What is monitor?
monitor is a MCP server by BetterDB-inc that valkey and Redis observability: query real-time metrics, analyze slow commands, detect hot keys and investigate performance issues. It is listed under Developer tools and has 1,309 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | BetterDB-inc |
| Repository | BetterDB-inc/monitor |
| Popularity | 1,309 GitHub stars |
| Category | Developer tools |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #158 of 4,418 MCP servers; #64 in Developer tools |
| Last commit | 2026-10-16 |
| Stars this week | +2 |
| Runs | Locally and in the cloud |
| Language | TypeScript |
Is monitor safe to install?
monitor scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Sends your data to a cloud service | Review |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install monitor?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/BetterDB-inc/monitor
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add monitor -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http monitor <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs monitor for you:
Add the "monitor" MCP server from https://github.com/BetterDB-inc/monitor to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.