Apache SkyWalking MCP

What it does

Connects AI agents to the Apache SkyWalking observability platform, allowing the AI to monitor application performance (APM), analyze traces, and query metrics for microservices, Docker, and Kubernetes environments.

Tools

• query_traces: Multi-condition filtering of traces for performance insights.
• query_logs: Log retrieval with service, instance, and trace ID filters.
• execute_mqe_expression: Complex metric calculations and trend analysis using MQE.
• list_mqe_metrics: Discover available metrics for querying.
• list_services: List registered services under a specific layer.
• query_services_topology: Global or scoped service topology mapping.
• query_alarms: Retrieve alarms triggered by metric threshold breaches.

Installation

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skywalking": {
      "command": "swmcp stdio",
      "args": [
        "--sw-url", "http://localhost:12800",
        "--sw-username", "admin",
        "--sw-password", "your_password"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Supported hosts

Claude Desktop, Cursor, Copilot, Claude Code