prometheus_mcp_server vs filesystem

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	prometheus_mcp_server by CaesarYangs	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 34	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	35	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	MonitoringDeveloper ToolsOps & Infra	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
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.

filesystem · Summary

A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.

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

filesystem · Use cases

Enable AI models to read and write project files during development
Allow Claude or other MCP clients to browse and analyze codebases
Provide secure sandboxed access to specific directories for content generation

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"
            }
        }
    }
}

filesystem · Install

Installation

Using NPX

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/path/to/allowed/directory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "--mount", "type=bind,src=/path/to/allowed/dir,dst=/projects/allowed/dir",
        "mcp/filesystem",
        "/projects"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code Extension

Click the installation buttons in the README to install directly in VS Code.

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