MCP Server for Perses

Warning

This MCP Server is currently in beta. Features and tools may change, and stability is not guaranteed. Feedback and contributions are most welcome!

Overview

The Perses MCP Server is a local Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server that enables the LLM hosts(Claude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor) to interact with the Perses Application in a standardized way.

Demo

Claude Desktop

perses-claude.mov

VS Code with GitHub Copilot

perses-mcp-demo-vs-code.mov

Usage

Pre-requisites

• percli
• PERSES_TOKEN

Obtaining Your Perses Authentication Token

1. Login to your Perses server using the percli command line tool:

percli login <PERSES_SERVER_URL>

2. After successful login, retrieve your token:

percli whoami --show-token

1. Copy the token to use in your MCP server configuration.

Integration with Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Create or edit the Claude Desktop configuration file at:

   • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
   • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
   • Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

You can easily access this file via the Claude Desktop app by navigating to Claude > Settings > Developer > Edit Config.

2. Add the following JSON block to the configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "perses-mcp": {
      "command": "<ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_PERSES_MCP_BINARY>",
      "args": [
        "--perses-server-url",
        "<PERSES_SERVER_URL>"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PERSES_TOKEN": "<PERSES_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect.

Integration with VS Code GitHub Copilot

To integrate the MCP server with VS Code GitHub Copilot, follow these steps:

1. Open User Settings (JSON) in VS Code:

   • Press Cmd + Shift + P (on macOS) or Ctrl + Shift + P (on other platforms).
   • Type Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON) and select it.

2. Add the following JSON block to the User Settings (JSON) file:

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "perses-token",
      "description": "PERSES_TOKEN to connect with Perses Application",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "perses-mcp": {
      "command": "<ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_PERSES_MCP_BINARY>",
      "args": [
        "--perses-server-url",
        "http://localhost:8080"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PERSES_TOKEN": "${input:perses-token}"
      }
    }
  }
}

1. Optionally, create a file named .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace and add the same JSON block. This allows you to share the configuration with others.

Tools

Projects

Tool	Description	Required Parameters
perses_list_projects	List all projects	-
perses_get_project_by_name	Get a project by name	project

Dashboards

Tool	Description	Required Parameters
perses_list_dashboards	List all dashboards for a specific project	project
perses_get_dashboard_by_name	Get a dashboard by name for a project	project, dashboard

Datasources

Tool	Description	Required Parameters
perses_list_global_datasources	List all global datasources	-
perses_list_datasources	List all datasources for a specific project	project
perses_get_global_datasource_by_name	Get a global datasource by name	datasource
perses_get_project_datasource_by_name	Get a project datasource by name	project, datasource

Roles

Tool	Description	Required Parameters
perses_list_global_roles	List all global roles	-
perses_get_global_role_by_name	Get a global role by name	role
perses_list_global_role_bindings	List all global role bindings	-
perses_get_global_role_binding_by_name	Get a global role binding by name	roleBinding
perses_list_project_roles	List all roles for a specific project	project
perses_get_project_role_by_name	Get a project role by name	project, role
perses_list_project_role_bindings	List all role bindings for a project	project
perses_get_project_role_binding_by_name	Get a project role binding by name	project, roleBinding

Plugins

Tool	Description	Required Parameters
perses_list_plugins	List all plugins	-

Variables

Tool	Description	Required Parameters
perses_list_global_variables	List all global variables	-
perses_get_global_variable_by_name	Get a global variable by name	variable
perses_list_variables	List all variables for a specific project	project
perses_get_project_variable_by_name	Get a project variable by name	project, variable

License

The code is licensed under an Apache 2.0 license.