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VictoriaMetrics MCP
Query VictoriaMetrics metrics and time series, inspect alerts and cardinality, and search the embedded product documentation.
MCPby instana · instana/mcp-instana
Investigate IBM Instana infrastructure, applications and events through a locally run MCP server with selectable tool categories.
pip install mcp-instanaSources: Author README · Checked 2026-10-14.
# Option 1: Set environment variables first
export INSTANA_BASE_URL="https://your-instana-instance.instana.io"
export INSTANA_API_TOKEN="your_instana_api_token"
# Start the server (stdio is the default if no transport specified)
mcp-instana
# Or explicitly specify stdio mode
mcp-instana --transport stdio
# Option 2: Pass the base url and api token directly
mcp-instana --base-url https://your-instana-instance.instana.io --api-token your_instana_api_token
# Or with explicit stdio mode
mcp-instana --transport stdio --base-url https://your-instana-instance.instana.io --api-token your_instana_api_tokenSources: Author README · Checked 2026-10-14.
The README’s stdio example sets INSTANA_BASE_URL and INSTANA_API_TOKEN. SSL certificate verification is enabled by default; configure a trusted CA bundle when needed.
Sources: Author README · Checked 2026-10-14.
| Capability | What it does |
|---|---|
| Infrastructure tools | Inspect infrastructure monitoring data. |
| Application tools | Query application monitoring information. |
| Event tools | Investigate events and alerts. |
| Tool category filtering | Enable selected tool categories for a focused connection. |
Sources: Author README · Checked 2026-10-14.
Suggested prompts for your own client. These are examples, not recorded tool executions.
Inspect recent Instana events for an application I name and group the findings by affected service.Compare infrastructure and application observations during an incident window, citing the time range and returned evidence.Author README, linked first-party setup instructions and public repository metadata reviewed on 2026-10-14. No third-party package was installed, no MCP server was executed, and no hosted service was connected.
Recent activity refers to the repository push timestamp. It does not establish the product’s original release date. Stars are a dated snapshot of the entire repository.