What is the key difference between Sentry MCP and Toolmesh?

Sentry MCP belongs to the Monitoring category with local stdio execution, while Toolmesh belongs to the Monitoring category with cloud HTTP/SSE execution.

How do I install Sentry MCP or Toolmesh 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 Sentry MCP and Toolmesh free or paid?

Sentry MCP operates under a Free / Open Source model (API Key required). Toolmesh operates under a Free / Open Source model (other).

Which MCP server has more tools and community activity?

Sentry MCP lists 6 tools with 3 views and 858 GitHub stars. Toolmesh lists 6 tools with 2 views and 6 GitHub stars.

Can I use both Sentry MCP and Toolmesh 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

Sentry MCP vs Toolmesh

In-depth architectural comparison of the Sentry MCP and Toolmesh 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

Sentry MCP

Monitoring · Local stdio

Quality: 49/100 (Fair) | Auth: API Key required

Toolmesh

Monitoring · Remote HTTP/SSE

Quality: 41/100 (Fair) | Auth: other

Verdict Summary: Choose Sentry MCP if you need specialized Monitoring tools running via a local process. Choose Toolmesh if your workspace requires Monitoring integration with remote web transport. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Sentry MCP when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).
You have access to required keys: SENTRY_ACCESS_TOKEN, EMBEDDED_AGENT_PROVIDER, OPENAI_API_KEY, ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, OPENROUTER_API_KEY, OPENROUTER_MODEL, OPENROUTER_REASONING_EFFORT, SENTRY_HOST.
Primary tools included: Remote MCP access through mcp.sentry.dev, Local stdio transport for Sentry, Error, issue, trace, and performance investigation.

Explore Sentry MCP Details

Choose Toolmesh when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: other (Free / Open Source).
Primary tools included: .

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Sentry MCP getsentry Monitoring	Toolmesh Monitoring
Summary	Sentry.io integration for error tracking and performance monitoring	MCP gateway with authorization, credential injection, audit logging, and output policies.
Category & Scope	Monitoring	Monitoring

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Sentry MCP Tools (6)

Remote MCP access through mcp.sentry.dev

Local stdio transport for Sentry

Error, issue, trace, and performance investigation

AI-assisted event and issue search

Self-hosted Sentry host override

Selective skill disabling

Toolmesh Tools (6)

DADL: declarative YAML format describing a REST API as MCP tools

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).

Sentry MCP Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "getsentry-sentry-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@sentry/mcp-server@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SENTRY_ACCESS_TOKEN": "YOUR_SENTRY_ACCESS_TOKEN_HERE",
        "EMBEDDED_AGENT_PROVIDER": "YOUR_EMBEDDED_AGENT_PROVIDER_HERE",
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY_HERE",
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY_HERE",
        "OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENROUTER_API_KEY_HERE",
        "OPENROUTER_MODEL": "YOUR_OPENROUTER_MODEL_HERE",
        "OPENROUTER_REASONING_EFFORT": "YOUR_OPENROUTER_REASONING_EFFORT_HERE",
        "SENTRY_HOST": "YOUR_SENTRY_HOST_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Toolmesh Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "toolmesh": {
      "url": "http://localhost:8123/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Frequently Asked Questions

Sentry MCP is categorized under Monitoring and uses a local stdio subprocess. In contrast, Toolmesh belongs to Monitoring using remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport. Select Sentry MCP when you need capabilities focused on monitoring and Toolmesh when you require tools for monitoring.

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