New Relic MCP vs New Relic MCP Server

In-depth architectural comparison of the New Relic MCP and New Relic 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 New Relic 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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Choose New Relic 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).

Explore New Relic MCP Server Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	New Relic MCP Monitoring	New Relic MCP Server Monitoring
Summary	New Relic MCP server with 55 tools for APM, alerts, dashboards, synthetics, workflows, and more.	Secure, self-hosted New Relic observability and administration tools for MCP clients
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": {
    "new-relic-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "new-relic-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "new-relic-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@meet-bhalodiya/newrelic-mcp@1.0.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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