BetterDB MCP server - Valkey observability for Claude Code and other MCP clients
BetterDB MCP server - Valkey observability for Claude Code and other MCP clients. That is what the monitor mcp server brings to an AI assistant: the same capability, reachable through the Model Context Protocol rather than a separate app or dashboard.
A monorepo application for monitoring Valkey/Redis databases with a NestJS backend and React frontend.
The server publishes 10 tools. What each one is for:
Package — LanguageCaching — The Caching tool exposed by this serverTools — The Tools tool exposed by this serverBenchmarking — The Benchmarking tool exposed by this serverBackend — The Backend tool exposed by this serverFrontend — The Frontend tool exposed by this serverMonorepo — The Monorepo tool exposed by this serverPrerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this serverInstallation — 2. Copy environment variables: bash cp .env.example .envRequirements — The Requirements tool exposed by this serverConfiguration is passed through the environment: STORAGE_URL, BETTERDB_LICENSE_KEY. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
@betterdb/monitor on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.
This sits in the monitoring and observability group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Monitor's toolset — Package, Caching, Tools and 7 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by BetterDB-inc; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Package | Language |
| Caching | The Caching tool exposed by this server. |
| Tools | The Tools tool exposed by this server. |
| Benchmarking | The Benchmarking tool exposed by this server. |
| Backend | The Backend tool exposed by this server. |
| Frontend | The Frontend tool exposed by this server. |
| Monorepo | The Monorepo tool exposed by this server. |
| Prerequisites | The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server. |
| Installation | 2. Copy environment variables: bash cp .env.example .env |
| Requirements | The Requirements tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"monitor": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@betterdb/monitor"],
"env": {
"STORAGE_URL": "your-value",
"BETTERDB_LICENSE_KEY": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| STORAGE_URL | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Yes |
| BETTERDB_LICENSE_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
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