, the potential for agent marketplaces, and the evolving roles of cloud engineers and solutions architects in the age of AI.