Prometheus MCP Server
local MCP serverPrometheus MCP Server is a local MCP server: MCP server providing Prometheus metrics access and PromQL query execution for AI assistants. Install it from oci as ghcr.io/pab1it0/prometheus-mcp-server:1.6.2.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add prometheus-mcp-server -e PROMETHEUS_URL=... -e PROMETHEUS_URL_SSL_VERIFY=... -e PROMETHEUS_DISABLE_LINKS=... -e PROMETHEUS_USERNAME=... -e PROMETHEUS_PASSWORD=... -e PROMETHEUS_TOKEN=... -e ORG_ID=... -e PROMETHEUS_CLIENT_CERT=... -e PROMETHEUS_CLIENT_KEY=... -e PROMETHEUS_MCP_SERVER_TRANSPORT=... -e PROMETHEUS_MCP_BIND_HOST=... -e PROMETHEUS_MCP_BIND_PORT=... -e PROMETHEUS_MCP_STATELESS_HTTP=... -e PROMETHEUS_CUSTOM_HEADERS=... -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/pab1it0/prometheus-mcp-server:1.6.2
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients
Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"prometheus-mcp-server": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"ghcr.io/pab1it0/prometheus-mcp-server:1.6.2"
],
"env": {
"PROMETHEUS_URL": "...",
"PROMETHEUS_URL_SSL_VERIFY": "...",
"PROMETHEUS_DISABLE_LINKS": "...",
"PROMETHEUS_USERNAME": "...",
"PROMETHEUS_PASSWORD": "...",
"PROMETHEUS_TOKEN": "...",
"ORG_ID": "...",
"PROMETHEUS_CLIENT_CERT": "...",
"PROMETHEUS_CLIENT_KEY": "...",
"PROMETHEUS_MCP_SERVER_TRANSPORT": "...",
"PROMETHEUS_MCP_BIND_HOST": "...",
"PROMETHEUS_MCP_BIND_PORT": "...",
"PROMETHEUS_MCP_STATELESS_HTTP": "...",
"PROMETHEUS_CUSTOM_HEADERS": "..."
}
}
}
}Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.
What you need
- Runtime: Docker.
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
- Environment variables:
PROMETHEUS_URL,PROMETHEUS_URL_SSL_VERIFY,PROMETHEUS_DISABLE_LINKS,PROMETHEUS_USERNAME,PROMETHEUS_PASSWORD,PROMETHEUS_TOKEN,ORG_ID,PROMETHEUS_CLIENT_CERT,PROMETHEUS_CLIENT_KEY,PROMETHEUS_MCP_SERVER_TRANSPORT,PROMETHEUS_MCP_BIND_HOST,PROMETHEUS_MCP_BIND_PORT,PROMETHEUS_MCP_STATELESS_HTTP,PROMETHEUS_CUSTOM_HEADERS
Summary
MCP server providing Prometheus metrics access and PromQL query execution for AI assistants
Prometheus MCP Server vs similar servers
| Server | Stars | Type | API key | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prometheus MCP Server | 517 | Local | Yes | oci |
| SigNoz MCP Server | 123 | Local | No | oci |
| FHIR MCP Server | 137 | Local | Yes | pypi |
| mcp-trino | 121 | Local | Yes | mcpb |
| smart-terminal | 12 | Local | No | npm |
Questions
It reads 14 environment variables: PROMETHEUS_URL, PROMETHEUS_URL_SSL_VERIFY, PROMETHEUS_DISABLE_LINKS, PROMETHEUS_USERNAME, PROMETHEUS_PASSWORD, PROMETHEUS_TOKEN, ORG_ID, PROMETHEUS_CLIENT_CERT, PROMETHEUS_CLIENT_KEY, PROMETHEUS_MCP_SERVER_TRANSPORT, PROMETHEUS_MCP_BIND_HOST, PROMETHEUS_MCP_BIND_PORT, PROMETHEUS_MCP_STATELESS_HTTP, PROMETHEUS_CUSTOM_HEADERS. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.
Docker, plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
Prometheus MCP Server is a local MCP server distributed as the oci package ghcr.io/pab1it0/prometheus-mcp-server:1.6.2.
Run: claude mcp add prometheus-mcp-server -e PROMETHEUS_URL=... -e PROMETHEUS_URL_SSL_VERIFY=... -e PROMETHEUS_DISABLE_LINKS=... -e PROMETHEUS_USERNAME=... -e PROMETHEUS_PASSWORD=... -e PROMETHEUS_TOKEN=... -e ORG_ID=... -e PROMETHEUS_CLIENT_CERT=... -e PROMETHEUS_CLIENT_KEY=... -e PROMETHEUS_MCP_SERVER_TRANSPORT=... -e PROMETHEUS_MCP_BIND_HOST=... -e PROMETHEUS_MCP_BIND_PORT=... -e PROMETHEUS_MCP_STATELESS_HTTP=... -e PROMETHEUS_CUSTOM_HEADERS=... -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/pab1it0/prometheus-mcp-server:1.6.2
Run: codex mcp add prometheus-mcp-server --env PROMETHEUS_URL=... --env PROMETHEUS_URL_SSL_VERIFY=... --env PROMETHEUS_DISABLE_LINKS=... --env PROMETHEUS_USERNAME=... --env PROMETHEUS_PASSWORD=... --env PROMETHEUS_TOKEN=... --env ORG_ID=... --env PROMETHEUS_CLIENT_CERT=... --env PROMETHEUS_CLIENT_KEY=... --env PROMETHEUS_MCP_SERVER_TRANSPORT=... --env PROMETHEUS_MCP_BIND_HOST=... --env PROMETHEUS_MCP_BIND_PORT=... --env PROMETHEUS_MCP_STATELESS_HTTP=... --env PROMETHEUS_CUSTOM_HEADERS=... -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/pab1it0/prometheus-mcp-server:1.6.2
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