Prometheus MCP server

This is a small helper that connects your AI assistant to Prometheus, a tool many teams use to watch how their computers and apps are doing. Once it is set up, you can ask your AI things about your monitoring data in plain words instead of writing tricky queries yourself. It is handy for anyone who checks dashboards or gets alerts but does not want to learn PromQL.

What this MCP server does

You type a question in your AI chat, like how busy a server is right now. The AI passes that question to this helper program. The helper talks to your Prometheus server and asks it for the numbers or lists you need. Prometheus sends the data back, and the helper hands it to your AI. Your AI then explains the result to you in normal words.

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What you can do with it

• Ask for the current value of any metric right now
• Ask for a metric over a time range, like the last hour
• List which metrics, labels, or targets exist in your system
• Check which alerts are firing right now
• Look up the rules your Prometheus is running
• Check whether Prometheus is healthy and ready
• Ask the AI to reload the Prometheus configuration

Try asking your AI

• “What is the current CPU usage on my web server?”
• “Show me the request rate over the last hour.”
• “Which alerts are firing right now?”
• “List all the metric names that start with http.”

What it gives back to you

You get answers in your chat: numbers, short lists, or tables the AI builds from the data. For example, it might say your server is at 42 percent CPU, or list three alerts that are currently firing. If you ask about a time range, it can describe the trend in words. It can also confirm when it has done something, like reloading the config.

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Who it's for

People who check monitoring dashboards or alerts at work but are not comfortable writing PromQL queries themselves.