Ig MCP Server vs MCP Victoriametrics

In-depth architectural comparison of the Ig MCP Server and MCP Victoriametrics 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 Ig MCP Server 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).
• You have access to required keys: KUBECONFIG, IG_MCP_SERVER_READONLY.
• Primary tools included: ig_deploy, ig_gadgets.

Explore Ig MCP Server Details

Choose MCP Victoriametrics when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: VM_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT, VM_INSTANCE_TYPE, MCP_SERVER_MODE, MCP_LISTEN_ADDR.
• Primary tools included: Read-only access to most VictoriaMetrics APIs, Metric querying and graph exploration, Labels, label values, and series export.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Ig MCP Server inspektor-gadget Monitoring	MCP Victoriametrics Monitoring
Summary	Debug your Container and Kubernetes workloads with an AI interface powered by eBPF.	MCP Server for VictoriaMetrics. Provides integration with VictoriaMetrics API and documentation
Category & Scope	Monitoring

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": {
    "inspektor-gadget-ig-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "inspektor-gadget-ig-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KUBECONFIG": "YOUR_KUBECONFIG_HERE",
        "IG_MCP_SERVER_READONLY": "YOUR_IG_MCP_SERVER_READONLY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-victoriametrics": {
      "url": "https://play-mcp.victoriametrics.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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