MCP Setup

PulseStream provides an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that lets you investigate incidents, query cluster state, and run analyses directly from your IDE or CLI.

Install the MCP server

npm install -g @pulsestream/mcp

Configure your MCP client

Claude Code

Add PulseStream to your Claude Code MCP configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pulsestream": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pulsestream/mcp@latest"],
      "env": {
        "PULSESTREAM_URL": "https://app.pulsestream.ai"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add the same configuration to your Cursor MCP settings file (.cursor/mcp.json).

Authenticate

After configuring the MCP server, authenticate using your PulseStream access token:

1. Generate a token at Settings → Access Tokens in the PulseStream dashboard
2. Use the set_token MCP tool to authenticate
3. Verify with whoami to confirm your connection

Available tools

PulseStream exposes 19 customer tools and 12 additional operator tools. See the Tools Reference for the complete list.

Usage Guide Learn common investigation workflows with MCP tools.

Tools Reference Complete reference for all MCP tools.