Ufo MCP Server

Control your Dynatrace UFO device through MCP-compatible clients like Claude Desktop.

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What is the Ufo MCP server?

Connect Ufo to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. Control your Dynatrace UFO device through MCP-compatible clients like Claude Desktop. The ufo mcp server is what makes that connection.

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • configureLighting — Set entire UFO lighting (top ring, bottom ring, logo) in one command
  • sendRawApi — Send raw API commands directly to the UFO
  • playEffect — Play a named lighting effect from the library
  • stopEffect — Stop current effect and resume previous one from the stack
  • getLedState — Query current LED state
  • listEffects — Show all available effects (built-in and custom)
  • Prerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server

Credentials and setup notes

  • A Dynatrace UFO device on your network - Find your UFO's IP address (check your router or use ufo.local if mDNS is available)

Installation

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

Where it fits

This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Ufo's toolset — configureLighting, sendRawApi, playEffect and 4 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by rhoegg; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against Ufo's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Worth knowing first

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
configureLightingSet entire UFO lighting (top ring, bottom ring, logo) in one command
sendRawApiSend raw API commands directly to the UFO
playEffectPlay a named lighting effect from the library
stopEffectStop current effect and resume previous one from the stack
getLedStateQuery current LED state
listEffectsShow all available effects (built-in and custom)
PrerequisitesThe Prerequisites tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Ufo MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ufo": {
      "command": "/usr/local/bin/ufo-mcp",
      "args": [
        "--transport", "stdio",
        "--ufo-ip", "YOUR_UFO_IP_HERE"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

  • A Dynatrace UFO device on your network - Find your UFO's IP address (check your router or use ufo.local if mDNS is available)

Example prompts to try

  • Use Ufo to configureLighting.
  • Use Ufo to sendRawApi.
  • Use Ufo to playEffect.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Ufo to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 7 tools (configureLighting, sendRawApi, playEffect, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Ufo directly.