prometheus-mcp vs filesystem

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

	prometheus-mcp by idanfishman	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 25	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	43	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	MonitoringDeveloper ToolsOps & Infra	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	3 mo ago	this month

prometheus-mcp · Summary

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

filesystem · Summary

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

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

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 · Install

Installation

Claude Desktop

Download the latest .dxt file from [releases page](https://github.com/idanfishman/prometheus-mcp/releases)
Double-click to install automatically
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"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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