Creating dashboards using MCP

[NicoleMT]

Hi Is there any guide or how can I create dashboards using MCP?

[epictetus · Accepted solution]

Can I create Dynatrace dashboards using the MCP server?

TL;DR: Not directly through the MCP server yet. The current approach is dtctl, the Dynatrace observability CLI built for AI agents and humans — it creates and updates dashboards from your IDE (Claude Code, VS Code, Cursor) and works well alongside the Dynatrace MCP server.

How

• Install dtctl from GitHub (docs and supporting skills are in the repo): dynatrace-oss/dtctl — https://github.com/dynatrace-oss/dtctl

Unfortunately, this is not possible yet. In which context would you like to create dashboards...?

If you are working in an IDE (like Claude Code, VS Code, Cursor... ) then you could give dtctl a try - it allows you to create and update dashboards with an agent from outside Dynatrace. It works great in combination with the MCP server. I use it a lot, and its capabilities are really impressive.

For more information, have a look here: https://www.dynatrace.com/news/blog/dtctl-the-dynatrace-observability-cli-thats-built-for-ai-agents-...

You can install dtctl from GitHub (where you also find comprehensive documentation and supporting skills): dynatrace-oss/dtctl: CLI for managing Dynatrace platform resources - built for humans and AI agents ...

[andreas_grabner]

You may also want to look into the latest video from @HenrikRexed . He is showcasing how to use dtctl to create/update dynatrace configuration such as dashboards!

[danaharrison1]

This is the way! Every single one of the last ~20 dashboards I've made have all been with dtctl and Claude Code.