Prometheus MCP Server

Name: Prometheus MCP Server
Author: pab1it0

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MCP server by pab1it0 · updated 3 days ago · ★ 519

Score 85

MCP server providing Prometheus metrics access and PromQL query execution for AI assistants Prometheus MCP Server is a community project by pab1it0, not verified by a company domain.

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Works withClaude Code Claude Desktop Cursor Codex Gemini CLI VS Code Windsurf Antigravity CLI

Maintenance

Last commit 3 days ago

Licence

MIT: permissive, fine for commercial use

Quality

Clear description, published package or server URL, 519 stars, original repository

Security

Downloads a script from the internet and runs it (a well-known installer)

What you need

Setting	Needed	What it is
`PROMETHEUS_URL`Environment variable	Required	Prometheus server URL (e.g., http://localhost:9090)
`PROMETHEUS_URL_SSL_VERIFY`Environment variable	Optional	Set to False to disable SSL verification
`PROMETHEUS_DISABLE_LINKS`Environment variable	Optional	Set to True to disable Prometheus UI links in query results (saves context tokens in MCP clients)
`PROMETHEUS_USERNAME`Environment variable	Optional	Username for Prometheus basic authentication
`PROMETHEUS_PASSWORD`Environment variable, secret	Optional	Password for Prometheus basic authentication
`PROMETHEUS_TOKEN`Environment variable, secret	Optional	Bearer token for Prometheus authentication
`ORG_ID`Environment variable	Optional	Organization ID for multi-tenant Prometheus setups
`PROMETHEUS_CLIENT_CERT`Environment variable	Optional	Path to client certificate file for mutual TLS authentication
`PROMETHEUS_CLIENT_KEY`Environment variable	Optional	Path to client private key file for mutual TLS authentication
`PROMETHEUS_MCP_SERVER_TRANSPORT`Environment variable	Optional	MCP server transport type (stdio, http, or sse)
`PROMETHEUS_MCP_BIND_HOST`Environment variable	Optional	Host address for HTTP/SSE transport (default: 127.0.0.1)
`PROMETHEUS_MCP_BIND_PORT`Environment variable	Optional	Port number for HTTP/SSE transport (default: 8080)
`PROMETHEUS_MCP_STATELESS_HTTP`Environment variable	Optional	Enable stateless HTTP mode for multi-replica support (default: false)
`PROMETHEUS_CUSTOM_HEADERS`Environment variable	Optional	Custom headers as JSON string to include in Prometheus requests

From the publisher's entry in the official MCP Registry. Required settings are already in the install config below as placeholders.

Install Prometheus MCP Server

Built from the published package, never by AI

claude mcp add prometheus-mcp-server -e PROMETHEUS_URL=YOUR_PROMETHEUS_URL -- docker run -i --rm -e PROMETHEUS_URL ghcr.io/pab1it0/prometheus-mcp-server:1.6.2

Run in your terminal. Add --scope user to use it in every project.

Step-by-step: install Prometheus MCP Server in Claude Code

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "prometheus-mcp-server": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "PROMETHEUS_URL",
        "ghcr.io/pab1it0/prometheus-mcp-server:1.6.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PROMETHEUS_URL": "YOUR_PROMETHEUS_URL"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings, Developer, Edit config. Paste into claude_desktop_config.json and restart.

Step-by-step: install Prometheus MCP Server in Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "prometheus-mcp-server": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "PROMETHEUS_URL",
        "ghcr.io/pab1it0/prometheus-mcp-server:1.6.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PROMETHEUS_URL": "YOUR_PROMETHEUS_URL"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project).

Step-by-step: install Prometheus MCP Server in Cursor

{
  "servers": {
    "prometheus-mcp-server": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "PROMETHEUS_URL",
        "ghcr.io/pab1it0/prometheus-mcp-server:1.6.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PROMETHEUS_URL": "YOUR_PROMETHEUS_URL"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code uses "servers", not "mcpServers".

Step-by-step: install Prometheus MCP Server in VS Code

codex mcp add prometheus-mcp-server --env PROMETHEUS_URL=YOUR_PROMETHEUS_URL -- docker run -i --rm -e PROMETHEUS_URL ghcr.io/pab1it0/prometheus-mcp-server:1.6.2

Step-by-step: install Prometheus MCP Server in Codex

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "prometheus-mcp-server": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "PROMETHEUS_URL",
        "ghcr.io/pab1it0/prometheus-mcp-server:1.6.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PROMETHEUS_URL": "YOUR_PROMETHEUS_URL"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.gemini/config/mcp_config.json (all projects) or .agents/mcp_config.json (this project).

Step-by-step: install Prometheus MCP Server in Antigravity CLI

gemini mcp add prometheus-mcp-server docker run -i --rm -e PROMETHEUS_URL ghcr.io/pab1it0/prometheus-mcp-server:1.6.2

Gemini CLI was replaced by Antigravity CLI in June 2026 and remains only for enterprise licences and paid API keys.

Step-by-step: install Prometheus MCP Server in Gemini CLI

MCP servers run with your permissions and can read what you give them access to. Some need an API key: check the README and add it under env in the prometheus-mcp-server block.

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Downloads a script from the internet and runs it (a well-known installer)In README.md: curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

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Prometheus MCP Server: common questions

How do I install Prometheus MCP Server?

In Claude Code run claude mcp add prometheus-mcp-server -e PROMETHEUS_URL=YOUR_PROMETHEUS_URL -- docker run -i --rm -e PROMETHEUS_URL ghcr.io/pab1it0/prometheus-mcp-server:1.6.2. For Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code, paste the config shown above and restart. See the install guides.

Is Prometheus MCP Server the official server?

Prometheus MCP Server is a community project by pab1it0, not verified by a company domain.

Is Prometheus MCP Server free?

The code is published under the MIT licence. The service it connects to may have its own pricing.

Is Prometheus MCP Server safe to use?

It scores 85 of 100. Grades: maintenance A, licence A, quality A. Security check: grade B (downloads a script from the internet and runs it (a well-known installer)). Review the code before you install. How grades work.

What are alternatives to Prometheus MCP Server?

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Does Prometheus MCP Server work with ChatGPT?

Not directly. It runs locally, and ChatGPT only connects to remote servers with a URL. Use it in Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code or Codex.