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prometheus-mcp
by idanfishman
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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Last commit3 mo agothis month

prometheus-mcp · Summary

MCP server enabling AI agents to query Prometheus monitoring metrics through natural language commands.

everything · Summary

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

prometheus-mcp · Use cases

  • AI assistants monitoring system performance and alerting on anomalies
  • DevOps teams analyzing metrics trends through natural language queries
  • Automated reporting systems generating status updates based on Prometheus metrics

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 · Install

Installation

Claude Desktop
  1. Download the latest .dxt file from [releases page](https://github.com/idanfishman/prometheus-mcp/releases)
  2. Double-click to install automatically
  3. Configure Prometheus URL in extension settings

Or via Developer Settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "prometheus": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["prometheus-mcp@latest", "stdio"],
      "env": {
        "PROMETHEUS_URL": "http://localhost:9090"
      }
    }
  }
}
VS Code/Cursor/Windsurf

Add this configuration to your client settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "prometheus": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["prometheus-mcp@latest", "stdio"],
      "env": {
        "PROMETHEUS_URL": "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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