• ALERT LIST
  • NODE DATA
  • ROOT CAUSE
  • HUMAN ACTION

How to triage infrastructure alarms with your AI

Connect Netdata to your AI client to turn a wall of alerts into a clear investigation. Your agent handles the data gathering so you can focus on the fix.

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Short answer

How can I use AI to triage Netdata alarms?

Your AI pulls a list of active alerts from your Netdata Cloud spaces and fetches specific chart data for the affected nodes. This lets you jump straight from a notification to a deep dive into the underlying metrics.

Investigation outcomes

Where your investigation lands.

The AI organizes your telemetry into actionable insights.

ALERT LIST

Identify active issues

The AI scans your Netdata Cloud spaces to find every running alarm. You get a clear view of what's broken right now.

NODE DATA

Inspect specific nodes

Once you find a problem, the AI pulls the exact metrics for that node. You see the specific spikes or drops causing the alert.

ROOT CAUSE

Pinpoint the failure

The AI compares different metrics to see if a CPU spike caused a memory leak or a disk issue. It connects the dots between different charts.

HUMAN ACTION

Decide the fix

The AI presents the evidence, but you make the call. You decide whether to restart a service, scale a node, or ignore a false positive.

The workflow

What your AI does when an alert triggers.

The AI handles the heavy lifting of data retrieval and correlation.

  1. Scan for active alerts

    The AI looks through your Netdata Cloud spaces to find any currently active alarms.

    list_space_alerts

  2. Get alarm details

    It pulls the specific details for the alarms it found to understand the severity and the affected nodes.

    get_alarms

  3. Fetch metric charts

    The AI pulls the actual time-series data for the metrics involved in the alarm.

    get_chart_data

  4. Summarize findings

    The AI looks at the chart trends and tells you exactly what happened on the node during the alert period.

    get_chart_data

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to kick off an investigation.

Starting points

Swap out the space names or node IDs with your actual Netdata identifiers.

Netdata Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_ahKhmIYu5E2SZYLAuopQ0XxxT8FYpWngo29KyMi2/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Netdata capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "netdata-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_ahKhmIYu5E2SZYLAuopQ0XxxT8FYpWngo29KyMi2/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • List all active alerts in my 'Production' space.

  • Check the details for the alarm on node 'web-server-01'.

  • Get the CPU and memory chart data for the last hour on node 'db-primary'.

  • Look at the recent alerts in 'Staging' and tell me which ones look like hardware issues.

  • Claude
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  • JetBrains
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Start here

Connect Netdata once, then ask.

Log in to Netdata, connect the MCP, and your AI will immediately have access to your cloud spaces. All credentials stay encrypted.

Connect Netdata to your AI

FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI clear or acknowledge alarms in Netdata?

    No. The AI can only read alert lists and metric data. You must manually acknowledge or clear alarms in the Netdata dashboard.

  • 02

    Can the AI change my Netdata configuration?

    No. This MCP is read-only. It cannot change alarm thresholds, update node settings, or modify your Netdata Cloud setup.

  • 03

    Does the AI see all my Netdata data?

    The AI only sees the data from the spaces you authorize when you connect the MCP.

  • 04

    How does the AI know which node is failing?

    It uses the information provided by the alarm list to identify the specific node and then requests the relevant chart data for that node.

  • 05

    Can I use this with any AI client?

    Yes, as long as your client supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

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