Agent Lens MCP Server

Open-source observability for AI agents - with a tamper-evident audit trail Every event SHA-256 hash-chained & cryptographically verifiable - built for EU AI Act Article 12 record-keeping. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting DevOps & monitoring tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-23 · ★ 22 · #34 OF 101 MAINTAINED DEVOPS & MONITORING · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Agent Lens

before you install - you'll need

Set AGENTLENS_API_URL, AGENTLENS_API_KEY, OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT, OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_ENDPOINT, AUTH_DISABLED, JWT_SECRET before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add agentkitai-agentlens -- npx -y @agentkitai/agentlens-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agentkitai-agentlens": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@agentkitai/agentlens-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package @agentkitai/agentlens-mcp - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@agentkitai)

registry namespace io.github.agentkitai is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Agent Lens can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v0.20.0 · 2026-06-25

Billing-grade per-agent spend end to end (agentgate#24): verified attribution on both ingest paths (#87/#88), pricing-provenance reconciliation/drift (#89), and revocable OTLP ingest keys (#24 Option 3) - all behind…

v0.19.0 · 2026-06-25

agenteval→lens federation receiver - POST /api/internal/eval/run (#55) · agentlens - server 0.18.0, core 0.17.0 (#55 federation)

v0.18.0 · 2026-06-25

eval-gate - gate CI/CD on an eval pass-rate (#55 Phase 5) · @agentlensai/cli v0.14.0 (eval-gate)

04 · Who maintains Agent Lens

AgentLens is maintained by agentkitai. We track 3 MCP servers from agentkitai - 3 actively maintained, 62 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Feb 2026. Full record: all servers from agentkitai.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/agentkitai/agentlens
website: https://github.com/agentkitai/agentlens
category: DevOps & monitoring - ranked #34 of 101 actively-maintained DevOps & monitoring servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 9 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-06-25)
registry: io.github.agentkitai/agentlens (active, first published 2026-06-21 · 2 versions)
packages: npm:@agentkitai/agentlens-mcp

06 · Agent Lens FAQ

What is Agent Lens?

Is Agent Lens still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-23 and it shipped 9 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Agent Lens?

Run `npx -y @agentkitai/agentlens-mcp`. The README documents 6 environment variables (AGENTLENS_API_URL, AGENTLENS_API_KEY, OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT…) to set first. Set AGENTLENS_API_URL, AGENTLENS_API_KEY, OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT, OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_ENDPOINT, AUTH_DISABLED, JWT_SECRET before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Agent Lens run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Agent Lens

Alternatives to Agent Lens

Maintained DevOps & monitoring servers if Agent Lens isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what Agent Lens doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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