MCP Prometheus vs Prometheus MCP Server

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Prometheus and Prometheus MCP Server 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 MCP Prometheus 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).
• Primary tools included: query, queryRange, getTargets.

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Choose Prometheus 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).
• Primary tools included: alertmanagers, build_info, config.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	MCP Prometheus Monitoring	P Prometheus MCP Server Monitoring
Summary	A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Prometheus monitoring	An API-complete MCP server to manage Prometheus-compatible backends via comprehensive tools.
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": {
    "mcp-prometheus": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-prometheus@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "prometheus-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "prometheus-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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