Glowroot MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that enables AI assistants to analyze Java application traces captured by Glowroot, an open-source APM tool.

Features

• list_recent_errors — List recent errors within a time window
• analyze_trace — Deep-dive into a specific trace with execution tree and stack traces
• find_timeout_errors — Find timeout-related errors (SocketTimeoutException, etc.)
• analyze_error_patterns — Group errors by transaction and identify the most affected
• get_error_by_message — Search errors by message text (e.g. "NullPointerException")

Installation

pipx install glowroot-mcp-server

Or with pip:

pip install glowroot-mcp-server

Configuration

Set environment variables or create a .env file:

GLOWROOT_URL=http://localhost:4000
GLOWROOT_AGENT_ID=

Usage

As a standalone server

glowroot-mcp

With Claude Desktop / Kiro

Add to your MCP configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "glowroot": {
      "command": "glowroot-mcp",
      "env": {
        "GLOWROOT_URL": "http://localhost:4000",
        "GLOWROOT_AGENT_ID": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

With pipx

If installed via pipx, the glowroot-mcp command is available globally:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "glowroot": {
      "command": "glowroot-mcp",
      "env": {
        "GLOWROOT_URL": "http://localhost:4000"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requirements

• Python 3.10+
• A running Glowroot instance monitoring your Java application

License

MIT