Deploy Alibaba Cloud Observability MCP Server

Overview

This skill guides users through deploying and managing the Alibaba Cloud Observability MCP Server. It covers:

• First-time deployment — clone, build, configure credentials, start, generate agent config
• Docker deployment — containerized setup for servers
• Project update — pull latest code, detect changes, rebuild, report new tools

The server provides 60+ tools for Alibaba Cloud Log Service (SLS), CloudMonitor (CMS), and AI-powered observability. It can run locally (stdio) or as a remote HTTP service (sse/streamable-http).

Phase 0: Pre-flight Checks

Before starting any deployment, run these checks to understand the environment:

Detect Existing Installation