Deploy the MCP server

Deploy the MCP server by using streamable HTTP or stdio with bearer-token or OAuth authentication.

Pull the MCP server image from Splunk AppDynamics Docker Hub:
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docker pull appdynamics/appdynamics-mcp-server:latest
Example:
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docker pull appdynamics/appdynamics-mcp-server:26.7.0-197

Streamable HTTP

Create appdynamics-mcp.env with non-secret server configuration:
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MCP_TRANSPORT=streamable-http
APPD_ENVIRONMENT=https://your-controller.example.com/controller


# Optional Analytics Events access. Each HTTP caller supplies its own key.
# Base origin only; do not append /events or /events/query.
# APPD_ANALYTICS_EVENTS_URL=https://analytics.api.appdynamics.com
# APPD_ANALYTICS_EVENTS_GLOBAL_ACCOUNT_NAME=your-global-account-name
See more configurable settings for env file at Configuration reference.
MCP client configures APPD_API_TOKEN and EVENTS_API_KEY. Start the container behind a trusted local ingress or gateway:
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docker run -d \
  --name appdynamics-mcp \
  --restart unless-stopped \
  --env-file appdynamics-mcp.env \
  -p 127.0.0.1:6350:6350 \
  appdynamics-mcp-server:latest
The local endpoints are:
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http://127.0.0.1:6350/mcp
http://127.0.0.1:6350/health

GET /health is intentionally unauthenticated and reports process status. A successful response confirms the process is serving the route; it does not test Controller or Events connectivity.

To terminate TLS inside the container, set both listener variables and mount the certificate files read-only, readable by the image's non-root appdynamics user:
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MCP_SSL_CERTFILE=/opt/appdynamics/mcp/app/certs/tls.crt
MCP_SSL_KEYFILE=/opt/appdynamics/mcp/app/certs/tls.key
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docker run -d \
  --name appdynamics-mcp \
  --restart unless-stopped \
  --env-file appdynamics-mcp.env \
  -v /approved/certificate/directory:/opt/appdynamics/mcp/app/certs:ro \
  -p 127.0.0.1:6350:6350 \
  appdynamics-mcp-server:latest

In stdio mode, the MCP client will start the MCP server process using the provided configuration. See Configure an MCP client.