Victoriatraces MCP Server

The implementation of Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for VictoriaTraces.

People who work with distributed tracing, observability and traces and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Go.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-08 · ★ 15 · #106 OF 120 MAINTAINED DEVOPS & MONITORING · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

Apache-2.0 · Go servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Victoriatraces

before you install - you'll need

Set VT_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT, VT_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN, VT_INSTANCE_HEADERS, MCP_SERVER_MODE, MCP_SSE_ADDR, MCP_LISTEN_ADDR before connecting.

Docker

docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/victoriametrics-community/mcp-victoriatraces:1.5.0

Claude Desktop - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "victoriametrics-community-mcp-victoriatr": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/victoriametrics-community/mcp-victoriatraces:1.5.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as container (OCI image) - can be sandboxed away from your filesystem

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

registry namespace io.github.VictoriaMetrics-Community is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Victoriatraces can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v1.5.0 · 2025-12-15

Bump actions/checkout from 5 to 6 · Bump alpine from 3.22 to 3.23 · Bump github.com/mark3labs/mcp-go from 0.43.1 to 0.43.2 · updated dependencies · updated embedded docs

v1.4.0 · 2025-11-28

Bump golangci/golangci-lint-action from 8 to 9 · Bump github.com/blevesearch/bleve/v2 from 2.5.4 to 2.5.5 · updated dependencies · updated embedded dependencies and blog posts

v1.3.0 · 2025-11-03

Bump github.com/tmc/langchaingo from 0.1.13 to 0.1.14 · Bump github.com/blevesearch/bleve/v2 from 2.5.3 to 2.5.4 · added helm chart · Bump github.com/mark3labs/mcp-go from 0.41.1 to 0.42.0 · updated embedded docs and…

04 · Who maintains Victoriatraces

mcp-victoriatraces is maintained by victoriametrics-community. We track 4 MCP servers from victoriametrics-community - 4 actively maintained, 356 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from May 2025. Full record: all servers from victoriametrics-community.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/victoriametrics-community/mcp-victoriatraces
category: DevOps & monitoring - ranked #106 of 120 actively-maintained DevOps & monitoring servers as of 2026-09-18.
registry: io.github.VictoriaMetrics-Community/mcp-victoriatraces (active, first published 2025-10-12 · 5 versions)
packages: oci:ghcr.io/victoriametrics-community/mcp-victoriatraces:1.5.0

06 · Victoriatraces FAQ

What is Victoriatraces?

The implementation of Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for VictoriaTraces.

Is Victoriatraces still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-08. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Victoriatraces?

Run `docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/victoriametrics-community/mcp-victoriatraces:1.5.0`. The README documents 6 environment variables (VT_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT, VT_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN, VT_INSTANCE_HEADERS…) to set first. Set VT_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT, VT_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN, VT_INSTANCE_HEADERS, MCP_SERVER_MODE, MCP_SSE_ADDR, MCP_LISTEN_ADDR before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

07 · Alternatives to Victoriatraces

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