# Opik MCP Server MCP Server

Interact with Opik prompts, traces, datasets and metrics through the Model Context Protocol.

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## Status

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## Connect

Published as `opik-mcp` on npm. Runs locally.

## Known issues

**29 problems reported by people outside the maintainer team.** Issues filed by the project's own owners, members and collaborators are excluded — those are release checklists and internal refactors, not things that will go wrong for you. Showing 12.

### Most discussed

### [Feature Request] Create Installation Wizard Script

## Description
Create interactive installation wizard scripts for Unix and Windows to simplify initial setup.

## Scripts to Create
- scripts/install.sh (Unix/macOS/Linux)
- scripts/install.ps1 (Windows PowerShell)

## Features
- Interactive API key input with validation
- Workspace selection
- Transport preference
- IDE auto-detection and configuration

## Tasks
- [ ] Create scripts/install.sh with interactive prompts
- [ ] Create scripts/install.ps1 for Windows
- [ ] Add API key validation
- [

[Read the thread](https://github.com/comet-ml/opik-mcp/issues/21) · 2025-10-01 · closed · outside contributor · 1 comment

### [Feature Request] Add Docker Support

## Description
Add Docker support for easy deployment, testing, and cross-platform compatibility.

## Deliverables
1. Dockerfile (multi-stage build)
2. docker-compose.yml
3. Docker Hub image
4. Documentation

## Tasks
- [ ] Create Dockerfile with multi-stage build (<100MB target)
- [ ] Create docker-compose.yml with environment examples
- [ ] Set up Docker Hub publishing workflow
- [ ] Add multi-platform support (linux/amd64, linux/arm64)
- [ ] Create docs/integrations/docker.md
- [ ] Add Docker

[Read the thread](https://github.com/comet-ml/opik-mcp/issues/20) · 2025-10-01 · closed · outside contributor · 0 comments

### [Feature Request] Add One-Click Install Support

## Description
Add one-click install buttons and deep links for popular IDEs to simplify the installation process.

## IDEs to Support
- VS Code
- VS Code Insiders
- Cursor
- Windsurf
- Claude Desktop

## Implementation
Create install links and buttons that automatically configure the MCP server in supported IDEs.

## Tasks
- [ ] Research deep link protocols for each IDE
- [ ] Create install buttons with shields.io badges
- [ ] Add installation links to README
- [ ] Test installation flow in eac

[Read the thread](https://github.com/comet-ml/opik-mcp/issues/19) · 2025-10-01 · closed · outside contributor · 0 comments

### [Improvement] Implement Granular Toolset Configuration

## Description
Enhance the existing toolset configuration with more granular control over individual tools and experimental features.

## Current State
- Basic toolset selection exists (prompts, projects, traces, metrics)
- All-or-nothing approach for each toolset

## Proposed Enhancements
1. `--disable-tools` flag for excluding specific tools
2. `--enable-experimental` flag for opt-in experimental features
3. Document tool categories (read/write/admin)
4. Tool-level permissions

## Example Usag

[Read the thread](https://github.com/comet-ml/opik-mcp/issues/18) · 2025-10-01 · closed · outside contributor · 0 comments

### [Feature Request] Add Read-Only Mode (Security)

## Description
Add read-only mode to prevent mutation operations, providing a safer option for production deployments and untrusted environments.

## Use Cases
- Production monitoring without risk of data modification
- Shared access for read-only users
- Development environments with production data
- Security-conscious deployments

## Implementation
- Add `--read-only` CLI flag
- Add `OPIK_READ_ONLY=true` environment variable
- Block all create/update/delete operations
- Return clear error mes

[Read the thread](https://github.com/comet-ml/opik-mcp/issues/16) · 2025-10-01 · closed · outside contributor · 0 comments

### Most recent

### Add list-spans and get-span-by-id tools

## Summary

The MCP server exposes tools for projects, traces, and stats, but has no tools for reading **span-level data**. This forces users to fall back to raw REST API calls (`/api/v1/private/spans`) for the most common debugging workflow: inspecting individual LLM calls, tool invocations, per-span timing, and token usage within a trace.

