What is the key difference between Agent47 and Opik MCP?

Agent47 belongs to the Monitoring category with local stdio execution, while Opik MCP belongs to the Monitoring category with local stdio execution.

How do I install Agent47 or Opik MCP in Claude Desktop or Cursor?

Copy the mcpServers JSON configuration snippet provided on this page into your claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json file and restart your AI client.

Are Agent47 and Opik MCP free or paid?

Agent47 operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required). Opik MCP operates under a BYOK (Pay Provider Direct) model (API Key required).

Which MCP server has more tools and community activity?

Agent47 lists 5 tools with 3 views and 4 GitHub stars. Opik MCP lists 1 tools with 1 views and 221 GitHub stars.

Can I use both Agent47 and Opik MCP together in the same MCP host?

Yes! MCP hosts like Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and VS Code support configuring multiple servers under the mcpServers object simultaneously.

Side-by-Side Model Context Protocol Comparison

Agent47 vs Opik MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Agent47 and Opik MCP MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

At a Glance & Executive Verdict

Agent47

Monitoring · Local stdio

Quality: 49/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required

Opik MCP

Monitoring · Local stdio

Quality: 61/100 (Good) | Auth: API Key required

Verdict Summary: Choose Agent47 if you need specialized Monitoring tools running via a local process. Choose Opik MCP if your workspace requires Monitoring integration with local subprocess execution. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Agent47 when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
Primary tools included: Read hosted traces and decision history, Query alerts, usage, costs, and budget health, Expose local budget tools through MCP.

Explore Agent47 Details

Choose Opik MCP when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: API Key required (BYOK (Pay Provider Direct)).
You have access to required keys: OPIK_API_KEY, OPIK_WORKSPACE, COMET_WORKSPACE, COMET_URL_OVERRIDE, OPIK_URL, OPIK_MCP_ANALYTICS_SOURCE.
Primary tools included: read_skill.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Agent47 bmdhodl Monitoring	Opik MCP Comet-ML Monitoring
Summary	Runtime guardrails and incident read access for coding agents. Query AgentGuard traces, alerts, usage, costs, and budget health.	Use natural language to explore LLM observability, traces, and monitoring data captured by Opik.
Category & Scope	Monitoring

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Agent47 Tools (5)

Read hosted traces and decision history

Query alerts, usage, costs, and budget health

Expose local budget tools through MCP

Enforce call, token, cost, retry, and timeout limits

Write local JSONL traces

Opik MCP Tools (1)

read_skill

Read one of the Opik agent skills bundled with this server

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

Agent47 Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bmdhodl-agent47": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "agentguard47"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Opik MCP Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "comet-ml-opik-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "opik-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPIK_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPIK_API_KEY_HERE",
        "OPIK_WORKSPACE": "YOUR_OPIK_WORKSPACE_HERE",
        "COMET_WORKSPACE": "YOUR_COMET_WORKSPACE_HERE",
        "COMET_URL_OVERRIDE": "YOUR_COMET_URL_OVERRIDE_HERE",
        "OPIK_URL": "YOUR_OPIK_URL_HERE",
        "OPIK_MCP_ANALYTICS_SOURCE": "YOUR_OPIK_MCP_ANALYTICS_SOURCE_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Frequently Asked Questions

Agent47 is categorized under Monitoring and uses a local stdio subprocess. In contrast, Opik MCP belongs to Monitoring using local stdio subprocess. Select Agent47 when you need capabilities focused on monitoring and Opik MCP when you require tools for monitoring.

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