Eyer MCP server - install

MCP is an open protocol that standardizes how applications provide context to LLMs. Think of MCP like a USB-C port for AI applications. Just as USB-C provides a standardized way to connect your devices to various peripherals and accessories, MCP provides a standardized way to connect AI models to different data sources and tools.

There are two versions of the Eyer MCP server available:

• local / remote access with no authentication (HTTP)

• local / remote access with authentication (HTTP bearer token)

The Eyer MCP server will provide access to 7 APIs covering anomaly investigation, correlations and insight into components monitored. You can find most of the Eyer APIs as a Postman collection.

Before starting, please ensure you have:

• Node.js (v16+ required, v20+ recommended)

• npm (included with Node)

1. Install all project dependencies the folder root directory (Eyer MCP server folder) with

   1. npm install

2. Then you add your Eyer “apiTokenRead” to all files in the following folder: eyer-mcp-server/tools/eyer-api-collection/eyer-query-ap-is

   1. You will see a section on the top of each file with

   2. const token = "apiTokenRead"; Replace the “apiTokenRead” with your token

The MCP server is now ready to be used locally without HTTP access (for instance with Claude for Desktop). If you want to set up the MCP server with remote access, please continue with the following steps

1. To run the non-authentication MCP server with remote access

   1. Go to your MCP folder, and run the command node mcpServer.js --sse

   2. The MCP server now runs with HTTP access on http://<host>:3001/messages

2. To run the MCP server with HTTP bearer authentication and remote access

   1. Set the AUTH_TOKEN environment variable with your desired secret token (e.g., export AUTH_TOKEN='my_super_secret_token').

   2. Restart the MCP server

   3. Include the Authorization: Bearer <your_token> header in your client requests.

   4. The MCP server now runs with remote access over HTTP on http://<host>:3001/messages

Your MCP server is now ready. If you want to interact with the MCP Server with a LLM, we recommend Claude for Desktop as this is very easy to install and get going. See the following article on how to integrate Claude for Desktop with a MCP Server.