IBM Instana MCP Server
The IBM Instana MCP server enables seamless interaction with the IBM Instana observability platform, allowing you to access real-time observability data directly within your development workflow.
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Overview
- MCP Server for IBM Instana - 📚 Quick Links - Architecture Overview - Workflow - Prerequisites - Option 1: Install from PyPI (Recommended) - Option 2: Development Installation - Installing uv - Setting Up the Environment - Header-Based Authentication for Streamable HTTP Mode - 1. API Token Authentication (Direct API Calls) - 2. Session Token Authentication (UI-Initiated Calls) - 3. JWT Token Authentication (IBM Platform Integration) - Starting the Local MCP Server - Server Command Options - Using the CLI (PyPI Installation) - Using Development Installation - Starting in Streamable HTTP Mode - Using CLI (PyPI Installation) - Using Development Installation - Starting in Stdio Mode - Using CLI (PyPI Installation) - Using Development Installation - Tool Categories - Using CLI (PyPI Installation) - Using Development Installation - SSL Certificate Verification - Using the CLI option - Using the environment variable - Using a custom CA bundle - Verifying Server Status - Common Startup Issues
Installation
pip install mcp-instana
Configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"Instana MCP Server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"http://0.0.0.0:8080/mcp",
"--allow-http",
"--header",
"instana-base-url: https://your-instana-instance.instana.io",
"--header",
"instana-jwt-token: your_jwt_token_here",
"--header",
"instana-csrf-token: your_csrf_token_here"
]
}
}Capabilities
- Query application performance
Ask for application metrics, alerts, or catalog details using `app` category tools like `get_app_metrics` or `get_app_alerts`.
- Monitor infrastructure health
Retrieve infrastructure resources, topology, and metrics via `infra` tools such as `get_infra_metrics` or `get_infra_topology`.
- Track events and incidents
Access Kubernetes events or agent monitoring data with `events` tools like `get_k8s_events` or `get_agent_status`.
- Analyze website monitoring
Pull website metrics, catalog info, or configuration using `website` tools such as `get_website_metrics` or `get_website_config`.
- Filter tools by category
Enable only needed tool categories at startup with `--tools` flag (e.g., `--tools infra,events`) to optimize performance.
Tags
- monitoring
- observability-incident
- devops-infrastructure
- cloud-infrastructure
- performance
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