Dynatrace MCP Server for Claude

Overview

The Dynatrace MCP Server (@dynatrace-oss/dynatrace-mcp-server) is the official open-source Model Context Protocol server from Dynatrace. It gives Claude access to your Dynatrace observability platform — running DQL queries, investigating problems and vulnerabilities, analyzing Kubernetes events, forecasting timeseries, and exploring entities — through natural language.

Authentication uses browser-based Authorization Code Flow on first run (no token needed to get started); tokens are stored in the OS keychain. For headless/CI workflows, a Platform Token with the required permissions can be used instead. The server runs as a local stdio process and is MIT-licensed.

Dynatrace also provides a native hosted MCP gateway at https://{env}.apps.dynatrace.com/platform-reserved/mcp-gateway/v0.1/servers/dynatrace-mcp/mcp for environments where a local npm install is not desirable.

Key capabilities

• DQL queries — generate, explain, and execute Dynatrace Query Language queries.
• Problem investigation — retrieve and analyze open problems and vulnerabilities.
• Kubernetes event analysis — explore and correlate Kubernetes events.
• Timeseries analysis — forecast and analyze metric timeseries data.
• Entity resolution — resolve entity names to IDs and explore entity metadata.
• Document retrieval — retrieve Dynatrace troubleshooting documentation and guidance.
• Automation — trigger event notifications and Slack messages from workflows.
• Davis AI — access Davis Intelligence for AI-powered root cause analysis.

How it compares

Dynatrace's MCP is notable for its Davis AI integration — providing AI-native root-cause analysis and anomaly detection, not just raw query access.

Installation

Claude Code

claude mcp add dynatrace \
  -e DT_ENVIRONMENT=https://YOUR_ENV.apps.dynatrace.com \
  -- npx -y @dynatrace-oss/dynatrace-mcp-server@latest

Replace YOUR_ENV with your environment ID. On first run, a browser window opens for Authorization Code Flow authentication.

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dynatrace": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@dynatrace-oss/dynatrace-mcp-server@latest"],
      "env": {
        "DT_ENVIRONMENT": "https://YOUR_ENV.apps.dynatrace.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

Platform Token (headless)

Set DT_PLATFORM_TOKEN in your environment alongside DT_ENVIRONMENT to authenticate without a browser. The token requires mcp-gateway:servers:invoke and mcp-gateway:servers:read scopes.

Requirements

• A Dynatrace Platform environment.
• Node.js (npx).
• An MCP client (Claude Code or Claude Desktop).

Security

• Prefer browser-based auth for interactive use; tokens live in the OS keychain.
• For CI/headless use, create a scoped Platform Token and rotate it regularly.
• Never commit DT_PLATFORM_TOKEN to source control.

Source Verification Notes

Verified on 2026-06-18:

• The official repository github.com/dynatrace-oss/dynatrace-mcp (MIT, 122 stars) documents the @dynatrace-oss/dynatrace-mcp-server package, DT_ENVIRONMENT env var, Authorization Code Flow and Platform Token authentication, stdio transport, and the capability categories.
• Dynatrace's official MCP documentation at docs.dynatrace.com/docs/dynatrace-intelligence/dynatrace-mcp confirms the native hosted gateway URL pattern and required permissions.
• The Dynatrace Hub listing confirms the DQL, problem, Kubernetes, timeseries, and Davis AI capabilities as the primary tools.
• Claude Code's MCP documentation describes the -e env var injection pattern used above.