Is the observe-instrument-mcp MCP server free to use?

Yes. observe-instrument-mcp is listed on AllMCPs as a free, open Model Context Protocol server you can install into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

Is the observe-instrument-mcp MCP server free to use?

Yes. observe-instrument-mcp is listed on AllMCPs as a free, open Model Context Protocol server you can install into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

Observe Instrument Mcp

Add OpenTelemetry tracing to Python AI agents. Supports LangGraph, LlamaIndex, CrewAI, OpenAI SDK.

Quick Install

Automated & IDE Setup

Copy the AI prompt to install this server into Claude Code, Cursor, or another agent — or use 1-click editor setup below.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

Manual Client & Custom JSON ConfigExpand JSON ▾

Install Config Generator

Choose your client

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "observe-instrument-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "observe-instrument-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

💡 Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows)

Documentation Overview

observe-instrument-mcp

An MCP server that automatically instruments Python AI agents with the ioa-observe-sdk — adding OpenTelemetry-based tracing, metrics, and logs with zero manual effort.

Works with any MCP-compatible AI coding assistant: Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, and others.

What it does

Two tools:

instrument_agent — reads a Python agent file, applies full observe SDK instrumentation, writes it back, and returns a summary of changes. Creates a .bak backup before modifying.

check_instrumentation — audits a file for missing instrumentation without modifying it.

Supported frameworks: LlamaIndex, LangGraph, CrewAI, raw OpenAI SDK.

Installation

Terminal

pip install observe-instrument-mcp
# or
uv add observe-instrument-mcp

Requires an API key for your chosen LLM provider. Defaults to Claude (ANTHROPIC_API_KEY). See supported providers below.

Configuration

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "observe-instrument": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["observe-instrument-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "sk-ant-..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json in your project:

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "observe-instrument": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["observe-instrument-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "sk-ant-..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "observe-instrument": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["observe-instrument-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "sk-ant-..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Examples

Ready-to-use uninstrumented agent files are included in the examples/ folder:

Code

examples/
  single-agent/
    openai-sdk-example.py      # OpenAI SDK customer support agent
    langgraph-example.py       # LangGraph currency converter
    llama-index-example.py     # LlamaIndex math agent
    crewai-example.py          # CrewAI research crew
  multi-agent/
    openai-sdk-multi-agent-example.py   # OpenAI SDK orchestrator pipeline
    langgraph-multi-agent-example.py    # LangGraph supervisor pattern
    llama-index-multi-agent-example.py  # LlamaIndex research + writing pipeline
    crewai-multi-agent-example.py       # CrewAI research + publishing crews

Usage

Once configured, ask your AI assistant:

Code

Instrument my agent with the observe SDK: path/to/my_agent.py

Code

Check what observe SDK instrumentation is missing from path/to/my_agent.py

Environment variables

Variable	Description
`LLM_MODEL`	Model to use (default: `claude-sonnet-4-6`). See provider table below.
`ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`	Required for Anthropic models
`OPENAI_API_KEY`	Required for OpenAI models
`GEMINI_API_KEY`	Required for Google Gemini models
`GROQ_API_KEY`	Required for Groq models

Supported providers

Provider	Key variable	`LLM_MODEL` example
Anthropic	`ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`	`claude-sonnet-4-6`
OpenAI	`OPENAI_API_KEY`	`gpt-4o`
Google Gemini	`GEMINI_API_KEY`	`gemini/gemini-2.0-flash`
Groq	`GROQ_API_KEY`	`groq/llama-3.3-70b`
Ollama (local, free)	none	`ollama/llama3.2`

After instrumentation

Install the SDK in your project:

Terminal

pip install ioa-observe-sdk
# or
uv add ioa-observe-sdk

Start the observability stack (OTel Collector + ClickHouse):

bash

cd path/to/observe/deploy
docker compose up -d

Run your agent:

bash

OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-... OTLP_HTTP_ENDPOINT=http://localhost:4318 python my_agent.py

Query traces:

Terminal

docker exec -it clickhouse-server clickhouse-client --user admin --password admin

Dockerfile

SELECT SpanName, ServiceName, Duration / 1000000. AS ms, Timestamp
FROM otel_traces
ORDER BY Timestamp DESC
LIMIT 20;

Development

bash

git clone https://github.com/alanzha2/observe-instrument-mcp
cd observe-instrument-mcp
pip install -e .

# Test the server locally
mcp dev observe_instrument_mcp/server.py

License

Apache-2.0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Observe Instrument Mcp

Add the following block to your claude_desktop_config.json under mcpServers: "mcpServers": { "observe-instrument-mcp": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "observe-instrument-mcp"] } }

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Documentation & tools11/30

Adoption & activity1/15

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Observe Instrument Mcp

Add OpenTelemetry tracing to Python AI agents. Supports LangGraph, LlamaIndex, CrewAI, OpenAI SDK.

