prometheus_mcp_server vs everything

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	prometheus_mcp_server by CaesarYangs	everything by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 34	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	35	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	MonitoringDeveloper ToolsOps & Infra	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	14 mo ago	this month

prometheus_mcp_server · Summary

An MCP server for LLMs to query, analyze and interact with Prometheus databases.

everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

prometheus_mcp_server · Use cases

AI assistants analyzing system performance metrics from Prometheus
Automated log analysis correlating metrics with system events
DevOps workflows with AI-generated insights based on time-series data

everything · Use cases

Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
Validating client compatibility with different transport methods

prometheus_mcp_server · Install

Installing via Smithery

npx -y @smithery/cli install @CaesarYangs/prometheus_mcp_server --client claude

Manual Installation

**Prepare python environment**

cd ./src/prometheus_mcp_server
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate

**Install requirements**

pip install -r requirements.txt

With Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "prometheus": {
            "command": "uv",
            "args": [
                "--directory",
                "/path/to/prometheus_mcp_server",
                "run",
                "server.py"
            ],
            "env": {
                "PROMETHEUS_HOST": "http://localhost:9090"
            }
        }
    }
}

everything · Install

NPX (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, use cmd /c:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
    }
  }
}

Global install

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything

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