Amplitude MCP vs PostHog MCP Server (Official Remote)

A side-by-side comparison of two Monitoring & Observability servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	Amplitude MCP Amplitude's hosted MCP server — query charts, dashboards, experiments, flags, and session replays in plain English. Unverified HTTP (remote) OAuth Stale	PostHog MCP Server (Official Remote) Official PostHog server: product analytics, feature flags, experiments, error tracking and SQL. Verified stdio (local) API key TypeScript
Category	Monitoring & Observability	Monitoring & Observability
Language	—	TypeScript
Transport	HTTP (remote)	stdio (local)
Auth	OAuth	API key
GitHub stars	45	350
Last commit	8 months ago	5 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`claude mcp add --transport http amplitude https://mcp.amplitude.com/mcp`	`npx @posthog/wizard@latest mcp add`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Amplitude MCP if you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install.

Pick PostHog MCP Server (Official Remote) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine.

Add Amplitude MCP

Install / run

claude mcp add --transport http amplitude https://mcp.amplitude.com/mcp

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "amplitude-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.amplitude.com/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop connects to remote servers through the `mcp-remote` proxy (installed on first run via npx). Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

Add PostHog MCP Server (Official Remote)

Install / run

npx @posthog/wizard@latest mcp add

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "posthog-mcp-server-official-remote": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote@latest",
        "https://mcp.posthog.com/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization:${POSTHOG_AUTH_HEADER}"
      ],
      "env": {
        "POSTHOG_AUTH_HEADER": "Bearer <your-personal-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Amplitude MCP or PostHog MCP Server (Official Remote) — which is better?

Pick Amplitude MCP if you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install. Pick PostHog MCP Server (Official Remote) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine.

Can I use both Amplitude MCP and PostHog MCP Server (Official Remote)?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do Amplitude MCP and PostHog MCP Server (Official Remote) work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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