Langfuse MCP Java vs MCP Uptime Kuma

In-depth architectural comparison of the Langfuse MCP Java and MCP Uptime Kuma 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.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Langfuse MCP Java when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (BYOK (Pay Provider Direct)).
• You have access to required keys: LANGFUSE_PUBLIC_KEY, LANGFUSE_SECRET_KEY, LANGFUSE_HOST, LANGFUSE_TIMEOUT.
• Primary tools included: fetch_traces, fetch_trace, find_exceptions.

Explore Langfuse MCP Java Details

Choose MCP Uptime Kuma 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: getMonitorSummary, listMonitors, listMonitorTypes.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Langfuse MCP Java log-logn Monitoring	MCP Uptime Kuma Monitoring
Summary	Query Langfuse traces, debug exceptions, analyze sessions, scores, datasets, schema, observations and manage prompts. Full observability toolkit for LLM applications. (https://github.com/langfuse/langfuse)	A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Uptime Kuma version 2.
Category & Scope	Monitoring

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

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).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "log-logn-langfuse-mcp-java": {
      "url": "http://localhost:8080/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-uptime-kuma": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "-p",
        "@davidfuchs/mcp-uptime-kuma",
        "mcp-uptime-kuma-get-jwt"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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