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New Relic MCP Server

Monitoring, NRQL queries, dashboards, and incident management. Analyze application performance and infrastructure health.

Capabilities
NRQL APM Dashboards Infrastructure Incidents
Maintained by
New Relic
Hosting
Hosted by the vendor
Authentication
OAuth sign-in
Last checked

EU accounts use https://mcp.eu.newrelic.com/mcp/.

How to connect the New Relic MCP server

Pick your AI client and paste the snippet. New to this? Our guide to how MCP clients and servers fit together explains what each piece does.

Claude Code

Terminal
claude mcp add --transport http new-relic https://mcp.newrelic.com/mcp/

Then run /mcp inside Claude Code and choose Authenticate to sign in.

Full Claude Code setup guide →

Claude Desktop and claude.ai

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
Name: New Relic
Remote MCP server URL: https://mcp.newrelic.com/mcp/

Custom connectors need a Pro, Max, Team or Enterprise plan. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds them in admin settings.

Full Claude Desktop setup guide →

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json (or .cursor/mcp.json in a project)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "new-relic": {
      "url": "https://mcp.newrelic.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}
Full Cursor setup guide →

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "new-relic": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.newrelic.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}
Full VS Code setup guide →

ChatGPT

Business, Enterprise and Edu plans (and Pro, read-only) can add this endpoint as an app in developer mode. ChatGPT setup guide →

Frequently asked questions

What is the New Relic MCP server?

It is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server — a small piece of software that gives AI assistants like Claude a secure, governed connection to New Relic. Monitoring, NRQL queries, dashboards, and incident management. Analyze application performance and infrastructure health.

Is there an official New Relic MCP server?

Yes. The New Relic MCP server is an official integration, maintained by the vendor or the Model Context Protocol project, which makes it the safest default for business use. It is maintained by New Relic.

Is the New Relic MCP server hosted, or do I run it myself?

It is hosted. New Relic runs the endpoint at https://mcp.newrelic.com/mcp/, so there is nothing to install: you add the URL to your AI client and sign in with your New Relic account.

Do I need an API key for the New Relic MCP server?

No API key is needed for the hosted server. You sign in through New Relic's own OAuth screen, and the assistant only gets the access your account has.

What can an AI assistant actually do with New Relic?

Through this server an assistant can work with nrql, apm, dashboards, infrastructure, incidents — reading from and acting on New Relic directly instead of you copy-pasting between windows. What you allow it to do is controlled by the permissions you grant.

How do I set this up for my business?

The setup section above has copy-paste config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. If you want it rolled out across a team with permissions, governance and support handled, that is what Crox's Build engagement covers.

New to MCP? Start with our plain-English guide to the Model Context Protocol or see how to connect AI to your business tools without writing code .

Done-for-you integration

Want this connected to your business — with governance handled?

Crox maps your processes, connects AI to the tools you already use, and keeps it working as models change. Start with a readiness assessment or talk to us about a build.