Cursor

Use one of the options below to add the prometheus-mcp server to Cursor.

1) One‑click install (recommended)

Open this link in Cursor to add the server automatically:

• Add server: https://cursor.com/en/install-mcp?name=prometheus-mcp&config={"command"%3A"docker"%2C"args"%3A["run"%2C"--rm"%2C"-i"%2C"brenoepics%2Fprometheus-mcp%3Alatest"%2C"--mcp"%2C"--prometheus-url"%2C"http%3A%2F%2Fhost.docker.internal%3A9090"]}

This config runs the server in Docker and points it at Prometheus at http://host.docker.internal:9090.

2) Manual add

Add a new MCP server in Cursor settings using the following command and args:

• command: docker
• args:
  • run, --rm, -i,
  • brenoepics/prometheus-mcp:latest,
  • --mcp,
  • --prometheus-url, http://host.docker.internal:9090

Linux notes

• host.docker.internal may not resolve on some Linux setups. If so, either:
  • Use your host IP directly (e.g., http://127.0.0.1:9090 if Prometheus is on the host), or
  • Add --add-host=host.docker.internal:host-gateway to docker run and keep the same URL.

Troubleshooting

• Ensure Prometheus is reachable at the configured URL.
• See Installation and Docker for more details and variations.