New Relic MCP Server

New Relic is an observability platform providing application performance monitoring, infrastructure monitoring, log management, and real-time analytics.

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Last Updated

Nov 2, 2026

What is the New Relic MCP Server?

The New Relic MCP server gives AI agents structured, permission-aware access to New Relic through the Model Context Protocol. With 25 pre-built actions, agents can read, create, and update New Relic data on behalf of authorized users.

Willow ships the New Relic MCP server as part of an enterprise control plane. Every call runs behind SSO (Okta, Azure AD), enforces RBAC and least-privilege at runtime, writes to a full audit trail, and integrates with Splunk and Loki for SIEM visibility. Connect from Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT, VS Code, n8n, or any custom agent. Install once, distribute org-wide, and see exactly how New Relic is being used by every AI agent in your stack.

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Search Entities

Search for monitored entities across your New Relic account including applications, services, hosts, containers, and more. Use this to discover what's being monitored, find specific entities by name or type, or filter entities by tags. Supports filtering by entity type, domain, tags, and alert status. Returns entity GUIDs, names, types, and metadata.

Get Entity

Retrieve detailed information about a specific entity by its GUID. Returns comprehensive entity data including name, type, domain, account, tags, relationships, golden metrics, and alert status. Use this when you have an entity GUID and need complete information about that entity.

List Entity Types

Discover all available entity types in your New Relic account. Returns a list of entity types (APPLICATION, HOST, CONTAINER, etc.) and their domains. Use this to understand what kinds of entities you can query or to build dynamic queries based on available entity types.

Query Entity Golden Metrics

Get key performance metrics (golden metrics) for a specific entity. Golden metrics are the most important metrics for each entity type, such as throughput, response time, and error rate for applications. Returns time-series data for the entity's golden metrics over a specified time range. Use this for quick performance snapshots.

List Entity Tags

Get all tags associated with a specific entity. Tags are key-value pairs used to organize and filter entities. Returns all tag keys and their values for the specified entity. Use this to understand how an entity is tagged or to discover available tag keys for filtering.

Execute NRQL Query

Run a NRQL (New Relic Query Language) query against your New Relic data. NRQL is a SQL-like query language for querying telemetry data including metrics, events, logs, and traces. Returns query results as structured data. Use this to analyze data, create custom reports, or answer specific questions about your system's behavior. Example: 'SELECT average(duration) FROM Transaction WHERE appName = \'MyApp\' SINCE 1 hour ago'

Execute Cross-Account NRQL Query

Run a NRQL query across multiple New Relic accounts simultaneously. Useful for organizations with multiple accounts that need to aggregate data or compare metrics across accounts. Returns combined results from all specified accounts. Requires appropriate permissions for all target accounts.

Execute Async NRQL Query

Execute a long-running NRQL query asynchronously. Use this for queries that may take longer than the standard timeout (e.g., queries over large time ranges or complex aggregations). Returns a query ID that can be used to check the status and retrieve results. The query will continue processing in the background.

List Alert Policies

List all alert policies in your New Relic account. Alert policies group alert conditions and define notification settings. Returns policy IDs, names, incident preferences, and associated conditions. Use this to discover existing policies, understand your alerting setup, or get policy IDs for further configuration.

Get Alert Policy

Retrieve detailed information about a specific alert policy by ID. Returns the complete policy configuration including name, incident preference, conditions, notification channels, and recent incidents. Use this when you have a policy ID and need its complete details.

List Alert Conditions

List all alert conditions for a specific policy. Alert conditions define the criteria that trigger alerts, including NRQL queries, thresholds, and evaluation windows. Returns condition details including type, enabled status, query, and threshold values. Use this to understand what conditions are configured for a policy.

Search Alert Violations

Search for recent alert violations and incidents across your New Relic account. Returns information about triggered alerts including policy name, condition name, severity, start time, and affected entities. Use this to investigate recent issues, track alert patterns, or build incident reports. Supports filtering by time range, policy, and severity.

List Muting Rules

Get all active alert muting rules in your New Relic account. Muting rules suppress notifications for specific conditions without disabling the alerts themselves. Returns rule details including name, description, filter criteria, and schedule. Use this to understand which alerts are currently muted and why.

List Dashboards

List all dashboards in your New Relic account with metadata. Returns dashboard GUIDs, names, descriptions, permissions, creation dates, and owner information. Use this to discover available dashboards, find dashboards by name, or get dashboard GUIDs for detailed retrieval. Supports pagination for large result sets.

Get Dashboard

Retrieve the complete configuration of a specific dashboard by GUID. Returns the full dashboard definition including all pages, widgets, layout configuration, variables, and NRQL queries for each widget. Use this to inspect dashboard structure, export configurations, understand widget queries, or replicate dashboards.

Search Dashboards

Search for dashboards using filters such as name, tags, or owner. Returns matching dashboards with their metadata. Use this when you need to find specific dashboards based on criteria rather than listing all dashboards. Supports filtering by name patterns, tags, permissions, and owner.

Get Dashboard Widgets

Get all widgets and their NRQL queries from a specific dashboard. Returns widget configurations including titles, visualization types, and the NRQL queries that power each widget. Use this to understand what data a dashboard displays, extract queries for reuse, or analyze dashboard performance.

