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Execute an instant PromQL query

An MCP tool from the DigitalOcean API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

Execute an instant PromQL query To evaluate a PromQL expression at a single point in time, send a POST request to /v2/insights/query/{region}/prom/api/v1/query with application/x-www-form-urlencoded parameters. [POST /v2/insights/query/{region}/prom/api/v1/query]

Name on the gateway: digitalocean_api__insights_post_prom_query · may change things.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
region requiredstringThe datacenter region slug for the query.
query requiredstringA PromQL expression to evaluate.
timestringEvaluation timestamp. RFC3339 or UNIX timestamp.
timeoutstringOptional evaluation timeout duration.

How to call it

Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:

call_tool arguments
{
  "name": "digitalocean_api__insights_post_prom_query",
  "arguments": {
    "region": "…",
    "query": "…"
  }
}

Or connect the DigitalOcean API server directly, which lists 874 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http hj-digitalocean-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/digitalocean-api \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Try asking

Use the execute an instant promql query tool with region set to ….

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