InfluxDB MCP Server

Official Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for InfluxDB integration. Provides tools, resources, and prompts for interacting with InfluxDB v3 (Core/Enterprise/Cloud Dedicated) via MCP clients.

Prerequisites

InfluxDB Instance: URL and token (Core/Enterprise) or Cluster ID and tokens (Cloud Dedicated)
Node.js: v18 or newer (for npm/npx usage)
npm: v9 or newer (for npm/npx usage)
Docker: (for Docker-based setup)

Available Tools

Tool Name	Description	Availability
`get_help`	Get help and troubleshooting guidance for InfluxDB operations	All versions
`write_line_protocol`	Write data using InfluxDB line protocol	All versions
`create_database`	Create a new database (with Cloud Dedicated config options)	All versions
`update_database`	Update database configuration (maxTables, retention, etc.)	Cloud Dedicated only
`delete_database`	Delete a database by name (irreversible)	All versions
`execute_query`	Run a SQL query against a database (supports multiple formats)	All versions
`get_measurements`	List all measurements (tables) in a database	All versions
`get_measurement_schema`	Get schema (columns/types) for a measurement/table	All versions
`create_admin_token`	Create a new admin token (full permissions)	Core/Enterprise only
`list_admin_tokens`	List all admin tokens (with optional filtering)	Core/Enterprise only
`create_resource_token`	Create a resource token for specific DBs and permissions	Core/Enterprise only
`list_resource_tokens`	List all resource tokens (with filtering and ordering)	Core/Enterprise only
`delete_token`	Delete a token by name	Core/Enterprise only
`regenerate_operator_token`	Regenerate the operator token (dangerous/irreversible)	Core/Enterprise only
`cloud_list_database_tokens`	List all database tokens for Cloud-Dedicated cluster	Cloud Dedicated only
`cloud_get_database_token`	Get details of a specific database token by ID	Cloud Dedicated only
`cloud_create_database_token`	Create a new database token for Cloud-Dedicated cluster	Cloud Dedicated only
`cloud_update_database_token`	Update an existing database token	Cloud Dedicated only
`cloud_delete_database_token`	Delete a database token from Cloud-Dedicated cluster	Cloud Dedicated only
`list_databases`	List all available databases in the instance	All versions
`health_check`	Check InfluxDB connection and health status	All versions

Available Resources

Resource Name	Description
`influx-config`	Read-only access to InfluxDB configuration
`influx-status`	Real-time connection and health status
`influx-databases`	List of all databases in the instance

Setup & Integration Guide

1. Environment Variables

For Core/Enterprise InfluxDB:

You must provide:

INFLUX_DB_INSTANCE_URL (e.g. http://localhost:8181/)
INFLUX_DB_TOKEN
INFLUX_DB_PRODUCT_TYPE (core or enterprise)

Example .env:

INFLUX_DB_INSTANCE_URL=http://localhost:8181/
INFLUX_DB_TOKEN=your_influxdb_token_here
INFLUX_DB_PRODUCT_TYPE=core

For Cloud Dedicated InfluxDB:

You must provide INFLUX_DB_PRODUCT_TYPE=cloud-dedicated and INFLUX_DB_CLUSTER_ID, plus one of these token combinations:

Option 1: Database Token Only (Query/Write operations only):

INFLUX_DB_PRODUCT_TYPE=cloud-dedicated
INFLUX_DB_CLUSTER_ID=your_cluster_id_here
INFLUX_DB_TOKEN=your_database_token_here

Option 2: Management Token Only (Database management only):

INFLUX_DB_PRODUCT_TYPE=cloud-dedicated
INFLUX_DB_CLUSTER_ID=your_cluster_id_here
INFLUX_DB_ACCOUNT_ID=your_account_id_here
INFLUX_DB_MANAGEMENT_TOKEN=your_management_token_here

Option 3: Both Tokens (Full functionality):

INFLUX_DB_PRODUCT_TYPE=cloud-dedicated
INFLUX_DB_CLUSTER_ID=your_cluster_id_here
INFLUX_DB_ACCOUNT_ID=your_account_id_here
INFLUX_DB_TOKEN=your_database_token_here
INFLUX_DB_MANAGEMENT_TOKEN=your_management_token_here

See env.cloud-dedicated.example for detailed configuration options and comments.

2. Integration with MCP Clients

A. Local (npm install & run)

Install dependencies:
```
npm install
```
Build the server:
```
npm run build
```

Configure your MCP client to use the built server. Example (see example-local.mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "influxdb": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/influx-mcp-standalone/build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "INFLUX_DB_INSTANCE_URL": "http://localhost:8181/",
        "INFLUX_DB_TOKEN": "<YOUR_INFLUXDB_TOKEN>",
        "INFLUX_DB_PRODUCT_TYPE": "core"
      }
    }
  }
}

B. Local (npx, no install/build required)

Run directly with npx (after publishing to npm, won't work yet):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "influxdb": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-influxdb"],
      "env": {
        "INFLUX_DB_INSTANCE_URL": "http://localhost:8181/",
        "INFLUX_DB_TOKEN": "<YOUR_INFLUXDB_TOKEN>",
        "INFLUX_DB_PRODUCT_TYPE": "core"
      }
    }
  }
}

C. Docker

Before running the Docker integration, you must build the Docker image:

# Option 1: Use docker compose (recommended)
docker compose build
# Option 2: Use npm script
npm run docker:build

a) Docker with remote InfluxDB instance (see example-docker.mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "influxdb": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "-e",
        "INFLUX_DB_INSTANCE_URL",
        "-e",
        "INFLUX_DB_TOKEN",
        "-e",
        "INFLUX_DB_PRODUCT_TYPE",
        "mcp/influxdb"
      ],
      "env": {
        "INFLUX_DB_INSTANCE_URL": "http://remote-influxdb-host:8181/",
        "INFLUX_DB_TOKEN": "<YOUR_INFLUXDB_TOKEN>",
        "INFLUX_DB_PRODUCT_TYPE": "core"
      }
    }
  }
}

b) Docker with InfluxDB running in Docker on the same machine (see example-docker.mcp.json):

Use host.docker.internal as the InfluxDB URL so the MCP server container can reach the InfluxDB container:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "influxdb": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "--add-host=host.docker.internal:host-gateway",
        "-e",
        "INFLUX_DB_INSTANCE_URL",
        "-e",
        "INFLUX_DB_TOKEN",
        "-e",
        "INFLUX_DB_PRODUCT_TYPE",
        "influxdb-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "INFLUX_DB_INSTANCE_URL": "http://host.docker.internal:8181/",
        "INFLUX_DB_TOKEN": "<YOUR_INFLUXDB_TOKEN>",
        "INFLUX_DB_PRODUCT_TYPE": "enterprise"
      }
    }
  }
}

Example Usage

Use your MCP client to call tools, resources, or prompts as described above.
See the example-*.mcp.json files for ready-to-use configuration templates:
- example-local.mcp.json - Local development setup
- example-npx.mcp.json - NPX-based setup
- example-docker.mcp.json - Docker-based setup
- example-cloud-dedicated.mcp.json - Cloud Dedicated with all variables
See the env.example and env.cloud-dedicated.example files for environment variable templates.

Support & Troubleshooting

Use the get_help tool for built-in help and troubleshooting.
For connection issues, check your environment variables and InfluxDB instance status.
For advanced configuration, see the comments in the example .env and MCP config files.

License

MIT