What is netdata?
netdata is a MCP server by netdata that discovery, exploration, reporting and root cause analysis over Netdata metrics, logs, systems, containers, processes and network connections. It is listed under Cloud & infra and has 80,992 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | netdata |
| Repository | netdata/netdata |
| Popularity | 80,992 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cloud & infra |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #9 of 4,418 MCP servers; #1 in Cloud & infra |
| License | GPL-3.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-18 |
| Stars this week | +102 |
| Runs | Locally and in the cloud |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is netdata safe to install?
netdata scores 88/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service. It passed 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Published by the service itself | Pass |
| 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 netdata?
- 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/netdata/netdata/blob/master/src/web/mcp/README.md
- 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 netdata -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http netdata <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 netdata for you:
Add the "netdata" MCP server from https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/src/web/mcp/README.md 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.