New Relic MCP vs MCP Server

In-depth architectural comparison of the New Relic MCP and 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 remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: nrql_query, list_applications, get_apm_metrics.

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Choose 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: list_monitors, get_monitor, get_incidents.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	New Relic MCP Monitoring	MCP Server uptybots Monitoring
Summary	New Relic MCP server with 55 tools for APM, alerts, dashboards, synthetics, workflows, and more.	Uptime monitoring for websites, APIs, SSL certificates, domain expiry, ping and TCP/UDP ports. 15 tools to list, create, pause and delete monitors, pull incident timelines with error codes and checker locations, and read hourly or daily uptime and response-time series. Checks run from probes in several countries. Remote server at https://mcp.uptybots.com/mcp needs no API key - it speaks OAuth 2.1 and the client registers itself; the stdio package is npx -y uptybots-mcp-server.
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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": {
      "url": "https://api.newrelic.com/graphql"
    }
  }
}

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

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