# Netdata (MCP server)

> Netdata is an MCP server that adds cloud and DevOps tools to AI assistants such as Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. Real-time infrastructure monitoring with metrics, logs, alerts, and ML-based anomaly detection. It has 80,817 GitHub stars, is released under the GPL-3.0 license and runs as a remote server at https://app.netdata.cloud/api/v1/mcp.

Model Context Protocol (MCP) works in two directions with Netdata: The rest of this page covers Netdata as an MCP server.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/netdata/netdata |
| GitHub stars | 80,817 |
| License | GPL-3.0 |
| Language | Go |
| Transport | streamable-http |
| Packages | none (remote only) |
| Remote URL | https://app.netdata.cloud/api/v1/mcp |
| Needs API key | yes |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Claude.ai, ChatGPT |
| Category | Cloud & DevOps |
| Latest release | v2.12.0 (Sep 30, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 7, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | io.github.netdata/mcp-server |

## Install

### Claude Desktop

```
Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
URL: https://app.netdata.cloud/api/v1/mcp
```

Remote servers are added as a custom connector, not in claude_desktop_config.json.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http netdata "https://app.netdata.cloud/api/v1/mcp"
```

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

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "netdata": {
      "url": "https://app.netdata.cloud/api/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "netdata": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://app.netdata.cloud/api/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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