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Axiom MCP

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Official Axiom MCP server. Query Axiom datasets via APL (Axiom Processing Language) and inspect dashboards, monitors, and notifiers. 12 stars and 30 commits on main in the last 30 days.

12·7 tools·Released JAN 2026·MIT
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Official Axiom MCP server. Query Axiom datasets via APL (Axiom Processing Language) and inspect dashboards, monitors, and notifiers. 12 stars and 30 commits on main in the last 30 days. Replaces the deprecated axiomhq/mcp-server-axiom (61 stars, archived 2025-11).

Reviewed by M. Nouriel · MAY 2026

INSTALL THIS SERVER

Requires authenticationAXIOM_TOKEN environment variable. Axiom workspace required.
{ "mcpServers": { "axiom": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@axiomhq/mcp" ], "env": { "AXIOM_TOKEN": "<your-axiom-token>" } } } }
PrereqRequires AXIOM_TOKEN from Axiom workspace settings. NPM: `@axiomhq/mcp`. APL queries documented at axiom.co/docs/apl/introduction. Path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS).
{ "mcpServers": { "axiom": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@axiomhq/mcp" ], "env": { "AXIOM_TOKEN": "<your-axiom-token>" } } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "axiom": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@axiomhq/mcp" ], "env": { "AXIOM_TOKEN": "<your-axiom-token>" } } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "axiom": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@axiomhq/mcp" ], "env": { "AXIOM_TOKEN": "<your-axiom-token>" } } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "axiom": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@axiomhq/mcp" ], "env": { "AXIOM_TOKEN": "<your-axiom-token>" } } } }

7 TOOLS AVAILABLE

query_apl
Execute an APL query against an Axiom dataset
Read
list_datasets
List datasets in the workspace
Read
get_dataset
Retrieve dataset metadata and schema
Read
list_dashboards
List configured dashboards
Read
get_dashboard
Retrieve dashboard configuration
Read
list_monitors
List monitor definitions
Read

OUR ASSESSMENT

Strengths
  • Official Axiom maintenance.
  • 30 commits on main in the last 30 days, joint top cadence with Apollo.
  • MIT licence.
  • APL query passthrough: full Axiom query syntax available to agents.
  • Replaces the archived axiomhq/mcp-server-axiom (clean-slate rewrite).
  • Pairs with Datadog, PagerDuty, Grafana in the monitoring category.
Weaknesses
  • 12 GitHub stars; adoption signal is early (the repo is a clean-slate rewrite of the archived predecessor).
  • APL has dialect specifics; agents trained on standard SQL need Axiom-specific guidance.
  • Axiom workspace required.
Security Notes

Axiom API token is workspace-scoped: the MCP sees what the token holder sees. Use a dedicated read-only API token for diagnostic agents; reserve write tokens for monitor or notifier mutation flows.

Best For

Axiom workspace customers querying logs and events via APL inside the editor; observability flows where the agent triages dashboards or monitor definitions; teams replacing the older deprecated Axiom MCP entry with the maintained rewrite.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Language
typescript
Transport
stdio
Clients
Claude DesktopClaude CodeCursorVS CodeWindsurf
License
MIT
GitHub
axiomhq/mcp · ★ 12
npm
@axiomhq/mcp
Last Release
@axiomhq/mcp (npm latest)MAY 3, 2026
First Released
JAN 1, 2026

ADOPTION METRICS

// GitHub Stars
12

// Reading this12 stars on the axiomhq/mcp repo. 30 commits on main in the last 30 days. Replaces the archived axiomhq/mcp-server-axiom (61 stars, archived 2025-11).

// Popularity Rank
#5
Globally · #6 in Monitoring

// Reading thisPairs with Datadog, PagerDuty, Grafana, Prometheus, Rollbar in the monitoring category. APL-native queries for event-database workloads.

SOURCES & VERIFICATION

We don't take any single directory's word for it. Before scoring, we cross-reference 4 public MCP sources, install the server ourselves against the clients we cover, and record when we last re-verified.

01
Discovered
Manual submission
First indexed MAY 3, 2026
02
Cross-referenced
4 directories
PulseMCP, MCP.so, Glama, Official MCP Registry
03
Verified against
Claude Desktop, Cursor
Installed and tested across clients
04
Last re-checked
MAY 3, 2026
Weekly re-verification
// How other directories see it

The same server, 4 different lenses. We reconcile these signals into our editorial score, which is why our number sometimes diverges from a directory-aggregate star count.

SourceTheir ratingTheir star countTheir downloadsLast synced
AutomationSwitch This page4.3editorial12MAY 3, 2026
PulseMCP— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 3, 2026
MCP.so— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 3, 2026
Glama— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 3, 2026
Official MCP Registry— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 3, 2026

// Counts are directory-reported; we don't adjust them. Discrepancies usually come from different snapshot times or star-caching.

// Get in touch

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