Our grade: 4 checks
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Community rating
- 5 9
- 4 6
- 3 1
- 2 0
- 1 0
Trust in production
- Trust it - 75%
- With caveats - 25%
- Wouldn't - 0%
94% would recommend this server
How reviewers scored it
- Setup & docs 4.1
- Auth experience 4.4
- Reliability 4.3
- Maintainer responsiveness 4.5
Why it got an A
Dynatrace's official MCP server, hosted inside your own Dynatrace SaaS environment and generally available. Your AI tool connects to a URL with a platform token, or with a confidential OAuth client (no dynamic client registration yet). You choose the token's scopes, and it can never do more than the user who made it. The tools read: they run and explain DQL, look up problems, vulnerabilities, Kubernetes events and entities, search documents and run Davis anomaly and forecast analyzers. If you still run the old local npm package @dynatrace-oss/dynatrace-mcp-server, move off it. The repo is archived, 2.1.2 was the final release, and it had 5 advisories: CVE-2026-123811 (high, unauthenticated tool calls in HTTP mode, fixed in 2.0.0), CVE-2026-123809 (medium, workflow template injection, fixed in 2.0.0), CVE-2026-123810 (medium, DQL injection, fixed in 2.1.1), CVE-2026-123812 (low, missing approval step on notebook creation, fixed in 1.8.7) and a low DQL-escaping one (GHSA-qjvh-r92j-8r5p) with no fix. They cover that npm package only; Dynatrace has published no advisory for the hosted server, which is closed source, so the grade here is unchanged. Biggest deduction: the server is closed source, so we can't check its update cadence and scored maintenance one band lower; give the platform token an expiry date, because it can be set to never expire.
How to connect
// .vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"dynatrace-mcp": {
"url": "https://{environment-name}.apps.dynatrace.com/platform-reserved/mcp-gateway/v0.1/servers/dynatrace-mcp/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_BEARER_TOKEN_HERE"
}
}
}
}
claude plugin install dynatrace@claude-plugins-official
export DT_ENVIRONMENT=https://<your-environment-id>.apps.dynatrace.com
export DT_PLATFORM_TOKEN=dt0s16.<your-token>
Is Dynatrace Remote MCP Server safe?
Is Dynatrace Remote MCP Server safe to use?
Dynatrace Remote MCP Server grades A (strong public trust signals). Upkeep is hard to verify (closed source or a single maintainer), so pin the version you tested.
Does Dynatrace Remote MCP Server have known vulnerabilities?
Not in our current data: it has no open CVEs or advisories. We re-check as new ones are published.
Does Dynatrace Remote MCP Server support authentication?
Yes. It requires a login, so access can be tied to a person or a scoped key.
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Community reviews
Quietly reliable
Set this up for our team after comparing a few options. You can tell it is actively maintained, the rough edges keep getting fixed. Sign-in flow was painless and I never had to paste a key into a config file. Nothing to install, I just point the client at the URL. It is in our production agent and I sleep fine.
Used for Onboarding new devs with an agent that answers repo questions
- Setup & docs 5/5
- Auth experience 5/5
- Reliability 5/5
- Maintainer responsiveness 5/5
Better than the DIY script it replaced
I use this almost daily. Token setup is the fiddliest part, after that it is smooth. Worth it, just do not skip the hardening steps.
Used for Scripting routine maintenance tasks
- Setup & docs 4/5
- Auth experience 4/5
- Reliability 4/5
- Maintainer responsiveness 4/5
Solid and well behaved
Clear tool names, sensible outputs, very few surprises. Being official from Dynatrace counts for a lot when I pitch it to security. Auth is handled properly, and revoking access later was one click. Releases come often and the changelog is clear.
Used for Letting a coding agent open and triage issues
- Setup & docs 5/5
- Auth experience 5/5
- Reliability 5/5
- Maintainer responsiveness 5/5
Worth the five minutes to set up
Replaced a homegrown script with Dynatrace Remote MCP Server and have not looked back. Releases come often and the changelog is clear. I like that access goes through a proper sign-in instead of a long-lived secret on disk. Good choice if you need Dynatrace Remote in your agent.
