Opik MCP vs Prometheus MCP Server

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

	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	Prometheus MCP Server Run PromQL queries and analyze Prometheus metrics from any MCP client. Verified stdio (local) No auth Python
Category	Monitoring & Observability	Monitoring & Observability
Language	Python	Python
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	None
GitHub stars	210	340
Last commit	11 days ago	1 month ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`uvx opik-mcp`	`uvx prometheus-mcp-server`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Opik MCP if you want the official, vendor-maintained server.

Pick Prometheus MCP Server if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want zero-setup with no API key.

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.

Add Prometheus MCP Server

Install / run

uvx prometheus-mcp-server

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "prometheus-mcp-server": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "PROMETHEUS_URL",
        "ghcr.io/pab1it0/prometheus-mcp-server:latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PROMETHEUS_URL": "<your-prometheus-url>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires Docker to be installed and running.

FAQ

Opik MCP or Prometheus MCP Server — which is better?

Pick Opik MCP if you want the official, vendor-maintained server. Pick Prometheus MCP Server if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want zero-setup with no API key.

Can I use both Opik MCP and Prometheus MCP Server?

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

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

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