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GCP Observability MCP

Server key: gcp-observability Type: stdio Package: @google-cloud/observability-mcp

Provides access to Google Cloud monitoring, logging, and observability services for infrastructure and application monitoring.

Capabilities​

  • Query Cloud Monitoring metrics and time series data.
  • Search and analyze Cloud Logging entries.
  • Manage alerting policies and notification channels.
  • Access uptime check configurations and results.

Which Agents Use It​

AgentWhen
DevOps EngineerSetting up monitoring, analyzing metrics, configuring alerts, debugging production issues

Configuration​

{
  "gcp-observability": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y", "@google-cloud/observability-mcp"]
  }
}

Prerequisites​

  • Node.js installed (for running via npx).
  • Google Cloud SDK authenticated with monitoring permissions.
  • Active GCP project with Cloud Monitoring and Cloud Logging enabled.

Authentication​

Uses Application Default Credentials (ADC) — authenticate via gcloud auth application-default login or a service account key with monitoring permissions.