Used for Debugging sessions in Cursor
- Setup & docs 5/5
- Auth experience 5/5
- Reliability 5/5
- Maintainer responsiveness 5/5
Good defaults, good docs
Tried it on a side project first, then rolled it out at work. Updates land regularly, and nothing broke when I upgraded.
Used for Keeping project tickets in sync with code changes
- Setup & docs 4/5
- Auth experience 5/5
- Reliability 4/5
- Maintainer responsiveness 5/5
Saves me a context switch every hour
Of the Dynatrace Remote integrations I tried, this one is the most predictable. Sign-in flow was painless and I never had to paste a key into a config file. Recommended, with sensible guardrails.
Used for Internal developer assistant
- Setup & docs 4/5
- Auth experience 4/5
- Reliability 3/5
- Maintainer responsiveness 4/5
OK for read-only work
I like it, with reservations. Scoped the token to just what the agent needs and it respected that. Hosted endpoint means no local process to babysit. Releases come often and the changelog is clear. I would use it in prod, but only with a human approving writes.
Used for Looking up Dynatrace Remote data without leaving the editor
- Setup & docs 2/5
- Auth experience 4/5
- Reliability 3/5
- Maintainer responsiveness 3/5
Clean integration, sensible permissions
Set this up for our team after comparing a few options. The OAuth flow worked first time in Claude Code. I like that access goes through a proper sign-in instead of a long-lived secret on disk. It is in our production agent and I sleep fine.
Used for CI failure investigation
- Setup & docs 5/5
- Auth experience 4/5
- Reliability 5/5
- Maintainer responsiveness 5/5
The Dynatrace Remote integration I wanted
Clear tool names, sensible outputs, very few surprises. Nothing to install, I just point the client at the URL. You can tell it is actively maintained, the rough edges keep getting fixed. Happy to run it in production.
Used for Automating release notes
- Setup & docs 3/5
- Auth experience 3/5
- Reliability 4/5
- Maintainer responsiveness 3/5
No complaints after a month
Started with it as an experiment, now it is a fixture. Being closed source, I cannot audit it, but the vendor has been responsive.
Used for CI failure investigation
- Setup & docs 3/5
- Auth experience 4/5
- Reliability 5/5
- Maintainer responsiveness 4/5
Does what it says, no drama
Simple to set up in Cursor, simple to reason about. Auth is handled properly, and revoking access later was one click.
Used for Generating boilerplate from existing patterns
- Setup & docs 4/5
- Auth experience 4/5
- Reliability 4/5
- Maintainer responsiveness 5/5
Trustworthy enough for real work
Our agents call this dozens of times a day. Filed an issue and got a reply within two days. Would recommend without hesitation.
Used for Code review summaries for pull requests
- Setup & docs 5/5
- Auth experience 5/5
- Reliability 4/5
- Maintainer responsiveness 5/5
Our team uses it every day
Been running this for about a month now. Filed an issue and got a reply within two days. Auth is handled properly, and revoking access later was one click.
Used for Pairing with Claude Code on a monorepo
- Setup & docs 5/5
- Auth experience 5/5
- Reliability 5/5
- Maintainer responsiveness 5/5
Surprisingly polished
Of the Dynatrace Remote integrations I tried, this one is the most predictable. Nothing to install, I just point the client at the URL. Would recommend without hesitation.
Used for Internal developer assistant
- Setup & docs 5/5
- Auth experience 5/5
- Reliability 5/5
- Maintainer responsiveness 5/5
Recommended it to two teams already
Hooked Dynatrace Remote MCP Server into Claude Code and it worked on the first try. Hosted endpoint means no local process to babysit. Easy recommendation.
Used for Debugging sessions in Cursor
- Setup & docs 4/5
- Auth experience 5/5
- Reliability 5/5
- Maintainer responsiveness 5/5
Exactly what I needed from Dynatrace Remote
Installed it on a Friday, it was part of my workflow by Monday. The scope options are worth reading carefully, the defaults are broader than I wanted. Easy recommendation.
Used for Letting a coding agent open and triage issues
- Setup & docs 3/5
- Auth experience 4/5
- Reliability 3/5
- Maintainer responsiveness 4/5
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