Install mcp-victoriametrics for Claude Desktop
Claude Desktop reads mcpServers from claude_desktop_config.json. Restart the app after saving.
- Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS, %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows, or ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on Linux.
- Paste the JSON config below.
- Replace placeholder secrets, then restart the client if it does not reload on its own.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"victoriametrics-community-mcp-victoriametrics": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"ghcr.io/victoriametrics-community/mcp-victoriametrics:1.18.0"
],
"env": {
"VM_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT": "",
"VM_INSTANCE_TYPE": "",
"VM_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN": "YOUR_VM_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN",
"VMC_API_KEY": "YOUR_VMC_API_KEY",
"MCP_DISABLED_TOOLS": "",
"MCP_DISABLE_RESOURCES": ""
}
}
}
}