MCP server for SolarWinds Observability logs
Most monitoring and observability work still happens through a UI a human drives. MCP Solarwinds MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. MCP server for SolarWinds Observability logs.
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for accessing and visualizing SolarWinds Observability logs.
issue on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.
The server publishes 5 tools. What each one is for:
Tools — The Tools tool exposed by this serversearch_logs — Search SolarWinds Observability logs with optional filtering - Takes search parameters including filter, time range, and pagination options - Returnsvisualize_logs — Generate a histogram json response for of log events - Formatted for Claude and canvas representations - Configurable time intervals (minute, hourResources — The Resources tool exposed by this serverDebugging — Since MCP servers communicate over stdio, debugging can be challenging. The MCP Inspector provides helpful debugging tools:Configuration is passed through the environment: SOLARWINDS_API_TOKEN. 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.
Plenty of monitoring and observability servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. MCP Solarwinds's toolset — Tools, search_logs, visualize_logs and 2 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by jakenuts; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Tools | The Tools tool exposed by this server. |
| search_logs | Search SolarWinds Observability logs with optional filtering - Takes search parameters including filter, time range, and pagination options - Returns formatted log entries with timestamps, hostnames, and messages - Suppo |
| visualize_logs | Generate a histogram json response for of log events - Formatted for Claude and canvas representations - Configurable time intervals (minute, hour, day) - Supports UTC or local time zones - Customizable query filters and |
| Resources | The Resources tool exposed by this server. |
| Debugging | Since MCP servers communicate over stdio, debugging can be challenging. The MCP Inspector provides helpful debugging tools: |
{
"mcpServers": {
"solarwinds": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-solarwinds"],
"env": {
"SOLARWINDS_API_TOKEN": "your-api-token"
},
"autoApprove": ["search_logs", "visualize_logs"]
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| SOLARWINDS_API_TOKEN | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
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