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How to Connect New Relic to Cursor — via MCP

Query New Relic (NRQL, alerts, incidents, dashboards, deployments, entities) from any AI agent via NerdGraph + REST. 7 tools, API-key auth.

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New Relic

Query New Relic (NRQL, alerts, incidents, dashboards, deployments, entities) from any AI agent via NerdGraph + REST. 7 tools, API-key auth.

Tools

7

Region

INTL

Category

monitoring

Authentication

API Key

Required env vars

NEW_RELIC_USER_KEY
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  • Open-source on GitHub
    Source-available BSL-1.1
  • Works with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
    Any MCP-compatible client

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Sign in, install the New Relic in one click, paste the credentials, mint an MCP API key — done. No Docker, no git clone, no local server to run.

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TL;DR

Query New Relic (NRQL, alerts, incidents, dashboards, deployments, entities) from any AI agent via NerdGraph + REST. 7 tools, API-key auth.

💡 No install? Use cloud.anythingmcp.com directly. Sign in, click Connectors → New Relic, paste your credentials, mint an MCP API key — done. No Docker, no git clone, no local server.

New Relic + Cursor

Query New Relic (NRQL, alerts, incidents, dashboards, deployments, entities) from any AI agent via NerdGraph + REST. 7 tools, API-key auth.

Prerequisites

See the full setup instructions baked into the connector (visible in the in-app store when you select the connector). The required environment variables for this connector are:

NEW_RELIC_USER_KEY

Step 1 — Get credentials

This connector wraps two New Relic APIs: the modern NerdGraph (GraphQL) at api.newrelic.com/graphql AND the legacy REST API for deployments (api.newrelic.com/v2).

Setup:

  1. Log into https://one.newrelic.com → top-right avatar → API keys.
  2. Create a User key (type: USER, NOT 'License key' / 'Ingest key'). Scopes: account read at minimum; admin if you want to create deployments. Set NEW_RELIC_USER_KEY.
  3. Note your Account ID (visible in the URL or via the keys page). You'll pass it as a parameter to most tools.
  4. EU region: if your org is on the EU data centre, change baseUrl to https://api.eu.newrelic.com.

…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)

Step 2 — Install the adapter

git clone https://github.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp.git
cd anythingmcp && docker compose up -d

Step 3 — Add the connector in Cursor

Cursor reads MCP servers from ~/.cursor/mcp.json. Add this entry:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anythingmcp": {
      "url": "https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_MCP_API_KEY" }
    }
  }
}
  1. Get your MCP API key from AnythingMCP → Profile → MCP API Keys → New Key.
  2. Save the file and restart Cursor.
  3. Open Cursor → Settings → MCP to verify New Relic is listed and "Connected".
  4. Start chatting — all New Relic tools are now invokable.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
new_relic_run_nrqlRun an NRQL (New Relic Query Language) query against an account
new_relic_graphql_queryRun an arbitrary NerdGraph (GraphQL) query/mutation
new_relic_search_entitiesFind entities (services, hosts, browsers, mobile apps, dashboards, workloads) by name + domain + type
new_relic_get_entityFetch an entity by GUID — returns the full entity payload (golden metrics, golden tags, recent issues for APM apps)
new_relic_list_deploymentsList recent deployments recorded for an APM application via the legacy REST API
new_relic_create_deploymentRecord a deployment marker on an APM application's chart
new_relic_recent_incidentsList recent open incidents for an account from the AI/AIops issue stream

FAQ

Does Cursor support custom MCP servers on the free tier? Yes — MCP is available on Hobby, Pro and Business plans.

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