Connecting MCP servers to Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Gateway using Authorization Code flow

Amazon AWS AI Blog / 4/6/2026

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Key Points

  • Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Gateway is presented as a centralized control layer for managing AI agent connectivity to tools and MCP servers across an organization.
  • The article provides a configuration walkthrough for connecting AgentCore Gateway to an OAuth-protected MCP server.
  • It specifically demonstrates using the OAuth Authorization Code flow to handle authentication and authorization for MCP server access.
  • The post focuses on practical setup steps to enable secure, organization-wide integration of MCP tools with Bedrock-hosted agents.
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Gateway provides a centralized layer for managing how AI agents connect to tools and MCP servers across your organization. In this post, we walk through how to configure AgentCore Gateway to connect to an OAuth-protected MCP server using the Authorization Code flow.