opentrace vs mcp-server-chart

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

	opentrace by adham90	mcp-server-chart by antvis
Stars	★ 15	★ 4,068
30d uses	—	10,239
Score	42	84
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Categories	Developer ToolsMonitoringOps & Infra	AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	Go	TypeScript
Last commit	1 mo ago	this month

opentrace · Summary

OpenTrace is an MCP-native observability engine that connects AI coding agents directly to production data via MCP tools.

mcp-server-chart · Summary

A TypeScript MCP server for generating 26+ visualization charts using AntV, supporting multiple chart types and deployment options.

opentrace · Use cases

Debug production errors by having AI agents search logs and analyze error groups
Investigate performance bottlenecks through MCP tools for database queries and endpoint metrics
Generate tests and safety assessments based on actual production data

mcp-server-chart · Use cases

Data analysts creating visual reports from datasets
AI assistants generating custom charts based on user requests
Web applications embedding visualization capabilities via HTTP API

opentrace · Install

Installation Options

VPS (Hetzner, DigitalOcean, any Linux server)

ssh root@your-server
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/adham90/opentrace/main/scripts/install.sh | bash

Docker

docker run -d --name opentrace \
  -p 8080:8080 \
  -v opentrace-data:/data \
  -e OPENTRACE_LISTEN_ADDR=0.0.0.0:8080 \
  ghcr.io/adham90/opentrace:latest

Connect to Claude Desktop

Create a .mcp.json file in your project:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opentrace": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@opentrace-sdk/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "OPENTRACE_URL": "https://your-server.com",
        "OPENTRACE_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

mcp-server-chart · Install

Installation

Install globally:

npm install -g @antv/mcp-server-chart

For Desktop Apps (e.g., Claude Desktop, VSCode):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-chart": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@antv/mcp-server-chart"]
    }
  }
}

For Windows:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-chart": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@antv/mcp-server-chart"]
    }
  }
}

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