Elasticsearch MCP Server vs Opik MCP

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

	Elasticsearch MCP Server Official Elastic server: list indices, read mappings, and search with Query DSL. Verified stdio (local) API key TypeScript	Opik MCP Drive your Opik LLM-observability workspace from your AI host — read traces, log scores, save prompts, ask Ollie. Unverified stdio (local) API key Python
Category	Monitoring & Observability	Monitoring & Observability
Language	TypeScript	Python
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	700	210
Last commit	5 months ago	1 month ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`docker run -i --rm -e ES_URL -e ES_API_KEY docker.elastic.co/mcp/elasticsearch stdio`	`uvx opik-mcp`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Elasticsearch MCP Server if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a verified, documented setup.

Pick Opik MCP if you prefer its approach (drive your opik llm-observability workspace from your ai host — read traces, log scores, save prompts, ask ollie).

Add Elasticsearch MCP Server

Install / run

docker run -i --rm -e ES_URL -e ES_API_KEY docker.elastic.co/mcp/elasticsearch stdio

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elasticsearch-mcp-server": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "ES_URL",
        "-e",
        "ES_API_KEY",
        "docker.elastic.co/mcp/elasticsearch",
        "stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ES_URL": "<your-elasticsearch-cluster-url>",
        "ES_API_KEY": "<your-elasticsearch-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires Docker to be installed and running.

Add Opik MCP

Install / run

uvx opik-mcp

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opik-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "opik-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPIK_API_KEY": "<your-key>",
        "OPIK_WORKSPACE": "<your-workspace>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires `uv` (the Python package runner). Install it from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/ if `uvx` is not found.

FAQ

Elasticsearch MCP Server or Opik MCP — which is better?

Pick Elasticsearch MCP Server if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a verified, documented setup. Pick Opik MCP if you prefer its approach (drive your opik llm-observability workspace from your ai host — read traces, log scores, save prompts, ask ollie).

Can I use both Elasticsearch MCP Server and Opik MCP?

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 Elasticsearch MCP Server and Opik MCP work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

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

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