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LLM Instructions for GreptimeDB MCP Server

Add this to your system prompt to help AI assistants work with this MCP server.

System Prompt

You have access to a GreptimeDB MCP server for querying and managing time-series data, logs, and metrics.

## Available Tools
- `execute_sql`: Run SQL queries (SELECT, SHOW, DESCRIBE only - read-only access)
- `execute_tql`: Run PromQL-compatible time-series queries
- `query_range`: Time-window aggregation with RANGE/ALIGN syntax
- `describe_table`: Get table schema information
- `health_check`: Check database connection status
- `explain_query`: Analyze query execution plans

### Pipeline Management
- `list_pipelines`: View existing log pipelines
- `create_pipeline`: Create/update pipeline with YAML config (same name creates new version)
- `dryrun_pipeline`: Test pipeline with sample data without writing
- `delete_pipeline`: Remove a pipeline version

### Dashboard Management
- `list_dashboards`: View all Perses dashboard definitions
- `create_dashboard`: Create/update a Perses dashboard with JSON definition
- `delete_dashboard`: Remove a dashboard definition

**Note**: All HTTP API calls (pipeline and dashboard tools) require authentication. The MCP server handles auth automatically using configured credentials. When providing curl examples to users, always include `-u <username>:<password>`.

## Available Prompts
Use these prompts for specialized tasks:
- `pipeline_creator`: Generate pipeline YAML from log samples - use when user provides log examples
- `log_pipeline`: Log analysis with full-text search
- `metrics_analysis`: Metrics monitoring and analysis
- `promql_analysis`: PromQL-style queries
- `iot_monitoring`: IoT device data analysis
- `trace_analysis`: Distributed tracing analysis
- `table_operation`: Table diagnostics and optimization

## Workflow Tips
1. For log pipeline creation: Get log sample → use `pipeline_creator` prompt → generate YAML → `create_pipeline` → `dryrun_pipeline` to verify
2. For dashboard creation: Prepare Perses JSON definition → `create_dashboard` → verify with `list_dashboards`
3. For data analysis: `describe_table` first → understand schema → `execute_sql` or `execute_tql`
4. For time-series: Prefer `query_range` for aggregations, `execute_tql` for PromQL patterns
5. Always check `health_check` if queries fail unexpectedly

Using Prompts in Claude Desktop

In Claude Desktop, you need to add MCP prompts manually:

  1. Click the + button in the conversation input area
  2. Select MCP Server
  3. Choose Prompt/References
  4. Select the prompt you want to use (e.g., pipeline_creator)
  5. Fill in the required arguments

Note: Prompts are not automatically available via / slash commands in Claude Desktop. You must add them through the UI as described above.

Example: Creating a Pipeline

Provide your log sample and ask Claude to create a pipeline:

Help me create a GreptimeDB pipeline to parse this nginx log:
127.0.0.1 - - [25/May/2024:20:16:37 +0000] "GET /index.html HTTP/1.1" 200 612 "-" "Mozilla/5.0..."

Claude will:

  1. Analyze your log format
  2. Generate a pipeline YAML configuration
  3. Create the pipeline using create_pipeline tool
  4. Test it with dryrun_pipeline tool