prometheus-mcp-server

prometheus-mcp-server is an MCP server, listed under cloud & infrastructure. It reaches prometheus. It needs PROMETHEUS_PASSWORD to authenticate. Its repository has 519 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

This server implements the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to allow AI agents and LLMs to query and analyze Prometheus metrics using standardized interfaces.

Read from prometheus-mcp-server’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.

claude mcp add prometheus --env PROMETHEUS_URL=http://your-prometheus:9090 -- docker run -i --rm -e PROMETHEUS_URL ghcr.io/pab1it0/prometheus-mcp-server:latest

6 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.

health_check

Health check endpoint for container monitoring and status verification

execute_query

Execute a PromQL instant query against Prometheus

execute_range_query

Execute a PromQL range query with start time, end time, and step interval

list_metrics

List all available metrics in Prometheus with pagination and filtering support

get_metric_metadata

Get metadata for one metric or bulk metadata with optional filtering

get_targets

Get scrape targets, with server-side `state`/`scrape_pool` filtering and optional pagination

Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.

Ranked by services in common with prometheus-mcp-server, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

What does prometheus-mcp-server do?

This server implements the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to allow AI agents and LLMs to query and analyze Prometheus metrics using standardized interfaces.

How do I install prometheus-mcp-server?

Its own README gives this command: claude mcp add prometheus --env PROMETHEUS_URL=http://your-prometheus:9090 -- docker run -i --rm -e PROMETHEUS_URL ghcr.io/pab1it0/prometheus-mcp-server:latest. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

What does prometheus-mcp-server connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches prometheus. The credentials we found in its source are PROMETHEUS_PASSWORD.

Is prometheus-mcp-server official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 519 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-19.

What licence does prometheus-mcp-server use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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