VictoriaMetrics FAQs

Question 1

What is VictoriaMetrics MCP Server?

Accepted Answer

It's an implementation of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for VictoriaMetrics, enabling integration with MCP clients for enhanced monitoring, observability, and debugging of your VictoriaMetrics instance.

Question 2

How do I configure the MCP Server?

Accepted Answer

Configuration is done via environment variables like `VM_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT` (URL to VictoriaMetrics), `VM_INSTANCE_TYPE` (single/cluster), and optionally `VM_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN` for authentication.

Question 3

What features does it offer?

Accepted Answer

It allows querying metrics, exploring data with PromQL/MetricsQL, listing metrics/labels, analyzing alerting rules, debugging configurations, searching documentation, and more via VictoriaMetrics APIs.

Question 4

What are the requirements for using it?

Accepted Answer

You need a VictoriaMetrics instance (single-node or cluster) and Go 1.24 or higher if you want to build from the source code. Docker support is coming soon.

Question 5

Which clients are supported?

Accepted Answer

It supports multiple clients like Cursor, Claude Desktop/Code, Visual Studio Code, Zed, Windsurf and JetBrains IDEs.  Configuration instructions are provided for each within their respective MCP settings.

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