Connect your AI agent to Honeycomb MCP and start sending data using sample data, real instrumentation, or a pipeline you are already running.
Connect any AI agent that supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to Honeycomb, then let it instrument your app, generate sample data, or pick up a pipeline you are already sending.
This guide walks through how the process works, then gives exact steps for your client.
Just need to connect your agent to Honeycomb for querying, not sending data?
Visit Connect to Honeycomb MCP instead.
Most AI agents follow the same pattern to start sending data to Honeycomb:
Connect to Honeycomb MCP: Some agents connect with a single prompt or one-click link; others need a short setup step first, depending on whether the client supports the Honeycomb plugin or agent skills.
Run guided onboarding: Once connected, you run Honeycomb’s onboarding prompt (/honeycomb-onboarding), which offers three paths: get real data into Honeycomb, send sample data based on your codebase, or analyze data you already send.
Let your agent do the rest: On the real data path, your agent instruments your app if needed, or sets up Honeycomb to receive a copy of the data you already send to Datadog or New Relic.
Once your events arrive, your agent helps you start a Canvas investigation.
Auto-instrumentation depends on the Honeycomb plugin or agent skills being installed.
Clients that connect through MCP only still complete onboarding, but guide you through instrumentation manually rather than doing it for you.
Honeycomb opens a browser window to authenticate the first time your agent uses an MCP tool.
Grant the requested permissions to finish connecting.Your agent starts guided onboarding against your live Honeycomb account.
Amazon Q connects through MCP only, so your agent guides you through manual OpenTelemetry instrumentation rather than auto-instrumentation, which is available on AI tools that support the Honeycomb plugin.
To learn what each onboarding path does, visit the honeycomb-onboarding prompt reference.
Send data with Augment (Auggie CLI) by installing the Honeycomb plugin:
Run this prompt in Auggie and authenticate with Honeycomb when asked:
Set up Honeycomb
Your agent connects to Honeycomb MCP: sets your region, authenticates, and verifies access.
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Onboard with Honeycomb
Run this prompt to start onboarding:
Begin Honeycomb onboarding
Your agent starts guided onboarding against your live Honeycomb account.
With the Honeycomb agent skills installed, your agent can instrument your app for you when needed.
To learn what each onboarding path does, visit MCP Prompt Reference: honeycomb-onboarding.
Send data with ChatGPT by installing the Honeycomb app from ChatGPT’s app directory:
When prompted, sign in to Honeycomb to finish authentication.
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Onboard with Honeycomb
Run this prompt to start onboarding:
Begin Honeycomb onboarding
Your agent starts guided onboarding against your live Honeycomb account.
With the Honeycomb agent skills installed, your agent can instrument your app for you when needed.
To learn what each onboarding path does, visit MCP Prompt Reference: honeycomb-onboarding.
Send data with Claude Code by installing the Honeycomb plugin:
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Install Honeycomb as a Claude Code plugin
Run this in your terminal:
claude plugin marketplace add honeycombio/agent-skillclaude plugin install honeycomb
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Set up the Honeycomb MCP
Run this prompt in Claude Code and authenticate with Honeycomb when asked:
Set up Honeycomb
Your agent connects to Honeycomb MCP: sets your region, authenticates, and verifies access.
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Onboard with Honeycomb
Once your agent authenticates, use this prompt to discover Honeycomb onboarding:
Begin Honeycomb onboarding
Your agent starts guided onboarding against your live Honeycomb account.
With the Honeycomb agent skills installed, your agent can instrument your app for you when needed.
To learn what each onboarding path does, visit MCP Prompt Reference: honeycomb-onboarding.
Set up Claude Code manually
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Add the Honeycomb MCP
Run the command associated with your region in your terminal:
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EU
claude mcp add honeycomb --transport http https://mcp.honeycomb.io/mcp
claude mcp add honeycomb --transport http https://mcp.eu1.honeycomb.io/mcp
Run this prompt in Claude Code and authenticate with Honeycomb when asked:
Set up Honeycomb
Your agent connects to Honeycomb MCP: sets your region, authenticates, and verifies access.
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Onboard with Honeycomb
Once your agent authenticates, use this prompt to discover Honeycomb onboarding:
Begin Honeycomb onboarding
Your agent starts guided onboarding against your live Honeycomb account.
With the Honeycomb agent skills installed, your agent can instrument your app for you when needed.
To learn what each onboarding path does, visit MCP Prompt Reference: honeycomb-onboarding.
Send data with Claude Desktop using the Honeycomb connector and plugin:
Select the + on the Honeycomb connector to add it.
When prompted, sign in to Honeycomb and authorize the application.
If no browser window opens to prompt authentication over OAuth, fully quit and reopen Claude Desktop.
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Install the Honeycomb plugin
Select Customize > Plugins.
Select Browse.
Select the Partners view and search for Honeycomb.
Select the + on the Honeycomb plugin to add it.
Your Honeycomb agent skills are installed.
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Onboard with Honeycomb
Run this prompt to start onboarding:
Begin Honeycomb onboarding
Your agent starts guided onboarding against your live Honeycomb account.
With the Honeycomb agent skills installed, your agent can instrument your app for you when needed.
To learn what each onboarding path does, visit MCP Prompt Reference: honeycomb-onboarding.
Send data with OpenAI Codex by installing Honeycomb as a plugin:
Run this prompt in Copilot and authenticate with Honeycomb when asked:
Set up Honeycomb
Your agent connects to Honeycomb MCP: sets your region, authenticates, and verifies access.
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Onboard with Honeycomb
Run this prompt to start onboarding:
Begin Honeycomb onboarding
Your agent starts guided onboarding against your live Honeycomb account.
With the Honeycomb agent skills installed, your agent can instrument your app for you when needed.
To learn what each onboarding path does, visit MCP Prompt Reference: honeycomb-onboarding.
Send data with Cursor by installing the Honeycomb plugin:
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Install Honeycomb as a Cursor plugin
Go to Preferences > Cursor Settings > Customize.
Select the Plugins view.
Select + Add > From Marketplace.
Select + Add Marketplace > Import from Github.
In the Repository field, paste: https://github.com/honeycombio/agent-skill.
Select Import.
Select Manage.
Type honeycomb in the search bar.
Locate the Honeycomb plugin, and select Add to Cursor.
Your MCP server is added and configured.
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Authenticate with the Honeycomb MCP
Go to Preferences > Cursor Settings > Customize.
Select the MCPs view.
Locate the Honeycomb MCP, and select Authenticate.
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Onboard with Honeycomb
Run this prompt to start onboarding:
Begin Honeycomb onboarding
Your agent starts guided onboarding against your live Honeycomb account.
With the Honeycomb agent skills installed, your agent can instrument your app for you when needed.
To learn what each onboarding path does, visit MCP Prompt Reference: honeycomb-onboarding.
Send data with VS Code (with GitHub Copilot) by installing the Honeycomb MCP server and agent skills:
Copy the agent skills files from the Honeycomb Agent Skills repo into VS Code’s skills directory.
For setup steps, visit VS Code’s Agent Skills documentation.
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Onboard with Honeycomb
Run this prompt to start onboarding:
Begin Honeycomb onboarding
Your agent starts guided onboarding against your live Honeycomb account.
With the Honeycomb agent skills installed, your agent can instrument your app for you when needed.
To learn what each onboarding path does, visit MCP Prompt Reference: honeycomb-onboarding.
