MCP Victoriametrics vs Prometheus MCP Server

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Victoriametrics 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 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.

Explore MCP Victoriametrics Details

Choose Prometheus MCP Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: other (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: .

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	MCP Victoriametrics Monitoring	Prometheus MCP Server pab1it0 Monitoring
Summary	MCP Server for VictoriaMetrics. Provides integration with VictoriaMetrics API and documentation	Query and analyze Prometheus, open-source monitoring system.
Category & Scope	Monitoring	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": {
    "mcp-victoriametrics": {
      "url": "https://play-mcp.victoriametrics.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pab1it0-prometheus-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://hub.docker.com/mcp/server/prometheus/overview"
    }
  }
}

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