Quick Install

Automated & IDE Setup

Copy the AI prompt to install this server into Claude Code, Cursor, or another agent — or use 1-click editor setup below.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

Manual Client & Custom JSON ConfigExpand JSON ▾

Install Config Generator

Choose your client

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "observe-instrument-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "observe-instrument-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

💡 Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows)

Documentation Overview

observe-instrument-mcp

An MCP server that automatically instruments Python AI agents with the ioa-observe-sdk — adding OpenTelemetry-based tracing, metrics, and logs with zero manual effort.

Works with any MCP-compatible AI coding assistant: Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, and others.

What it does

Two tools:

instrument_agent — reads a Python agent file, applies full observe SDK instrumentation, writes it back, and returns a summary of changes. Creates a .bak backup before modifying.

check_instrumentation — audits a file for missing instrumentation without modifying it.

Supported frameworks: LlamaIndex, LangGraph, CrewAI, raw OpenAI SDK.

Installation

Terminal

pip install observe-instrument-mcp
# or
uv add observe-instrument-mcp

Requires an API key for your chosen LLM provider. Defaults to Claude (ANTHROPIC_API_KEY). See supported providers below.

Configuration

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "observe-instrument": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["observe-instrument-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "sk-ant-..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json in your project:

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "observe-instrument": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["observe-instrument-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "sk-ant-..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "observe-instrument": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["observe-instrument-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "sk-ant-..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Examples

Ready-to-use uninstrumented agent files are included in the examples/ folder:

Code

examples/
  single-agent/
    openai-sdk-example.py      # OpenAI SDK customer support agent
    langgraph-example.py       # LangGraph currency converter
    llama-index-example.py     # LlamaIndex math agent
    crewai-example.py          # CrewAI research crew
  multi-agent/
    openai-sdk-multi-agent-example.py   # OpenAI SDK orchestrator pipeline
    langgraph-multi-agent-example.py    # LangGraph supervisor pattern
    llama-index-multi-agent-example.py  # LlamaIndex research + writing pipeline
    crewai-multi-agent-example.py       # CrewAI research + publishing crews

Usage

Once configured, ask your AI assistant:

Code

Instrument my agent with the observe SDK: path/to/my_agent.py

Code

Check what observe SDK instrumentation is missing from path/to/my_agent.py

Environment variables

Variable	Description
`LLM_MODEL`	Model to use (default: `claude-sonnet-4-6`). See provider table below.
`ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`	Required for Anthropic models
`OPENAI_API_KEY`	Required for OpenAI models
`GEMINI_API_KEY`	Required for Google Gemini models
`GROQ_API_KEY`	Required for Groq models

Supported providers

Provider	Key variable	`LLM_MODEL` example
Anthropic	`ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`	`claude-sonnet-4-6`
OpenAI	`OPENAI_API_KEY`	`gpt-4o`
Google Gemini	`GEMINI_API_KEY`	`gemini/gemini-2.0-flash`
Groq	`GROQ_API_KEY`	`groq/llama-3.3-70b`
Ollama (local, free)	none	`ollama/llama3.2`

After instrumentation

Install the SDK in your project:

Terminal

pip install ioa-observe-sdk
# or
uv add ioa-observe-sdk

Start the observability stack (OTel Collector + ClickHouse):

bash

cd path/to/observe/deploy
docker compose up -d

Run your agent:

bash

OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-... OTLP_HTTP_ENDPOINT=http://localhost:4318 python my_agent.py

Query traces:

Terminal

docker exec -it clickhouse-server clickhouse-client --user admin --password admin

Dockerfile

SELECT SpanName, ServiceName, Duration / 1000000. AS ms, Timestamp
FROM otel_traces
ORDER BY Timestamp DESC
LIMIT 20;

Development

bash

git clone https://github.com/alanzha2/observe-instrument-mcp
cd observe-instrument-mcp
pip install -e .

# Test the server locally
mcp dev observe_instrument_mcp/server.py

License

Apache-2.0

Related MCP Servers

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Frequently Asked Questions about Observe Instrument Mcp

Add the following block to your claude_desktop_config.json under mcpServers: "mcpServers": { "observe-instrument-mcp": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "observe-instrument-mcp"] } }

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Technical Specs & Signals

CategoryMonitoring

0/4 checks healthy over the last 6h

27Quality signal: Emerging · 27/100How this signal is calculated ▾

Server availabilityNot measured

Not scored for repo-hosted servers — we can't reach the running server, only its GitHub page. Hosted MCP endpoints are health-checked live.

Verified ownership8/20

Documentation & tools11/30

Adoption & activity1/15

Community engagement0/10

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