Amplitude MCP vs Prometheus MCP Server

A side-by-side comparison of two Monitoring & Observability servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	Amplitude MCP Amplitude's hosted MCP server — query charts, dashboards, experiments, flags, and session replays in plain English. Unverified HTTP (remote) OAuth Stale	Prometheus MCP Server Run PromQL queries and analyze Prometheus metrics from any MCP client. Verified stdio (local) No auth Python
Category	Monitoring & Observability	Monitoring & Observability
Language	—	Python
Transport	HTTP (remote)	stdio (local)
Auth	OAuth	None
GitHub stars	45	340
Last commit	8 months ago	2 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`claude mcp add --transport http amplitude https://mcp.amplitude.com/mcp`	`uvx prometheus-mcp-server`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Amplitude MCP if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install.

Pick Prometheus MCP Server if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine.

Add Amplitude MCP

Install / run

claude mcp add --transport http amplitude https://mcp.amplitude.com/mcp

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "amplitude-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.amplitude.com/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop connects to remote servers through the `mcp-remote` proxy (installed on first run via npx). Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

Add Prometheus MCP Server

Install / run

uvx prometheus-mcp-server

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "prometheus-mcp-server": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "PROMETHEUS_URL",
        "ghcr.io/pab1it0/prometheus-mcp-server:latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PROMETHEUS_URL": "<your-prometheus-url>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires Docker to be installed and running.

FAQ

Amplitude MCP or Prometheus MCP Server — which is better?

Pick Amplitude MCP if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install. Pick Prometheus MCP Server if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine.

Can I use both Amplitude MCP and Prometheus MCP Server?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do Amplitude MCP and Prometheus MCP Server work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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