# mcp-victoriatraces

Connect an AI client to VictoriaTraces to find services and operations, query traces, and search the bundled docs. Useful when investigating trace data or debugging.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 19
- Author: VictoriaMetrics
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/mcp-victoriatraces
- Updated: 2026-10-16
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/mcp-victoriatraces

## What it does

The server connects to a VictoriaTraces instance and exposes read-only tools for finding services and operations, then querying and examining traces. VictoriaTraces documentation is bundled with the server and can be searched offline.

A VictoriaTraces instance is required. Set its address with `VT_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT`; an API token can be supplied through `VT_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN`. The Claude Code setup uses Docker. Responses depend on the client and model, which matters when using the results to investigate traces.

## Requirements
- Needs: Docker
- Environment variables: `VT_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT`, `VT_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN`, `MCP_DISABLED_TOOLS` — keys and tokens: ask the human for the values, never commit them or put them in shared files.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI**
```bash
claude mcp add --env VT_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT=<VT_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT> --env VT_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN=<VT_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN> --env MCP_DISABLED_TOOLS=<MCP_DISABLED_TOOLS> --transport stdio mcp-victoriatraces -- docker run -i --rm -e VT_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT -e VT_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN -e MCP_DISABLED_TOOLS ghcr.io/victoriametrics-community/mcp-victoriatraces:1.5.0
```
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### Codex

**Platform CLI**
```bash
codex mcp add mcp-victoriatraces --env VT_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT=<VT_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT> --env VT_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN=<VT_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN> --env MCP_DISABLED_TOOLS=<MCP_DISABLED_TOOLS> -- docker run -i --rm -e VT_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT -e VT_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN -e MCP_DISABLED_TOOLS ghcr.io/victoriametrics-community/mcp-victoriatraces:1.5.0
```
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### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-victoriatraces": {
            "command": "docker",
            "args": [
                "run",
                "-i",
                "--rm",
                "-e",
                "VT_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT",
                "-e",
                "VT_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN",
                "-e",
                "MCP_DISABLED_TOOLS",
                "ghcr.io/victoriametrics-community/mcp-victoriatraces:1.5.0"
            ],
            "env": {
                "VT_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT": "<VT_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT>",
                "VT_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN": "<VT_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN>",
                "MCP_DISABLED_TOOLS": "<MCP_DISABLED_TOOLS>"
            }
        }
    }
}
```
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### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "mcp-victoriatraces": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "docker",
            "args": [
                "run",
                "-i",
                "--rm",
                "-e",
                "VT_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT",
                "-e",
                "VT_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN",
                "-e",
                "MCP_DISABLED_TOOLS",
                "ghcr.io/victoriametrics-community/mcp-victoriatraces:1.5.0"
            ],
            "env": {
                "VT_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT": "<VT_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT>",
                "VT_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN": "<VT_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN>",
                "MCP_DISABLED_TOOLS": "<MCP_DISABLED_TOOLS>"
            }
        }
    }
}
```
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### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini mcp add -e VT_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT=<VT_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT> -e VT_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN=<VT_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN> -e MCP_DISABLED_TOOLS=<MCP_DISABLED_TOOLS> mcp-victoriatraces docker run -i --rm -e VT_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT -e VT_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN -e MCP_DISABLED_TOOLS ghcr.io/victoriametrics-community/mcp-victoriatraces:1.5.0
```
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## When to use it
- find services in a VictoriaTraces instance
- list operations and span names
- query and inspect trace data
- search VictoriaTraces docs without network access

## Example prompts
- Find the services and operations in my VictoriaTraces instance.
- Query traces for this service and help me inspect the results.
- Search the VictoriaTraces docs for how to query traces.

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