MCP Server for Perses

Overview

The Perses MCP Server is a local Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server that enables the LLM hosts(Claude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor) to interact with the Perses Application in a standardized way.

Demo

Claude Desktop

perses-claude.mov

VS Code with GitHub Copilot

perses-mcp-demo-vs-code.mov

Usage

Pre-requisites

• percli
• PERSES_TOKEN

Obtaining Your Perses Authentication Token

1. Login to your Perses server using the percli command line tool:

percli login <PERSES_SERVER_URL>

2. After successful login, retrieve your token:

percli whoami --show-token

1. Copy the token to use in your MCP server configuration.

Integration with Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Create or edit the Claude Desktop configuration file at:

   • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
   • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
   • Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

You can easily access this file via the Claude Desktop app by navigating to Claude > Settings > Developer > Edit Config.

2. Add the following JSON block to the configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "perses-mcp": {
      "command": "<ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_PERSES_MCP_BINARY>",
      "args": [
        "--perses-server-url",
        "<PERSES_SERVER_URL>"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PERSES_TOKEN": "<PERSES_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect.

Integration with VS Code GitHub Copilot

To integrate the MCP server with VS Code GitHub Copilot, follow these steps:

1. Open User Settings (JSON) in VS Code:

   • Press Cmd + Shift + P (on macOS) or Ctrl + Shift + P (on other platforms).
   • Type Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON) and select it.

2. Add the following JSON block to the User Settings (JSON) file:

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "perses-token",
      "description": "PERSES_TOKEN to connect with Perses Application",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "perses-mcp": {
      "command": "<ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_PERSES_MCP_BINARY>",
      "args": [
        "--perses-server-url",
        "http://localhost:8080"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PERSES_TOKEN": "${input:perses-token}"
      }
    }
  }
}

1. Optionally, create a file named .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace and add the same JSON block. This allows you to share the configuration with others.

Tools

Projects

Tool	Description	Required Parameters
perses_list_projects	List all projects	-

Dashboards

Tool	Description	Required Parameters
perses_list_dashboards	List all dashboards for a specific project	project

Datasources

Tool	Description	Required Parameters
perses_list_global_datasources	List all global datasources	-
perses_list_datasources	List all datasources for a specific project	project

Variables

Tool	Description	Required Parameters
perses_list_global_variables	List all global variables	-
perses_list_variables	List all variables for a specific project	project

License

The code is licensed under an Apache 2.0 license.