InfluxDB Cloud for AI agents

InfluxDB Cloud is a managed time series database for real-time analytics and monitoring of metrics data. Teams use it to query and update this data without standing up separate infrastructure. Connect it once through Arc0, and your agent, or Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor, can use it through one MCP endpoint, limited to what each user approved.

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AUDIT LOG · INFLUXDB CLOUDPOLICY: acme-support
09:41:07 · claude · u_8f2read
influxdb_cloud.list_routes
List Routes✓ allowed · 212ms
09:41:08 · claude · u_8f2read
influxdb_cloud.get_dbrp
Get DBRP Mapping✓ allowed · 164ms
09:41:09 · claude · u_8f2write
influxdb_cloud.update_dbrp
Update DBRP✓ approved · approved by user
09:41:12 · claude · u_8f2destructive
influxdb_cloud.delete_user
Delete User✕ blocked · policy: deny
EVERY INFLUXDB CLOUD CALL, ON THE RECORD
01 · USE CASES

What agents do in InfluxDB Cloud.

01

Write a batch of metrics

Write a batch of line-protocol metric points to a bucket after collecting sensor readings.

02

Query recent metric data

Run a Flux query against a bucket to pull the last hour of readings for a dashboard.

03

Delete a user with confirmation

Delete a database user only after an admin confirms the account is no longer needed.

02 · ACTIONS

9 InfluxDB Cloud actions, graded by risk.

Every InfluxDB Cloud action is tagged read, write or destructive, so one policy covers the whole app and new actions inherit the right default.

read

2

Look things up. Allowed by default.

  • influxdb_cloud.get_dbrp
    Get DBRP Mapping
  • influxdb_cloud.list_routes
    List Routes

write

6

Create and change things. Allow, or ask the user first.

  • influxdb_cloud.update_dbrp
    Update DBRP
  • influxdb_cloud.add_dashboard_cell
    Add Dashboard Cell
  • influxdb_cloud.signin
    Sign In
  • influxdb_cloud.signout
    Sign Out
  • influxdb_cloud.write_data
    Write Line Protocol Data
  • influxdb_cloud.generate_query_ast
    Generate Flux Query AST

destructive

1

Delete, cancel or archive. Ask first, or deny outright.

  • influxdb_cloud.delete_user
    Delete User
03 · HOW IT WORKS

InfluxDB Cloud in three steps.

  1. 01Your users connect InfluxDB CloudThey add their InfluxDB Cloud api key on Arc0 Connect, under your brand. It goes straight into the vault.
  2. 02You set the rulesReads run, writes like “update DBRP” can wait for the user, and “delete User” can be denied outright.
  3. 03Any agent can actYour agent calls InfluxDB Cloud through the Arc0 SDK or MCP, and so can Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor. Every call lands on the audit log.
POLICY.TS
await arc0.policies.set('influxdb_cloud', {
  read: 'allow',
  write: 'ask',        // update_dbrp
  destructive: 'deny',  // delete_user
})

# Claude Code: the same connection, one URL
$ claude mcp add --transport http arc0 \
    https://mcp.arc0.ai/u/u_8f2
04 · AUTH AND DATA

How InfluxDB Cloud connects.

Users add their InfluxDB Cloud api key on Arc0 Connect. It is encrypted in the vault, never shown to the model, and each user can rotate or revoke it at any time.

The same InfluxDB Cloud connection serves your agent over MCP and your own backend over REST and the proxy, so a user connects once. How Arc0 handles credentials →

AUTH
API key
CREDENTIALS
Per-tenant encrypted vault
MODEL SEES
Results only, never credentials
AUDIT LOG
Every call, on every plan
05 · WORKS WITH

Use InfluxDB Cloud from any agent.

Claude
ChatGPT
Cursor
Codex
VS Code
OpenAI Agents SDK
Claude Agent SDK
Vercel AI SDK
Mastra
LangGraph
07 · FAQ

InfluxDB Cloud and Arc0, answered.

Q01

Can I use InfluxDB Cloud with Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor?

Yes. Connect InfluxDB Cloud to Arc0 once, then add your Arc0 MCP URL to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code or any other remote-MCP client. Each assistant only gets the InfluxDB Cloud actions you allow.

Q02

How do users connect InfluxDB Cloud?

Users add their InfluxDB Cloud api key on Arc0 Connect. It is encrypted in the vault, never shown to the model, and each user can rotate or revoke it at any time.

Q03

Which InfluxDB Cloud actions can my agent take?

9 in total: 2 read, 6 write and 1 destructive, such as “update DBRP”. Your policies decide which of them each agent may call.

Q04

Can I stop my agent from deleting things in InfluxDB Cloud?

Yes. Actions like “delete User” are graded destructive. Set destructive actions to deny, or to ask so the user approves each one, and blocked calls still show up on the audit log.

Q05

Can my own backend call InfluxDB Cloud too?

Yes. The same InfluxDB Cloud connection is available over REST and through the Arc0 proxy, so your product and your agent share one connection per user.

Get started

Plug InfluxDB Cloud into your agent.

Your users connect InfluxDB Cloud once, under your brand. Your agent gets 9 actions behind your policies, with every call on the record.

Free to build · MCP + REST · Audit log on every plan