monitor

monitor is a local MCP server: BetterDB MCP server - Valkey observability for Claude Code and other MCP clients. Install it from npm as @betterdb/mcp.

Claude CodeCodexAntigravity

commandprompt

Terminal

claude mcp add io-github-betterdb-inc-monitor -e BETTERDB_URL=... -e BETTERDB_TOKEN=... -e BETTERDB_INSTANCE_ID=... -- npx -y @betterdb/mcp

Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.

Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-betterdb-inc-monitor": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@betterdb/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BETTERDB_URL": "...",
        "BETTERDB_TOKEN": "...",
        "BETTERDB_INSTANCE_ID": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.

• Runtime: Node.js 18+ (runs with npx).
• MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
• Environment variables: BETTERDB_URL, BETTERDB_TOKEN, BETTERDB_INSTANCE_ID