InfluxDB MCP Server

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Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for InfluxDB 3 integration. Provides tools, resources, and prompts for interacting with InfluxDB v3 (Core/Enterprise/Cloud Dedicated/Clustered/Cloud Serverless) via MCP clients.

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Prerequisites

• InfluxDB 3 Instance: URL and token (Core/Enterprise/Cloud Serverless) or Cluster ID and tokens (Cloud Dedicated/Clustered)
• Node.js: v20.11 or newer (for npm/npx usage)
• npm: v9 or newer (for npm/npx usage)
• Docker: (for Docker-based setup)

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Available Tools

Tool Name	Description	Availability
load_database_context	Load optional custom database context and documentation	All versions
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-specific config options)	All versions
update_database	Update database configuration (retention for all; maxTables/maxColumns for Cloud Dedicated/Clustered)	All versions
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/Clustered cluster	Cloud Dedicated/Clustered
cloud_get_database_token	Get details of a specific database token by ID	Cloud Dedicated/Clustered
cloud_create_database_token	Create a new database token for Cloud-Dedicated/Clustered cluster	Cloud Dedicated/Clustered
cloud_update_database_token	Update an existing database token	Cloud Dedicated/Clustered
cloud_delete_database_token	Delete a database token from Cloud-Dedicated/Clustered cluster	Cloud Dedicated/Clustered
list_databases	List all available databases in the instance	All versions
health_check	Check InfluxDB connection and health status	All versions

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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
context-file	Custom user-provided database context and documentation

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Available Prompts

Prompt Name	Description
list-databases	Generate a prompt to list all available databases
check-health	Generate a prompt to check InfluxDB health status
load-context	Load custom database context and documentation

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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 Serverless InfluxDB:

You must provide:

• INFLUX_DB_INSTANCE_URL (e.g. https://us-east-1-1.aws.cloud2.influxdata.com)
• INFLUX_DB_TOKEN
• INFLUX_DB_PRODUCT_TYPE (cloud-serverless)

Example .env:

INFLUX_DB_INSTANCE_URL=https://us-east-1-1.aws.cloud2.influxdata.com
INFLUX_DB_TOKEN=your_influxdb_token_here
INFLUX_DB_PRODUCT_TYPE=cloud-serverless

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

For Clustered InfluxDB:

You must provide INFLUX_DB_PRODUCT_TYPE=clustered and INFLUX_DB_INSTANCE_URL, plus one of these token combinations:

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

INFLUX_DB_PRODUCT_TYPE=clustered
INFLUX_DB_INSTANCE_URL=https://your_cluster_host.com
INFLUX_DB_TOKEN=your_database_token_here

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

INFLUX_DB_PRODUCT_TYPE=clustered
INFLUX_DB_INSTANCE_URL=https://your_cluster_host.com
INFLUX_DB_MANAGEMENT_TOKEN=your_management_token_here

Option 3: Both Tokens (Full functionality):

INFLUX_DB_PRODUCT_TYPE=clustered
INFLUX_DB_INSTANCE_URL=https://your_cluster_host.com
INFLUX_DB_TOKEN=your_database_token_here
INFLUX_DB_MANAGEMENT_TOKEN=your_management_token_here

See corresponding env.<instancetype>.example for examples and detailed info.

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2. Integration with MCP Clients

A. Local (npm install & run)

1. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

2. Build the server:

   npm run build
   

3. 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)

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

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "influxdb": {
         "command": "npx",
         "args": ["-y", "@influxdata/influxdb3-mcp-server"],
         "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"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Example Usage

• Use your MCP client to call tools, resources, or prompts as described above.
• Custom Context: Edit the provided context/database-context.md file or remove it and create your own context file with "context" in the name (.json, .txt, .md) to provide database documentation. Use the load_database_context tool or load-context prompt to access it.
• 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
  • example-clustered.mcp.json - Clustered with all variables
  • example-cloud-serverless.mcp.json - Cloud Serverless configuration
• See the env.example, env.cloud-dedicated.example, env.clustered.example, and env.cloud-serverless.example files for environment variable templates.

Database Retention Policy Examples

Core/Enterprise - Set 90-day Retention

// Set 90-day retention policy on Enterprise instance
await mcp.update_database({
  name: "my_database",
  retentionPeriod: 7776000000000000, // 90 days in nanoseconds
});

Cloud Dedicated - Update Multiple Settings

// Update retention, maxTables, and maxColumnsPerTable
await mcp.update_database({
  name: "my_database",
  retentionPeriod: 7776000000000000, // 90 days
  maxTables: 1000,
  maxColumnsPerTable: 250,
});

Common Retention Periods

Duration	Nanoseconds
7 days	604,800,000,000,000
30 days	2,592,000,000,000,000
90 days	7,776,000,000,000,000
180 days	15,552,000,000,000,000
1 year	31,536,000,000,000,000

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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.

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License

MIT