New Relic MCP Server

New Relic MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides programmatic access to New Relic APIs, enabling AI assistants and other tools to interact with New Relic monitoring and observability data.

Features

• APM Application Management: List and retrieve application details, metrics, and metric data
• NRQL Queries: Execute NRQL queries via NerdGraph
• Alert Policies: List and manage alert policies
• Synthetic Monitoring: Access synthetic monitor information
• Dashboards: List and retrieve dashboard configurations
• Entity Search: Search across all New Relic entities
• Infrastructure: Monitor servers and infrastructure components
• Deployments: Track and create application deployments
• User Management: List and manage users
• NerdGraph: Execute custom GraphQL queries

Installation

npm install @piekstras/newrelic-mcp-server

Configuration

The server requires the following environment variables:

# Required
export NEWRELIC_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"  # Your New Relic User API key

# Optional
export NEWRELIC_REGION="US"  # or "EU" (default: "US")
export NEWRELIC_ACCOUNT_ID="your-account-id"  # Required for some operations

Getting Your API Key

1. Log in to New Relic
2. Navigate to the API Keys page
3. Create a new User API key (starts with NRAK)
4. Copy the key and set it as the NEWRELIC_API_KEY environment variable

Usage

With Claude Desktop

Add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration (claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "newrelic": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@piekstras/newrelic-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "NEWRELIC_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here",
        "NEWRELIC_REGION": "US",
        "NEWRELIC_ACCOUNT_ID": "your-account-id"
      }
    }
  }
}

With Other MCP Clients

# Start the server
npx @piekstras/newrelic-mcp-server

# Or if installed locally
npm start

Available Tools

Application Management

• list_applications - List all APM applications
• get_application - Get details for a specific application
• get_application_metrics - Get available metrics for an application
• get_application_metric_data - Get metric data with time range filtering

Querying

• query_nrql - Execute NRQL queries for data analysis
• nerdgraph_query - Execute custom NerdGraph GraphQL queries

Monitoring

• list_alert_policies - List all alert policies
• get_alert_policy - Get specific alert policy details
• list_synthetic_monitors - List synthetic monitors
• get_synthetic_monitor - Get synthetic monitor details

Dashboards & Visualization

• list_dashboards - List all dashboards
• get_dashboard - Get dashboard configuration and widgets

Infrastructure

• list_servers - List monitored servers
• get_server - Get server details
• search_entities - Search across all entity types

Deployment Tracking

• list_deployments - List application deployments
• create_deployment - Record new deployments

User Management

• list_users - List account users
• get_user - Get user details

Examples

Query Application Performance

// List all applications
await tool.call('list_applications');

// Get specific application metrics
await tool.call('get_application_metric_data', {
  appId: '123456',
  metricNames: ['HttpDispatcher', 'Apdex'],
  from: '2024-01-01T00:00:00Z',
  to: '2024-01-02T00:00:00Z'
});

Execute NRQL Query

await tool.call('query_nrql', {
  accountId: '1234567',
  nrql: 'SELECT average(duration) FROM Transaction WHERE appName = "My App" SINCE 1 hour ago'
});

Search Entities

await tool.call('search_entities', {
  query: 'name LIKE "%production%"',
  limit: 50
});

Create Deployment Marker

await tool.call('create_deployment', {
  appId: '123456',
  revision: 'v2.0.1',
  description: 'Production deployment',
  user: 'deploy-bot',
  changelog: 'Fixed critical bug in payment processing'
});

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build the project
npm run build

# Run in development mode
npm run dev

# Run tests
npm test

# Type checking
npm run typecheck

# Linting
npm run lint

API Rate Limits

Be aware of New Relic's API rate limits:

• REST API v2: Subject to rate limiting per account
• NerdGraph: Higher rate limits but still enforced
• Synthetic Monitoring API: 3 requests per second

Security

• Never commit API keys to version control
• Use environment variables for sensitive configuration
• API keys should have minimal required permissions
• Consider using separate keys for different environments

Troubleshooting

Authentication Errors

• Ensure your API key starts with NRAK
• Verify the key has the necessary permissions
• Check if you're using the correct region (US/EU)

Rate Limiting

If you encounter rate limit errors:

• Implement exponential backoff
• Cache frequently accessed data
• Batch operations where possible

Connection Issues

• Verify network connectivity
• Check firewall rules for API endpoints
• Ensure correct base URLs for your region

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

MIT

Support

For issues and questions:

• GitHub Issues: Create an issue
• New Relic Documentation: docs.newrelic.com