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How to add Dynatrace MCP Server to Claude Desktop

Official Dynatrace server: run DQL over logs, events, spans and metrics. Paste the config into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json and restart Claude Desktop.

Last updated June 15, 2026 · 200★ · stdio · oauth · official

Claude Desktop config for Dynatrace MCP Server

npx -y @dynatrace-oss/dynatrace-mcp-server@latest
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dynatrace-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dynatrace-oss/dynatrace-mcp-server@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DT_ENVIRONMENT": "https://<your-env-id>.apps.dynatrace.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

Setup steps

  1. 1Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config (this opens ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json).
  2. 2Paste the Dynatrace MCP Server config below under the top-level "mcpServers" key.
  3. 3Fill in any placeholder secrets (API keys, paths) in the snippet.
  4. 4Save the file, then fully quit and reopen Claude Desktop.
  5. 5Open a chat and confirm Dynatrace MCP Server's tools appear under the 🔌 tools menu.

Before you start

  • Node.js v24 or newer
  • A Dynatrace environment URL (e.g. https://abc12345.apps.dynatrace.com), set as DT_ENVIRONMENT
  • A Platform Token created in Dynatrace (Settings > Identity & access management > Platform tokens) with the relevant scopes — e.g. app-engine:apps:run, storage:logs:read, storage:metrics:read, storage:spans:read, storage:entities:read, storage:events:read, and davis-copilot/email scopes for those features. OAuth client credentials (OAUTH_CLIENT_ID / OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET) or browser-based authorization-code flow are also supported.

What Dynatrace MCP Server can do in Claude Desktop

execute_dql

Run a Dynatrace Query Language query over Grail (logs, events, spans, metrics, entities).

verify_dql

Validate a DQL statement before executing it.

generate_dql_from_natural_language

Turn a plain-English request into a DQL query via Davis CoPilot.

explain_dql_in_natural_language

Explain what an existing DQL query does.

list_problems

List open problems detected by Dynatrace.

list_vulnerabilities

List security vulnerabilities found in the environment.

list_exceptions

Surface exceptions captured across services.

find_entity_by_name

Look up a monitored entity (host, service, process) by name.

Security

Prefer the browser OAuth flow over storing platform tokens or client secrets in plaintext env vars. DQL queries consume Grail budget, so set DT_GRAIL_QUERY_BUDGET_GB to cap unexpected query costs.

Dynatrace MCP Server + Claude Desktop FAQ

Where is the Claude Desktop config file?

Claude Desktop reads MCP servers from ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Paste the Dynatrace MCP Server config there under the "mcpServers" key and restart the client.

Is Dynatrace MCP Server safe to use with Claude Desktop?

Prefer the browser OAuth flow over storing platform tokens or client secrets in plaintext env vars. DQL queries consume Grail budget, so set DT_GRAIL_QUERY_BUDGET_GB to cap unexpected query costs.

Does querying Dynatrace through this MCP server cost money?

It can. Accessing data in Grail (logs, events, spans, etc.) is billed by the volume scanned. The server provides a DT_GRAIL_QUERY_BUDGET_GB setting (default 1000 GB) to guard against runaway consumption.

What authentication does it support?

A Dynatrace Platform Token (recommended) via DT_PLATFORM_TOKEN, OAuth client credentials via OAUTH_CLIENT_ID/OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET, or a browser-based authorization-code flow.

Which MCP clients work with it?

VS Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Amazon Q, Windsurf, ChatGPT, and GitHub Copilot are all documented as supported over stdio.

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