# MCP Victorialogs (MCP server)

> MCP Victorialogs is an MCP server that adds cloud and DevOps tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. MCP Server for VictoriaLogs. Provides integration with VictoriaLogs API and documentation. It has 98 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with docker run -i --rm -e VL_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT -e VL_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN ghcr.io/victoriametrics-community/mcp-victorialogs:1.8.0.

The implementation of Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for VictoriaLogs. This provides access to your VictoriaLogs instance and seamless integration with VictoriaLogs APIs and documentation. It can give you a comprehensive interface for logs, observability, and debugging tasks related to your VictoriaLogs instances, enable advanced automation and interaction capabilities for engineers and tools.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/mcp-victorialogs |
| GitHub stars | 98 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Language | Go |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | docker: ghcr.io/victoriametrics-community/mcp-victorialogs:1.8.0 |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | yes |
| Official | yes |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Cloud & DevOps |
| Latest release | v1.9.0 (Apr 10, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 5, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | io.github.VictoriaMetrics-Community/mcp-victorialogs |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-victorialogs": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "VL_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT",
        "-e",
        "VL_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN",
        "ghcr.io/victoriametrics-community/mcp-victorialogs:1.8.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "VL_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT": "your-value",
        "VL_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --env VL_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT=your-value --env VL_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN=your-value --transport stdio mcp-victorialogs -- docker run -i --rm -e VL_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT -e VL_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN ghcr.io/victoriametrics-community/mcp-victorialogs:1.8.0
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-victorialogs": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "VL_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT",
        "-e",
        "VL_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN",
        "ghcr.io/victoriametrics-community/mcp-victorialogs:1.8.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "VL_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT": "your-value",
        "VL_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "vl_instance_bearer_token",
      "description": "VL_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "mcp-victorialogs": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "VL_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT",
        "-e",
        "VL_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN",
        "ghcr.io/victoriametrics-community/mcp-victorialogs:1.8.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "VL_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT": "your-value",
        "VL_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN": "${input:vl_instance_bearer_token}"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

## Environment variables

- `VL_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT` (required): URL to VictoriaMetrics instance (it should be root URL of vmlingle or vlselect), for example http://localhost:9428 or https://play-vmlogs.victoriametrics.com
- `VL_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN` (secret) (required): Authentication token for VictoriaMetrics API
- `MCP_DISABLED_TOOLS`: Comma-separated list of tools to disable

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