BetterDB MCP server - Valkey observability for Claude Code and other MCP clients
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add monitor --env BETTERDB_TOKEN='<BETTERDB_TOKEN>' -- npx -y @betterdb/mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.monitor]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@betterdb/mcp"]
env = { BETTERDB_TOKEN = "<BETTERDB_TOKEN>" }
# codex mcp add monitor --env BETTERDB_TOKEN='<BETTERDB_TOKEN>' -- npx -y @betterdb/mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"monitor": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@betterdb/mcp"
],
"env": {
"BETTERDB_TOKEN": "<BETTERDB_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"monitor": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@betterdb/mcp"
],
"env": {
"BETTERDB_TOKEN": "<BETTERDB_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"monitor": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@betterdb/mcp"
],
"env": {
"BETTERDB_TOKEN": "<BETTERDB_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"monitor": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@betterdb/mcp"
],
"env": {
"BETTERDB_TOKEN": "<BETTERDB_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"monitor": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@betterdb/mcp"
],
"env": {
"BETTERDB_TOKEN": "<BETTERDB_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
BETTERDB_TOKEN
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.