(Transferred from comet-ml/opik#6077)

## Current state

The MCP server provides:
- `list-projects`
- `list-traces` / `get-trace-by-id`
- `get-trace-stats` 

[Read the thread](https://github.com/comet-ml/opik-mcp/issues/97) · 2026-04-04 · open · external user · 0 comments

### 429 in streamable-http-transport.ts doesn't inspect Retry-After — incorrect retry behavior

### Summary

## Finding

Ran `pitstop-check` against the MCP transport layer:

`src/transports/streamable-http-transport.ts:153` — 429 handled without Retry-After

## Why it matters

In MCP transport, a 429 can mean different things:
- Transient pressure → wait and retry
- Quota exhaustion → do not retry

When Retry-After is ignored, the transport retries quota exhaustion cases that can't recover until the window resets.

## Example
```bash
curl -s -X POST https://web-production-273d3.up.railway

[Read the thread](https://github.com/comet-ml/opik-mcp/issues/96) · 2026-04-02 · open · external user · 0 comments

### [Feature Request] Create Homebrew Formula

## Description
Create Homebrew formula for easy macOS installation.

## Implementation
Create a Homebrew tap: `comet-ml/homebrew-opik`

## Installation Experience
```bash
# Add tap
brew tap comet-ml/opik

# Install
brew install opik-mcp

# Use
opik-mcp --apiKey YOUR_KEY
```

## Tasks
- [ ] Create comet-ml/homebrew-opik repository
- [ ] Write Formula/opik-mcp.rb
- [ ] Test installation on macOS (Intel)
- [ ] Test installation on macOS (Apple Silicon)
- [ ] Add to README as installation method
- [

[Read the thread](https://github.com/comet-ml/opik-mcp/issues/40) · 2025-10-01 · closed · outside contributor · 0 comments

### [Feature Request] Add Rate Limiting

## Description
Implement rate limiting using SDK's built-in express-rate-limit support.

## Features
- Per-client rate limits
- Per-endpoint rate limits
- Configurable limits via CLI/env
- Rate limit headers in responses
- Custom error messages

## Implementation
The SDK already includes express-rate-limit in dependencies (v1.18.2).

```typescript
import rateLimit from 'express-rate-limit';

const limiter = rateLimit({
  windowMs: 15 * 60 * 1000, // 15 minutes
  max: 100, // Limit each IP to 100

[Read the thread](https://github.com/comet-ml/opik-mcp/issues/39) · 2025-10-01 · closed · outside contributor · 0 comments

### [Feature Request] Implement Caching Layer

## Description
Add caching layer for frequently accessed data to improve performance and reduce API calls.

## Data to Cache
- Project list
- Workspace information
- Prompt templates
- Trace statistics
- API responses (configurable)

## Implementation Options
1. **node-cache** (in-memory, simple)
2. **Redis** (external, scalable)
3. **lru-cache** (memory-efficient)

## Tasks
- [ ] Choose caching solution (node-cache recommended for simplicity)
- [ ] Implement cache layer utility
- [ ] Add cachin

[Read the thread](https://github.com/comet-ml/opik-mcp/issues/38) · 2025-10-01 · closed · outside contributor · 0 comments

### [Feature Request] Add OpenTelemetry Support

## Description
Instrument the server with OpenTelemetry for comprehensive observability.

## Metrics to Track
- Request duration
- Tool execution time
- Error rates
- API call latency
- Transport performance
- Resource usage

## Export to Opik (Dogfooding!)
Export traces back to Opik itself for self-monitoring.

## Implementation
```typescript
import { NodeSDK } from '@opentelemetry/sdk-node';
import { getNodeAutoInstrumentations } from '@opentelemetry/auto-instrumentations-node';

const sdk = n

[Read the thread](https://github.com/comet-ml/opik-mcp/issues/37) · 2025-10-01 · closed · outside contributor · 0 comments

### [Feature Request] Add Health Check Endpoint

## Description
Add comprehensive health check endpoints for monitoring and load balancing.

## Endpoints to Add
1. **/health** - Basic health check (existing, enhance)
2. **/health/ready** - Readiness probe
3. **/health/live** - Liveness probe

## Health Checks
Each endpoint should check:
- API connectivity to Opik
- Authentication status
- Resource availability
- Transport status

## Implementation
```typescript
app.get('/health', (req, res) => {
  res.json({ status: 'ok', timestamp: Date.now()

[Read the thread](https://github.com/comet-ml/opik-mcp/issues/36) · 2025-10-01 · closed · outside contributor · 0 comments

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