Prometheus MCP Server by pab1it0: safety score

C 68 Provisional Not reviewed Not tested

Prometheus MCP Server by pab1it0 is a community MCP server for Prometheus with 3 read, 0 write and 2 destructive tools. It does not have a read-only mode and needs to run locally and a secret in an environment variable; its provisional OpsMCP grade is C (68%), last checked 16 Oct 2026.

Last checked 16 Oct 2026.

MCP server providing Prometheus metrics access and PromQL query execution for AI assistants

Publisher's description

io.github.pab1it0/prometheus-mcp-server · version 1.6.2

Access partly scored. 3 of 4 factors scored.

Not hands-on tested. No test date, notes, or observed write behavior.

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Can it change or delete things?

Yes. The extracted tools include at least one destructive tool, so it can change or delete things.

Classified from the tool name, or from the description when the name has no listed verb.

5 tools

Tool	Class
`execute_query` Query \| Execute a PromQL instant query against Prometheus \| from the name (execute)	Destructive
`execute_range_query` Query \| Execute a PromQL range query with start time, end time, and step interval \| from the name (execute)	Destructive
`get_metric_metadata` Discovery \| Get metadata for one metric or bulk metadata with optional filtering \| from the name (get)	Read
`get_targets` Discovery \| Get scrape targets, with server-side from the name (get)	Read
`list_metrics` Discovery \| List all available metrics in Prometheus with pagination and filtering support \| from the name (list)	Read

Score

68 of 100 points (68%). A factor that was not scored counts as 0 of its full weight.

OpsMCP rubric 2026-10-16.3. Checked 16 Oct 2026.
Factor	Points	Full weight	Status
Tool capability	21	35	Scored
Access	12	25	Partly scored
Maintenance	20	20	Scored
Publisher	15	20	Scored

Tool capability

3 read, 0 write, 2 destructive.

Access

Part	Value	Points	Where this came from
Scope	unknown	unknown	unknown
Where it runs	Local process	6 of 8	Registry package transport is stdio.
Credentials	Secret in an environment variable	6 of 7	Registry marked isSecret true for PROMETHEUS_PASSWORD, PROMETHEUS_TOKEN

Maintenance

Part	Value	Points
Last commit	5 days	8 of 8
Releases	74 days	6 of 6
Issues	36 closed / 36 issues (1.00)	6 of 6

Publisher

Part	Value	Points	Where this came from
Who publishes it	Individual	3 of 8	GitHub owner type is User (pab1it0).
Registry listing	Listed	5 of 5	Official registry server io.github.pab1it0/prometheus-mcp-server (status active).
License	MIT	4 of 4	GitHub SPDX license MIT.
Stars	519	2 of 2	519 GitHub stars.
Repository age	576 days	1 of 1	Repository created 2025-03-19T16:36:09Z.

How the rubric works

What this score does not cover

This score is not a code audit and it is not a human review. It has not been hands-on tested. Nothing on this page is a certification.

Access needed

Variable	Required	Secret	Default	Description
`PROMETHEUS_URL`	yes	unknown	unset	Prometheus server URL (e.g., http://localhost:9090)
`PROMETHEUS_URL_SSL_VERIFY`	unknown	unknown	unset	Set to False to disable SSL verification
`PROMETHEUS_DISABLE_LINKS`	unknown	unknown	unset	Set to True to disable Prometheus UI links in query results (saves context tokens in MCP clients)
`PROMETHEUS_USERNAME`	unknown	unknown	unset	Username for Prometheus basic authentication
`PROMETHEUS_PASSWORD`	unknown	yes	unset	Password for Prometheus basic authentication
`PROMETHEUS_TOKEN`	unknown	yes	unset	Bearer token for Prometheus authentication
`ORG_ID`	unknown	unknown	unset	Organization ID for multi-tenant Prometheus setups
`PROMETHEUS_CLIENT_CERT`	unknown	unknown	unset	Path to client certificate file for mutual TLS authentication
`PROMETHEUS_CLIENT_KEY`	unknown	unknown	unset	Path to client private key file for mutual TLS authentication
`PROMETHEUS_MCP_SERVER_TRANSPORT`	unknown	unknown	unset	MCP server transport type (stdio, http, or sse)
`PROMETHEUS_MCP_BIND_HOST`	unknown	unknown	unset	Host address for HTTP/SSE transport (default: 127.0.0.1)
`PROMETHEUS_MCP_BIND_PORT`	unknown	unknown	unset	Port number for HTTP/SSE transport (default: 8080)
`PROMETHEUS_MCP_STATELESS_HTTP`	unknown	unknown	unset	Enable stateless HTTP mode for multi-replica support (default: false)
`PROMETHEUS_CUSTOM_HEADERS`	unknown	unknown	unset	Custom headers as JSON string to include in Prometheus requests

Maintenance

Archived: no
Last commit: 11 Oct 2026 · 4c9b377
Latest release: v1.6.2 · 3 Aug 2026
Issues: 0 open · 36 closed
Stars: 519
License: MIT
Repository created: 19 Mar 2025

npm and PyPI

npm: No npm package in the registry entry.
PyPI: No PyPI package in the registry entry.
Maintainers: unknown

Install

Source: registry. This is the published command, not a rewritten one.

# requires PROMETHEUS_URL: Prometheus server URL (e.g., http://localhost:9090)
docker run ghcr.io/pab1it0/prometheus-mcp-server:1.6.2

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Official registry server io.github.pab1it0/prometheus-mcp-server (status active).