PagerDuty MCP vs Elasticsearch MCP Server

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

	PagerDuty MCP PagerDuty's official MCP server — agents triage incidents, manage on-call schedules, and query services from your IDE. Unverified stdio (local) API key Python	Elasticsearch MCP Server Official Elastic server: list indices, read mappings, and search with Query DSL. Verified stdio (local) API key TypeScript
Category	Monitoring & Observability	Monitoring & Observability
Language	Python	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	72	700
Last commit	3 days ago	4 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`uvx pagerduty-mcp`	`docker run -i --rm -e ES_URL -e ES_API_KEY docker.elastic.co/mcp/elasticsearch stdio`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick PagerDuty MCP if you need the broadest set of tools.

Pick Elasticsearch MCP Server if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a verified, documented setup.

Add PagerDuty MCP

Install / run

uvx pagerduty-mcp

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pagerduty-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "pagerduty-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PAGERDUTY_USER_API_KEY": "<your-pagerduty-user-api-token>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires `uv` (the Python package runner). Install it from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/ if `uvx` is not found.

Add Elasticsearch MCP Server

Install / run

docker run -i --rm -e ES_URL -e ES_API_KEY docker.elastic.co/mcp/elasticsearch stdio

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elasticsearch-mcp-server": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "ES_URL",
        "-e",
        "ES_API_KEY",
        "docker.elastic.co/mcp/elasticsearch",
        "stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ES_URL": "<your-elasticsearch-cluster-url>",
        "ES_API_KEY": "<your-elasticsearch-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires Docker to be installed and running.

FAQ

PagerDuty MCP or Elasticsearch MCP Server — which is better?

Pick PagerDuty MCP if you need the broadest set of tools. Pick Elasticsearch MCP Server if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a verified, documented setup.

Can I use both PagerDuty MCP and Elasticsearch 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 PagerDuty MCP and Elasticsearch MCP Server work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

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

View PagerDuty MCP →View Elasticsearch MCP Server →More comparisons →