How do I connect Opentelemetry MCP Server to Claude?

Run `claude mcp add opentelemetry-mcp-server -- uvx opentelemetry-mcp --backend jaeger --url http://localhost:16686` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.

Is Opentelemetry MCP Server free?

The listed licence is Apache-2.0. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.

What can Opentelemetry MCP Server do?

Opentelemetry MCP Server documents 10 tools to the agent, including find_errors, get_llm_expensive_traces, get_llm_model_stats. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.

Opentelemetry MCP Server

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Unified MCP server for querying OpenTelemetry traces across multiple backends (Jaeger, Tempo, Traceloop, etc.), enabling AI agents to analyze distributed traces for automated debugging and observability.

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02 / Before you connect

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Install the runtime required by the project and make it available to your client.

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03 / Add the configuration

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claude mcp add --transport stdio 'opentelemetry-mcp-server' -- 'uvx' 'opentelemetry-mcp' '--backend' 'jaeger' '--url' 'http://localhost:16686'

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04 / Check it in your client

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10 of 10 tools

Documented tools (10)

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find_errors

Find traces with errors

get_llm_expensive_traces

Find highest token usage

get_llm_model_stats

Get model performance stats

get_llm_slow_traces

Find slowest operations

get_llm_usage

Aggregate token usage metrics

get_trace

Get complete trace details

list_llm_models

Discover models in use

list_services

List available services

search_spans

Search individual spans

search_traces

Search traces with advanced filters

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Questions about Opentelemetry MCP Server

How do I connect Opentelemetry MCP Server to Claude?: Run `claude mcp add opentelemetry-mcp-server -- uvx opentelemetry-mcp --backend jaeger --url http://localhost:16686` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.
Is Opentelemetry MCP Server free?: The listed licence is Apache-2.0. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.
What can Opentelemetry MCP Server do?: Opentelemetry MCP Server documents 10 tools to the agent, including find_errors, get_llm_expensive_traces, get_llm_model_stats. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.