AWS has published a technical overview of how Smartsheet built a remote Model Context Protocol server on AWS. The post covers the infrastructure choices behind the server, including security, governance, and scaling concerns.
The example matters because MCP is quickly becoming a standard way for AI assistants to interact with external applications. Enterprise providers need patterns that expose useful actions without weakening access controls.
Smartsheet’s architecture is another signal that AI integrations are moving from local developer tools toward hosted, governed services for production users.