OpenTelemetry Collector MCP Server

An MCP server implementation for configuring OpenTelemetry Collectors.

Features

Dynamic OpenTelemetry Configuration: Configure OpenTelemetry Collectors through MCP tools
Component Management: Add, remove, and configure receivers, processors, and exporters

Tools

Update Resources
- Updates local resource files with the latest component information from GitHub
- No input parameters required
- Returns statistics about updated components (receivers, processors, exporters)

Resources

Receivers (receivers://receivers)
- Lists all available OpenTelemetry receivers
- Returns receiver metadata including name, description, and stability
Processors (processors://processors)
- Lists all available OpenTelemetry processors
- Returns processor metadata including name, description, and stability
Exporters (exporters://exporters)
- Lists all available OpenTelemetry exporters
- Returns exporter metadata including name, description, and stability
Component Schemas (component://{type}/{name})
- Retrieves configuration schema for specific components
- Supports listing all available schemas or getting a specific component's schema
- Parameters:
  - type: Component type ("receiver", "processor", or "exporter")
  - name: Name of the specific component (optional)

Configuration

Usage with mcp clients

Add this to your mcp.json:

{
    "mcpServers": {
      "otelcol": {
        "url": "http://localhost:3001/sse"
      }
    }
}

Development

This is a local implementation of an MCP server for OpenTelemetry configuration. To use it:

Clone the repository
Build the project using the provided build scripts
Configure your MCP client to use the local server implementation

License

This MCP server is licensed under the GPL-3.0 License. This means you are free to use, modify, and distribute the software, subject to the terms and conditions of the GPL-3.0 License. For more details, please see the LICENSE file in the project repository.