List Synthetic Monitors

List all synthetic monitors in your New Relic account. Synthetic monitors perform scripted tests against your applications and services from various locations. Returns monitor GUIDs, names, types (ping, simple browser, scripted browser, API test), status, locations, and frequency. Use this to discover configured monitors or get monitor GUIDs for detailed queries.

Get Synthetic Monitor

Retrieve detailed information about a specific synthetic monitor by GUID. Returns the complete monitor configuration including name, type, script details, locations, schedule, alert conditions, and recent execution status. Use this when you have a monitor GUID and need its complete configuration.

Get Monitor Results

Get recent execution results and status for a synthetic monitor. Returns success/failure status, response times, error messages, and execution timestamps for recent monitor runs. Use this to check monitor health, investigate failures, or track performance trends over time. Data includes results from all configured locations.

List APM Applications

List all applications monitored by APM (Application Performance Monitoring) in your New Relic account. Returns application GUIDs, names, languages, health status, alert severity, and key metrics. Use this to discover monitored applications, check application health, or get application GUIDs for detailed queries.

Get Application Metrics

Get performance metrics for a specific APM application including throughput, response time, error rate, and Apdex score. Returns time-series data for key application performance indicators over a specified time period. Use this to analyze application performance, investigate issues, or create custom reports.

Get Application Deployments

List recent deployments for an APM application. Deployments are markers that correlate application changes with performance metrics and errors. Returns deployment details including revision, changelog, timestamp, and user. Use this to understand when deployments occurred and correlate them with performance changes or issues.

List Infrastructure Hosts

List all hosts monitored by New Relic Infrastructure. Returns host GUIDs, hostnames, operating systems, cloud providers, instance types, and health status. Use this to discover monitored infrastructure, find specific hosts, check host health, or get host GUIDs for detailed queries. Supports filtering by tags and host attributes.

Get Host Metrics

Get infrastructure metrics for a specific host including CPU usage, memory usage, disk I/O, network traffic, and system load. Returns time-series data for key infrastructure metrics. Use this to monitor host performance, investigate resource issues, identify capacity constraints, or analyze infrastructure trends.

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Set Up Your New Relic MCP Server in Minutes

Add the following configuration to your MCP client. Authentication is handled via OAuth. Compatible with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT, VS Code, n8n, and any MCP-compatible agent.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "willow-new-relic": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://<org>.mcp-s.com/mcp/mcp/new-relic"
    }
  }
}

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "willow-new-relic": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://<org>.mcp-s.com/mcp/mcp/new-relic"
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

CLI

claude mcp add willow-new-relic --transport http https://<org>.mcp-s.com/mcp/mcp/new-relic

n8n

HTTP Request Node

{
  "url": "https://<org>.mcp-s.com/mcp/mcp/new-relic",
  "method": "POST"
}

Or click "Install with Willow" above to set up automatically with SSO and RBAC preconfigured.

Enterprise Governance for New Relic

Willow adds the layer New Relic and every other SaaS doesn't ship out of the box: every call runs behind SSO (Okta, Azure AD), enforces RBAC and least-privilege at runtime, writes to full audit logs, and detects shadow AI usage across your stack. One MCP gateway. Any agent. Every tool.

New Relic MCP Server FAQ

What is the New Relic MCP server?

The New Relic MCP server is a Model Context Protocol implementation that lets AI agents like Claude, Cursor, and ChatGPT read and write New Relic data through a standardized interface. Willow hosts and governs this server so enterprises can roll it out without a security review backlog.

How is Willow's New Relic MCP server different from the official one?

The official New Relic MCP server is scoped to a single user's account and does not include enterprise governance. Willow's version adds SSO, RBAC, audit logging, shadow AI detection, and centralized control over which actions agents can take across the entire org.

Which AI clients work with the New Relic MCP server?

Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT, VS Code with MCP support, n8n, and any custom agent built with OpenAI Agents SDK, LangChain, Vercel AI SDK, or Anthropic SDK.

Is the New Relic MCP server secure? How does Willow handle authentication?

Every call runs behind your existing SSO (Okta, Azure AD). Per-user OAuth scopes the agent to exactly what that user can do in New Relic, nothing more. No credentials reach the LLM. Every action writes to an audit trail.

Can I limit which New Relic actions agents can take?

Yes. Willow lets you scope agents to specific actions, specific projects, or specific environments. Toggle actions on or off in the dashboard, or enforce policy via infrastructure-as-code through GitHub.

How do I detect shadow New Relic MCP servers in my org?

Willow's browser extension and discovery service surface unmanaged MCP servers, skills, and AI agents across the org. If a developer installed an unapproved New Relic MCP locally, you'll see it.

What does the New Relic MCP server cost?

Pricing depends on org size and deployment model (SaaS, dedicated cloud, self-host). See withwillow.ai/pricing or contact sales for a quote.

How do I install the New Relic MCP server with Willow?

Install via the Willow Connect Panel in one click, or paste the JSON snippet above into your Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Claude Code config. SSO and RBAC inherit from your existing Willow setup.