Axiom Query MCP server for AI agents

The Axiom Model Context Protocol (MCP) server enables AI agents like Claude to query your Axiom datasets using APL (Axiom Processing Language). This integration allows AI systems to directly access and analyze your data through a standardized protocol.

Installation Options

Pre-built Binary

You can download the latest built binary from the GitHub releases page.

From Source

If you prefer to install from source using Go:

go install github.com/axiomhq/axiom-mcp@latest

Configuration

The MCP server can be configured using any of these three methods:

Using a Configuration File

Create a text file (e.g., config.txt) with your settings:

token xaat-your-api-token
url https://api.axiom.co
org-id your-org-id
query-rate 1
query-burst 1
datasets-rate 1
datasets-burst 1

Using Command Line Flags

axiom-mcp \
  -token xaat-your-api-token \
  -url https://api.axiom.co \
  -org-id your-org-id \
  -query-rate 1 \
  -query-burst 1 \
  -datasets-rate 1 \
  -datasets-burst 1

Using Environment Variables

export AXIOM_TOKEN=xaat-your-api-token
export AXIOM_URL=https://api.axiom.co
export AXIOM_ORG_ID=your-org-id
export AXIOM_QUERY_RATE=1
export AXIOM_QUERY_BURST=1
export AXIOM_DATASETS_RATE=1
export AXIOM_DATASETS_BURST=1

Setting Up with Claude

Step 1: Create a Configuration File

First, create a basic configuration file:

echo "token xaat-your-api-token" > config.txt

Step 2: Configure Claude Desktop App

Open the Claude desktop configuration file:

code ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Add the MCP server configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "axiom": {
      "command": "/path/to/your/axiom-mcp-binary",
      "args" : ["--config", "/path/to/your/config.txt"]
    }
  }
}

Alternatively, you can set environment variables directly in the configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "axiom": {
      "command": "/path/to/your/axiom-mcp-binary",
      "env": {
        "AXIOM_TOKEN": "xaat-your-api-token",
        "AXIOM_URL": "https://api.axiom.co",
        "AXIOM_ORG_ID": "your-org-id"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

The Axiom MCP server implements six tools that Claude can use to interact with your data:

queryApl: Execute APL queries against your Axiom datasets
listDatasets: List all available Axiom datasets
getDatasetSchema: Retrieve the schema of a specific dataset
getSavedQueries: Retrieve saved/starred APL queries
getMonitors: List monitoring configurations
getMonitorsHistory: Get monitor execution history

Note: All tools require an API token for authentication, which should be provided as the token parameter.

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "axiom" '{"command":"axiom-mcp","args":["--config","/path/to/your/config.txt"]}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "axiom": {
            "command": "axiom-mcp",
            "args": [
                "--config",
                "/path/to/your/config.txt"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "axiom": {
            "command": "axiom-mcp",
            "args": [
                "--config",
                "/path/to/your/config.txt"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect