Query OTel traces across Jaeger, Tempo, Traceloop, Datadog, Sentry, X-Ray, New Relic, Honeycomb.
To add tracehub-mcp to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 21 environment variables, listed below.
Install
uvx tracehub-mcp@0.13.1Environment variables
BACKEND_TYPESet in your MCP configBACKEND_URLSet in your MCP configBACKEND_API_KEYSet in your MCP configBACKEND_AWS_REGIONSet in your MCP configBACKEND_NEWRELIC_ACCOUNT_IDSet in your MCP configBACKEND_HONEYCOMB_DATASETSet in your MCP configBACKEND_APP_KEYSet in your MCP configBACKEND_TEMPO_INSTANCE_IDSet in your MCP configBACKEND_SENTRY_ORGSet in your MCP configBACKEND_SENTRY_PROJECTSet in your MCP configBACKEND_ENVIRONMENTSSet in your MCP configBACKEND_TIMEOUTSet in your MCP configBACKEND_MAX_RESPONSE_BYTESSet in your MCP configLOG_LEVELSet in your MCP configMAX_TRACES_PER_QUERYSet in your MCP configSLOW_REQUEST_THRESHOLD_MSSet in your MCP configQUERY_CACHE_TTL_SECONDSSet in your MCP configQUERY_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIESSet in your MCP configOTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINTSet in your MCP configOTEL_SERVICE_NAMESet in your MCP configMCP_INCLUDE_ARGS_IN_SPANSSet in your MCP configInstall with your client
claude mcp add tracehub --env BACKEND_TYPE=<YOUR_BACKEND_TYPE> --env BACKEND_URL=<YOUR_BACKEND_URL> --env BACKEND_API_KEY=<YOUR_BACKEND_API_KEY> --env BACKEND_AWS_REGION=<YOUR_BACKEND_AWS_REGION> --env BACKEND_NEWRELIC_ACCOUNT_ID=<YOUR_BACKEND_NEWRELIC_ACCOUNT_ID> --env BACKEND_HONEYCOMB_DATASET=<YOUR_BACKEND_HONEYCOMB_DATASET> --env BACKEND_APP_KEY=<YOUR_BACKEND_APP_KEY> --env BACKEND_TEMPO_INSTANCE_ID=<YOUR_BACKEND_TEMPO_INSTANCE_ID> --env BACKEND_SENTRY_ORG=<YOUR_BACKEND_SENTRY_ORG> --env BACKEND_SENTRY_PROJECT=<YOUR_BACKEND_SENTRY_PROJECT> --env BACKEND_ENVIRONMENTS=<YOUR_BACKEND_ENVIRONMENTS> --env BACKEND_TIMEOUT=<YOUR_BACKEND_TIMEOUT> --env BACKEND_MAX_RESPONSE_BYTES=<YOUR_BACKEND_MAX_RESPONSE_BYTES> --env LOG_LEVEL=<YOUR_LOG_LEVEL> --env MAX_TRACES_PER_QUERY=<YOUR_MAX_TRACES_PER_QUERY> --env SLOW_REQUEST_THRESHOLD_MS=<YOUR_SLOW_REQUEST_THRESHOLD_MS> --env QUERY_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS=<YOUR_QUERY_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS> --env QUERY_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES=<YOUR_QUERY_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES> --env OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=<YOUR_OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT> --env OTEL_SERVICE_NAME=<YOUR_OTEL_SERVICE_NAME> --env MCP_INCLUDE_ARGS_IN_SPANS=<YOUR_MCP_INCLUDE_ARGS_IN_SPANS> -- uvx tracehub-mcp@0.13.1
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
tracehub-mcp exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:
BACKEND_TYPE BACKEND_URL BACKEND_API_KEY BACKEND_AWS_REGION BACKEND_NEWRELIC_ACCOUNT_ID BACKEND_HONEYCOMB_DATASET BACKEND_APP_KEY BACKEND_TEMPO_INSTANCE_ID BACKEND_SENTRY_ORG BACKEND_SENTRY_PROJECT BACKEND_ENVIRONMENTS BACKEND_TIMEOUT BACKEND_MAX_RESPONSE_BYTES LOG_LEVEL MAX_TRACES_PER_QUERY SLOW_REQUEST_THRESHOLD_MS QUERY_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS QUERY_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT OTEL_SERVICE_NAME MCP_INCLUDE_ARGS_IN_SPANS
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install tracehub-mcp?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add tracehub-mcp to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with tracehub-mcp?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to tracehub-mcp as well.
Does tracehub-mcp need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: BACKEND_TYPE, BACKEND_URL, BACKEND_API_KEY, BACKEND_AWS_REGION, BACKEND_NEWRELIC_ACCOUNT_ID, BACKEND_HONEYCOMB_DATASET, BACKEND_APP_KEY, BACKEND_TEMPO_INSTANCE_ID, BACKEND_SENTRY_ORG, BACKEND_SENTRY_PROJECT, BACKEND_ENVIRONMENTS, BACKEND_TIMEOUT, BACKEND_MAX_RESPONSE_BYTES, LOG_LEVEL, MAX_TRACES_PER_QUERY, SLOW_REQUEST_THRESHOLD_MS, QUERY_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS, QUERY_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES, OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT, OTEL_SERVICE_NAME, MCP_INCLUDE_ARGS_IN_SPANS. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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