A side-by-side look at the Langfuse MCP and Last9 MCP Server MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Langfuse MCP for monitoring work as a local process; choose Last9 MCP Server for monitoring as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
LANGFUSE_PUBLIC_KEY.listTraces, getTrace, listObservations.LAST9_REFRESH_TOKEN.start_time_iso, end_time_iso, time_iso.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Monitoring | Monitoring |
| Quality signal | 57/100 · Good | 65/100 · Great |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | API key required |
| Pricing | BYOK (pay the provider) | Freemium |
| Required env vars | LANGFUSE_PUBLIC_KEY | LAST9_REFRESH_TOKEN |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 62 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 27 | 80 |
| Full listing | View Langfuse MCP | View Last9 MCP Server |
listTracesList traces with filters. Returns summary metadata.getTraceFetch a single trace by id including the full observation tree.listObservationsList spans, generations, and events with filters.getObservationFetch a single observation by id.listSessionsList sessions within a time range.getSessionFetch a session by id, including its traces.listScoresList scores with filters.getScoreFetch a single score by id.listScoreConfigsList score configurations (definitions, ranges, categories).getScoreConfigFetch a score configuration by id.listPromptsList prompt definitions, optionally filtered by name, label, or tag.getPromptFetch a prompt by name, optionally pinned to a specific version or label.start_time_isoend_time_isotime_isolookback_minuteslimitservice_namespan_nameenvsort_byrequest_countthroughput_rpmhttp_4xx_countPaste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"hugoles-langfuse-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"langfuse-mcp"
],
"env": {
"LANGFUSE_PUBLIC_KEY": "YOUR_LANGFUSE_PUBLIC_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"last9-last9-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@last9/mcp-server@latest"
],
"env": {
"LAST9_REFRESH_TOKEN": "YOUR_LAST9_REFRESH_TOKEN_HERE"
}
}
}
}