New Relic MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides AI agents like Claude Code with access to New Relic logs and APM data through the NerdGraph API.

Features

Log Tools

• query-logs: Execute custom NRQL queries against New Relic logs

• search-logs: Search logs with keyword filtering and optional attributes

• get-recent-logs: Retrieve the most recent log entries

APM Tools

• query-apm: Execute custom NRQL queries against APM data (transactions, metrics, etc.)

• get-apm-metrics: Get application performance metrics (response time, throughput, error rate, Apdex)

• get-transaction-traces: Retrieve transaction traces with optional filtering for slow transactions

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18 or higher

• New Relic account with:

  • User API Key (create one here)

  • Account ID (find it here)

Installation

1. Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/xelber/newrelic-mcp.git
cd newrelic-mcp

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Build the project:

npm run build

Configuration

Set the following environment variables:

export NEW_RELIC_API_KEY="your-user-api-key"
export NEW_RELIC_ACCOUNT_ID="your-account-id"

Or create a .env file in the project root (not committed to git):

NEW_RELIC_API_KEY=your-user-api-key
NEW_RELIC_ACCOUNT_ID=your-account-id

Usage with Claude Desktop and Claude Code

Step 1: Configure in Claude Desktop

First, add this server to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

Configuration file location:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Add the following configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "newrelic": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/newrelic-mcp/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "NEW_RELIC_API_KEY": "your-user-api-key",
        "NEW_RELIC_ACCOUNT_ID": "your-account-id"
      }
    }
  }
}

Important:

• Replace /absolute/path/to/newrelic-mcp with the actual path to this project

• Replace your-user-api-key with your New Relic User API Key

• Replace your-account-id with your New Relic Account ID

Example (macOS):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "newrelic": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/Users/yourusername/newrelic-mcp/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "NEW_RELIC_API_KEY": "NRAK-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
        "NEW_RELIC_ACCOUNT_ID": "1234567"
      }
    }
  }
}

After updating the configuration:

1. Save the file

2. Restart Claude Desktop completely (Quit and reopen)

3. Look for the 🔌 icon in Claude Desktop to verify the MCP server is connected

Step 2: Import into Claude Code

Once configured in Claude Desktop, you can import the server into Claude Code:

1. Open Claude Code in your terminal or IDE

2. The MCP server will be automatically available if you have Claude Desktop configured

3. Alternatively, you can add it directly to Claude Code's MCP settings

For Claude Code direct configuration, create/edit the file at:

• macOS/Linux: ~/.config/claude-code/mcp_settings.json

With the same configuration format as above.

Available Tools

1. query-logs

Execute custom NRQL queries for complex filtering and aggregations.

Example queries:

query-logs with query: "SELECT * FROM Log WHERE message LIKE '%error%' SINCE 1 HOUR AGO LIMIT 100"

query-logs with query: "SELECT count(*) FROM Log WHERE level = 'ERROR' FACET host SINCE 1 DAY AGO"

query-logs with query: "SELECT * FROM Log WHERE service.name = 'api-server' AND response.status >= 500 SINCE 30 MINUTES AGO"

2. search-logs

Simplified search with keyword and attribute filtering.

Parameters:

• keywords (optional): Text to search for in log messages

• timeRange (default: "1 HOUR AGO"): Time range for the search

• limit (default: 100): Maximum number of results

• attributes (optional): Key-value pairs for filtering

Example:

search-logs with keywords: "database timeout", timeRange: "2 HOURS AGO", limit: 50

search-logs with keywords: "authentication failed", attributes: { "service.name": "auth-service" }

3. get-recent-logs

Quick access to the most recent log entries.

Parameters:

• limit (default: 50): Number of recent entries

• timeRange (default: "1 HOUR AGO"): Time window to search

Example:

get-recent-logs with limit: 100

get-recent-logs with limit: 25, timeRange: "30 MINUTES AGO"

4. query-apm

Execute custom NRQL queries against APM data for advanced analysis.

Example queries:

query-apm with query: "SELECT average(duration) FROM Transaction WHERE appName = 'MyApp' SINCE 1 HOUR AGO"

query-apm with query: "SELECT count(*) FROM Transaction WHERE error IS true FACET appName SINCE 1 DAY AGO"

query-apm with query: "SELECT percentile(duration, 95) FROM Transaction WHERE transactionType = 'Web' SINCE 30 MINUTES AGO TIMESERIES"

5. get-apm-metrics

Get comprehensive application performance metrics including response time, throughput, error rate, and Apdex score.

