# mcp-instana

> MCP server for Instana

Record `mcp-instana` (mcp_server) · JSON: https://wellknown.network/agents/mcp-instana/record.json · HTML: https://wellknown.network/agents/mcp-instana
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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/mcp-instana/claim

## Declared
- version: 1.0.4
- license: Apache-2.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:mcp-instana

### Description (declared)

> ⬆️ **FastMCP Upgraded to 4.1.0**: Starting with this release 1.0.4, the server is built on **FastMCP 4.1.0** (previously 3.4.7). If you install from source or manage your own environment, re-sync your dependencies (for example, `uv sync`) to pick up the new version.

> 🔒 **SSL Enabled by Default**: Starting with this release 1.0.3, SSL certificate verification is **enabled by default** for all outgoing Instana API calls. You can customize this behaviour (disable, supply a custom CA bundle, etc.) via CLI flag, environment variable, or `config.yaml`. See [SSL Certificate Verification](#ssl-certificate-verification) for full details.

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## Table of Contents

- [MCP Server for IBM Instana](#mcp-server-for-ibm-instana)
  - [Quick Links](#quick-links)
  - [Architecture Overview](#architecture-overview)
  - [Workflow](#workflow)
  - [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
  - [Installing Instana MCP server](#installing-instana-mcp-server)
    - [Option 1: Install from PyPI (Recommended)](#option-1-install-from-pypi-recommended)
    - [Option 2: Development Installation](#option-2-development-installation)
      - [Installing uv](#installing-uv)
      - [Setting Up the Environment](#setting-up-the-environment)
    - [Header-Based Authentication for Streamable HTTP Mode](#header-based-authentication-for-streamable-http-mode)
      - [1. API Token Authentication (Direct API Calls)](#1-api-token-authentication-direct-api-calls)
      - [2. Session Token Authentication (UI-Initiated Calls)](#2-session-token-authentication-ui-initiated-calls)
      - [3. JWT Token Authentication (IBM Platform Integration)](#3-jwt-token-authentication-ibm-platform-integration)
  - [Starting the Local MCP Server](#starting-the-local-mcp-server)
    - [Server Command Options](#server-command-options)
      - [Using the CLI (PyPI Installation)](#using-the-cli-…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.package-management (0.825, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/mcp-instana/ (first seen 2026-09-10T02:22:55.173Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/mcp-instana/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/mcp-instana · ARD identifier urn:air::server:mcp-instana