# otel-mcp

> MCP server for OpenTelemetry trace analysis during development

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/otel-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: DIYTechnologist
- repository: https://github.com/ryanm101/otel-mcp
- version: 0.1.4
- license: Apache-2.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: debugging, jaeger, mcp, model-context-protocol, observability, opentelemetry, tracing
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:otel-mcp

### Description (declared)

# OTEL MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Jaeger trace analysis during development. Query and analyze distributed traces with AI assistance for debugging and performance optimization.

## Features

- **Service Discovery**: List services and operations in your Jaeger instance
- **Trace Inspection**: Search, filter, and inspect traces with full span details
- **Performance Analysis**: Find slow traces, get latency percentiles, error rates
- **REST API**: FastAPI endpoints with OpenAPI documentation at `/docs`
- **Self-Telemetry**: The server traces itself to Jaeger for debugging

## Installation

### Using uvx (Recommended)

Run directly without installing:

```bash
# Run MCP server
uvx otel-mcp

# Run REST API
uvx --from otel-mcp otel-mcp-api
```

### Using pip

```bash
pip install otel-mcp

# Then run
otel-mcp        # MCP server
otel-mcp-api    # REST API
```

### From Source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/ryanm101/otel-mcp.git
cd otel-mcp
uv sync
uv run otel-mcp
```

## Quick Start

### 1. Start Jaeger

```bash
docker-compose up -d
# Jaeger UI at http://localhost:16686
```

### 2. Run the MCP Server

```bash
uvx otel-mcp
# Or with environment variables:
JAEGER_URL=http://jaeger:16686 uvx otel-mcp
```

### 3. Or Run the REST API

```bash
uvx --from otel-mcp otel-mcp-api
# OpenAPI docs at http://localhost:8000/docs
```

## MCP Client Configuration

Add to your MCP client config (e.g., Claude Desktop `claude_desktop_config.json`):

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "otel-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["otel-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "JAEGER_URL": "http://localhost:16686"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Configuration

Create a `.env` file (see `.env.example`):

```env
JAEGER_URL=http://localhost:16686
JAEGER_TIMEOUT=30
LOG_LEVEL=INFO

# Debug logging (writes to file in working directory)
# DEBUG_LOG_FILE=otel-mcp.log

# Self-telemetry (optional)
OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=http://localhost:4317
OTEL_SERVICE_NAME=otel-mcp
# OTE…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- code.debugging (1, declared)
- dev.monitoring (1, declared)
- data.apis (0.814, derived)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/otel-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T09:25:05.390Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/otel-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/otel-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:otel-mcp