AIStatusDashboard vs Prometheus MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the AIStatusDashboard and Prometheus MCP MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose AIStatusDashboard when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Prometheus MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	AIStatusDashboard Monitoring	Prometheus MCP Monitoring
Summary	Read-only MCP server for AIStatusDashboard status, incidents, metrics, and fallback recommendations.	Prometheus MCP — query metrics, inspect alerts, and explore scrape targets (read-only).
Category & Scope	Monitoring	Monitoring
Quality signal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aistatusdashboard": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "aistatusdashboard"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "prometheus-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "prometheus-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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