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How to add Honeycomb MCP Server to Claude Desktop

Honeycomb observability via AI: query datasets, alerts and boards (community + official). Paste the config into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json and restart Claude Desktop.

Last updated June 15, 2026 · 250★ · stdio · apikey · official

Claude Desktop config for Honeycomb MCP Server

npx -y @kajirita2002/honeycomb-mcp-server
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "honeycomb-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kajirita2002/honeycomb-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "HONEYCOMB_API_KEY": "<your-honeycomb-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Setup steps

  1. 1Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config (this opens ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json).
  2. 2Paste the Honeycomb MCP Server config below under the top-level "mcpServers" key.
  3. 3Fill in any placeholder secrets (API keys, paths) in the snippet.
  4. 4Save the file, then fully quit and reopen Claude Desktop.
  5. 5Open a chat and confirm Honeycomb MCP Server's tools appear under the 🔌 tools menu.

Before you start

  • Node.js 18 or higher
  • A Honeycomb Enterprise subscription (required)
  • A Honeycomb API key with full permissions: query access for analytics, read access for SLOs and Triggers, and environment-level access for dataset operations — created in Honeycomb's environment settings
  • pnpm to install and build the server locally
  • EU customers must set HONEYCOMB_API_ENDPOINT to https://api.eu1.honeycomb.io/

What Honeycomb MCP Server can do in Claude Desktop

list_datasets

List datasets in an environment

get_columns

Get a dataset's columns/schema

run_query

Run an analytics query against a dataset

analyze_columns

Analyze columns to understand cardinality/usage

list_slos

List Service Level Objectives

get_slo

Get details for a specific SLO

list_triggers

List Triggers (alerts)

get_trigger

Get details for a specific Trigger

Security

The official self-hosted server requires Honeycomb Enterprise and is being deprecated toward a hosted MCP, so check entitlement before relying on it. API keys grant read access to all events in their environment, so scope keys per-environment and avoid management keys.

Honeycomb MCP Server + Claude Desktop FAQ

Where is the Claude Desktop config file?

Claude Desktop reads MCP servers from ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Paste the Honeycomb MCP Server config there under the "mcpServers" key and restart the client.

Is Honeycomb MCP Server safe to use with Claude Desktop?

The official self-hosted server requires Honeycomb Enterprise and is being deprecated toward a hosted MCP, so check entitlement before relying on it. API keys grant read access to all events in their environment, so scope keys per-environment and avoid management keys.

Is this server still maintained?

It is officially deprecated. Honeycomb recommends migrating to its hosted MCP solution; this self-hosted stdio server remains as a reference.

Do I need a paid plan?

Yes — the documentation states a Honeycomb Enterprise subscription is required to use the MCP server.

What permissions does the API key need?

Full permissions: query access for analytics, read access for SLOs and Triggers, and environment-level access for dataset operations.

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