FinOps on AWS with MCP & Claude: From Billing Data to Insights

Cloud costs are growing fast, but understanding them is still hard.
In this meetup, we’ll explore how Model Context Protocol (MCP) combined with Claude Desktop can simplify AWS FinOps by enabling natural-language cost analysis instead of dashboards and scripts.
This session is designed as a high-level live walkthrough supported by a detailed self-paced newsletter. The live session focuses on concepts, architecture, and demos, while the newsletter covers all setup and configuration steps.

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What you’ll learn

• What MCP (Model Context Protocol) is and why it matters for FinOps
• How Claude uses MCP to analyze AWS billing data
• How to move from raw cost data to actionable insights
• How this approach reduces manual dashboards and scripts
• How MCP enables multi-cloud FinOps workflows

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Live session agenda (1 hour)

• Overview of MCP and FinOps use cases
• AWS + MCP architecture walkthrough
• Live demo using Claude Desktop
• How to use the self-paced newsletter
• Open Q&A

Note: Detailed setup steps will not be done live.

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Self-paced newsletter covers

• Getting started with AWS account and billing access
• Configuring AWS CLI on Windows and Mac
• Using Git Bash and Mac Terminal
• Generating AWS billing commands using Claude
• Configuring AWS MCP Server with Claude Desktop
• Getting advanced FinOps insights using natural language

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Who should attend

• FinOps practitioners
• Cloud, DevOps, and Platform Engineers
• Data Engineers working with cloud cost data
• Anyone curious about AI-powered cloud cost analysis

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Prerequisites

• Basic familiarity with AWS is helpful
• No prior MCP or Claude experience required

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Format

• Live Zoom session
• Q&A focused
• Self-paced learning via newsletter

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