Parameters:

• appName (optional): Filter metrics for a specific application. If not provided, returns aggregated metrics across all applications.

• timeRange (default: "1 HOUR AGO"): Time range for metrics

• metrics (default: ["responseTime", "throughput", "errorRate"]): Array of metrics to retrieve

  • Options: "responseTime", "throughput", "errorRate", "apdex"

Behavior:

• With appName: Returns time-series metrics for the specified application

• Without appName: Returns aggregated metrics across all applications (not broken down by app)

Examples:

get-apm-metrics with appName: "MyApp", timeRange: "2 HOURS AGO"

get-apm-metrics with metrics: ["responseTime", "errorRate", "apdex"]

get-apm-metrics with appName: "EcommerceApp", metrics: ["throughput", "responseTime"], timeRange: "1 DAY AGO"

Note: To get metrics for multiple specific applications, call this tool separately for each application name.

6. get-transaction-traces

Retrieve transaction traces to identify performance bottlenecks and slow operations.

Parameters:

• appName (optional): Filter transactions for a specific application

• minDuration (optional): Minimum transaction duration in seconds to filter slow transactions

• limit (default: 10): Maximum number of transaction traces to return

• timeRange (default: "1 HOUR AGO"): Time range to search

Examples:

get-transaction-traces with appName: "MyApp", minDuration: 2.0, limit: 20

get-transaction-traces with minDuration: 5.0, timeRange: "30 MINUTES AGO"

get-transaction-traces with appName: "APIService", limit: 50

Development

Run tests:

npm test

Run tests with coverage:

npm run test:coverage

Run tests in watch mode:

npm run test:watch

Run in development mode (builds and starts):

npm run dev

Watch mode for auto-rebuilding:

npm run watch

Build the project:

npm run build

Example Interactions

Once configured, you can ask Claude (in Claude Desktop or Claude Code):

Log Queries

• "Show me recent errors from New Relic logs"

• "Search for logs containing 'payment failed' in the last 2 hours"

• "Query New Relic for all logs from the api-gateway service with 500 status codes"

• "Get the last 100 log entries from New Relic"

• "Find all logs with response time > 5000ms in the last hour"

• "Show me error logs grouped by service name"

APM Queries

• "Show me the response time and throughput for MyApp in the last hour"

• "Get APM metrics for all applications including error rates"

• "Find slow transactions that took longer than 3 seconds"

• "What's the error rate for MyApp over the past 2 hours?"

• "Show me the slowest 20 transactions from the EcommerceApp"

• "Get the Apdex score and response time for all my applications"

• "Find all transactions that resulted in errors in the last 30 minutes"

Troubleshooting

MCP Server Connection Issues

Server not showing in Claude Desktop:

• Verify the config file path is correct for your OS

• Check that the JSON syntax is valid (no trailing commas, proper quotes)

• Ensure the path to dist/index.js is absolute, not relative

• Restart Claude Desktop completely (Quit, not just close window)

• Check Claude Desktop logs: View > Developer > Show Logs

"Cannot find module" errors:

• Make sure you ran npm install in the project directory

• Verify you ran npm run build to compile TypeScript

• Check that the dist/ folder exists and contains the compiled files

New Relic API Issues

"Configuration error" on startup:

• Ensure NEW_RELIC_API_KEY and NEW_RELIC_ACCOUNT_ID are set correctly

• Verify your API key has the necessary permissions (User key, not Ingest key)

• Get your User API key from: https://one.newrelic.com/api-keys

"Failed to query New Relic":

• Check your API key is valid and not expired

• Verify your account ID is correct (find it at https://one.newrelic.com/admin-portal)

• Ensure you have access to the Logs product in New Relic

• Test your credentials using the NerdGraph API Explorer

No results returned:

• Verify you have log data in New Relic for the specified time range

• Check your NRQL syntax is valid

• Try a broader time range (e.g., "1 DAY AGO" instead of "1 HOUR AGO")

• Use the New Relic UI to confirm logs exist for your query

NRQL Resources

• New Relic NRQL Documentation

• Log Query Examples

• APM Data and NRQL

• Query APM Metric Data

• Transaction Event Attributes

License

MIT